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If you were further south in the central valley you would probably have less trouble with a mud pond as there is a lot of hard pan (adobe clay)... but you would still have the water quality board to contend with. Sitting on top of an aquifer like you do makes a more alluvial soil type likely and rapid percolation rates tough to contend with.
Another information route you might consider would be local contractors you might be acquainted with. Anyone building homes in the country will know the percolation rates and that will give you an accurate picture of the subsoil types you have to contend with.
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Larry Iles
Oklahoma
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