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operation. One pumping well has been completed and they are seeking approval for
a second well. A Farmer on an adjacent property owns an artesian well. This is a well
that ows freely as the potentiometric surface is greater than the land surface. The
new well can only be installed if it will not adversely impact the farmers well. A
schematic for this is presented in Figure 1. Assume the aquifer is homogeneous and
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isotropic (show working for whole question). See Figure and Table 1 on page 2. 20 questions remaining
a. A pumping test was conducted over 100 days with a pump rate of 700 Litres per
minute (700 L/min). Drawdowns have been observed in the monitoring well and
are presented in Table 1 (on page 3).
i. Calculate the radial distance between the pumping well and the observation well
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ii. Calculate the transmissivity of the aquifer (4 marks)
iii. Calculate the storativity of the aquifer (4 marks)
b. The mining company plans to pump both the old and new wells at 700 L/min for a
period of 10 years.
i. Calculate the radial distance between the existing pumping well and the artesian
well
ii. Calculate the radial distance between the proposed pumping well and the Fundament... Organizatio... A First...
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iv. Calculate the drawdown from the at the artesian well due to pumping the
proposed well after 10 years (4 marks)
v. Calculate the combined drawdown at the artesian well from pumping both wells
after 10 years.
vi. Would the artesian well still ow at the end of the 10 year period (i.e. would the Earth Sciences Chegg tutors
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vii. At what rate could the two wells be pumped if the acceptable level of drawdown at
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This equation will follow when the aquifer is homogeneous.

a)

i)877.31 m

ii) 1.498m

iii) 266m

b)

i)1133.04m

ii) 1604.44 m

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