27. Jacob's Well is an artesian (confined) system. Last year it stopped flowing. This could be attribu to: (A) changes in aquifer permeability (B) change in base level (C) decrease in the elevation of the potentiometric surface

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27. Jacob's Well is an artesian (confined) system. Last year it stopped flowing. This could be attributed
to:
(A) changes in aquifer permeability
(B) change in base level
(C) a decrease in the elevation of the potentiometric surface
(D) a reduction in flow in the river upstream of the well.
Transcribed Image Text:27. Jacob's Well is an artesian (confined) system. Last year it stopped flowing. This could be attributed to: (A) changes in aquifer permeability (B) change in base level (C) a decrease in the elevation of the potentiometric surface (D) a reduction in flow in the river upstream of the well.
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