Show all your work, including the given information, equations, and your assumptions (if applicable).Circle or box your answers and include units!3.aThe specific storage of a confined aquifer is 5x10³ m. If the aquifer is 50 m thick, how muchwater (m²) would the aquifer produce if the piezometric surface is lowered by 50 m over an area of 50 km²?b. A confined aquifer has a source of recharge as shown in Figure below. The hydraulic conductivityof the aquifer is 100 m/d and its porosity is 0.35. The piezometric head in two wells 1000 m apart is 75 mand 70 m, respectively, from the common datum. The average thickness of the aquifer is 50 m and theaverage width is 5 km. Determine the rate of flow (m³/d) through the aquifer.Recharge444441000 m50m

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3.a The specific storage of a confined aquifer is 5x105 m. If the aquifer is 50 m thick, how much water (m²) would the aquifer produce if the piezometric surface is lowered by 50 m over an area of 50 km²?

3.a The specific storage of a confined aquifer is 5x105 m. If the aquifer is 50 m thick, how much water (m²) would the aquifer produce if the piezometric surface is lowered by 50 m over an area of 50 km²?

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