Which well would have a higher water level? b) What is the difference in water level in these two wells? Provide your answer in centimeters.
Consider the diagram below. Due to infiltration from the storage pond, water
infiltrates into the subsurface, passes vertically through the upper (unconfined) aquifer,
and vertically through the upper confining layer. Due to regional flow, the flux in the
upper confined aquifer follows horizontally towards right. Several monitoring wells are
drilled within this system.
The rate of infiltration from the pond is 0.2 meters per day. The hydraulic conductivity of
the upper aquifer is 0.01 cm/sec. The conductivity of the confining layers is 10−5
cm/s.
The conductivity of the upper confined aquifer is 0.1 cm/s.
ASSUME THAT THE WELLS PROVIDE MEASURES OF HYDRAULIC HEAD
ONLY AT THE BASE OF THE WELL.
Consider wells A and B. Assume that the base of these wells is separated by 10 meters.
a) Which well would have a higher water level?
b) What is the difference in water level in these two wells? Provide your answer in
centimeters.
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