Two reservoirs are connected through a homogeneous and isotropic aquifer havinghydraulic conductivity (k) of 25 m/day and effective porosity (n) of 0.3 as shown in thefigure (not to scale). Ground water is flowing in the aquifer at the steady state.Reservoir 130 m10°5mAquicludeAquifer2 kmDatumK= 25 m/dayn = 0.310 mReservoir 2If water is reservoir 1 is contaminated then the time (in days, round off to one decimalplace) taken by the contaminated water to reach to Reservoir 2 will be

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Two reservoirs are connected through a homogeneous and isotropic aquifer having
hydraulic conductivity (k) of 25 m/day and effective porosity (n) of 0.3 as shown in the
figure (not to scale). Ground water is flowing in the aquifer at the steady state.
Reservoir 1
30 m
10°
5m
Aquiclude
Aquifer
2 km
Datum
K= 25 m/day
n = 0.3
10 m
Reservoir 2
If water is reservoir 1 is contaminated then the time (in days, round off to one decimal
place) taken by the contaminated water to reach to Reservoir 2 will be

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