Two observation wells penetrated into a confined acquifer and located 1.5 km apart in the direction of flow, indicate head of 45 m and 20m. If the coefficient of permeability of the acquifer is 30m/day and porosity is 0.25, the time of travel of an inert tracer from one well to another is
Two observation wells penetrated into a confined acquifer and located 1.5 km apart in the direction of flow, indicate head of 45 m and 20m. If the coefficient of permeability of the acquifer is 30m/day and porosity is 0.25, the time of travel of an inert tracer from one well to another is
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Transcribed Image Text:Two observation wells penetrated into a confined acquifer and located 1.5 km apart in the direction
of flow, indicate head of 45 m and 20m. If the coefficient of permeability of the acquifer is 30m/day
and porosity is 0.25, the time of travel of an inert tracer from one well to another is
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