You have been asked to design a well in a stratiﬁed aquifer (an aquifer of layered heterogeneity), and the well screen must be placed across the stratified layers. Explain how the screens should be designed, where to be placed, and why?

You have been asked to design a well in a stratiﬁed aquifer (an aquifer of layered heterogeneity), and the well screen must be placed across the stratified layers. Explain how the screens should be designed, where to be placed, and why?

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