1. Calculate the Darcy velocity. 2. The porosity of the sediment is 0.35. What is the actual velocity of groundwater flow? 3. How long would it take for the contaminant to travel 1 mile (1607 m)?

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Problem 1. A confined aquifer has two monitoring wells spaced 500 m apart along the direction of the groundwater
flow. The difference in the water level in the wells is 2.0 m. The hydraulic conductivity of the sediment is 50 m/day.
The retardation factor is 3.
1. Calculate the Darcy velocity.
2. The porosity of the sediment is 0.35. What is the actual velocity of groundwater flow?
3. How long would it take for the contaminant to travel 1 mile (1607 m)?
Transcribed Image Text:Problem 1. A confined aquifer has two monitoring wells spaced 500 m apart along the direction of the groundwater flow. The difference in the water level in the wells is 2.0 m. The hydraulic conductivity of the sediment is 50 m/day. The retardation factor is 3. 1. Calculate the Darcy velocity. 2. The porosity of the sediment is 0.35. What is the actual velocity of groundwater flow? 3. How long would it take for the contaminant to travel 1 mile (1607 m)?
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