A community is installing a new well in a regionally confined aquifer with a transmissivity of 1589 ft^2/day and a storativity of 0.0005. The planned pumping rate is 325 gal/min. There are several nearby wells tapping the same aquifer, and the project manager needs to know if the new well will cause significant interference with these wells. Compute the theoretical drawdown by the new well after 30 days of continuous pumping at the following distances: 50, 250, 1.000 and 6,000 ft.

A community is installing a new well in a regionally confined aquifer with a transmissivity of 1589 ft^2/day and a storativity of 0.0005. The planned pumping rate is 325 gal/min. There are several nearby wells tapping the same aquifer, and the project manager needs to know if the new well will cause significant interference with these wells. Compute the theoretical drawdown by the new well after 30 days of continuous pumping at the following distances: 50, 250, 1.000 and 6,000 ft.

Fundamentals of Geotechnical Engineering (MindTap Course List)

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Author:Braja M. Das, Nagaratnam Sivakugan

Publisher:Braja M. Das, Nagaratnam Sivakugan

Chapter7: Seepage

Section: Chapter Questions

Problem 7.6P

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