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A confined aquifer is 50 m thick and 0.5 km wide. Two observation wells are located 1.4 km...

A confined aquifer is 50 m thick and 0.5 km wide. Two observation wells are located 1.4 km apart in the direction of flow. Head in well 1 is 50.0 m and in well 2 is 42 m. Hydraulic conductivity K is 0.7 m/day.

(a) What is the total daily flow of water through the aquifer?


(b) What is the height z of the piezometric surface 0.5 km from well 1 and 0.9 km from well 2?

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