A homogeneous silty sand aquifer has the following properties: effective porosity = 25%, hydraulic conductivity = 100 gpd/ft2, saturated thickness = 200 feet, width = 2 miles, length = 15 miles. Six wells penetrate the aquifer, and three have water table elevations as shown.
a. What are the flow direction and gradient?
b. A tracer is introduced at well A. How long will it take to be detected at wells B and C?
c. Calculate the flow.
d. What assumptions did you make?
e. What other uses can be made of tracers in ground water?
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