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Use of Test Wells as Water‐Quality Predictors
Author(s) -
Fetter C. W.
Publication year - 1975
Publication title -
journal ‐ american water works association
Language(s) - English
Resource type - Journals
SCImago Journal Rank - 0.466
H-Index - 74
eISSN - 1551-8833
pISSN - 0003-150X
DOI - 10.1002/j.1551-8833.1975.tb02286.x
Subject(s) - casing , installation , petroleum engineering , water well , quality (philosophy) , environmental science , test (biology) , water quality , geology , engineering , geotechnical engineering , groundwater , mechanical engineering , ecology , philosophy , epistemology , biology , paleontology
Outlined in this article is one method of testing water quality in unconsolidated deposits by installing temporary wells. The cost can be significant at first, but the well casing and screen can be used in a number of wells thereby justifying the expenditure.