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Velocity Plots and Capture Zones of Pumping Centers for Ground‐Water Investigations a
Author(s) -
Keely Joseph F.,
Tsang Chin Fu
Publication year - 1983
Publication title -
groundwater
Language(s) - English
Resource type - Journals
SCImago Journal Rank - 0.84
H-Index - 94
eISSN - 1745-6584
pISSN - 0017-467X
DOI - 10.1111/j.1745-6584.1983.tb01941.x
Subject(s) - groundwater , aquifer , water well , plume , remedial action , sampling (signal processing) , water pumping , environmental science , hydrology (agriculture) , remedial education , geology , soil science , contamination , geotechnical engineering , engineering , environmental remediation , meteorology , geomorphology , geography , mathematics , ecology , electrical engineering , filter (signal processing) , inlet , biology , mathematics education
Nonpumping monitoring wells are commonly installed and sampled to delineate the extent of a contaminant plume and its chemical character. Samples from municipal and private pumping wells are frequently collected during ground‐water contamination investigations as well. Pumping wells are also employed for remedial actions. To properly interpret sampling data from monitoring and pumping wells and to estimate their potential effectiveness in remedial actions, it is important to clearly define the geometry of that portion of the aquifer contributing water to the well (the capture zone). Velocity distribution plots by manual and computerized methods are illustrated and shown to be simple and of reasonable accuracy.