An open pit uranium mine is to be opened in an extensive sandstone aquifer in wh

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An open pit uranium mine is to be opened in an extensive sandstone aquifer in which the natural gradient is 0.008. The transmissivity is 0.0018 m^2/s. The mine will require dewatering, and it is estimated that 0.025 m^3/s will be pumped continuously from the pit. As a part of the environmental impact statement, the company must estimate the effects of dewatering on the surrouding aquifer. Calculate the disatance upgradient on the line y=0 to the point at which the dewatering operation will increase

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2.8 Km

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