Question: Over a 1 0 0 - mi 2 surface area, the average hydraulic head in a confined aquifer has dropped 4 . 5 2 ft

Over a 100-mi2 surface area, the average hydraulic head in a confined aquifer has dropped 4.52 ft due to the removal of 53,300 acre-ft of water from the aquifer. Determine the value of the storage coefficient to three significant figures. Do not approximate the value using specific yield, which is slightly less than the storage coefficient value (i.e., include water released from specific storage). The specific yield is 0.182 and the porosity is 0.360. It is not necessary to know the thickness of the aquifer to solve this problem. [Hint: More information is available/ provided than is needed to solve the problem, which is typically the case in professional practice]

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