When Water Is Pumped from a Well It Creates a Cone-Of-Depression

question 19

Multiple Choice

When water is pumped from a well it creates a cone-of-depression. What is the basic reason this sometimes causes problems?

• A) it reverses the natural direction of groundwater flow
• B) it causes increased pressure within the aquifer
• C) it causes the water table to become flat
• D) it slows the natural rate of groundwater flow
• E) it causes the potentiometric surface to merge with the water table

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