1.  In an unconfined aquifer, is the piezometric surface above or below the upper boundary of the aquifer? Explain.   2.   What is the general shape of the piezometric surface surrounding a single pumping well?

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1.  In an unconfined aquifer, is the piezometric surface above or below the upper boundary of the aquifer? Explain.

 

2.   What is the general shape of the piezometric surface surrounding a single pumping well?

 

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