A confined aquifer of 15 m constant thickness is sandwiched between two aquicludes as shown in the figure (not drawn to scale) AS 55.2 m Peizometer P Aquiclude Piezometric Surface ------ Aquiclude Peizometer Q L = 2500 m 34.1 m ACROSS Reference Datum The heads indicated by two piezometers P and Q are 55.2 m and 34.1 m, respectively. The aquifer has a hydrau- lic conductivity of 80 m/day and its effective porosity is 0.25. If the distance between the piezometers is 2500 m, the time taken by the water to travel through the aquifer from piezometer location P to Q (in days, round off to 1 decimal place) is

A confined aquifer of 15 m constant thickness is sandwiched between two aquicludes as shown in the figure (not drawn to scale) AS 55.2 m Peizometer P Aquiclude Piezometric Surface ------ Aquiclude Peizometer Q L = 2500 m 34.1 m ACROSS Reference Datum The heads indicated by two piezometers P and Q are 55.2 m and 34.1 m, respectively. The aquifer has a hydrau- lic conductivity of 80 m/day and its effective porosity is 0.25. If the distance between the piezometers is 2500 m, the time taken by the water to travel through the aquifer from piezometer location P to Q (in days, round off to 1 decimal place) is

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