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Appendix D - Acid Sulphate and Dewatering Managment Plan · OPW23/0179

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This tool can be used to calculate the groundwater cone of depression in potential acid sulfate soil areas.

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Preliminary assessment of the radial extent of the cone of depression and pumping rates and times for all Acid sulfate soils

dewatering operations is critical for assessing the risk of disturbing acid sulfate soils in potential acid sulfate

 

soil areas Provided by
Broad-scale acid sulfate soil risk maps for several coastal regions of WA are accessible via Data WA Department of Water and Environmental
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Empirical methods to calculate the radial extent of the groundwater cone of depression and pumping rates
and times for dewatering operations are outlined in National Acid Sulfate Soils Guidance: Guidance for the

 

dewatering of acid sulfate soils in shallow groundwater environments (3 oe ino
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Length of excavation 20 metres

Width of excavation metres

Drawdown required: 2.1 metres

Aquifer thickness'") metres

Hydraulic conductivity: 0.0000949 metres/second

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Effective pumping radius, R. 8 metres

Cone of depression radius, R, 61 metres

Total pumping rate 6 |litres/second

Pumping time required 62 hours

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