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What determines the minimum flow of a pump?

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Identify which of the following sentences are true:

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How many hours will a correctly sized pump run a day to meet the demand?

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What are the two factors that should be ensured when the total head for a ground water pump is calculated?

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1: What determines the minimum flow of a pump?
The amount of water that needs to be applied to the crops during peak periods.
1: What determines the minimum flow of a pump?
The type of soil in the field.
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1: What determines the minimum flow of a pump?
The cost of power for the pump.
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2: Identify which of the following sentences are true:
Groundwater typically requires more treatment than surface water.
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2: Identify which of the following sentences are true:
To improve the filtering function, the borehole diameter must be exactly the same as the casing diameter.
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2: Identify which of the following sentences are true:
The drawdown is the difference between the static and the dynamic water level.
3: How many hours will a correctly sized pump run a day to meet the demand?
8 hours
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3: How many hours will a correctly sized pump run a day to meet the demand?
12-18 hours
3: How many hours will a correctly sized pump run a day to meet the demand?
24 hours
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4: What are the two factors that should be ensured when the total head for a ground water pump is calculated?
There is no elevation lift and the drawdown has to be added to the suction lift.
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4: What are the two factors that should be ensured when the total head for a ground water pump is calculated?
There is no suction lift. Instead there is static water table and the drawdown has to be added to the elevation lift.
4: What are the two factors that should be ensured when the total head for a ground water pump is calculated?
There is no suction lift and the drawdown has to be deducted from the elevation lift.
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