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8 <br /> VI. Observation Well Design <br /> • Objectives determine well design. <br /> • Observation wells can monitor: <br /> — Natural stresses (drought, terrane differences, <br /> etc) <br /> — Man-made stresses (Over-pumping, <br /> interference, etc) <br /> • <br /> VI. Observation Well Design, <br /> cont. <br /> A. Primary Goal of Observation Well Network: <br /> Monitor natural stresses on the quantity of <br /> groundwater available in storage which are caused <br /> by variations in climatic conditions. <br /> Observation Well Network should mainly utilize <br /> climatic effects (regolith-shallow) observation <br /> wells to monitor groundwater storage response to <br /> variations in climate that occur over time. <br /> 6 <br />