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Wellpoint [1]

A perforated tube driven into the ground to collect water from the surrounding area so it can be pumped away. Wellpoints can be used to collect and remove contaminated water near a leaking underground storage tank [2].

A pattern of wellpoints, placed around a planned excavation site for underground tanks, is referred to as a wellpoint system. Such a system can be effective in lowering the water table [3] in the area, thus allowing for a dry excavation during the tank installation procedure.

Source URL (modified on 10/23/2014): https://testing.pei.org/wiki/wellpoint

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[1] https://testing.pei.org/wiki/wellpoint
[2] https://testing.pei.org/node/272
[3] https://testing.pei.org/node/315