BS 6316:1992

Foreword
Section 1. General
0 Introduction
1 Scope
2 Definitions
Section 2. Hydrogeological considerations
3 General
4 Aquifer response characteristics
5 Groundwater conditions
6 Multi-layered aquifers
7 Boundary conditions
8 Other hydrogeological factors
Section 3. Pre-test planning 9 Statutory requirements
10 Site facilities and organization
11 Design of the test
12 Observation wells
13 Test well
14 Groundwater level measurement
15 Measurement of time
Section 4. Pre-test observations
16 General considerations
17 Surface waters
18 Groundwaters
19 Meteorological parameters
20 Abstractions and discharges
Section 5. Pumping test 21 general considerations
22 Equipment test
23 Step test
24 Constant discharge test
25 Constant drawdown test
26 Recovery test
27 Interruptions of tests
28 Measurement of aquifer response during constant
   discharge and drawdown tests
29 Quality of groundwater from the test well
30 Stream flow depletion
Section 6. Special tests
31 General
32 Slug test
33 Packer test
Section 7. Post-test observations
34 Post-test observations
Section 8. Presentation of information
35 Presentation of information
Appendices
A Groundwater flow
B Well construction
C Groundwater conditions and aquifer states
D Water level and discharge measuring devices
E Well development
F Selection of pumping equipment
G Geophysical logging
H Well head chemistry
J Examples of forms for data collection
K Types of drawdown trend exhibited by field data
Tables
Figures