scope:

This standard deals with requirements for pumping tests as part of geotechnical investigation service in accordance with EN 1997-1 and prEN 1997-2. A pumping test consists in principle of: - drawing down the piezometric surface of the groundwater by pumping from a well (the test well); - measuring the pumped discharge and the water level in the test well and piezometers, before, during and after pumping, as a function of time. The document applies to pumping tests performed on aquifers whose permeability is such that pumping from a well can create a lowering of the piezometric head within hours or days depending on the ground conditions and the purpose. It covers pumping tests carried out in soils and rock. The tests concerned by this document are those intended for evaluating the hydrodynamic parameters of an aquifer and well parameters, such as: - global permeability of the aquifer, - radius of influence of pumping,;pumping rate of a well, - response of drawdown in an aquifer during pumping, - skin effect, - well storage.