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Effects of Sanitary Sewers on Ground-Water Levels and Streams in Nassau and Suffolk Counties, New York, Part 1: Geohydrology, Modeling Strategy, and Regional Evaluation

Description: From purpose and scope: This report is the first in a three-part series describing the U.S. Geological Survey's efforts in the detailed hydrologic investigation of southern Nassau and southwest Suffolk Counties, which includes a ground-water modeling study to predict the effects of an extensive sewer network scheduled to be completed in 1985. As the introduction to the series, this report has four objectives: (1) to present a detailed description of the hydrologic system in the area, including … more
Date: 1983
Creator: Reilly, Thomas E.; Buxton, Herbert T.; Franke, O. L. & Wait, R. L.
Partner: UNT Libraries Government Documents Department
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Geohydrology of the Meadowbrook Artificial-Recharge Site at East Meadow, Nassau County, New York

Description: Purpose and scope: The Meadowbrook artificial-recharge project, a cooperative effort between the U.S. Geological Survey and the Nassau County Department of Public Works (NCDPW) since 1975, is intended to demonstrate the feasibility of using reclaimed wastewater to replenish and improve the quality of Long Island's ground water. This report presents the results of geologic, hydrologic, and hydrochemical studies that were done at the Meadowbrook artificial-recharge site to define conditions preva… more
Date: 1983
Creator: Aronson, David A.; Lindner, Juli B. & Katz, Brian G.
Partner: UNT Libraries Government Documents Department
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Geology of the "20-Foot" Clay and Gardiners Clay in Southern Nassau and Southwestern Suffolk Counties, Long Island, New York

Description: Purpose and scope: This report depicts in detail the areal extent, altitude, thickness, and lithology of the "20-foot" clay and Gardiners Clay (the two thickest and most extensive near-surface confining layers in the area) and redefines the surface of the geologic units that directly underlie these clay units at various locations--the Matawan Group-Magothy Formation, undifferentiated, the Monmouth Group, and the Jameco Gravel.
Date: 1983
Creator: Doriski, Thomas P. & Wilde-Katz, Franceska
Partner: UNT Libraries Government Documents Department
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Preliminary Investigation of a Shallow Ground-Water Flow System Associated With Connetquot Brook, Long Island, New York

Description: This report presents the results of a preliminary investigation into the water quality and the relationship between surface and ground-water for the Connetquot Brook basin in Long Island, New York. It contains maps, graphs, and tables.
Date: November 1980
Creator: Prince, Keith R.
Partner: UNT Libraries Government Documents Department
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