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Preparing for Today’s and Tomorrow’s Water-Resources Challenges in Eastern Long Island, New York

Fact Sheet 2024-3020
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https://doi.org/10.3133/fs20243020

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Abstract

Freshwater is a vital natural resource. Although New York is a water-rich State, the wise and economical use of water resources is needed to ensure that there is enough water of adequate quality for both human and ecological needs—both for today and for tomorrow. Nowhere in New York is this more evident than in Nassau and Suffolk Counties on Long Island, where the public water supply is obtained from the sole-source aquifers located directly beneath the nearly 3 million people who live there. In 2023, in eastern Long Island’s Suffolk County, groundwater was pumped from these aquifers by more than 1,100 public water-supply wells to meet the needs of about 1.5 million people.

Suggested Citation

Busciolano, R., Masterson, J.P., and Breault, R.F., 2024, Preparing for today's and tomorrow's water-resources challenges in eastern Long Island, New York: U.S. Geological Survey Fact Sheet 2024–3020, 4 p, https://doi.org/10.3133/fs20243020.

ISSN: 2327-6932 (online)

ISSN: 2327-6916 (print)

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Publication type Report
Publication Subtype USGS Numbered Series
Title Preparing for today's and tomorrow's water-resources challenges in eastern Long Island, New York
Series title Fact Sheet
Series number 2024-3020
DOI 10.3133/fs20243020
Publication Date May 31, 2024
Year Published 2024
Language English
Publisher U.S. Geological Survey
Publisher location Reston, VA
Contributing office(s) New England Water Science Center, New York Water Science Center
Description 4 p.
Country United States
State New York
Other Geospatial Eastern Long Island
Online Only (Y/N) N
Additional Online Files (Y/N) N
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