Research Article
Jul 1962
Fresh and Salty Ground Water in Long Island, N.Y.
Publication: Journal of the Hydraulics Division
Volume 88, Issue 4
Abstract
Distribution and movement of fresh and salty groundwater in sand, silt, and clay deposits beneath barrier beaches of southwestern Long Island; techniques for study of salt water intrusion were developed during investigation; multiple observation wells were constructed for monitoring intrusion; lower part of deep salty water body has nearly penetrated entire thickness of clay deposits between Rockaway Park and Lido Beach; it is moving, though very slowly, toward underlying fresh-water aquifer tapped by public supply wells.
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Journal of the Hydraulics Division
Volume 88 • Issue 4 • July 1962
Pages: 173 - 194
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© 1962 American Society of Civil Engineers.
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Published in print: Jul 1962
Published online: Feb 3, 2021
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Norbert J. Lusczynski, M.ASCE
Hydr. Engr., Ground-Water Branch, U. S. Geol. Survey, Mineola, L. I., N. Y.
Wolfgang V. Swarzenski
Geologist, Ground-Water Branch, U. S. Geol, Survey, Mineola, L. I., N. Y.
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