Suffolk Closeup
Depleted drinking water aquifer in Queens and Nassau offers important lessons for Suffolk
The future of our sole source aquifer depends on better wastewater management practices. Treated wastewater should be recharged to groundwater rather than discharged to coastal waters.
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Report explores ‘State of the Aquifer’ – hearing set for Oct. 20 in Riverhead
It lies beneath us and, without thinking much about it, we all rely on it to survive. But what is the state of Long Island's aquifer — the sole source of drinking water for the island’s nearly 8 million residents? Is it polluted or pristine? Abundant or depleted? What can be done to protect it?
