| STEADY-STATE GROUNDWATER FLOW MODEL FOR GREAT NECK, LONG ISLAND, NEW YORK | ||
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SALLEMI, Benjamin1, CHOWDHURY, Shafiul2, and KLINGER, Daniel2, (1) Earth & Environmental Sciences, The Graduate School and Univ Ctr of the City Univ of New York, 365 Fifth Avenue, New York City, NY 10036, sallemi15@atc-enviro.com, (2) Department of Geology, Queens College of the City Univ of New York, Flushing, NY 11367, Daniel_Klinger@qc.edu This paper describes a comprehensive groundwater flow model for the Great Neck section of Long Island, New York. The hydrogeology of this section of Long Island is dominated by a buried erosional valley consisting of sediments comparable to the North Shore Confining Unit. This formation cross-cuts, thus is in direct hydraulic connection with the Upper Glacial, North Shore Confining Unit, Raritan Clay, and Lloyd aquifers. The Magothy aquifer is present only in remote southern sections of the model area. In addition, various lenses of coarser material from the overlying Upper Glacial aquifer are dispersed throughout the area. Data collection consisted of gathering various parameter values from existing USGS reports. Hydraulic conductivity, porosity, estimated recharge values, evapotranspiration, well locations, and water level data have all been gathered from the USGS Office located in Coram, New York. Appropriate modeling protocol was followed throughout the modeling process. The computer code utilized for solving this numerical model is Visual MODFLOW as manufactured by Waterloo Hydrogeologic. Calibration and a complete sensitivity analysis were conducted. Modeled results indicate that the groundwater flow direction is consistent with what is viewed onsite. In addition, the model is consistent in returning favorable parameter results to historical data. | ||
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Northeastern Section - 37th Annual Meeting (March 25-27, 2002)
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| Session No. 2--Booth# 12 Water: Precipitation to Groundwater Remediation (Posters) Sheraton Springfield: Ballroom North 8:00 AM-12:00 PM, Monday, March 25, 2002 | ||
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