An investigation of recharge basins on Long Island was made by the U S Geological Survey in cooperation with the New York State Department of Environmental Conservation, Nassau County Department of Public Works, Suffolk County Department of Environmental Control, and Suffolk County Water Authority. The major objectives of the study were (I) catalog basic physical data on the recharge basins, in use on Long Island, (2) measure quality and quantity of precipitation and inflow, (3) measure infiltration rates at selected recharge basins, and(4) evaluate regional effects of recharge basins on the hydrologic system of Long Island. The area of study consists of Nassau and Suffolk Counties - about 1,370 square miles - in eastern Long Island, NY.
SEABURN, G.E. ARONSON, D.A. (1974): Influence of Recharge Basins on the Hydrology of Nassau and Suffolk Counties, Long Island, New York. (= Geological Survey Water-Supply Paper , 2031 ). Washington: United States Government Printing Office URL [Accessed: 11.05.2015]