Conceptual Model of Water Movement through the Aquifer System LI, NY

Figure 1 –Conceptual Model of Water Movement through the Aquifer System of Long Island, New York: The figure above shows a conceptual model of how water enters, moves through, and ultimately leaves the aquifer system on Long Island, NY. The main components of this conceptual model are groundwater recharge from precipitation, returnflow from septic systems, recharge basins, and leaky infrastructure, and groundwater discharge to streams, estuaries, or subsea boundaries (Public domain).