Untitled Document All citizens of Kalamazoo County rely upon groundwater for their drinking water. Whether or not your home is connected to a municipal water supply or to a small well located in your yard or basement, you are drinking groundwater. Each year in Kalamazoo County we get an average of 34-36 inches of rain.
Water moves through the environment in a continuous cycle called the hydrologic cycle .
Water evaporates from lakes, streams, the Great Lakes, and oceans. Water is also given off in large amounts by trees and other vegetation. This moisture returns to the earth as precipitation. As rain and snowmelt flow across the surface of the soil, some of the water flows into streams and lakes and becomes surface water. A large portion of the water however seeps into the ground.