Kalamazoo County is roughly divided by an east-west line that separates the Kalamazoo River Watershed in the north from the St. Joseph River Watershed in the south. Both rivers define large watershed areas and include many different programs focused on water quality protection.

Kalamazoo River Programs

The Kalamazoo River Watershed "TMDL" plan and information about many other projects can be found at: http://www.kalamazooriver.net/

A collection of reports that make up the Augusta Gull Watershed Management Plan can be found at: http://www.kbs.msu.edu/ftwrc/publications.htm

The Kalamazoo River Mainstem 3 Watershed Management Plan can be found at: http://www.kalamazooriver.net/Corridor3/

The Portage Arcadia Creek Watershed Management Plan can be found at: http://www.kalamazooriver.net/pa319new/index.htm

The Davis Creek Watershed planning effort is described at: http://www.theforum.org/davis/

Large portions of the Kalamazoo River have been designated a "Super Fund" site due to PCB contamination in the river banks and sediments. The National Pollutant List (NPL) Michigan fact sheets the Kalamazoo River can be found at: http://www.epa.gov/R5Super/npl/michigan/MID006007306.htm

Information about the nonprofit Kalamazoo River Watershed Council can be found at: http://www.kalamazooriver.org/

The nonprofit Four Township Water Resources Council website is at: http://www.ftwrc.org/

St. Joseph River Programs

The St. Joseph River Watershed Management Plan can be found at: http://www.stjoeriver.net/wmp/wmp.htm

The Portage River Watershed Management Plan can be found at: http://www.kcrc-roads.com/pdfs/304.pdf -

The Rocky River Watershed Management Plan can be found at: http://www.stjoeriver.net/wmp/docs/RRPlan.PDF

The nonprofit Friends of the St. Joseph River Association, Inc. are located at: http://www.fotsjr.org/

The St. Joseph River Basin Commission can be found at: http://www.sjrbc.com/

Other Partners & Contacts

The Kalamazoo County Drain Commissioners website is: http://www.kalcounty.com/drain/

The Kalamazoo County Environmental Health Department website is: http://www.kalcounty.com/eh/index.htm

Water quality protection information from the MSU Extension in Kalamazoo County can be found at http://www.kalcounty.com/msue/waterindex.htm

Information about Household Hazardous Waste Recycling in Kalamazoo County can be found at: http://www.kalcounty.com/recycling/hazwaste.htm

The Kalamazoo Nature Center website is: http://www.naturecenter.org

The City of Kalamazoo Wellhead Protection Team website is at: http://www.protectyourwater.net/

The Rain Gardens of West Michigan website is at: http://www.raingardens.org/