The environmental program coordinator oversees important environmental issues in the Battle Creek area, including:

• Brownfield redevelopment
• Plan implementation
• Projects related to water, sewer, solid waste, recycling and residential trash pickup
• Storm water permit compliance
• Wellhead/drinking water protection
• Raising awareness in the community, through events like the Children's Water Festival and Krazy for the Kazoo (see calendar at right)

For more information regarding water quality issues and programs, please visit the Battle Creek Area Clean Water Partners website.

Watersheds

A watershed is an area where all water drains into the same surface source, based on topography -- the physical features of an area. In our case, it's the Kalamazoo River. The Kalamazoo River Watershed covers an area of 2,020 square miles, with many tributaries draining into the Kalamazoo River from over land, or from the ground.