Availability of water in Kalamazoo County, southwestern Michigan

Allen, William B.; Millen, John; Wood, William

doi:10.3133/wsp1973

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Tetrachloroethylene contamination of groundwater in Kalamazoo

Minsley¹

1983

Journal AWWA

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Sampling of the Kalamazoo, Mich., water supply indicated unacceptable levels of tetrachloroethylene from an unknown source In a portion of the city's water distribution system and in one of the city's well fields. Sequential test wells were drilled to identify the source of contamination and to plot its movement through the aquifer. Purge wells now protect the remainder of the well field from future contamination by the abandoned dry cleaning business that was found to be the source of the contamination.

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Tetrachloroethylene contamination of groundwater in Kalamazoo

Minsley¹

1983

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Application of the tritium interface method for determining recharge rates to unconfined drift aquifers, I. Homogeneous case

Larson

Delcore

Offer

1987

Journal of Hydrology

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Irrigation‐induced evaporative water loss in a glacially derived soil site

Grevengoed,

Abdelmohsen,

Hampton

et al. 2023

Soil Use and Management

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Worldwide, significant agricultural activities take place where groundwater is used for irrigation and water losses occur due to evaporation. Water loss through evaporation is affected by the soil type, local climate and most likely crop type. Previous studies from arid regions demonstrated the utility of oxygen and hydrogen isotopes in estimating evaporative water loss during return flow back to an aquifer. This study examined the region around Kalamazoo, Michigan, United States, where the soil is formed from glacial sediments and the region experiences a temperate climate. The present study is applicable to agricultural practices in many parts of the world that are in a temperate climate zone. The study area primarily uses centre‐pivot systems supplied by wells. Water samples were taken periodically from wells close to centre‐pivot irrigation systems. Knowledge of isotope ratios in precipitation, the primary source of groundwater recharge is a prerequisite for this study. The distribution of oxygen and hydrogen in local precipitation, the so‐called Local Meteoric Water Line, is available based on several years of measurements. An evaporative model of the isotope data indicates water loss from evaporation to be in the range of 14% and 6%. This is less than what was estimated for arid region zones and is perhaps also due to the well‐drained nature of the regional soil which promotes rapid infiltration lowering evaporation. Evaporative loss was greater at wells near cornfields than at wells that supplied other crop types. Little expected correlation between the groundwater isotope data and chloride concentration is attributable to an external input of chloride from road salt used in winter months.

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Availability of water in Kalamazoo County, southwestern Michigan

Abstract: Hydraulic properties of aquifers.________ Groundwater surface water relationships Recharge from precipitation and the hydrologic budget. _ Natural discharge and movement of ground water Chemical and physical quality of water________________ Temperature of ground water.

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Tetrachloroethylene contamination of groundwater in Kalamazoo

Tetrachloroethylene contamination of groundwater in Kalamazoo

Application of the tritium interface method for determining recharge rates to unconfined drift aquifers, I. Homogeneous case

Irrigation‐induced evaporative water loss in a glacially derived soil site

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