Figure 1: When rain falls on forest

Figure 1: When rain falls on forested and open, undisturbed land, about 30% reaches shallow aquifers, another 30%nourishes deeper aquifers, and approximately 40% is returned into the atmosphere. There is rarely any surface runoff. Inmetropolitan areas, a staggering 75% of the rainwater becomes surface runoff. Illustration courtesy of Bauverlag GmbH,Germany.*

Figure 1: When rain Falls on forested and open, undisturbed Land, About 30% reaches shallow aquifers, another 30%
nourishes deeper aquifers, and approximately 40% is returned Into the atmosphere. There is rarely any surface runoff. In
Metropolitan areas, a staggering 75% of the rainwater becomes surface runoff. Illustration courtesy of Bauverlag GmbH,
Germany. *.