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Upper Cahaba Watershed Study

While serving as a primary source of drinking water for metropolitan Birmingham, the Cahaba River is also nationally recognized for its biodiversity and recreational value. Population growth and associated land development in the Upper Cahaba Watershed is a growing concern for everyone in the Birmingham region. In an effort to develop a coordinated approach to guide future development while protecting the Upper Cahaba River and its tributaries, several jurisdictions that share this treasured natural resource formed the Upper Cahaba Watershed Consortium. The Upper Cahaba Watershed Study was utlimately funded and commissioned by the Consortium in 2002. The following data and reports are the end products from Phases I& II of the Upper Cahaba Watershed Study and can be accessed through this FTP site and downloaded. Mapped data can be accessed as well by downloading the ESRI ArcReader, a free program that allows viewing of GIS data. Information on the FTP site is categorized in the following manner:

• Reports: Includes the Phase I & II products, including the Upper Cahaba Greenprint Report.

• Presentations: Includes the Final Phase II Public Meeting presentations and the RPCGB and EDAW (MS PowerPoint).

• WinSLAMM: Includes the WinSLAMM site analysis model, the final report, and the slide presentation.

• GIS: Includes the published map file (pmf) and associated data. In order to view, please download and install the ESRI ArcReader, then download the data files.

 

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