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BASIN-WIDE FLOOD WARNING SYSTEM IN SOUTHEAST ALABAMA

BASIN-WIDE FLOOD WARNING SYSTEM IN SOUTHEAST ALABAMA. Don Hyde Choctawhatchee, Pea and Yellow Rivers Watershed Management Authority. FACTS ABOUT THE AUTHORITY. STATE OF ALABAMA’S ONLY WATERSHED MANAGEMENT AUTHORITY CREATED IN 1991 BY THE ALABAMA LEGISLATURE

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BASIN-WIDE FLOOD WARNING SYSTEM IN SOUTHEAST ALABAMA

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  1. BASIN-WIDE FLOOD WARNING SYSTEM IN SOUTHEAST ALABAMA Don Hyde Choctawhatchee, Pea and Yellow Rivers Watershed Management Authority

  2. FACTS ABOUT THE AUTHORITY • STATE OF ALABAMA’S ONLY WATERSHED MANAGEMENT AUTHORITY • CREATED IN 1991 BY THE ALABAMA LEGISLATURE • MANAGEMENT OF 2,328,000 ACRES IN SOUTHEAST ALABAMA • WATERSHEDS COVERED: -CHOCTAWHATCHEE RIVER -PEA RIVER -YELLOW RIVER

  3. PURPOSE OF THE AGENCY • DEVELOP AND EXECUTE PLANS RELATING TO: • WATER CONSERVATION • WATER USAGE • WATER POLLUTION • WILDLIFE HABITAT PROTECTION • AGRICULTURAL AND TIMBERLAND PROTECTION • FLOOD PREVENTION AND CONTROL

  4. PURPOSE OF THE FLOOD WARNING SYSTEM • TO PROVIDE TIMELY, RELIABLE AND ACCURATE WARNINGS TO PERSONS ALONG THE CHOCTAWHATCHEE, PEA AND YELLOW RIVERS.

  5. THE FLOOD WARNING SYSTEM • INSTALLED IN 1993 BY THE U.S. CORPS OF ENGINEERS AND THE WATERSHED MANAGEMENT AUTHORITY • CONSISTS OF 17 RAINFALL AND RIVER LEVEL GAUGES • LOCATED IN SEVEN COUNTIES • GAUGES ALONG THE RIVERS REPORT RAINFALL AND RIVER LEVEL CHANGES AS THEY OCCUR • DATA IS TRANSMITTED VIA RADIO SIGNAL TO COMPUTERS LOCATED IN ELBA, NEW BROCKTON AND GENEVA

  6. THE FLOOD WARNINGSYSTEM • RAINFALL IS REPORTED AT THE RATE OF .04 OF AN INCH • RIVER LEVELS ARE REPORTED AT ONE-INCH INCREMENTS • REPORTS ALL DATA TO THE NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE IN TALLAHASSEE, FLORIDA • NOTIFIES SYSTEM OPERATOR OF HIGH RIVER LEVELS VIA TEXT MESSAGES

  7. OTHER SYSTEM CAPABILITIES • FORECASTS RIVER LEVELS DURING FLOODING CONDITIONS • REPORTS UPDATED DATA TO THE STATE’S INTERNET SERVER IN MONTGOMERY • STORES AND GENERATES REPORTS OF HISTORICAL DATA • INCORPORATES DATA INTO AGENCY’S WEB SITE • <cpyrwma.alabama.gov>

  8. FLOOD WARNING SYSTEM SPECIALIST • MAINTENANCE OF SYSTEM • REPAIRS AND MAINTAINS ALL EQUIPMENT • OPERATION OF SYSTEM • OPERATES SYSTEM DURING FLOOD THREATS • NOTIFIES EMA PERSONNEL AS TO POSSIBLE FLOODING • GENERATES REPORTS AS REQUESTED BY VARIOUS AGENCIES • MANAGEMENT OF SYSTEM • UPDATES THE SYSTEM COMPUTERS • MAINTAINS DATA BASE BACKUP

  9. MAIN COMPONENTS OF THE FLOOD WARNING SYSTEM • STAND PIPE • FUNNEL • TIPPING BUCKET • PRESSURE TRANSDUCER • TRANSMITTER • ANTENNA

  10. WEB SITE • THE WEB SITE CONTAINS THE FOLLOWING: • HISTORY OF THE AGENCY • MAP OF THE WATERSHED • BOARD OF DIRECTORS • MEETING SCHEDULES • FLOOD WARNING SYSTEM • MANAGEMENT PLANS • CLEAN WATER PARTNERSHIP • PROJECTS • THE WEB SITE ADDRESS OF THE AGENCY IS: • <cpyrwma.alabama.gov>

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