State of Alabama FINAL Coastal Impact Assistance Program (CIAP ...

month will be obtained, and multispectral analyses will be performed to analyze turbidly, flow
patterns, sediment type (mineralogy), and the variations of these in a seasonal perspective. This
study will result in a geographic database and an associated report.
Information from the above modeling effort will complement the goals and objectives of BC-5
(Comprehensive Land Use Plan) and MC- 8 (Mobile County Greenprint Project).
AUTHORIZED USES
o This project meets the criteria set forth in Authorized Use #1: projects and activities for the
conservation, protection, or restoration of coastal areas, including wetland.
o Justification: This project meets Authorized Use #1 because it will provide more data to coastal
managers, resulting in better management of coastal resources. Better management will lead to the
conservation, protection and restoration of coastal resources. The results of GIS-based erosion
models of Mobile and Baldwin Counties can be used by local planning entities in land-use
decision-making processes and may also be utilized by regulatory entities to conduct monitoring
activities, thus helping to conserve and protect the Alabama coastal area. The classification of the
Mobile Bay shorelines will provide the information necessary to conserve and protect the bay and
will provide a baseline for future restoration activities. The Land Use/Landcover classification of
Mobile and Baldwin Counties will provide the information necessary to conserve and protect the
coastal counties and will provide a baseline for future restoration activities. An historical analysis of
turbidity through time will show how changes in sedimentation have impacted fish and wildlife
habitat, and will help identify those areas needing conservation, protection, or mitigation.
o Cost Sharing: Cost sharing is not applicable to this project.
o Partnering: This project will utilize 100% of CIAP funding.
State of Alabama Final Coastal Impact Assistance Program Plan
State of Alabama Tier Two Project Descriptions
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