Mapping the Athens Stormwater System

In compliance with the regulations set forth in the Tennessee Department of Environment and Conservation MS4 permit, the City of Athens GIS Department has begun mapping the Athens Stormwater System.

Utilizing a GIS (Geographic Information System), stormwater system features like catchbasins, culverts, ditches and detention basins have been inventoried in the field and mapped into a computer. Attributes of these features are also recorded in the field for future analysis. The components of the GIS include: ESRI ArcInfo 9 desktop computer software, ESRI ArcPad 7 handheld computer software and a Trimble GeoXH mobile mapping system.

As of January 2011, 100% of the Athens Stormwater System has been mapped in the field and can be included on paper maps for display and analysis.

This map is an example of the data that has been collected: