cost/benefit study of the impacts of potential nutrient controls for ...

Develop Capital Costs by Flow Bin, Treatment
Category – Example Tier 1 Summary
Estimated Cost/Gallon and Capital Costs ( based on permitted capacity, excluding land
acquisition and engineering costs)
Flow Bin
(MGD)
Cat. 1
Unit Cost
0 – 0.5 > 0.5 – 1.0 > 1.0 – 3.0 > 3.0 – 5.0 > 10.0
$ 2.72 $ 1.46 $ 1.65 $ 1.51
Subtotal $ $4.4M $13.3M $5.6M $81.8M
Cat. 3
Unit Cost
Subtotal $
Cat. 4
Unit Cost
$ 6.92 $ 5.58
Subtotal $ $1.6M $5.5M
Cat. 5
Unit Cost
Subtotal $
$ 6.92
$3.5M
$ 2.83
$11.3M
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