Orestimba Creek Feasibility Study - Stanislaus County

Economics Appendix – Draft Report - Orestimba Creek Feasibility Study, Stanislaus County, California – September 2012
Channel Modification and Levee
Implementation of Alternative 140-Channel Mod and Levee results in the following acreage
inundated by flood event. (Table 15)
Table 15. Acreage Inundated by Flood Event- 140-Channel Mod and Levee
------------------------ Flood Frequency---------------------------
ACRES 5 10 20 50 100 200 500
FRUITS AND NUTS 590 1,798 2,625 3,183 3,349 3,490 3,631
FIELD CROPS 995 1,779 3,065 5,019 5,659 6,070 6,471
PASTURE & ALFALFA 358 747 1,676 2,320 2,662 2,932 3,280
RICE 0 0 0 0 0 0 0
TRUCK CROPS 824 1,208 1,480 1,804 2,062 2,289 2,550
VINE CROPS 0 0 0 0 0 0 0
OTHER 2,697 3,128 3,388 3,724 3,949 4,257 4,438
TOTAL 5,464 8,660 12,234 16,050 17,681 19,038 20,370
Damages to crops, equipment, and hay stored in the field for the Channel Mod and Levee are
presented in Table 16 below. The methodology for the computation of the damages to each
category is the same as explained in the “Without Project” discussion previously presented.
Table 16
Agricultural Damages by Flood Event
Channel Mod and Levee Project Damages by Event
Total Estimated Dollars of Damages by Event*
--------------------- Flood Frequency--------------------------------
CROP LOSS 5 10 20 50 100 200 500
FRUITS AND NUTS 541,911 1,651,450 2,411,043 2,923,562 3,076,032 3,205,540 3,335,047
FIELD CROPS 213,003 359,905 614,946 995,766 1,122,109 1,204,412 1,285,978
PASTURE & ALFALFA 145,193 302,958 679,730 940,915 1,079,619 1,189,122 1,330,259
RICE 0 0 0 0 0 0 0
TRUCK CROPS 724,151 1,061,619 1,300,659 1,585,398 1,812,135 2,011,628 2,241,001
VINE CROPS 0 0 0 0 0 0 0
OTHER 67,971 79,607 87,241 96,691 103,198 111,696 116,956
TOTAL 1,692,229 3,455,540 5,093,619 6,542,333 7,193,092 7,722,397 8,309,241
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