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2009 - Illinois DNR - State of Illinois

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Existing flood damages along Lower Farmers Creek would be reduced 75% Existingflood damages along Upper Farmers Creek would be reduced 70%. This alternativewould eliminate flood damages for 62 structures currently located in the 100-yearfrequency floodplain, including most <strong>of</strong> the floodprone structures around Lake MaryAnne on Farmers Creek. Project costs <strong>of</strong> this alternative are estimated at $5,589,000including $1,160,327 in estimated land rights costs, as detailed on Table 30.Although this alternative eliminates many <strong>of</strong> the flood damages in the watershed,the benefit to cost ratio (B/C ratio) for this alternative is low (0.34) due to manyoverlapping project benefits for the same floodprone structures.Exhibit 35: Alternative D9 - Combine Alternatives C7, C8 and S11111

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