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<br />. <br /> <br />. <br /> <br />( <br /> <br />. <br /> <br />.. <br /> <br />.- <br /> <br />l <br /> <br />( <br /> <br />). <br /> <br />- 19 - <br /> <br />CCMPARISON OF BENEFITS AND CCSTS <br /> <br />The totalestiffiated installation cost for the floodwater-retarding <br />structure is $389, 036 ~ .' This cost whenarnortized over a fifty-year <br />period at 2 5/8 percent interest results in an annual equivalent cost <br />of $14,060. The average annual cost of operation and maintenance is <br />estimated at $2,387, making a total average annual cost of ~16,447 <br />(Table 6). <br /> <br />lihen the project is completely installed and operating, the est~ated <br />average annual pr~ary benefits willarnount to $22,740 (Table 7). The <br />ratio of the average annual primary benefits to the average annual cost <br />is 1.38 to 1.00. <br /> <br />ACCCMPLISHING THE PLAN <br /> <br />Federal assistance for carrying out the works of improvement <br />described in this plan will be provided under authority of the Watershed <br />Protection and Flood Prevention Act (Public Law 566, 83rd Congress, <br />68 Stat. 6GG), as amended. The Soil Conservation Service, the Bureau <br />of Land Management, and other Federal, State, and private agencies <br />concerned will assist the sponsors in the establishment of the works <br />of improvement. <br /> <br />The concerned field offices of the land administering agencies of <br />the Department of Interior haveooncurred in the features of the plan <br />relating to land under the jurisdiction of the Department of Interior. <br /> <br />Table 1 gives the project installation costs. Est~ated funds <br />needed each year of,the project period are as ~ollows: <br /> <br />First Fiscal Year <br />Second Fiscal Year <br />_ Balanc'e of Project <br />Total Project <br /> <br />Public Law 566 <br />$ 49,557 <br />$310,729 <br />$ 71,300 <br />$431,586 <br /> <br />Other Funds <br />$ 12,475 <br />$ 11,945 <br />$ 26,160 <br />$ 50,580 <br /> <br />The Extension Service will carry out the educational phase of <br />the program through local meetings and public information channels. <br />Particular stress will be directed toward encouraging the application <br />of those land treatment measures which are particularly effective <br />in reducing erosion and sediment damage. <br /> <br />