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<br />e <br /> <br />. <br /> <br />COSTS AND BENEFITS <br /> <br />~ <br /> <br />DEMONSTRATION PHASE (2 SUBBASINS) <br /> <br />ESTIMATED COST: $68 MILLION FOR 8 YEARS <br /> <br />ESTIMATED BENEFITS: PROVEN TECHNOLOGY <br /> <br />200,000 AF/YR FOR 5 YEARS <br />$8.4 MILLION/YR FOR 5 YEARS <br /> <br />OPERATIONAL PROGRAM (BASINWIDE) <br /> <br />ESTIMATED COST: $11 - $15 MILLION PER YEAR <br />($5 - S8/ACRE-FOOT) <br /> <br />ESTIMATED BENEFITS: S109 MILLION PER YEAR <br /> <br />. . <br /> <br />S29 MILLION PER YR - HYDROELECTRIC GENERATION <br />(BASED ON REPLACEMENT POWER AT 20 MILS/KW-H) <br />S41 MILLION PER YR - SALINITY REDUCTION <br /> <br />S39 MILLION PER YR - WATER PRODUCTION <br /> <br />BENEFIT/COST RATIO: 7:1 TO 10:1 <br />