WMOD00556

• Title: A Simulation of the Costs of Removing Snow from County Highways in Colorado
• Date: 3/1/1983
• Weather Modification - Doc Type: Report

TABLE 5

Estimated costs to remove recorded and augmented* snowfall in winters of low,
average and high snowfall--La Plata County, Durango district**

Winter and Percentile Estimated
of Long-term Snowfall Removal Costs($) Total Cost($)
Seasonal Snowfall (inches) Wages Machines Total Per Employee
1964-65 80th
Recorded Snowfall 96.5 10,849 14,460 25,309 6,327
Augmented Snowfall 104.5 11,251 15,262 26,513 6,628
Percentage Increase 8.3% 3.8% 5.5% 4.8% 4.8%
1962-63 50th
Recorded Snowfall 66.0 6,796 9,972 16,768 4,192
Augmented Snowfall 71.3 6,969 10,401 17,370 4,343
Percentage Increase 8.0% 2.5% 4.3% 3.6% 3.6%
1946-47 20th
Recorded Snowfall 38.1 4,620 6,300 10,920 2,730
Augmented Snowfall 39.8 4,801 6,496 11,296 2,824
Percentage Increase 4.5% 3.9% 3.1% 3.4% 3.4%
* See page 14.
** 3 operators, 1 foreman.

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