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III. OPERATING BUDGET A. FY 86-87 Operating Costs The actual operating cost of the satellite-linked monitoring system for FY 86-87 was $193,774. The projected budget was $232,741. A detailed break- down of expenditures is given in Table 3. Approximately 80% of the $38,968 in cost reductions were under four variable cost line items: ll..E.M IV-C. Replacement of Damaged/Vandalized Hardware A contingency fund of $16,000 was set aside to cover the costs of replacing damaged/vandalized hardware. The cost to replace the remote data colection hardware at only one station is approximately $5,500. During FY 86-87, naturally occurring damage and vandalism were less than expected. III. Training Training costs in the area of hardware operations and maintenance and in software utilization training were Significantly reduced by decentralizing training sessions and consequently lessening travel/per diem costs for Division staff. 'DEC system training was postponed due to work loads. IV-8. Service Costs The Sutron Corporation provided an extended warranty covering several malfunctioning components in their Data Collection Platform. 11-8. Long Distance (Water Commissioners) Water commissioner central computer on-line time will increase at such time as water supplies return to normal or below normal. REDUCTIONS $10,200 $7,522 $7,483 $5,432 It is necessary to point out that certain indirect costs in operating the system are also realized. These indirect costs as per the accounting system utilized by the state of Colorado, are absorbed by the Division of Water Resources. These indirect costs amounting to an estimated $86,240 per year, are as fo 11 ows: 1. Manpower to maintain the monitoring network 7 divisions/30 hours per month @ $12 per hour -61- $30,240