FLOOD04820

• County: Statewide
• Basin: Statewide
• Title: Evaluation and Implementation of Urban Drainage and Flood Control Projects Completion Report
• Date: 6/1/1974
• Prepared By: CSU Environmental Resources Center,
• Floodplain - Doc Type: Educational/Technical/Reference Information

F. Missed' Work, .Removal of .Debris and Cleaning - Residential Land Uses

For each residential land use inundated, two days per unit were

estimated as necessary to do the cleaning. The two days were assumed

equal to the daily pay of an employee earning $12,OOO per year. The per

day rate was based upon the 1970 census data on median income adjusted

to fit the specific characteristics of the homes in the floodplain.

This calculation also was designed to cover lost income from missed

work.

G. Removal of Debris and Cleaning - Commercial Land Use

An estimate of three employees working for four days was made for

each commercial unit inundated. An hourly rate equivalent to that of the

going rate of a retail clerk was used to price the employees' time.

H. Street, Bridge and Utility Damage Data

Estimates of the nature of the loss and the cost to repair or re-

place public facilities were made from field review of the floodplain.

Recent unit cost data from various public projects were used in these

estimates.

I. Loss of Renters - Multi-family and Mobile Home Land Uses

The number of rental units which were inundated was counted and an

average monthly rental per unit (apartments and mobile homes) was deter-

mined from actual rental rates. A vacancy of 1.5 months per unit inun-

dated was estimated.

J. Loss of Business Sales and Sales Tax

In the Englewood portion of the Little Dry Creek basin a high loss

in business sales was anticipated due to the large commercial areas.

To determine the amount of this loss, daily gross sales per store were

developed using the area.by area sales tax statistics maintained by the

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