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<br />Othel' damages considered in the da!:Oage analysis in<::l"de <br />channel c.arnages which consist of the costs incurred in repatr- <br />ing the channel after an <o.\trc);:e flo"d f1<.>~'. Costs fwr th",~e <br />dar-wges have been detcrmined. tr.rougll prc\'iO\l~ ,;t"dr and record <br />of prior floods ane.! are 113seu llj10n channel flows :lr.d velocities. <br /> <br />The' third direct cost considered is tile damage to street and <br />utility crossings. These un:. also ~elat"d to past fleoding <br />events and realistic approximatio~s of rcpair costs associated <br />,,'ithrebuilding <<nd repa.irillg utilit.ies at waslll,d out st.reet <br />crossings. <br /> <br />TABLE IV <br />ESTHIATED AVERAGE A1\NUAL DM!Af,r; <br />AND PRESENT WORTH (50 YRS. @ n) <br />EXIsn:\G Cl-IAN:--<EL CO.\"DITIOl\'s <br /> <br />These da.mages represent tangible or dirett damages ,,'hich can <br />be exprcssed in monetary terms. Also considered in the <br />da-mag0 evaluation are indir<:ct darlages which result from <br />flooding. Dar.!ages of this type generally include the added <br />expense of daily living and operation during the flood or <br />flooding situation over and above tl:e normal costs of living <br />during a normal or nonfloodod period. F"Xamplcs include the <br />extra costs of following a detour a considerably longer dis" <br />tunce than the normally traveled route, payin~ for a motel <br />for an evening or two when the house is not in liveable <br />condition, the loss of additional profit and taxes in a <br />com:nercial csto.blishmo:nt which cannot open for ."l day or ClIO as <br />a result of floodir.g and other d~mages of this type. The Soil <br />Con,orvat.ion Service in their p\lblic"tion, Ecuf\omics Gt;ldc for <br />Watershed Protection and Flood PT,'vvntioll, f.W.rc11,"1"1~Tblat;;s <br />those lr.Cilrcct damagt's to tn" <i.rect damag,os of certair. cr:tc- <br />g,;n'ies. Indirect damages are usually 10~ - 159, of norm;d resi- <br />den t ial direct da!]'age; 1 5~ to 2C~ of <.:omnercial "nc indust,-j al <br />area direct. damages, and 15% to 20% of the direct utility damage. <br /> <br />REACH AVE. Ac-'l;1;;\L DANAGE <br /> <br />1. S. Platte to P.R. <br />tracks $19,800/yr. <br /> <br />2. R.R. tracks to <br />Winc.lermere Str"et 610 <br /> <br />3. Windermere Street to <br />Datura Street 47,000 <br />4. Datura Street to <br />Powers ParK 6l,COO <br />5. S. 'Crib. Confluence <br />to natura Street 7.45,00(1 <br /> <br />Damages not recognized in this a~a1ysis inclucie the intangible <br />type which have a real ~.alue in satisfying hurr.a;J. needs ane. <br />desires but are not fully moasureable in monetary terms. Also, <br />t.he incrcase in value to r,oods or property resultin!; from the <br />improv~ments has not been considered. Primary examples of these <br />items inclucle loss of life, da~age or benefit to the cnviron~ent <br />i'lnd the psycholo?,icul effe(;ts {)f ch..nging the existing norm. <br /> <br />With all damages <lpprox:ir.Jated, the average annual dar.Jage ",as <br />C\lr.1putccl and converted t.o il present worth of darnay,es uti] idng <br />a prcsent worth factor obtained from discrcte interest tables. <br />The present worth f.1ctO! used in tl,is stu':y \'Ias 13.801 which Is <br />charactcristic of aT; investment at i' interest rate over a <br />SO-year period. The average annual damage and present worth <br />of damage are she".n in Tahll' IV fo.r thp variou~ reaches. <br />These damage cos~ figure:; theoretically rcpr('s~nt the t()!.<'l, <br />ccon()mi.~ burden of thl' (':d:;til\l~ fl<Jodplain ,dllLh l:; :;u5czl'ti- <br />ble to the full rang... (If fl'J~>ding H':;ultjllg fro'~ " low fn"l'j(,nc'} <br />storm evcn~ tl:rou~h ~l:e lOO-yoar eve~t. <br /> <br />-1:;- <br /> <br />" <br />. ~,,- <br /> <br />PRESENT WORTII <br /> <br />!; 275,000 <br /> <br />8,500 <br /> <br />650,000 <br /> <br />B50,OOO <br /> <br />3,382,000 <br />