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Example Restoration Costs: Section 1135 Program As stated, riparian restoration along the Arkansas River below John Martin Dan] could be accomplished ilirough the Corps' Section l135 program. Gross example costs for restoration of 500 acres are given in Table 4-7 (and apply to the Conservation and restoration alternative above, as well as general restoration within the floodway). These costs are based on general unit prices for typical activities and do not reflect site-specific conditions or constraints.. The Section 1135 program requires that the local sponsor acquire a real estate interest in the restoration areas. (Appendix D outlines pertinent aspects of the Section 1135 program). In the example costs, conservation easements were assumed to be tantamount to fee value, and range from $800 to $l,200 per acre. Worth noting is that local sponsors could implement riparian restoration through this program for the approxinlate cost of conservation easements. Areas requiring salt cedar removal would have a correspondingly higher restoration cost. Table 4-7. Gross cost estimate for a 500-acre riparian restoration project under the Section 1135 program. Activity Feasibility Study & Compliance Plans & Specifications Implementation: Conservation easement Site preparation and seeding Pole planting (33/acre) Fencing (3-strand barbed-wire, 250 ft/acre) Post-project monitoring Salt cedar clearing (average) Contingency (15%) Supervision & administration (10%) Total Project Cost Local Sponsor Share (25%) Local Sponsor Share per acre Unit cost (per acre) Without Salt Cedar Clearing $ 130,000 80,000 1,200 900 700 600,000 450,000 350,000 625 100 1,000 312,500 50,000 o 265,000 175,000 $ 2,412,500 $ 603,125 $ 1,205 With Salt Cedar Clearing $ 150,000 100,000 600,000 450,000 350,000 312,500 50,000 500,000 340,000 225,000 $ 3,077,500 $ 769,375 $ l,540 44