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<br />"I_---..i <br /> <br />(jO;).~ 77 <br /> <br />--redundancy and fault tolerance <br />--internal' diagnostics and trouble reporttng <br />--identified maintenance respon~ibi1ities and <br />priority <br /> <br />Training provided through automated simulation of <br />critical events <br /> <br />IV. System Architecture <br /> <br />- A. Local system - single jurisdiction operations <br />simple <br />full local control <br />inefficient use of resources <br />limited access to regional expertise <br />cost of advanced computer applications may be high <br />greater vulnerability to loss of interest <br /> <br />B. Central System - central data processing and warning issuance, <br />efficient' use of resources <br />more funding options' <br />better access to expertise in real time <br />less susceptible to loss of interest <br />loss of 'local control <br />dependance on communications links <br />political complexity <br /> <br />C. Hybrid System - combines central and local features <br />local access to data in real time <br />local backup processing at simple level <br />central data storage <br />central applications programs for watershed forecasting <br />shared frequency use, maintenance <br />flexibility for ,growth <br /> <br />V. Boulder County System Costs: <br /> <br />A. Capital Costs - <br />42 Rain gages <br />12 Stream Gages <br />3 Repeaters <br />Central Site and Backup (three generations) <br /> <br />Approximate Cost - $425,000 <br /> <br />B. Development Manpower - Approximately 1 full FTE since 1979 <br /> <br />C. Maintenance Expenses - $25.000 direct expenses <br />- 0.5 HE <br />