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The Costs of Water Factory 21
CAPITAL AND CONSTRUCTION COSTS
State
Federal
OCWD
Total
Investigations and Improvements
$ 130,000
$ 0
$ 2,145,000
$ 2,275,000
Wastewater Reclamation
$ 6,850,000
$ 3,116,000
$ 3,434,000
$13,400,000
Injection Barrier Facilities
$ 350,000
$ 160,000
$ 920,000
$ 1,430,000
Deep Wells
$ 0
$ 0
$ 732,000
$ 732,000
Reverse Osmosis
$ 0
$ 0
$ 3,000,000
$ 3,000,000
TOTAL
$ 7,330,000
$3,276,000
$ 10,231,000
$ 20,837,000
Capital and construction costs above are actual figures from the mid-70's
OPERATING COSTS AT MAXIMUM CAPACITY
Cost per 1,000 gallons
Amt. Produced (MGD)
Cost per acre foot
Process
 

Advanced Water Treatment (AWT): Lime Clarification, Recarbonation, Multi-media Filtration, and Chlorination

 

15.0
$1.01
$322
 

Granular Activated Carbon (GAC) treatment and Carbon Regeneration, not including AWT

 

9.0
$0.18
$58
 

Reverse Osmosis, not including AWT

 

5.0
$0.96
$312
 

Advanced Water Treatment (blended GAC and RO product waters) Subtotal

 

14.0
$1.44
$470
 

Blending water extracted from deep wells

 

8.6
$0.12
$38
 

Blended product water used for injection (62% reclaimed water and 38% deep well water)

TOTAL

 

 

 

22.6

 

 

$0.93

 

 

$306

Operating costs above include energy requirement and labor.
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