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Policy & Guidance: Worksheet Q
Policy & Guidance: Worksheet Q
Interim Economic Guidance for Water Quality Standards
Calculation of Total Annual Pollution Control Costs
Per Household
A. Current Pollution Control Costs:
| Total Annual Cost of Existing Pollution Control | $________ (1) |
| Amount of Existing Costs Paid By Households | $________ (2) |
| Percent of Existing Costs Paid By Households | ________%(3) |
| Number of Households* | ________(4) |
| Annual Cost Per Household [Calculate: (2)/(4) ] | $________ (5) |
* Do not use number of hook-ups.
B. New Pollution Control Costs
Are households expected to provide revenues for the new pollution control project in the same proportion that they support existing pollution control? (Check a, b or c and continue as directed.)
| a) Yes [fill in percent from (3) ] | percent.(6a) | |
| b) No, they are expected to pay | percent.(6b) | |
| c) No, they are expected to pay based on flow. (Continue on Worksheet Q, Option A) | ||
| Total Annual Cost of Pollution Control Project [Line (7), Worksheet P] | $________ (7) |
| Proportion of Costs Households Are Expected to Pay [ (6a) or (6b) ] | ________(8) |
| Amount to Be Paid By Households [Calculate: (9) x (10) ] | $________ (9) |
| Annual Cost per Household [Calculate: (11)/(4) ] | $________ (10) |
C. Total Annual Pollution Control Cost Per Household
| Total Annual Cost of Pollution Control Per Household (5) + (10) | $________ (11) |
| Total Annual Cost of Pollution Control Project [ (5) + (6) ] | $________ (7) |
