Policy & Guidance
Interim Economic Guidance for Water Quality Standards
Worksheet G
Calculation of Total Annualized Project Costs
Capital Costs to be financed (Supplied by applicant) |
$________ (1) |
Interest Rate for Financing (Expressed as a decimal) |
________(i) |
Time Period of Financing (Assume 10 years*) |
10 years (n) |
Annualization Factor**
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________(2) |
Annualized Capital Cost [Calculate: (1) x (2) ] |
$________ (3) |
Annual Cost of Operation and Maintenance
(including but not limited to monitoring, inspection, permitting fees, waste disposal charges, repair, administration and replacement)*** |
$________ (4) |
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Total Annual Cost of Pollution Control Project [ (3) + (4) ] |
$________ (5) |
* While actual payback schedules may differ across projects and companies, assume equal annual payments over a 10-year period for consistency in comparing projects.
** Or see Appendix B for calculated annualization factors
*** For recurring costs that occur less frequently than once a year, pro rate the cost over the relevant number of years (e.g., for pumps replaced once every three years, include one-third of the cost in each year).