(from http://www.ionics.com/products/WaterFoodChemical/Municipal/iowa/default.htm)



TABLE 2
Costs of Water Production
Operation and Maintenance $/1000 gallons
    Deep well pumping .05  
    Waste disposal .00  
    Plant power .12  
    High service pumping .04  
    Membrane costs .25  
    Labor .04  
    Antiscalant .01  
    Acid, chlorine, phosphate .01  
    Cartridge filters .04  
    Maintenance .03  
    O&M cost (per 1000 gal.) $0.59  
Capital Costs
Process equipment $1,212,600
Building 280,000
Related work 315,000
Total capital $1,807,600
Annual payment* 152,900
Annual total capital costs $1,960,500
Capital cost (per l000 gal.) $0.52
Total cost of production per l000 gal. 1.11
Total estimated cost (per 1000 gallons) to produce water = $1.11 or approximately one tenth of a cent per gallon.
*Assumed: 6% for 20 years. [Received $676,000 00 Block Grant]



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