Central Wastewater Collection and Treatment Feasibility Guide for Local Decisionmakers in the Rural Ozarks

摘要

Local decisionmakers will find this budget analysis useful in evaluating the need for small community wastewater collection, conveyance, and treatment facilities. Capital and operating costs are projected for a hypothetical community of about 2,000 people (breakeven rates for this community for residential hookups equalled $9.24 per month). Supporting data for the local budgeting and decision process were gathered from recently built facilities in the Ozarks and non-Ozarks regions of Oklahoma and Missouri. Blank forms to help estimate demand, capital costs, and annual profit or loss are presented. Federal and State funding and regulations are discussed.