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Latest revision as of 01:05, 8 February 2023
Cost factors for stormwater management ponds are extremely sensitive to site conditions. Availability of materials for embankment construction, outlet protection, cost of excavation, liner materials, and land costs are significant factors. Maintenance and inspection costs for mowing and periodic dredging are post-development factors. Other technologies such as infiltration trenches may be more cost-effective in smaller drainage areas due to construction and long-term maintenance costs (Young et al.,1996). Costs for ponds typically include costs for embankment, riser and spillway structures, outfall protection, vegetative stabilization, excavation, and grading. Additional costs for site preparation can include soil amendments, precision grading, plant materials and creation of occluding layers in coarse-textured soil types if wetlands systems must be created on upland sites due to project constraints. Project costs can be lowered if existing pre-construction site conditions are carefully considered and isolated areas with hydric (wet) soils contained within the footprint of the project are utilized as stormwater management facilities.
Additional maintenance costs may be incurred until the establishment of the wetland ecosystem. Invasive plants must be culled and dead plants replaced. The outlet structure may have to be adjusted, based on seasonal observations, to achieve the proper water surface in the pond. (FHWA, 1997).
Detailed cost estimate
The most appropriate technique for determining the cost to construct and maintain a specific BMP will be to apply unit costs to each component of construction, operation and/or maintenance. The following table shows the typical components for stormwater wetlands and presents those components of a construction project that are unique to this best management practice. Costs that would be associated with all aspects of a construction site, such as erosion and sediment control, mobilization, or traffic control, are not presented as unique costs. Designers are encouraged to use a cost worksheet to estimate their BMP construction cost.
Primary cost components for stormwater wetlands
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| Implementation stage | Primary cost components | Basic cost estimate | Other considerations |
|---|---|---|---|
| Tree and plant protection | Protection cost ($/acre) * affected area (acre) | ||
| Topsoil salvage | Salvage cost ($/acre) * affected area (acre) | ||
| Clearing and grubbing | Clearing cost ($/acre) * affected area | ||
| Excavation and grading | 4-foot depth excavation cost ($/acre) * area (acre) | Soil and rock fill material, tunneling | |
| Hauling material off-site | Excavation cost * (% of material to be hauled away) | ||
| Inlet structure | ($/structure) | ||
| Outlet structure | ($/structure) | ||
| Soil preparation | Soil cost ($/acre) * seeding/planting area (1 foot average depth per acre) | ||
| Seeding (or sodding) | Seeding cost ($/acre) * seeded area (acre) | ||
| Planting/transplanting | Planting cost ($/acre) * planted area (acre) | ||
| Debris removal | Removal cost ($/acre) * area (acre) * frequency (2 per year) | ||
| Invasive plant removal | Labor cost ($/hr) * time * frequency | ||
| Sediment removal | Removal cost ($/acre) * area (acre) * frequency (1 per 5 years) | ||
| Erosion repair | Repair cost ($/acre) * area affected | ||
| Gate/valve operation | Operation cost ($) * operation frequency (2 per year) | ||
| Inspection | Inspection cost ($) * inspection frequency (2 per year) | ||
| Mowing | Mowing cost ($/acre) * mowing frequency (4 per year) |
Related pages
- Overview for stormwater wetlands
- Types of stormwater wetlands
- Design criteria for stormwater wetlands
- Construction specifications for stormwater wetlands
- Assessing the performance of stormwater wetlands
- Operation and maintenance of stormwater wetlands
- Cost-benefit considerations for stormwater wetlands
- Calculating credits for stormwater wetlands
- References for stormwater wetlands
- Requirements, recommendations and information for using stormwater wetland as a BMP in the MIDS calculator.
This page was last edited on 8 February 2023, at 01:05.