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Article #231Re: California's Opportunity to Achieve Improved Flood Control
From: Sam Drevo
Date: Thu, 13 Feb 1997 00:00
Date: Thu, 13 Feb 1997 00:00
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Paul Schelp wrote: > > wjpaul@ix.netcom.com(Warren J. Paul ) wrote: > >Specific schemes have specific costs. Dams always seem expensive > >because we know what they cost from long experienc, both initial > >investment and life cycle costs. Note that while dams tend to have > >high initial costs, they have very low O&M costs. Non-structural > >schemes usually are boosted by overly optimistic initial estimates due > >to lack of experience, and have high O&M costs. > > >Dam Engineer and Proud of It! > > I'd like you to explain where in the "life cycle cost" you factor in > the cost of dealing with that dam after it fills with sediment. The 10 point answer is... demolishing it, just like on the Elwha river on the Olympic Peninsula, in Washington. Cost-Benefit Analysis proves it (for all you economists)... Why don't we try to restore some ecosystems rather than destroy them. Check yourself before you wreck your self (Public Enemy #1) SPD
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X-Google-Language: ENGLISH,ASCII-7-bit X-Google-Thread: 106ed4,2373d8dbf9f6fee5 X-Google-Attributes: gid106ed4,public X-Google-Thread: 102cad,2373d8dbf9f6fee5 X-Google-Attributes: gid102cad,public X-Google-Thread: fe1ad,2373d8dbf9f6fee5 X-Google-Attributes: gidfe1ad,public X-Google-Thread: f84dc,2373d8dbf9f6fee5 X-Google-Attributes: gidf84dc,public X-Google-Thread: 10df74,2373d8dbf9f6fee5 X-Google-Attributes: gid10df74,public X-Google-Thread: 108860,2373d8dbf9f6fee5 X-Google-Attributes: gid108860,public X-Google-Thread: 105030,2373d8dbf9f6fee5 X-Google-Attributes: gid105030,public X-Google-Thread: f9e58,2373d8dbf9f6fee5 X-Google-Attributes: gidf9e58,public From: Sam Drevo <drevo@hlc.com> Subject: Re: California's Opportunity to Achieve Improved Flood Control Date: 1997/02/13 Message-ID: <3302DBF5.DC@hlc.com> X-Deja-AN: 218451782 References: <rpenny-ya023580000202971509530001@nntp.ix.netcom.com> <5db24u$2gp@dfw-ixnews10.ix.netcom.com> <32F9ED1F.7387@ucdavis.edu> <5de23g$8kn@dfw-ixnews7.ix.netcom.com> <32FE1D10.331F@ucdavis.edu> <5dr9gs$9kn@sjx-ixn5.ix.netcom.com> <5dtj1u$7i9@boursy.news.erols.com> To: Paul Schelp <schelp@erols.com> Content-Type: text/plain; charset=us-ascii Organization: student Mime-Version: 1.0 Newsgroups: ca.water,rec.boats.paddle,alt.org.audubon,alt.org.earth-first,alt.org.sierra-club,ca.general,ca.news,ca.environment,sci.geo.hydrology,sci.geo.rivers+lakes,sci.environment,sci.engr.civil X-Mailer: Mozilla 2.01 (Win95; I; 16bit)