Local Government Planning Tool to Calculate Institutional and Engineering Control
Costs for Brownfield Properties
Developed by EPA 's Office of Brownfields and Land Revitalization
Overview:
This cost calculator is designed as a voluntary guide for municipal or local governments to assist in calculating their expected
costs of implementing and conducting long-term stewardship (LTS) of institutional controls (ICs) and engineering controls
(ECs) at brownfield properties. ICs are administrative and legal controls designed to minimize exposure to remaining on-site
contamination and to protect constructed remedies. ECs are constructed remedies at contaminated properties and typically
include caps, sub-surface venting systems, barriers, and fences. LTS refers to the activities necessary to ensure that ECs are
maintained and that ICs continue in force. In general, primary responsibility for maintaining ICs/ECs rest with the property
owner and others responsible for cleanup. The state response program often plays a large role in selecting, implementing,
and monitoring ICs/ECs; however, local governments, as controllers of local land use and zoning, often have responsibilities
associated with ICs/ECs and LTS at brownfield properties. Each of these separate entities may have different roles,
responsibilities and costs. It is important to calculate the full cost of LTS for ICs
and ECs, both short- and long-term to ensure adequate resources are available for their management over time.
This cost calculator assumes that the local government's role at a brownfield is as a governmental entity with jurisdiction over
the property and not as a responsible party. This cost calculator may not identify all of the activities that a local government
that is also a responsible party might be required to undertake. In most instances a state's response program will set the rules
for ICs, ECs and LTS. The state program may specify roles, responsibilities, or activities for the local government. Best
practice is for the state response program, local government, and other parties with IC/EC/LTS responsibilities to
communicate clearly about the property. Many states have enacted the Uniform Environmental Covenants Act (UECA) or
similar laws, which set rules for environmental covenants imposed on the property. This law and related legislation can
address issues such as allowing the 1C to "run with the land", 1C language, notification to lessees of the 1C, enforcement, and
the elimination of common law impediments. In addition, some states use operation and maintenance agreements to define
the roles, responsibilities, and specifications for LTS. Local governments should
communicate with their state response program about the specific activities they plan to undertake with respect to ICs
and LTS of ECs. This cost calculator was developed to include as large a range of the typical activities that a local
government might engage in at a brownfield property, but may include activities or tasks that are not applicable to a
specific program or property.
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The content of this calculator is intended to be applicable to any scenario and as a result may be over-inclusive for any
particular property or program. Identified tasks may already have been completed or may not apply to your program and
properties, so fill in only those lines that are relevant.
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Directions:
The file includes a "Programmatic Costs" tab and multiple "Property Costs" tabs. The programmatic tab will guide you
through estimating the costs of running the 1C program generally. The property-specific tabs are for calculating the 1C
costs of each individual property run by the program. The programmatic costs do not include the property-specific costs.
There are activities that must be done for programmatic and property-specific purposes. Best practices include periodically
revisiting the programmatic costs, particularly with the addition of a large property or a new type of property.
For the sake of clarity, the task lines in each tab are divided into seven categories: Preliminary, Planning, Public
Information, Record Keeping Systems, Administration and Funding, Monitoring and Inspection, and Enforcement.
For each line, estimate the amount of whatever is prompted, whether hours (staff or consultants), miles, or dollars, to
complete the task. For hours and miles, the estimated amount must then be multiplied by the expense rate. Wage tables
from the U.S. Office of Personnel Management (http://www.opm.gov/oca/) or wage rates from http://www.wdol.gov/ may
help with estimating wage rates when those figures are unknown.
The resulting amount will appear in the appropriate column: Initial Cost, Annual Cost, or Periodic Cost.
For annual costs, the resulting amount is then automatically multiplied by the expected length of the project. For
simplicity, the length of the project may be selected from the drop-down box at the top of the page, marked "Period."
Adjusting this figure will automatically fill in the appropriate number of years throughout the cost calculator. The number of
years from which one may select ranges from 1 to 50.
For periodic costs, the user must input the expected number of times that the task will be required within the time frame of
the project (50 years or fewer). That number will then automatically be multiplied by the cost of the task.
The final figure for each task will appear in the "Total Cost" column on the far right of the calculator. Once cost estimates
for each task relevant to the program or property at issue are completed and put into the calculator, a total initial cost and
total overall cost (including the initial cost) will appear at the bottom of the last page. An estimated net present value of the
total cost also will appear there.
Further explanations of some items may be found by placing the cursor over the red triangle as at the end of a line.
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Local Government Planning Tool to
Calculate Institutional Control and Engineering Control Costs for Properties
Programmatic Costs
Program Name
Last
Document Preparer
Date of Last
Preparation/Review
Period (# of Years ICs Required)
Pre
liminary
Time for identifying and reviewing federal,
state, and/or tribal regulatory authorities and
programs for institutional and engineering
controls
Attorney time for review of documents
Time for developing local ordinances and
laws
Time for developing adaptive policies and
procedures for ICs and ECs
Time for reviewing federal, state, and/or tribal
mechanisms for managing LTS (e.g.,
operation and maintenance) of ICs/ECs,
inventory, etc
Time to delineate roles/responsibilities for ICs
and ECs among public and private parties
Time for developing plans for natural
disasters
Hours
Hours
Hours
Hours
Hours
Hours
Hours
X
X
X
X
X
X
X
Rate ($)
Initial Cost ($)
.,
Annual Cost
($)
= $
., -
= $
.,
., -
= $
#yrs
Periodic Cost
($)
# of Times
in Period
Total Cost
($)
= $ -
= $ -
-j -
= $ -
= $ -
= $ -
= $ -
Planning
Time for creating checklist of concerns
Hours
X
= $
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Time to negotiate an MOD or other
agreement with federal, state, and/or tribal
authorities including mechanisms for inter-
agency communications
Time for developing a plan for ICs, ECs, and
LTS activities, including funding for activities
Time for coordinating IC/EC with master plan
zoning, and building permit programs
Time to establish fees to off-set cost of
operation of program and fee collection
process
Time for annual review and update of plan
(regular review for effectiveness)
Time for revising the plan as needed given
the circumstances (law change, etc)
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Pu
blic Information
Time for designing and testing public
communication program
Time to provide community education and
outreach
Travel cost for public outreach
Time for coordinating agency
communications
Time to update and post info on the web and
develop new outreach materials
Time for assessing/revising programs as
needed
Hours
Hours
Miles
Hours
Hours
Hours
X
X
X
X
X
X
Rate ($)
=
_
_
_
=
Initial Cost ($)
$
fVmual Cost
($)
$ - x
$ - x
$ - x
$ - x
#yrs
10
10
10
10
Periodic Cost
($)
$
x
# of Times
in Period
Total Cost
($)
= $ -
-j -
= $ -
= $ -
= $ -
Record Keeping Systems
Time for identifying and reviewing state, tribal
and/or local record keeping/tracking systems
and develop new ones
Time to coordinate system with master plan,
zoning, and building permit programs
Cost of hardware for record keeping system
Cost of software for record keeping system
Cost of primary and redundant record storage
Cost of purchasing geographic data and
maps
Time for managing/maintaining record
keeping system
Time for coordinating data sharing
Time for ensuring software and data
compatibility across agencies
Time for maintaining QA/QC for data
Time for responding to requests for
information
Cost of updating/replacing hardware as
needed
Hours
Hours
Cost
Cost
Cost
Cost
Hours
Hours
Hours
Hours
Cost
x
x
x
x
x
x
_
_
_
_
_
_
_
_
_
$
, -
$
, -
$
$
, -
$
, -
$
X
X
X
X
10
10
10
10
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Re
oord Keeping Systems (cont.)
Cost of updating/replacing software as
needed
Time for training new staff
Cost
Hours
X
Rate ($)
_
=
Initial Cost ($)
Annual Cost
($)
#yrs
Periodic Cost
($)
$ - x
# of Times
in Period
$ - x
=
Total Cost
($)
$ -
Mo
nitoring and Inspection
Time for determining what monitoring data
will be collected and how to record it
Time for creating monitoring and inspection
schedules
Time for planning inspection activities
Time for assigning responsibility for
monitoring and inspection
Time for training inspectors
Cost of hardware/software or similar IT
Time for monitoring-related training and
outreach
Cost of training and outreach materials
Hours
Hours
Hours
Hours
Hours
Cost
Hours
Cost
x
x
x
x
x
x
.
$
$
$
$
, -
$
$
$
X
X
= $ -
= $ -
= $ -
= $ -
= $ -
= $ -
= $ -
= $ -
Enforcement
Time for planning of enforcement activities
Time for determining enforcement authority
and assigning responsibility
Time for coordinating enforcement
Hours
Hours
Hours
x
x
x
= $
-j -
$
x
10
= $
= $ -
= $ -
Total Initial Cost
= $
Total Cost
= $
Estimated Net Present Value of Total Cost*
= $
* Estimated NPV of total cost is the sum of annual and periodic costs divided by the period and multiplied by the EPA-designated multi-year discount factor for the
period, all added to the initial cost. The EPA-designated multi-year discount factors can be found at http://epa.gov/superfund/policy/remedy/pdfs/finaldoc.pdf.
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Local Government Planning Tool to Calculate Institutional Control Costs for Properties
Property-Specific Costs
Property Name
Property Location (APN, tax acct #, or lot
#)
Document Preparer
Lat/Long or Polygon
Description of Institutional Control(s)
Period (# of Years ICs Required)
State/Tribal Response Program
Date of Preparation
Preliminary
Time for review of plans/descriptions of
proposed institutional controls or
modifications to existing institutional controls
Staff and attorney time for establishing the
ICs, reviewing title, curing title defects, etc
Time for obtaining financial assurances tc
regulators/responsible parties
Time for developing property specific
guidance documents
Time for developing plans for natural
disasters
Hours
Hours
Hours
Hours
Hours
X
X
X
X
Rate
Initial Cost
Jl
= $
Annual Cost
= $
= $
= $
= $
#yrs
Periodic Cost
# of Times
in Period
n- - -
- -
= $
= $
= $
= $
Planning
Time for site visit
Travel costs for site visit
Hours
Miles
blic Information
X
X
= $
= $
= $
.. -
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Cost of publication of materials, PSAs, etc
Cost of signs and permanent structures
Time for delivering ongoing information
programs
Travel cost for public outreach
Cost of updating published materials, signs
etc
Cost
Cost
Hours
Miles
Cost
X
X
=
=
=
=
1 -
$
s -
X
X
10
10
$
X
= $
., -
= $
= $
= $
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Re
oord Keeping Systems
Time for maintaining QA/QC for data
Time for reporting
Time for responding to requests for
information
Time for tracking property transactions and
divisions
Time for surveying and re-parceling property
if change in land use
Travel cost for surveying related properties il
change in land use
Time for updating 1C information used by all
agencies if change in land use/owner
Cost of permitting, oversight, and fees of
other agencies
Hours
Hours
Hours
Hours
Hours
Miles
Hours
Cost
X
X
X
X
X
X
X
Rate ($)
^^^^^^^^^
=
=
=
_
=
Initial Cost ($)
Annual Cost
($)
$
, -
Periodic Cost
#yrs ($)
X
X
10
10
1
$
$
$
$
. -
$
# of Times
in Period
X
X
X
X
X
X
Total Cost
($)
= $
-j -
= $
= $
= $
= $
= $
= $
Administration and Funding
Time for planning long-term funding
Time for establishing long-term funding
mechanism
Time for budgeting, obtaining funds, and
reporting
Time for obtaining funds for periodic activities
Hours
Hours
Hours
Hours
X
X
X
X
_
$
$
$
X
10
$
X
= $
= $
= $
= $
Monitoring and Inspection
Time for determining what monitoring data
will be collected and how to record it
Time to set up monitoring/inspection &
integrate it with other government functions
Time for assigning responsibility for
monitoring and inspection
Time for planning inspection activities anc
training inspectors
Time for installing on-site monitoring
equipment
Hours
Hours
Hours
Hours
Hours
X
X
X
X
X
= $
-j -
= $
= $
= $
= $
= $
= $
= $
= $
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Mo
nitoring and Inspection (cont.)
Travel cost for installing/inspecting on-site
equipment
Cost of on-site equipment
Time for coordinating monitoring of properties
covered by multiple jurisdictions
Time for collecting monitoring and inspection
data, check for land use change
Travel cost for annual on-site monitoring and
inspection
Time for inputting data and reporting results
Time for visiting properties for possible
changes in land use or other issues
Travel cost for periodic site visits
Time for monitoring-related training and
outreach
Cost of training and outreach materials
Miles
Cost
Hours
Hours
Miles
Hours
Hours
Miles
Hours
Cost
X
X
X
X
X
X
X
X
Rate ($)
_
=
=
=
=
=
=
Initial Cost ($)
$
* -
Annual Cost
($)
$
k.
.
$
X
X
X
X
#yrs
10
10
10
10
Periodic Cost
($)
$
$
$
$
X
X
X
X
# of Times
in Period
Total Cost
($)
= $
., -
= $
= $
= $
= $
-J -
= $
-J -
= $
Enforcement
Time for determining enforcement authority
and assigning responsibility
Time for coordinating enforcement
Time for reviewing inspection and monitoring
data to ensure property compliance
Time for issuing orders
Time or mediator fees for negotiation
Legal fees to address a violation
Time for updating records and the hazardous
property registry as needed
Hours
Hours
Hours
Hours
Hours
Cost
Hours
X
X
X
X
X
X
=
=
=
=
=
=
=
$
$
s -
X
X
10
10
$
$
$
$
X
X
X
X
= $
= $
., -
= $
., -
= $
= $
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En1
'orcement (cont.)
Time for sharing updated information with
other agencies as needed
Time for addressing failed ICs and
implementing new ICs
Travel cost for site visit to inspect and repair
damage
Time for altering ICs if cleanup standards
change
Attorney time for review of documents, new
ICs, etc if circumstances change
Hours
Hours
Miles
Hours
Hours
X
X
X
X
X
Rate ($)
^^^^^^^^^
^^^^^^^^=
=
=
=
Initial Cost ($)
Annual Cost Periodic Cost # of Times
($) # yrs 1 1 ($) | in Period
$ - x
$ - x
Total Cost
($)
= $
.. -
$ - x = $ -
1 - |x|
= $
$ - X = $ -
Total Initial Cost
= $
Total Cost
= $
Estimated Net Present Value of Total Cost*
= $
* Estimated NPV of total cost is the sum of annual and periodic costs divided by the period and multiplied by the EPA-designated multi-year discount factor for the
period, all added to the initial cost. The EPA-designated multi-year discount factors can be found at http://epa.gov/superfund/policy/remedy/pdfs/finaldoc.pdf.
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Local Government Planning Tool to Calculate Institutional Control Costs for Properties
Property-Specific Costs
Property Name
Property Location (APN, tax acct #, or lot
#)
Document Preparer
Lat/Long or Polygon
Description of Institutional Control(s)
Period (# of Years ICs Required)
State/Tribal Response Program
Date of Preparation
iliminary
Time for review of plans/descriptions of
proposed institutional controls or
modifications to existing institutional controls
Staff and attorney time for establishing the
ICs, reviewing title, curing title defects, etc
Time for obtaining financial assurances tc
regulators/responsible parties
Time for developing property specific
guidance documents
Time for developing plans for natural
disasters
Hours
Hours
Hours
Hours
Hours
X
X
X
X
X
Rate ($)
Annual Cost Periodic Cost
Initial Cost ($)| | ($) |#yrs|| ($)
= $
-j -
= $
-j -
= $
# of Times! 1 Total Cost
in Period ($)
= $
-j -
= $
-j -
= $
Pla
nning
Time for site visit
Travel costs for site visit
Hours
Miles
X
X
= $
= $
= $
Public Information
Cost of publication of materials, PSAs, etc
Cost
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Cost of signs and permanent structures
Time for delivering ongoing information
programs
Travel cost for public outreach
Cost of updating published materials, signs
etc
Cost
Hours
Miles
Cost
X
X
$
=
=
=
$ -
$
X
X
10
10
$
X
= $
., -
= $
= $
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Re
oord Keeping Systems
Time for maintaining QA/QC for data
Time for reporting
Time for responding to requests for
information
Time for tracking property transactions and
divisions
Time for surveying and re-parceling property
if change in land use
Travel cost for surveying related properties il
change in land use
Time for updating 1C information used by all
agencies if change in land use/owner
Cost of permitting, oversight, and fees of
other agencies
Hours
Hours
Hours
Hours
Hours
Miles
Hours
Cost
X
X
X
X
X
X
X
Rate ($)
^^^^^^^^^
=
=
=
_
=
Initial Cost ($)
Annual Cost
($)
$
, -
Periodic Cost
#yrs ($)
X
X
10
10
1
$
$
$
$
. -
$
# of Times
in Period
X
X
X
X
X
X
Total Cost
($)
= $
-j -
= $
= $
= $
= $
= $
= $
Administration and Funding
Time for planning long-term funding
Time for establishing long-term funding
mechanism
Time for budgeting, obtaining funds, and
reporting
Time for obtaining funds for periodic activities
Hours
Hours
Hours
Hours
X
X
X
X
_
$
$
$
X
10
$
X
= $
= $
= $
= $
Monitoring and Inspection
Time for determining what monitoring data
will be collected and how to record it
Time to set up monitoring/inspection &
integrate it with other government functions
Time for assigning responsibility for
monitoring and inspection
Time for planning inspection activities anc
training inspectors
Time for installing on-site monitoring
equipment
Hours
Hours
Hours
Hours
Hours
X
X
X
X
X
= $
-j -
= $
= $
= $
= $
= $
= $
= $
= $
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Mo
nitoring and Inspection (cont.)
Travel cost for installing/inspecting on-site
equipment
Cost of on-site equipment
Time for coordinating monitoring of properties
covered by multiple jurisdictions
Time for collecting monitoring and inspection
data, check for land use change
Travel cost for annual on-site monitoring and
inspection
Time for inputting data and reporting results
Time for visiting properties for possible
changes in land use or other issues
Travel cost for periodic site visits
Time for monitoring-related training and
outreach
Cost of training and outreach materials
Miles
Cost
Hours
Hours
Miles
Hours
Hours
Miles
Hours
Cost
X
X
X
X
X
X
X
X
Rate ($)
_
=
=
=
=
=
=
Initial Cost ($)
$
* -
Annual Cost
($)
$
k.
.
$
X
X
X
X
#yrs
10
10
10
10
Periodic Cost
($)
$
$
$
$
X
X
X
X
# of Times
in Period
Total Cost
($)
= $
., -
= $
= $
= $
= $
-J -
= $
-J -
= $
Enforcement
Time for determining enforcement authority
and assigning responsibility
Time for coordinating enforcement
Time for reviewing inspection and monitoring
data to ensure property compliance
Time for issuing orders
Time or mediator fees for negotiation
Legal fees to address a violation
Time for updating records and the hazardous
property registry as needed
Hours
Hours
Hours
Hours
Hours
Cost
Hours
X
X
X
X
X
X
=
=
=
=
=
=
=
$
$
s -
X
X
10
10
$
$
$
$
X
X
X
X
= $
= $
., -
= $
., -
= $
= $
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En1
'orcement (cont.)
Time for sharing updated information with
other agencies as needed
Time for addressing failed ICs and
implementing new ICs
Travel cost for site visit to inspect and repair
damage
Time for altering ICs if cleanup standards
change
Attorney time for review of documents, new
ICs, etc if circumstances change
Hours
Hours
Miles
Hours
Hours
X
X
X
X
X
Rate ($)
^^^^^^^^^
^^^^^^^^=
=
=
=
Initial Cost ($)
Annual Cost Periodic Cost # of Times
($) # yrs 1 1 ($) | in Period
$ - x
$ - x
Total Cost
($)
= $
.. -
$ - x = $ -
1 - |x|
= $
$ - X = $ -
Total Initial Cost
= $
Total Cost
= $
Estimated Net Present Value of Total Cost*
= $
* Estimated NPV of total cost is the sum of annual and periodic costs divided by the period and multiplied by the EPA-designated multi-year discount factor for the
period, all added to the initial cost. The EPA-designated multi-year discount factors can be found at http://epa.gov/superfund/policy/remedy/pdfs/finaldoc.pdf.
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Local Government Planning Tool to Calculate Engineering Control Costs for Properties
Property-Specific Costs
Property Name
Property Location (APN, tax acct #, or lot
#)
Document Preparer
Lat/Long or Polygon
Description of Engineering Control(s)
Pre
Period (# of Years ECs Required)
liminary
Time for review of plans/descriptions of
proposed engineering controls or
modifications to existing engineering controls
Time for review of LTS documents (e.g.,
environmental covenants, operation &
maintenance plans, remedial action plans)
Time for obtaining financial assurances (e.g.,
bonds, insurance, escrow) to
regulators/responsible parties
Time for processing
notifications/permits/approvals for
engineering controls
Time for developing plans for natural
disasters
1 *
Hours
Hours
Hours
Hours
Hours
|_| State/Tribal Response Program Date of Preparation
X
X
X
X
X
Rate Initial Cost |
Annual Cost
#yrs
Periodic Cost
# of Times
in Period Total Cost
., -
= $
-, -
= , -
-ğ -
= $
= $
= $
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Planning
Time to develop LTS plan for engineering
controls
Time for review of documents, new ECs, etc
if circumstances change
Time to schedule and conduct initial site visit
Travel costs for initial site visit
Hours
Hours
Hours
Miles
X
X
X
X
= $
-
- Ğ
q>
- $
, -
X
= $
= $
= $
-
Ins
tallation
Cost to install or establish engineering 1
xi L/OSt
control
Cost of permitting, oversight, and fees of
other agencies for installing or establishing
Ecs
Time to inspect installation of engineering
controls
Travel cost to inspect installation of
engineering controls
Cost
Hours
Miles
X
X
X
X
$
, -
-
, -
- 1
- -P
= $
= $
Public Information
Cost of publication and distribution of
materials (e.g., legal notices, mailings to
neighbors)
Time for delivering ongoing information
Cost
programs (e.g., participating in or conducting Hours
public meetings)
Travel cost for information programs (e.g.,
outreach)
Cost of updating published materials,
notices, etc
Miles
Cost
X
Y
= $
=
_
_
$ - X
10
$ x mil
= $
$ |x ~ $ -
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Re
oord Keeping Systems
Time for maintaining QA/QC for data
Time for reporting
Time for responding to requests for
information
Time for tracking property transactions and
divisions
Time for surveying and re-parceling property
if change in land use
Hours
Hours
Hours
Hours
Hours
Travel cost for surveying related properties if
change in land use
Time for updating EC information used by all ,,
... -I, / Hours
agencies if change in land use/owner
X
X
X
X
X
X
X
-
=
=
=
=
=
=
$
$
X
X
10
10
$ - X
$ - X
$ - X
$ - X
$ - X
Administration and Funding
Monitoring and Inspection
Time for establishing long-term funding
mechanism
Time for budgeting, obtaining funds, and
reporting
Time for tracking source of funding for the
ECs and expenditures against funds
Time for obtaining funds for periodic activities
Hours
Hours
Hours
X
X
X
=
=
=
v
-
X
X
10
10
$
X
= $
= $
= $
= $
Time for determining what
monitoring/inspection data will be collected
and how to record it
Time to set up monitoring/inspection program
& integrate it with other government functions
Time for assigning responsibility for
monitoring/inspection
Time for planning monitoring/inspection
activities and training inspectors
Time for inspector review of operation,
maintenance, or other requirements for
engineering controls prior to site visit (e.g.,
property-specific guidance documents)
Hours
Hours
Hours
Hours
Hours
X
X
X
X
X
=
=
=
=
=
$
, -
-
X
10
= $
= $
= $
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i ime ror sue VISIT Tor monuoring/inspeciion
Time for collecting and organizing
monitoring/inspection data, check for land
use change
Time for updating tracking system with
monitoring/inspection data and reporting
results
Time for inspection/monitoring-related
training and outreach
Cost of on-going training and related
materials
Hours
Hours
Hours
Hours
Cost
X
X
X
X
=
=
=
=
$
$
$
X
X
X
IU
10
10
$
$
X
x
Operation and Maintenance
Cost for operation and maintenance of
engineering controls (Contracted)
Time for operation and maintenance of
engineering controls (In-house)
Cost for materials for operation and
maintenance (In-house)
Travel cost for periodic site visits for
operation and maintenance (In-house)
Time inspect and repair damage of
engineering controls (In-house)
Cost for materials to repair damage of
engineering controls (In-house)
Travel cost for site visit to repair damage of
engineering controls (In-house)
Cost
Hours
Cost
Miles
Hours
Cost
Miles
X
X
X
X
X
X
X
=
=
=
=
=
=
=
$ - X
$ - X
$ - X
$ - X
$ - X
$ - X
$ - X
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Enforcement
Time for determining enforcement authority
and assigning responsibility
Time for coordinating enforcement
Time for reviewing inspection and monitoring
data to ensure property compliance
Time for issuing orders
Time or mediator fees for negotiation
Legal fees to address a violation
Time for updating records and tracking
system as needed
Time for sharing updated information with
other agencies as needed
Time for addressing failed ECs and
implementing new ECs
Hours
Hours
Hours
Hours
Hours
Cost
Hours
Hours
Hours
X
X
X
X
X
X
X
X
=
=
=
=
=
=
=
=
$
$ -
-
X
X
10
10
$ -
$
$
$
$
$
X
X
X
X
x
X
Total Initial Cost
Total Cost
Estimated Net Present Value of Total Cost*
= $
* Estimated NPV of total cost is the sum of annual and periodic costs divided by the period and multiplied by the EPA-designated multi-year discount factor for the
period, all added to the initial cost. The EPA-designated multi-year discount factors can be found at http://epa.gov/superfund/policy/remedy/pdfs/finaldoc.pdf.
EC/IC Spreadsheet
EPA 560-F-10-230
July 2010
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