N.H. Code Admin. R. Env-Wq 707.06

Current through Register No. 25, June 20, 2024

Section Env-Wq 707.06 - Basis of Design Report: Life Cycle Comparison of Treatment Technology Options

For life cycle comparison of treatment technology options, the basis of design report shall include a description or analysis of:

(a) Capital, operation and maintenance costs, including energy costs;

(b) Life cycle comparison over a 20-year planning period unless an alternative length planning period is justified;

(c) Discount rates, based on the discount rate set forth in Appendix C of OMB circular A-94 available at www.whitehouse.gov/omb/circulars/a094/a94_appx-c.html;

(d) Present worth analysis using total project cost including construction and non-construction costs;

(e) Average annual operation and maintenance costs over the life of the project, converted to present day dollars using a uniform series present worth calculation;

(f) Deductions of the present worth of the salvage value;

(g) Net present value calculations for each evaluated treatment technology option; and

(h) Non-economic factors such as social and environmental aspects; including, but not limited to:

(1) Reliability;

(2) Operational complexity;

(3) Expandability; and

(4) Sustainability.

N.H. Code Admin. R. Env-Wq 707.06

Adopted byVolume XXXIV Number 46, Filed November 13, 2014, Proposed by #10693, Effective 10/15/2014, Expires10/15/2024.