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f� <br /> I ISBN <br /> ECONOMICS <br /> Tables B and C show the system and The ABG system coupled with the <br /> operational costs of the ABG system pigment filtration system costs <br /> currently in place at the James River 'A1.98/gallon, assuming capital cost is <br /> Corp. packaging plant in San Leandro, averaged over five years. These costs <br /> California. The unit costs in Table B compare favorably over the much higher <br /> were calculated using a waste cost of hauling the waste to a disposal <br /> conversion rate of 1000 gallons per site The normal rate of return on <br /> month over a use penod of five years investment for the ABO system is 7 to <br /> The cost per gallon is used most often 20 months <br /> when comparing, systems. <br /> Table B. Capital Costs <br /> sxstem Cornnnnent cm Qst/4al.Waste <br /> Advanced Bio-Gest UT-1000R $44,950 $0.75 <br /> (Rated at 1000 gal/month) <br /> Simpson 1 cu ft Filter Press $10.000 $017 <br /> with pumps, tanks and plumbing <br /> Automatic pH Adjustment $3,000 $005 <br /> Feed System <br /> TOTAL SYSTEM COST $57,950 <br /> Capital Cost Averaged over a S-Ye e Period $0.97/gallon of waste - <br /> 'fable C. Operating Costs <br /> Q=rating Costs Costs Cost/Ga1.Waste <br /> Labor (7 hrs/'Week) $20/hr $0.61 <br /> Electricity (4.43 KWH) $0.0$/KW $0.25 <br /> pH Adjusting Chemicals <br /> Acetic Acid(90%) $5 44/gal $010 <br /> (Approx. 1 gal/55 gal waste) <br /> Ammonium Hydroxide (26%) $1 60/gal $0.43 <br /> (Approx. 1 gal/55 gal waste) <br /> Uiestion Media $20/cu.ft, $0.01 <br /> T/2 cu ft/month <br /> TOTAL OPERATING COSTS $10 1/gaUon of warm <br />