..........On August 28, 1996, Dale Patchett, Executive Liaison Officer for the Department of Environmental Protection (DEP), included in a letter to Comptroller Robert Milligan a list of all expenditures made on the East End of the Greenways during 1994, 1995 and one half of 1996. The "East End" of the Greenways is considered to begin at Eureka and continue to the St. Johns River, which includes Rodman Reservoir. The total listed expenditures for two and one half years were only $550,039.80, as shown below.

........Listed expenditures for 1994/95 fiscal year totaled $156,940.04 and for 1995/96 fiscal year totaled $160,591.12. From these results, a statement can be made that the East End expenses listed should total about $160,000 annually.

.........There were six items not included in these the lists, which are listed on the bottom of page three. Of the six items listed, only "employee salaries, benefits and taxes" would apply to the operation and maintenance of only Rodman Reservoir. The other expenses would apply to the operation and maintenance of the Greenway whether Rodman were flooded or drained. Employee salaries would be reduced by possibly two positions unless these employees job descriptions were rewritten and they retained. The positions are those of Lock Tender, and we are informed the total salaries and benefits for these two positions total no more then $60,000 per year. Adding this to our previous total gives us the sum of $220,000 per year.

.........There are five pieces of heavy equipment normally housed at Buckman Lock: a road grader, a front end loader, a 130hp. tractor, a semi and low boy trailer used to haul the other equipment, and a dump truck. The equipment is used throughout the Greenway, not only at Rodman.

.........The maintenance shops at Rodman are well equipped with good tools and should not require extensive purchases except to replace normal wear and tear.

.........It is a good guess that an additional $30,000 per year should cover the remainder of expenses that might occur from the list of six items. Adding the cost derived from the six additional items leaves us with an annual cost of $250.000.

........The annual maintenance and operation of the restored river would be about $250,000. Add this to the $13 million required for restoring the Oklawaha River and it is easy to see that Retaining Rodman Reservoir is the best deal even after overhauling Buckman Lock and Rodman Dam for $400,000.

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LOCK AND DAM OVERHAUL COST WILL BE ONLY

$419,000

The June 1997 quarterly report made to the Florida Cabinet by the DEP stated the engineering firm of Keith and Schnars had completed a thorough inspection of the Buckman Lock and Rodman Dam both above and below water. The cost estimated for a complete overhaul of the structures was $419,000. This would put the structures in tip - top shape. There has been no overhaul to these structures since they were built thirty years ago, and there is every reason to believe this overhaul will last another thirty years.

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A RESTORED RIVER WILL COST ABOUT

$250,000 PER YEAR

TO MAINTAIN

Most of the maintenance and operation cost of Rodman Reservoir are in housekeeping, cutting grass, picking up trash, building maintenance, electricity, etc. These costs will not go away if Rodman is destroyed. There will still be campgrounds and maintenance facilities to tend.

The amount of these housekeeping cost can be found in the benefit/cost analysis the DEP presented to the Florida Cabinet in early 1995.

Partial Restoration:

10 year cumulative total = $6,757,302

20 year cumulative total = $9,349,966

It is determined by studying the restoration cost estimate that all restoration costs occur during the first ten years after the reservoir is drained. Any expense in the 20 year cumulative total in excess of the ten year total is maintenance and operating expense. Subtracting the ten year total from the 20 year total equals $2,592,664 or a maintenance expense of $259,266 per year during the second ten year period.

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OFFICE OF GREENWAYS AND TRAILS AUDIT

EAST OPERATIONS : BUCKMAN LOCK, BUCKMAN SHOP, RODMAN DAM, RODMAN RECREATION AREA, KENWOOD RECREATION AREA AND EUREKA AREA

THE AUDIT DOES NOT INCLUDE THE FOLLOWING:

• Vehicle and heavy equipment fuel costs
• miscellaneous gas card use
• newspaper subscriptions and advertisements
• employee salaries, benefits and taxes
• travel reimbursements
• shop tools and equipment accessories

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RESTORATION COST WOULD BE

$13,096,951.45

Using the $641,000 EPA grant, the DEP hired the engineering firm of Post, Buckley, Schuh, & Jernigan, Inc. (PBS&J) to do the engineering required to complete permit applications. On August 4, 1997, PBS&J submitted the Ocklawaha River Restoration Conceptual Estimate to the DEP.

Ocklawaha River Restoration Conceptual Estimate 08/04/97

Notes

1. The Conceptual Plans did not address the Buckman Lock; therefore, this estimate does not include the Locks.
2. There is an electric power line that will have to be removed before excavation activities can start. A Lump Sum of $10,000 will be sufficient to cover this expense.
3. Based on our observation, the on-site rip rap material quantities may not be sufficient to fulfill the rip-rap needs as described in the conceptual report.
4. The clearing and grubbing at the Cross Florida Barge Canal will be significant in order to utilize the berm material in plugging the canal at Camp Branch Creek.
5. An allowance was made for the portage system. One boat ramp will have to be constructed and one boat ramp will have to be upgraded to meet ADA standards. There is a possibility that the portage system may not be required.
6. We will assume that the spillway has the capacity to carry construction dump trucks.
7. We are assuming that the roadway needs to be milled and the base and millings can be used for stabilizing the haul roads.
8. From our visit the canal at Camp Branch Creek is approximately 200 LF wide at the top and 150 LF at the bottom
9. We are assuming the Temporary Channel cut for Camp Branch will be 750 LF.
10. No costs were included for clearing Camp Branch downstream at the connection. Hand clearing in the creek bed may be required.
11. A spring will prevent the. canal at river channel from being filled from the south side. Therefore it will have to be filled from the north side.
12. The top of the barge spoil may be used as a haul road.
13. The amount quoted in the above estimate are in today's dollars.

• Cost for fiscal year '97 - '98 ...$272,500.00 (Three Months of Design and Monitoring)
• Cost for fiscal year '98 - '99 $6,612,203.49
• Cost for fiscal year '99 - '00 $1,829,851.46
• Cost for fiscal year '00 - '01 $2,003,599.88
• Cost for fiscal year .'0l - '02.$1,928,796.62
• Cost for fiscal year '02 - '03..... $90,000.00
• Cost for fiscal year '03 - '04 .....$90.000.00
• Cost for fiscal year '04 - '05 '... $90,000.00
• Cost for fiscal year '06 - '07 .....$90,000.00
• Cost for fiscal year '07 - '08 .....$90,000.00

.....14 Permit Cost were not included in the '97- '98 amount

.....15 Post construction consists of 5 years worth of monitoring

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