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Costs of Centralized and Decentralized Water Systems Vogel, Timothy M., Zagozewski, Rebecca, Fonstad, and McPhedran, Kerry N. Department of Civil, Geological, and Environmental Engineering, University of Saskatchewan, School of Public Health,


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Costs of Centralized and Decentralized Water Systems

Vogel, Timothy M., Zagozewski, Rebecca, Fonstad, and McPhedran, Kerry N. Department of Civil, Geological, and Environmental Engineering, University of Saskatchewan, School of Public Health, University of Saskatchewan,

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74%

  • f water systems are unable

to consistently meet water quality guidelines

  • Canada. Indian and Northern Affairs Canada issuing, body, and body Neegan Burnside Ltd. issuing. 2011. Saskatchewan

regional roll-up report : final.

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“You never know what you’ve got in there. Dead mice and it’s very unhealthy.” “Cisterns are generally cleaned every year, but it depends on cash flow. And someone to do it.” “We have to try and ration our water and that’s very hard.” “I’m scared to look in there sometimes.”

  • Elders, Saskatchewan First Nation
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“I really like the centralized because it really decreases contamination” “I’ve been here for 30 some years—I do know that we used to get a lot more gastrointestinal problems than today”

  • Water Treatment Plant Operator, Saskatchewan First Nation
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Site Specific Index = ∑(a) * ∑(b) * ∑(c) * ∑(d) * ∑(e) * ∑(f)

Criteria Multiplier % (a) Materials Lumber Not Locally Available 2 Locally Available Aggregates Building Supplies Not Locally Available 1 (b) Administration Restricted Lead Time 1 (c) Nature of Site Normal Soil Level and Treed 1 (d) Transportation Road (e) Personnel Semi-skilled and Unskilled Labour 1 (f) Accommodation Within Daily Travel 4

Cost = (Construction Cost)*(Remoteness Index)*(Site Specific Indices)

  • INAC. 2005. Cost Reference Manual. edited by Indigenous and Northern Affairs Canada. Canada: Government of Canada
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Updated Formula

Modified Cost = Construction Cost + Cost of Illness + Water Truck Maintenance + Increased Road Maintenance + Other Costs

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Moderate Severe Mild

$1350 per case $130 annual cost per capita Gastrointestinal Illness

Direct Costs:

  • Prescriptions
  • Over the counter medication
  • Herbal remedies
  • Visits to health care professionals

Indirect Costs:

  • Lost time and wages for sick and

caregivers

  • Travel for sick and caregivers

Henson, S.J., Majowicz, S.E. Masakure, O. Sockett, P.N. Macdougall, L. Edge, V.L. Thomas, M.K. Fyfe, S. Kovacs, J. and Jones, A.Q.

  • 2008. "Estimation of the costs of acute gastrointestinal illness in British Columbia, Canada." Int. J. Food Microbiol. 127 (1-2):43-52.
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$390

annual cost per capita

Low level of reporting Increased Contamination

2.5 x 5%

  • f gastrointestinal

illnesses are reported more likely to have contamination than other Canadian communities

Patrick, R.J. 2011. "Uneven access to safe drinking water for First Nations in Canada: Connecting health and place through source water protection." Health and Place 17 (1):386-389.

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Truck and Road Maintenance

Water Delivery Truck = $160,000 Summer Hauling = $88/km Winter Hauling = $44/km

Government of Saskatchewan. 2013. Road Maintenance Agreement Rates. edited by Ministry of Highways. Roads and Streets Construction and Maintenance

  • INAC. 2005. Cost Reference Manual. edited by Indigenous and Northern Affairs Canada. Canada: Government of Canada

Operator Wages Vehicle Maintenance Tank Cleaning

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Centralized (Capital Cost)

Item Units Quantity Unit Cost ($) Total ($) Installed Pipe 25mm m 1,040 57 59,280 38mm m 18,300 69 1,262,700 50mm m 10,100 80 808,000 75mm m 2,700 100 270,000 100mm m 8,700 118 1,026,600 Isolation Valves 38mm ea. 9 853 7,677 50mm ea. 11 853 9,383 75mm ea. 2 853 1,706 100mm ea. 6 853 5,118 Curbstops ea. 100 278 27,800 Air release valves ea. 6 5,600 33,600

$ 3,511,864

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Decentralized (Capital Cost)

Item Units Quantity Unit Cost ($) Total ($) Cistern (4500L) ea. 100 5460 546,000 Housing Connection ea. 100 5000 500,000 Water Delivery Truck ea. 2 159,420 318,840 $ 1,364,840

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Decentralized (Annual Cost)

Item Units Quantity Unit Cost ($) Total ($) Cost of Illness per capita 500 457 228, 500 Vehicle Maintenance per cistern 100 1,000 100,000 Road Maintenance (summer) km 1825 88 160,600 Road Maintenance (winter) km 1825 44 80,300

$ 569,400

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$ 1,000

Chemicals Material Cleaning Roads Vehicle Repairs Cistern Repairs

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Acknowledgement

Supervisors: Dr. Kerry McPhedran and Dr. Terry Fonstad School of Public Health: Rebecca Zagozewski and Dr. Lalita Bharadwaj File Hills Qu’apelle Tribal Council Federation of Sovereign Indigenous Nations