Compost_Application_Costs

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1						Compost purchased from a certified composting facility	Pay for hauling from the compost supplier or independent hauler	Hire a contractor to spread the compost	1	6	yes
2						Compost produced on farm	Pick up the compost myself	Spread the compost myself	2	7	no
3	Input details about your plans to apply compost						Not needed (on-farm compost)		3	8
4		Practice:	Compost application to grazed grassland or grazed irrigated pasture						4
5		Source of Compost:	Compost purchased from a certified composting facility						5
6		How do you plan to haul the compost?	Pay for hauling from the compost supplier or independent hauler						6
7		How do you plan to spread the compost?	Hire a contractor to spread the compost						7
8		Area to be applied**	500		acres				8
9		Number of different fields	1		field
10		Compost application rate	6		tons per acre (grant requires 6-8 tons per acre on grazing land)
11		MALT-protected?	no
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13	Important grant requirements
14		** Compost should only be applied to areas with <30% slope and away from waterways
15		This grant requires that you apply compost to the same field(s) each year for 3 consecutive years.
16		Required veriffication includes:	(1) 3-5 Geotagged photos showing compost piles, comppost spread, and compost on field
17			(2) receipts of compost purchased
18			(3) compost analysis report on C:N ratio
19			(4) a certificate of the compost facility if not included in the list at CalRecycle SWIS Facility/Site
20			(5) verification when compost is spread or visible - may be by CDFA environment scientist or by photo
21		Application automatically populates your budget with $50 per year per soil sample needed. You need one sample per field. Make sure to enter the correct number. MRCD or MALT can assist with sampling.
22		This grant requires that you take soil samples from your 1 field before applying compost, and again after one year, two years, and three years following initial implementation (4 rounds of soil sampling on each field). You must send these to lab for analysis. MRCD or MALT can assist with sampling.
23		You will be purchasing compost from a certified compost production facility, and you are planning to do so for 3 consecutive years.
24		You will arrange for compost to be hauled and delivered to your property, either by the compost facility or by an independant hauling contractor, and you are planning to do so for 3 consecutive years.
25		You will arrange for compost to be spread on the chosen fields at the appropriate rate, and you are planning to do so for 3 consecutive years.
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27	Cost estimates for applying compost
28		Total quantity of compost	6,000	yards
29		Cost of compost	$150,000
30		Cost of hauling compost	$50,000
31		Cost of spreading compost	$36,000
32		Total Project Cost:	$236,000	* all numbers are approximate
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34		CDFA funding reimbursement	$150,000	* all numbers are approximate
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36		Cost to landowner after reimbursement (per year)	$86,000	* all numbers are approximate
37		Total cost to landowner after reimursement over 3 years	$258,000	* all numbers are approximate
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40		Supporting information
41		Convert tons of compost to yards	2	yards per ton	Rough conversion estimate.
42		CDFA pay rate	$50	per ton	Funding from the Healthy Soils Program grant.
43		MALT SAP cost share of remaining costs	0%	percent of costs after CDFA funding	0% for non-MALT-protected properties.
44		Unit cost of compost	$25.00	$ per yard compost (incl tax)	2020 Conservative estimate. Price can vary depending on source.
45		Unit cost of hauling compost	$400	$ per truck load	2020 Conservative estimate. Price can vary depending on how hauling is contracted.
46		Capacity of hauling trucks	48	yards per truck load	Hauling capacity will affect cost and can vary depending on how hauling is contracted.
47		Unit cost of spreading compost (small job)	$16	$ per ton	Personal communication with Andy Poncia, 2020. Other spreading services are also available.
48		Unit cost of spreading compost (big job)	$12	$ per ton	Personal communication with Andy Poncia, 2020. Other spreading services are also available.
49		Tons of compost being applied	3,000	tons of compost
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