Transportation Costs for Coal Combustion Residues

This Excel file contains the following worksheets:

Email from ORCR

Load & Haul On-Site LF Data

Load & Haul On-Site LF

Load & Haul Off-Site LF

RACER Model output generated by ORCR associated with transportation to an off-site 

costs. The specific $/ton value is highlighted in yellow.

This Excel workbook documents the analyses conducted by EPA's Office of Resource Conservation and Recovery (ORCR) 

to estimate costs associated with transporting solid coal combustion residue (CCR) waste to a landfill. ORCR developed an 

O&M cost associated with transport to an on-site landfill and a separate cost for transport to an off-site landfill.

EPA Office of Water used transportation costs developed by ORCR to estimate the costs associated with transporting solid 

CCR waste to an on-site or off-site landfill. ORCR's onsite landfill costs are based on outputs from the RACER Model. 

These outputs assume on-site landfills are a distance of one mile while off-site landfills are a distance of 25 miles one way.

Correspondence between ORCR and OW describing the cost factors used for onsite and 

offsite landfill transportation costing.

Plot of the data contained on the 'Load & Haul On-Site LF Data' tab. Specific $/ton value 

highlighted in yellow.

Specific RACER Model outputs generated by ORCR for transportation to an on-site 

landfill..
rtation to an off-site 

nd Recovery (ORCR) 

 ORCR developed an 

ith transporting solid 

e RACER Model. 

of 25 miles one way.

s used for onsite and 

. Specific $/ton value 

ion to an on-site 
From: David Gustafson <David.Gustafson@dpra.com>

To: hofmann.lee@epa.gov; Alford.Rachel@epamail.epa.gov; Eads.Mark@epamail.epa.gov

CC: Thomas.Finseth@erg.com; Benware.Richard@epamail.epa.gov; Alicea.Jezebele@epamail.epa.gov; Deborah.Bartram@erg.com; Jordan.Ronald@epamail.e

Date: 9/2/2011 14:43

Subject: RE: Follow-up to Aug 24 OW, ERG, OSWER coordination call on CCR waste disposal costs

Attachments: Landfill Unit Costs.xlsx; Loading & Hauling Costs 2011.xls

Mark (and Rachel and Lee in Mark's absence),

Per your request in the e‐mail message at the bottom, attached are the cost estimates for loading and hauling CCR and off‐site landfill of CCR. I have cc'd the EPA and 

ERG contacts that were on your prior e‐mail message.

I assumed the following haul distances:

1 1 mile to on‐site landfill one‐way

2 25 miles to off‐site construction & debris landfill one way

3 200 miles to off‐site hazardous waste landfill one way

Loading and hauling costs were developed with Remedial Action Cost Engineering Requirements (RACER 2010) software version 10.4, released October 2010. Costs a

inflated from 2010 dollars to June 2011 dollars using the U.S. Dept. of Commerce, Bureau of Economic Analysis, GDP Implicit Price Deflator ($3.257/ton for one mile on

distance to on‐site landfill; $9.234/ton for 25‐mile one‐way distance to off‐site construction & debris landfill; and $92.269/ton for 200‐mile one‐way distance to off

hazardous waste landfill).

Construction & debris off‐site landfill unit costs are from Chartwell Solid Waste Group, 2007, Solid Waste Digest, Digest Year 17. Chartwell unit costs are in 2006 dolla

which were inflated to June 2011 dollars using the U.S. Dept. of Commerce, Bureau of Economic Analysis, GDP Implicit Price Deflator (see attached list of landfill unit co

by state).

Hazardous waste landfill unit cost was developed using RACER 2010. The 2010 unit cost is inflated to June 2011 dollars using the U.S. Dept. of Commerce, Bureau of 

Economic Analysis, GDP Implicit Price Deflator ($157/ton).

Dave

David Gustafson

Senior Associate

DPRA Incorporated

5206 Zenith Ave. S.

Minneapolis, MN 55410

952‐237‐4240 (phone)

david.gustafson@dpra.com
‐‐‐‐‐Original Message‐‐‐‐‐

From: Eads.Mark@epamail.epa.gov [mailto:Eads.Mark@epamail.epa.gov] 

Sent: Thursday, August 25, 2011 10:35 AM

To: Jordan.Ronald@epamail.epa.gov; Deborah.Bartram@erg.com; Alicea.Jezebele@epamail.epa.gov; Benware.Richard@epamail.epa.gov; Thomas.Finseth@erg.com

Cc: CJM@indecon.com; David Gustafson

Subject: Follow‐up to Aug 24 OW, ERG, OSWER coordination call on CCR waste disposal costs

Thanks for taking time yesterday afternoon to coordinate further in sharing unit costs between OW (ERG) and OSWER‐ORCR (IEc & DPRA) for CCR disposal by electr

utility plants.

Although they were not available on short notice to participate in our conference call yesterday, I am cc'ing this email to Cindy Manson of Industrial Economics Inc., 

(617‐354‐0074) and to Dave Gustafson of DPRA Inc. (952‐237‐4240). IEc is the contractor and DPRA a sub‐contractor helping OSWER‐ORCR develop an RIA for th

CCR final rule.

For Cindy and Dave, during the call yesterday, OW (ERG) agreed to attempt to supply DPRA within two weeks (by Sept 7) with industry‐wide average unitized costs (dol

per ton) based on their recent electricity industry survey, for converting from CCR impoundment disposal to dry CCR disposal in landfills.

And OW (ERG) would like for DPRA to share a couple specific unit costs that DPRA is updating for the 2012 CCR final rule RIA ‐‐ unit cost for offsite trucking of CCR, a

unit cost for CCR disposal in landfills.

I will be on vacation beginning Aug 29 and returning on Sept 26. So not to hold‐up progress on either front, I give IEc and DPRA permission to share the updated unit co

directly with OW (ERG), and cc me. And OW (ERG), please share the dry conversion unit costs when they become available (hopefully within 2 weeks) directly with IEc 

DPRA and cc me.

Thanks to all for your cooperation and coordination in sharing this cost data!

Mark Eads, Economist

US Environmental Protection Agency

Office of Resource Conservation & Recovery

1200 Pennsylvania Avenue NW, Mailstop 5305P Washington, DC 20460 USA

Phone: 703‐308‐8615; Fax: 703‐308‐7903

Email: eads.mark@epa.gov

Website: http://www.epa.gov/waste

Growth for the sake of growth is the ideology of the cancer cell ‐ Edward Abbey

‐‐‐‐‐ Forwarded by Mark Eads/DC/USEPA/US on 08/25/2011 11:05 AM ‐‐‐‐‐

 

 OW & ORCR ash costs 

 Conference number: 866‐299‐3188 (conf code: 2025661003) 
 Calendar 

 Entry Type 

 Wed 08/24/2011 4:00 PM ‐ 4:45 PM 

 

 Mark Eads 

 Chair: 

 Ronald Jordan/DC/USEPA/US 

 

 Deborah.Bartram@erg.com, Jezebele 

 Alicea/DC/USEPA/US@EPA, Mark Eads/DC/USEPA/US@EPA, 

 Richard Benware/DC/USEPA/US@EPA, Thomas.Finseth@erg.com 

 Optional: 

 Lee Hofmann/DC/USEPA/US@EPA, William 

 Swietlik/DC/USEPA/US@EPA 

 

 
 
rg.com; Jordan.Ronald@epamail.epa.gov; . . .

l of CCR. I have cc'd the EPA and 

4, released October 2010. Costs are 

eflator ($3.257/ton for one mile one‐way 

way distance to off‐site RCRA

artwell unit costs are in 2006 dollars 

 (see attached list of landfill unit costs 

S. Dept. of Commerce, Bureau of 
a.gov; Thomas.Finseth@erg.com

DPRA) for CCR disposal by electric 

of Industrial Economics Inc., 

ORCR develop an RIA for the 2012 

wide average unitized costs (dollars 

t cost for offsite trucking of CCR, and 

ission to share the updated unit costs 

y within 2 weeks) directly with IEc and 
RACER

No Markups

2011 Cost Volume (cy)

Load CCR into dump truck. Haul CCR one mile one way to on-site landfill. $721 100

$4,646 1,000

$27,028 10,000

$53,933 20,000

$85,638 40,000

$128,353 60,000

$192,531 90,000

$256,708 120,000

$320,885 150,000

$427,778 200,000

$534,876 250,000

$641,769 300,000

$748,662 350,000

$855,761 400,000

$962,654 450,000

$1,069,547 500,000

$1,283,538 600,000

$1,497,530 700,000

$1,818,415 850,000

$2,139,300 1,000,000

$2,460,184 1,150,000

$2,781,069 1,300,000

$3,101,954 1,450,000

dry density 1,190.0 kg/m3

Conversion 0.0008428 converts kg/m3 to ton/cy 1 kilogram = 0.001 102 311 310 9 to

1 cubic meter = 1.307 950 619 3 cu

2010 Annual US Department of Commerce, Bureau of Economic Analysis, Implicit Price Deflator for Gross Domest

2011 Qtr II US Department of Commerce, Bureau of Economic Analysis, Implicit Price Deflator for Gross Domestic 

** Update Factor
RACER Costs**

With Markups Inflated to 

Tons $/ton 2010 Cost Volume (cy)Tons $/ton June 2011 Dollars

100.3 7.189114 1.50 $1,081 100 100.3 10.77869 1,101

1,002.9 4.632542 1.50 $6,962 1,000 1,002.9 6.941833 7,094

10,029.1 2.694971 1.50 $40,501 10,000 10,029.1 4.038368 41,268

20,058.1 2.688838 1.50 $80,819 20,000 20,058.1 4.029244 82,350

40,116.2 2.134748 1.50 $128,328 40,000 40,116.2 3.198907 130,758

60,174.3 2.13302 1.50 $192,338 60,000 60,174.3 3.196347 195,981

90,261.5 2.133036 1.50 $288,507 90,000 90,261.5 3.196347 293,971

120,348.6 2.133036 1.50 $384,677 120,000 120,348.6 3.196356 391,962

150,435.8 2.133036 1.50 $480,846 150,000 150,435.8 3.196354 489,952

200,581.0 2.132694 1.50 $641,025 200,000 200,581.0 3.19584 653,165

250,726.3 2.133306 1.50 $801,512 250,000 250,726.3 3.196761 816,691

300,871.6 2.133033 1.50 $961,691 300,000 300,871.6 3.196351 979,904

351,016.8 2.132838 1.50 $1,121,871 350,000 351,016.8 3.196061 1,143,117

401,162.1 2.133205 1.50 $1,282,358 400,000 401,162.1 3.196608 1,306,644

451,307.3 2.133034 1.50 $1,442,537 450,000 451,307.3 3.196352 1,469,856

501,452.6 2.132898 1.50 $1,602,717 500,000 501,452.6 3.196149 1,633,070

601,743.1 2.133033 1.50 $1,923,383 600,000 601,743.1 3.196352 1,959,809

702,033.6 2.133131 1.50 $2,244,049 700,000 702,033.6 3.196498 2,286,547

852,469.4 2.133115 1.50 $2,724,895 850,000 852,469.4 3.196472 2,776,500

1,002,905.2 2.133103 1.50 $3,205,741 1,000,000 1,002,905.2 3.196455 3,266,452

1,153,341.0 2.133093 1.50 $3,686,586 1,150,000 1,153,341.0 3.196441 3,756,404

1,303,776.7 2.133087 1.50 $4,167,432 1,300,000 1,303,776.7 3.196431 4,246,356

1,454,212.5 2.133082 1.50 $4,648,278 1,450,000 1,454,212.5 3.196423 4,736,308

 kilogram = 0.001 102 311 310 9 ton

 cubic meter = 1.307 950 619 3 cubic yard

cit Price Deflator for Gross Domestic Product 110.992

 Price Deflator for Gross Domestic Product 113.094

1.019
$/ton Includes RACER System Defaults for Markups

10.98282 Markups

7.073299 Professional Labor Overhead/G&A 132%

4.114848 Field Office Overhead/G&A 25%

4.105551 Prime Profit 8%

3.259488 Sub Profit 8%

3.256881 Contingency 0%

3.256881 Owner Cost 11%

3.256889

3.256888

3.256364

3.257302

3.256884

3.256589

3.257147

3.256885

3.256678

3.256886

3.257034

3.257008

3.25699

3.256976

3.256966

3.256958
y = 3.257x

R2 = 1

0

1,000,000

2,000,000

3,000,000

4,000,000

5,000,000

0.0 1,000,000.0 2,000,000.0

C

ost of Load &

Haul On-Site One Mile

Tons CCR per Year

Load & Haul On-Site One Mile

Load & Haul On-Site

One Mile

Linear (Load & Haul OnSite One Mile)
Load and Haul Unit Costs to Off-site Landfills

35 miles one way New York Has 14 Construction % Debris landfill as of Oct 2010 (http://www.dec.ny.gov/docs/materials_minerals_pdf/cdlist.

54,555.00 square miles in the State of New York

3,848.46 square miles for area with 50 mile radius to nearest landfill.

14.18 landfill radius fit in New York

23 miles one way Alabama Has 31 Construction % Debris landfill in 1994 (http://www.epa.gov/waste/hazard/generation/sqg/list/lfillpdf.pdf)

51,705.00 square miles in the State of New York

1,661.91 square miles for area with 23 mile radius to nearest landfill.

31.11 landfill radius fit in Alabama

Assume

25 miles one way to Construction & Debris Landfill

$/ton

0.000843 to convert kg/m3 to ton/cy Costs**

RACER cy 1,190.00 kg/m3 Inflated to 

2010 Cost Volume Tons $/ton $/ton-mile $/20 ton load-mile June 2011 Dollars

Load & Haul $181.78 20 20.06 9.062671 9.234303

Load $70.89 20 20.06 3.534232 3.601165

Haul in Dump Truck $110.89 20 20.06 5.528439 0.110568777 2.2178 5.633138 0.112663 2.259801

--------------------------------------------------------------------------

155 miles one way United States Has 41 hazardous waste landfills that reported receiving waste from off site in 2009 Biennial National Hazard

3,119,884.69 square miles in the lower 48 states

75,476.94 square miles for area with 155 mile radius to nearest landfill.

41.34 landfill radius fit in lower 48 states

Assume

200 miles one way for RCRA hazardous waste landfill assumption

$/ton

0.000843 to convert kg/m3 to ton/cy Costs**

RACER cy 1,190.00 kg/m3 Inflated to 

2010 Cost Volume Tons $/ton $/ton-mile $/20 ton load-mile June 2011 Dollars

Load & Haul $1,816.34 20 20.06 90.55392 92.26886

Load $70.89 20 20.06 3.534232 3.601165

Haul in Dump Truck $1,745.45 20 20.06 87.01969 0.217549229 4.363625 88.6677 0.221669 4.446265
2010 Annual US Department of Commerce, Bureau of Economic Analysis, Implicit Price Deflator for Gross Domestic Product

2011 Qtr II US Department of Commerce, Bureau of Economic Analysis, Implicit Price Deflator for Gross Domestic Product

** Update Factor
erials_minerals_pdf/cdlist.pdf)

ation/sqg/list/lfillpdf.pdf)

Includes RACER System Defaults for Markups

Markups

Professional Labor Overhead/G&A 132%

Field Office Overhead/G&A 25%

Prime Profit 8%

Sub Profit 8%

Contingency 0%

Owner Cost 11%

9 Biennial National Hazardous Waste Report (http://www.epa.gov/epawaste/inforesources/data/br09/national09.pdf)
110.992

113.094

1.019