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Table 5 Annual avoided costs from 1998–2011 for the local water utility company

From: Priority areas for watershed service conservation in the Guapi-Macacu region of Rio de Janeiro, Atlantic Forest, Brazil

Average quantity (m3yr-1)

Average cost (1,000 BRL m-3)

Total cost (BRL)

Avoided cost for 1% of turbidity reduction (BRL)

174,545.3

22.2

3,877,482.0

15,509.9