SCP-2185 — SCP-2185 | Cost Breakdown

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SCP-2185 Euclid ~ medium confidence

SCP-2185

Expected annual

$1.7M

One-time setup

$8.2M

Annual recurring

$1.5M

Personnel

Upfront capital costs are dominated by large contingency and breach reserves plus initial containment/facility outfitting (~$8.2M one-time). Annual operating costs are steady and driven mainly by staffing, research/monitoring, security, and denial/compensation/PR (~$2.06M/yr).

🏗️ One-Time Capital Costs Total: $8.2M

Containment Breach Reserve $5.0M

[#24] Large catastrophe/containment-breach reserve to cover widespread flooding, infrastructure damage and long-term cleanup.

Covert Contingency Fund $1.0M

[#22] Covert contingency/containment operations appropriations reserve for emergency kinetic/covert actions.

Initial Dac Reserve $500K

[#14] Initial Denial & Compensation reserve for property repairs, temporary housing and settlements (initial appropriation).

Initial Research And Lab Setup $350K

[#10] Wet-lab buildout for aquaform entity study: containment tanks, corrosion-resistant benches, imaging and sampling gear.

Mobile Emergency Response Purchase $300K

[#6] Pump trucks/vacuum trucks, portable high-capacity pumps, AquaDam and rapid-deploy dehumidifiers (purchase model).

Facilities $250K

[#1] Watertight negotiation chamber: stainless finishes, graded drains/sumps, sealed electricals, observation panels, decon vestibule.

Vehicle Fleet Purchase $150K

[#19] Purchase and outfitting of 2 utility vans/trucks with secure comms for deployments.

Property Flow Control Installation $125K

[#7] Remote shutoff valves, pressure monitors and telemetry for ~10 properties (~$5k–$20k each aggregated).

Generator Purchase $100K

[#2] Standby generator sized for 48+ hours and fuel storage; purchase cost (recurring maintenance/fuel accounted separately).

Remote Sensing Installation $100K

[#9] Regional sensor installation: acoustic leak detectors, telemetry nodes, reservoir alarms, CCTV, incident dashboard installation.

Specialized Ppe Equipment $100K

[#12] Waterproof/chemical-resistant suits, SCUBA/amphibious gear, ROVs/underwater drones, nonlethal entrapment devices (equipment portion).

Municipal Coordination $60K

[#8] Legal/contracting/permitting costs to negotiate authority with water utilities and permitting/indemnities.

Gis Mapping $50K

[#17] Civil engineering/contract mapping of regional water mains, service lines and valve locations.

Environmental Mitigation Initial $50K

[#20] Initial ecological remediation funds (wetland repair, immediate remediation after incidents).

It Deployment $35K

[#21] Incident logging system, secure comms deployment, redundant backups and analytics (one-time deployment).

Training Development $25K

[#18] Initial course and exercise development for tabletop and live drills (one-time development cost).

Equipment $0

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🔄 Annual Recurring Costs Total: $1.5M/yr

Research And Monitoring $540K/yr

[#9, #11, #20] Remote monitoring/data analysts (~$50k–$100k/yr), research staff and experiments ($300k–$600k/yr), and ecological monitoring (~$10k–$25k/yr).

Staff Wages $400K/yr

[#3] Salaries for 1 site manager, 2 maintenance/technicians, and 3 24/7 monitoring/operators.

Cover Story And Legal $100K/yr

[#15] PR/cover-story expenses, public liaison and local media placements to maintain 'flash flood' narrative.

Denial And Compensation Reserve Ongoing $100K/yr

[#14] Ongoing annual DaC reserve to cover homeowner repairs, temporary housing and small settlements (~$100k/yr).

Administrative Overhead $100K/yr

[#25] Compliance, audits, legal reviews, record keeping and program management overhead (~$50k–$150k/yr).

Supplies And Consumables $85K/yr

[#12, #13] Consumable PPE/consumables (~$20k–$50k/yr) and mitigation chemicals (polymer gels, coagulants, desiccants) (~$20k–$100k/yr).

Training And Exercises $50K/yr

[#18] Annual training, tabletop and live drills for security, technicians and municipal partners (~$30k–$75k/yr).

Medical And Psych Services $50K/yr

[#23] Emergency medical treatment and psychological support for affected civilians and staff (~$20k–$100k/yr).

Insurance $35K/yr

[#16] Commercial liability and catastrophe insurance premiums for equipment, personnel and third-party damages.

Logistics And Transport $30K/yr

[#19] Vehicle maintenance, fuel, and deployment logistics for utility vans/trucks (~$20k–$40k/yr).

It And Hosting $10K/yr

[#21] Hosting, licenses and backups for incident management and analytics (~$5k–$15k/yr).

Facilities Maintenance $5K/yr

[#2] Generator and life-safety systems maintenance, fuel testing and routine pump/HVAC maintenance.

⚡ Cost Scenarios

📊 Baseline (baseline) $1.5M/yr

86.0% probability / year

Normal year with no major incidents; routine monitoring, diplomacy and maintenance only.

ongoing diplomacy routine monitoring no property-scale incidents

🚨 Minor Incident $2.4M/yr

12.0% probability / year +$850K vs baseline

Localized flooding event(s) affecting a few properties requiring emergency response, DaC payouts and repairs.

localized property flooding emergency pump deployments DaC payouts and repairs

🚨 Major Breach $8.1M/yr

2.0% probability / year +$6.5M vs baseline

Significant escalation with widespread flooding, infrastructure damage and long-term remediation requiring tapping of contingency and breach reserves.

widespread flooding infrastructure failure large-scale environmental remediation

👥 Personnel 19 total

Role	Count	Notes
Site Director / Executive Staff	1	[#3] Site manager included in site staff wages.
Engineer / Maintenance	2	[#3] Technicians for pumps/electrical/HVAC.
Monitoring Operators	3	[#3] 24/7 monitoring/operators to staff dashboard and sensors.
Security Officer / MTF Agent	5	[#5] On-site armed, amphibious-capable response team (4–6 guards estimated).
Negotiator / Diplomatic Team	3	[#4] Senior negotiators and support staff for ongoing diplomacy and travel.
Research Scientist	3	[#11] Research staff (2–4 scientists/technicians) for R&D into control/neutralization.
Administrative Staff	2	[#25] Program administrative and compliance support included in overhead.

📋 Confidence Notes

Line-item estimates are based on analyst ranges and typical Foundation budgeting practices; facility and staffing numbers are well-described but incident frequency and required reserve sizing for catastrophic events are uncertain, so confidence is medium.

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