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SCP-3579 Euclid ~ medium confidence
SCP-3579
Expected annual
$6.4M
One-time setup
$4.2M
Annual recurring
$6.3M
Personnel
65
Initial one-time setup is roughly $4.25M driven by investigative seed funds, insurance/contingency reserves, and capital equipment; recurring annual costs are ~ $6.27M/yr driven predominantly by personnel (undercover ad-removal teams and rapid response units), monitoring, and legal/insurance allocations.
🏗️ One-Time Capital Costs Total: $4.2M
Investigative Initial Campaign $1.0M
[#13] Initial long-range/covert investigative campaign budget (international subpoenas, travel, consultants) (~$1,000,000 seed).
Insurance Reserve Seed $1.0M
[#15] Initial insurance/liability/victim compensation reserve (~$1,000,000 seed).
Contingency Reserve Seed $1.0M
[#19] Emergency contingency fund seed for mass/multi-city spawn events (~$1,000,000 recommended initial reserve).
Equipment $776K
[#4, #6, #8, #9] Telecom forensic hardware & software (~$300,000), secure research phone (~$500) and related small equipment, heavy equipment/vehicles/boats initial purchase (~$400,000), initial tactical PPE/equipment kit (~$75,000).
Facilities $258K
[#6, #12] Reinforced aquatic tank and site/storeroom mods: tank construction/mods (~$250,000) and Faraday/storeroom modifications for secure phone (~$7,500).
Initial Research And Lab Setup $165K
[#10, #11] Necropsy/pathology lab equipment setup (~$150,000) and initial genomic sequencing campaign (~$15,000).
Legal Shell Setup $50K
[#14] Initial legal/cover-shell/company setup and agreements (~$50,000).
🔄 Annual Recurring Costs Total: $6.3M/yr
Staff Wages $4.8M/yr
[#1, #7, #20] Salaries/benefits for regional undercover ad-removal teams (45 FTE × $75k ≈ $3,375,000), Rapid Alligator Response units (3 regional units; aggregated wages ≈ $1,200,000), and program-management staffing included here (~$250,000).
Research And Monitoring $550K/yr
[#3, #10, #11, #13, #12] Digital monitoring & contractor takedown budget (~$150,000/yr), ongoing necropsy/pathology and disposal costs (~$100,000/yr), ongoing genomic/molecular research (~$100,000/yr), sustained investigative follow-up (~$200,000/yr), and monitoring instrumentation upkeep for containment tank (covered under facilities_maintenance for utilities; monitoring ops costs included here).
Cover Story And Legal $200K/yr
[#14] Annual legal/PR/cover-story budget for takedown cooperation, legal counsel, scripted responses and contingency payouts (~$200,000/yr).
Insurance And Reserve $200K/yr
[#15] Annual actuarial allocation to insurance/liability/victim compensation reserve (~$200,000/yr).
Logistics And Transport $175K/yr
[#5, #16] Carrier cooperation/call-routing fees and emergency subpoenas (conservative midpoint ~$75,000/yr) plus reimbursements/MOUs with local emergency services (~$100,000/yr).
Supplies And Consumables $148K/yr
[#2, #6, #9, #18] Physical takedown consumables and per-incident supplies (~$50,000/yr), secure-phone maintenance/replacement (~$1,000/yr), recurring PPE consumables/sedatives/etc (~$22,500/yr midpoint), and fuel/communications/consumables (~$75,000/yr).
Facilities Maintenance $120K/yr
[#4, #8, #12] Annual maintenance/licensing for telecom/forensics systems (~$50,000/yr), heavy equipment/vehicle/boat maintenance (~$50,000/yr), and tank utilities/maintenance (~$20,000/yr).
Training And Drills $50K/yr
[#17] Regular training, drills, and joint public-safety exercises (~$50,000/yr).
Contingency Top Up $0/yr
[#19] Contingency top-up for mass/multi-city spawn events — seed provided one-time; ongoing top-ups set to $0/yr baseline and to be funded from reserves if needed.
⚡ Cost Scenarios
📊 Baseline (baseline) $6.3M/yr
69.0% probability / year
Normal year with routine monitoring, periodic ad removals and occasional single-site spawn responses; no large-scale incidents.
periodic ad appearances single-site spawn events routine legal/monitoring activity
🚨 Minor Incident $6.5M/yr
25.0% probability / year +$200K vs baseline
Localized multi-call or small spawn event requiring overtime, additional removal operations, short-term hospitalizations and incremental legal/cleanup costs.
cluster of ad appearances in a single metro multiple simultaneous small spawn requests overtime and overtime medical claims
🚨 Major Breach $7.3M/yr
5.0% probability / year +$1.0M vs baseline
Significant public incident in one or more urban areas with casualties, public exposure requiring major legal response, and expanded investigative effort.
public exposure with casualties large-scale spawn in dense urban area cross-jurisdictional legal action
🚨 Catastrophic Multi City Spawn $8.8M/yr
1.0% probability / year +$2.5M vs baseline
Simultaneous multi-city spawn event requiring mass evacuations, hospital surge capacity, major federal/local coordination, and large insurance payouts.
dozens of large alligators in public spaces across multiple cities mass casualties or infrastructure damage national media/political attention
👥 Personnel 65 total
Role Count Notes
Security Officer / MTF Agent (undercover ad-removal teams) 45 [#1] Fifteen regional teams of 3 personnel each (45 FTE); salaries/benefits aggregated in staff_wages.
Field Animal-Control / Handlers (Rapid Alligator Response) 18 [#7] Three regional response teams (~6 personnel/team estimated); wages aggregated in staff_wages.
Site Director / Program Manager 2 [#20] Program management/executive staff for the program (1–2 managers estimated); wages aggregated in staff_wages.
📋 Confidence Notes
Analyst notes provide detailed line items, but many recurring costs (carrier fees, frequency of ad appearances/spawns, and legal exposure) are highly variable; estimates use midpoints and conservative assumptions.
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