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(Aw a unlikely to alter the overall findings of the analysis. If this is required, CPE can provide an additional cost to develop this data suitable for incorporation into the analysis. Task 7: Storm Damage Reduction Analysis The analysis of potential storm damages will be followed by an evaluation of the size of a beach fill that would be required to eliminate the potential damage identified with a particular storm return interval. For example, if 5 structures in a given shoreline reach are identified as possibly being impacted by a storm with a 10-year return interval, SBEACH would be rerun to determine the size of a beach fill that would be needed to eliminate that potential threat. This process will be repeated for each storm and each reach for which potential damages are indicated. The outcome of this analysis will be a list of beach fill dimensions needed in each reach to eliminate storm damage threats to structures for every storm return interval deemed to pose a potential threat. The results of this analysis can be used to formulate a beach nourishment strategy that would seek to equalize the magnitude of the storm damage risk for the entire County or at least reduce the risk to an acceptable level. The determination of what constitutes an acceptable level of risk would depend on priorities established by the County. This would likely be driven primarily by the cost of implementing a storm damage reduction project. To assist in this determination, CPE will include a range of possible construction costs for beach fill projects that would theoretically eliminate the risk of storm damage in each reach for all the return interval storms included in the analysis. CPE will prioritize higher probability of permitting projects in an effort to minimize costs to the County. Task 8: Recreational Benefit Analysis Information regarding the usage of the beach, and by whom, is a critical aspect of developing a beach management plan. A recreational benefit analysis, combined with the storm damage reduction analysis, will assist the County in determining the economic viability of the various beach management strategies. The State of Florida is starting to incorporate these types of analyses when determining funding for various projects and the Chamber of Commerce can also use these studies to determine the benefit of beaches on the overall economy. The recreational benefit analysis will determine the recreational value of the County's beaches. It is developed by determining the average value of a day at the beach multiplied by the number of days spent on average at the beach. The analysis will also investigate whether the beach goers are tourists or residents. Recreational benefits are difficult to define as use of the beach is free. Thus, the recreational benefit must be defined by asking beach users what they would be willing to pay to visit the beach. While access to the beach is free, there are associated costs such as food, fuel, and lodging. These also contribute to the value of the beach. CPE will assist the County in developing the questionnaires. It is expected that the County will conduct the surveys, which will be one week long and take place once in a summer month and once in a winter month. This will avoid the daily variability in beach usage by including the weekend as well as seasonal variability in the perceived value of the beach visit (tourists may deem the beach more valuable in 36