ALP Correspondence

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THENCE South 51'16'00" East, 189.88 feet, along the said centerline of the Animas River;
THENCE South 45 129'00" East, 169.80 feet, along the said centerline of the Animas River;
THENCE South 4301810011 East, 56.70 feet, along the said centerline of the Animas River to the
West Right -of -Way line of Highway 550 -160;
THENCE South 07 °56'00" East, 274.58 feet along the West Right -of -Way line of Highway 550-
160;
THENCE South 07 05600" East, 360.22 feet, along the West Right -of -Way line of Highway 550-
160;
THENCE South 02 °04'00" East, 292.30 feet, along the West Right -of -Way line of Highway 550-
160;
THENCE South 05 °49'30" West, 617.10 feet, along the West Right -of -Way line of Highway
550 -160;
THENCE South 01 °04'15" West, 408.02 feet, along the West Right -of -Way line of Highway
550 -160, to the beginning of a curve concave to the Southeast having a radius of 175.00 feet;
THENCE Southwesterly 325.18 feet along said curve through a central angle of 106 027'55 ",
along the West Right -of -Way fine of Highway 550 -160 to the North Right -of -Way line of La
Plata County Road 211;
THENCE South 62 010'19" West, 634.29 feet along said North Right -of -Way line of La Plata
County Road 211, to the South line of said Lot 11;
THENCE South 87 °41'00" West, 64.16 feet, along the South line of said Lot 11, to the point of
beginning.
Said easement also includes rights of ingress and egress necessary to enjoy the easement and the
right to use the V.C.A. - Animas Pipeline Water Right Priority No. 1968 -1, decreed by the La Plata
County District Court on May 3, 1968 in Civil Action No. 1751 -B for 4.01 cubic feet of water
per second, with an appropriation date on or about December 31, 1890 and priority date of
February 20, 1965, and with the headgate of said pipeline located on a point on the west bank of
the Animas River, whence the West Quarter Corner of Section 29, Township 35 North, Range 9
West of the N.M.P.M. bears North 20 °53' West 1,310.5 feet, in connection with the construction,
operation, maintenance and replacement of the Durango Pumping Plant, with the use of said
water right subject to the right of use reserved herein to the Colorado Department of Public
Health and the Environment and the U. S. Department of Energy as may be necessary to perform
ground water remediation and any other activities as may be necessary to fulfill the requirements
of the Uranium Null Tailings Radiation Control Act of 1978, 42 U.S.C. §7901 et sec
( "UMTRCA ").
Because the Easement described herein is for the entire Property until the USBR defines the area
needed for the Durango Pumping Plant, should the District need a portion of the Property not
necessary for the Durango Pumping Plant, the USBR will assign that portion of the Easement to
the District within three (3) months of the District's written assignment request. The USBR shall
provide all title reports, legal descriptions and maps required for such reassignment.
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