Appraisal Report for ALP Relinquishment Areas 1 & 2

• CDPHE reserves to itself and DOE the right to access the site in the event any
remedial work needs to be done under TJMTRCA.
CDPHE also reserves to itself and DOE the right to use the water right associated
with the property (V.C.A.- Animas-La Plata Pipeline) as may be necessary toerform
groundwater remediation and any other activities required by UMTRCA. p
• The property may only be used for public purposes.
• No well construction or use of groundwater is allowed without the written approval of
CDPHE and DOE,
• The land may only be sold or transferred to a governmental entity within the state.
• Construction of any kind on the property will require the written approval of CDPHE
and DOE.
These restrictions have been previously discussed in "Property Rights Appraised"
and will be considered further in "Easement Valuation". CDPHE then conveyed
the property via Quit Claim Deed to CWCB on June 25, 1998 recorded on
September 9, 1998 at Reception No. 753190. In Reception No. 753191, CWCB
conveyed the property via Quit Claim Deed to the Animas-La Plata Water
Conservancy District, the current owner of the fee simple estate. The conveyance
to the District was subject to "a perpetual easement over that portion of the
property reasonably necessary for the construction, operation, maintenance and
replacement of the Durango Pumping Plant of the Animas-La Plata Project".
CWCB assigned the perpetual easement to the United State of America Bureau of
Reclamation on March 31, 2016. The value of Reclamation's interest in the
Relinquishment Areas is the purpose of this appraisal.
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