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<br />I <br />I <br />I <br />I <br />I <br />I <br />I <br />I <br />I <br />I <br />I <br />I <br />I <br />I <br />I <br />I <br />I <br />I <br />I <br /> <br />nature has proceeded through one or two apprai sal or feasi bi 1 ity stages, <br />followed by perhaps one or two years for right-of-way acquisition. As an <br />example, the alignment of the Towaoc Canal under the Oolores Project has been <br />evaluated under numerous field investigations, field soils sampling and <br />testing programs were car'ried out, multiple aerial and ground surveys made, <br />and now, before final design, right-of-way acquisition activities are takinq <br />place. This has occurred over a period of time measured in Years, while in <br />the case of this project, final alignment selection, field exploratio", field <br />surveys, final design and award of a contract are scheduled to occur in three <br />months. Such scheduling Obviously makes it desirable to evaluate a "no <br />property acquisition" alignment, here referred to as Alignment B. <br /> <br />The primary differences between alternati ve Al i gnments B and A, as descri bed <br />in the previous section, is that Alignment A minimizes length and interference <br />with utilities, but requires right-of-way acquisition, while Alignment 8 <br />utilizes existing state and county roadway alignments and would need little or <br />no purchases from private property owners. <br /> <br />Montezuma County property records have been exami ned and it is estimated that <br />Alignment A would require right-of-way agreements with approximately 70 <br />property owners. It has been decided that the right-of-way would be in the <br />form of easements, with one wi dth made avai 1 abl e duri ng constructi on and <br />another small er wi dth set asi de for the permanent facil i ty, wi th ri ghts of <br />access for maintenance. <br /> <br />Normally the costs for buri ed pi pel i ne easements are 30 to 50 percent of the <br />full land value if the property were sold. The price is also highly <br />site-speci fic dependi ng on potenti al conf1 icts with present and future 1 and <br />use. A pipeline buried below the frost line provides only limited restriction <br />of surface 1 and use. Along Al i gnment A, there is a wi de vari ety of exi sti ng <br />uses, and accordingly, there is a wide range in approximate values. Land <br />values based on previous sales have ranged from $500 to $2,000 per acre. Due <br />to the detailed nature required for survey, appraisal, multiple contract <br />negotiation and coordination with state officials for payment, and <br />documentation and recording, the cost of acquiring the land is equal to or in <br /> <br />3-37 <br /> <br />1060c <br />