Exhibit_1_AVIS_Request_Worksheet.pdf

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Note to Appraiser:

The following information includes selected information from the AVIS Request Worksheet, which is an internal document provided to AVSO by the BLM for the purpose of preparing the Statement of Work. Some of the information from the original AVIS Request Worksheet has been omitted for compliance with the Federal Acquisition Regulation (e.g. ownership, contact information, etc.), but will be provided to the appraiser upon contract award. The following information may or may not contain inaccuracies and is shown for the limited purpose of providing general information about the subject property. The appraiser must independently research, identify and analyze the physical and legal characteristics of the appraised property.

AVIS REQUEST WORKSHEET

Instructions: Fill in the worksheet to the best of your ability and provide all necessary attachments.

*ITEMS MARKED WITH AN ASTERICK ARE REQUIRED FIELDS.

Other information should be completed to the greatest detail possible to facilitate the Appraisal Process.

1. * Project Name and Agency Case # are:

Mineral Point Ditch and Water Right Acquisition, COC-80555

2. *Intended Use (choose one of below): Acquisition

3. *Appraisal Product (choose one of below): Appraisal and Review

4. *Time Frame & Payment Process: Please indicate the date you would like the finished appraisal report that has been reviewed & approved by AVSO. Allow 4 to 6 months’ (120 to 180 days) time. If a sub-contract (Timber Cruise or Mineral Appraisal) is required, add another month to the timeframe.

a. Approved Appraisal requested by (Date): November 30, 2021

b. If there is a “Drop Dead” date such as an option expiration, or other circumstance that requires adherence to the expedited time frame proposed, please explain in following narrative box.

c. Please indicate the chosen “Appraisal Payment Process” – Either through Federal Contracting or through the Non-Federal Payment Process (AVSO DM Part 7, Chapter 2) and name the Non- Federal partner below, with specific details to be entered under Item 7 on the following page.

Federal contracting

5. * Legal Authority for Realty Action (choose one of below): FLPMA Sec. 205 Acquisition

6. Subject Property Owner or Applicant Information:

Redacted

7. (Non-Fed) Private Party-Third Party/Exchange Proponent Information, (If Relevant).

N/A

8. *Property Rights to be Appraised: Water Rights

8a. *Title: Are there any outstanding rights, reservations, easements and/or exceptions to title that will be accepted as "subject to" the title? No

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8b. *Access:

(1) Does the subject property have recorded “Legal” Access? Yes ( X ) No ( )

(2) Does the subject property have “Physical” Access? Yes ( X ) No ( )

Please provide details about the subject’s existing access in relation to nearest publicly maintained road:

The top of the ditch is accessible by vehicle via County roads. The owner of the ditch has the authority to conduct maintenance of the ditch and access is via the ditch bank (pre-FLPMA ditch right).

8c. Timber: Is there Merchantable Timber of Contributory Value? Yes ( ) No ( X )

8d. Minerals:

The mineral estate is not included with the subject property to be appraised. No mineral potential report has been prepared for the proposed acquisition of the water right.

8e. Water Resources:

(1) Does the subject property have any water sources or amenities? Yes ( X ) No ( ) (Lake, pond, river, creek, spring, well, irrigation, urban water line, etc.)

If yes, describe the source below & attach pertinent documents and/or reports:

The water right has an associated ditch and right-of-way for the ditch across private and BLM lands.

(2) Are there recorded water rights associated with the Subject Property? Yes ( X ) No ( )

(3) Are the water rights appurtenant, non-appurtenant, or a combination? Appurtenant ( ) Non-Appurtenant ( X )

Water rights are established under State Law and can vary from state to state and/or jurisdictions.

Important: Water Shares/Ditch Rights are typically categorized personal or chattel property and if so;

cannot be considered in a UASFLA compliant appraisal. Use the narrative box below to fully describe and explain the Subject Property “Water Rights”.

The water right proposed to be acquired is 11 cfs, absolute, decreed for irrigation use in a decree entered by District Court, San Juan County, Colorado. The decree awarded an appropriation date of September 27, 1956, and assigns appropriation priority number 1965-74 and ditch number 74.

See attached Mineral Point Decree. See MINERAL POINT DITCH Structure Diversion Report 202007241153 for records of water diversion since 1986.

8f. *Overall Description concerning the Subject Property:

The Mineral Point Ditch is located above timberline. The ditch is described as 3,225 feet long. It diverts water from Burrows Creek and then joins a tributary of Mineral Creek. The site is accessible for only the summer due to its location, generally mid-June to mid-October. The area is characterized by several abandoned mine features, including tailings, in the Burrows Gulch/Red Cloud Mining Complex which is part of the Bonita Peak Mining District Superfund Site.

Vegetation in the area is alpine tundra, including wetlands and fens.

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Are there any ArcGIS or Shape File Maps available for the Subject Property? Yes ( X ) No ( )

Are there any On–Site &/or Aerial Photographs of the Subject Property? Yes ( X ) No ( )

Is there a Phase I Environmental Site Assessment (ESA) for Subject Property? Yes ( ) No ( X )

8g. Improvements/Structures.

The ditch includes a headgate and measuring weir.

9a. *Location

From Silverton, Colorado take San Juan County Road 2 (to Animas Forks). About 1.6 miles after the turn-off to Animas Forks, turn left (west) onto County Road 18. Turn left (south) after about

0.75 mile onto County Road 18A. The Mineral Point Ditch intesects the road in about 600 feet.

9b. *Total Acreage to be Appraised: about 0.37 (acreage occupied by the ditch)

9c. *Total Acreage Owned: N/A

9d. *Number of Parcels: 1 (water right)

9e. *Property Type: Water rights only

9f. *Past and Current Use (Utilization) of Subject Property:

The water right has been used to irrigate approximately 140 acres in Ouray County near the town of Ouray. However, it was not used from about 2001 to 2018.

9g. *Legal Description & County Assessor Parcel Identification Number: (write-in or attach)

Ditch is in New Mexico Principal Meridian, Colorado, T. 43 N., R. 7 W., Protraction Block 24 A, sec. 36; unsurveyed (protraction diagram approved May 5, 1965).

Water right for 11 cfs, absolute, decreed for irrigation use in a decree entered by District Court, San Juan County, Colorado. The decree awarded an appropriation date of September 27, 1956, and assigns appropriation priority number 1965-74 and ditch number 74.

9h. 1 - Is the property currently listed for sale? Yes ( X ) No ( )

2 - Has the property sold in the last 10 years? Yes ( ) No ( X )

The owner has a “for sale” sign on the 140-ac property that is irrigated by the water right. The owner has been approached by the Town of Ouray with an interest in buying the water right but did not pursue purchase at this time. The owner, Mr. Gibbs, would be able to provide details about the proposal.

9i. Has the property been appraised in the last five years? Yes ( ) No ( X )