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The Uncompahgre Projects Office Building, built in 1905, is the oldest Reclamation-built projects office and is on the National Register of Historic Places. The UVWUA has occupied the building since 1932. The building has structural and roof problems, fire safety violations, inadequate accessibility, dangerous wiring and high utility bills. In 1991, the UVWUA requested permission from Reclamation to tear down the building and build a new struc- ture entirely at its cost. The State Historic Preservation Officer and Advisory Council for Historic Preservation consider the building a very important resource, and they requested Reclamation to consider alternatives that would preserve the structure. A 1994 draft Environmental Assessment considered alternatives ranging from rehabilitation to replacement (demolition). In December 1995, after studying all of the alternatives for many years, Reclamation decided to demolish/dispose of the building and have the UVWUA replace it at UVWUA's cost. Reclamation will begin development of a Memorandum of Agreement and a mitigation plan that will include a Historic American Building Survey and preservation of existing records and photog raphs. c. Dominquez Project (Whitewater) Approximately 28,OOOacres of withdrawn Dominquez Project lands have been recommended by Reclamation for termination through the Withdrawal Review Report that was submitted to BLM on December 29, 1988. The recommendation has not yet been processed by the BLM. G . INVESTIGATIONS The Upper Colorado Region General Investigations budget for fiscal year 1995 was about $3.4 million, with about 49 percent being directed within the Upper Colorado River Basin. About half of the General Investigations funds spent in the Basin were for salinity control activities including support of the Colorado River Storage System model, monitoring for program verifica- tion and evaluation, program coordination and other salinity control activities described later in this report. Other investigations include the Yampa River Water Supply Study and the Grand Valley Project Water Conservation Study. Under funds appropriated through a congressional write-in, Reclamation provided planning and technical assistance to the City of Gallup, New Mexico, and the Navajo Nation on the San Juan River Gallup/Navajo Water Supply Study. Reclamation also continues to provide assistance, as requested, through its Technical 56