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Welcome to the Bureau of Reclamation's Science and Technology Program

The Science and Technology (S&T) Program is the primary Research and Development (R&D) arm of Reclamation. For an overview of our program, please download our PDF brochure (1.4 M).

The S&T Program is a Reclamation-wide competitive, merit-based applied R&D program that is focused on innovative solutions for Reclamation water and facility managers, and our western water stakeholders. The program has contributed many of the tools and capabilities in use today by Reclamation and western water managers.

Reclamation employees are the principal investigators eligible to submit R&D proposals and receive proposal awards. Effective partnerships are a primary R&D proposal award consideration. We emphasize efficiency and effectiveness through collaborative R&D with stakeholders, universities, non-profit organizations, the private sector, and other local, state, and federal agencies with water and water-related roles and capabilities. Collaboratively developed solutions meet the greatest number of needs at the least cost to all partnership members, and in the least amount of time than any partner can do on their own. Collaborative R&D projects achieve cost-share from R&D project partners through in-kind services and/or direct funding contributions.

Announcements:

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New First Science and Technology Program Water and Power Solution Bulletins are here.

View our FY 2008 Portfolio of Research Projects in the Science and Technology Program.

See our latest highlights:
Articles include:
Improving Infrastructure Reliability
Reclamation measures how iron reducing bacteria affect water and nutrient
transport in subsurface tile drains
Improving Decision Support
A consortium integrates HydroGeoSphere and the Groundwater Modeling
System
Reclamation R&D Offi ce sponsors a workshop on biological data
stewardship
Improving Water Delivery Reliability
Reclamation automates surface water irrigation systems to improve water use
efficiency
Reclamation tags green sturgeon at the Red Bluff Diversion Dam
Reclamation biologists reduce fish stress
Improving Water Supply Technologies
Reclamation curbs urban water waste with effi cient turf irrigation
National Academy of Science releases Reclamation-funded report on
desalination technologies

 

 

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