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FY2009 Portfolio of Interdisciplinary R&D Projects

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Benefiting
Region

Output Area

Proposal
ID

Start Year

Drought and Flood Magnitude and Frequency with Uncertainty

Jeanne Godaire, Reclamation, 86-68250, 303-445-3164, jgodaire@do.usbr.gov

Research Question     Team Members     Statement of the Problem    
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DS1  7325 2008
Developing and evaluating remote sensing based direct ET models to improve water accounting efficiency

Ronald Miller, Remote Sensing and Geographic Information Group, 86-68260, 303.445.2279, rmiller@do.usbr.gov

Research Question     Team Members     Statement of the Problem    
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UC

DS2  282 2008
Modeling and Field Experimentation to Determine the Effects of Terracing and Small Reservoirs on Water Supplies in the Republican River Basin above Hardy, Nebraska

Scott Guenthner, Water Resources/GPRegion, GPO-4600, 406-247-7736, SGUENTHNER@gp.usbr.gov

Research Question     Team Members     Statement of the Problem    
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GP

DS3  9517 2005
Model analysis of integrated surface- and ground-water hydrologic response to climate change

Leslie Stillwater, River and Reservoir Operations, Pacific Northwest Region, PN-6213, 208.378.5202, lstillwater@pn.usbr.gov

Research Question     Team Members     Statement of the Problem    
 BOR-WIDE

PN

DS3  2885 2009
Assessing Preference among Surface Water Hydrologic Models for studies involving Climate Change

Levi Brekke, Technical Service Center, 86-68520, 303-445-2494, LBREKKE@do.usbr.gov

Research Question     Team Members     Statement of the Problem    
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DS3  2404 2009
Erosion of Water Supply Predictability under Climate Change?

Levi Brekke, Technical Service Center, 86-68520, 303-445-2494, LBREKKE@do.usbr.gov

Research Question     Team Members     Statement of the Problem    
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DS3  2726 2009
Establishing a Framework for Sharing Risk and Uncertainty Quantification and Communication Strategies in Reclamation Operations

James Prairie, Water Quality Group, UC-246, 303-492-8572, JPRAIRIE@uc.usbr.gov

Research Question     Team Members     Statement of the Problem    
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DS3  1077 2009
Integrated Information Management System (IIMS) - an Information and Data Management System for Science Based River Management

Andreas Krause, Bureau of Reclamation, NC-157B, 530-623-1800, akrause@mp.usbr.gov

Research Question     Team Members     Statement of the Problem    
 BOR-WIDE

MP

DS4  165 2006
HydroGeoSphere and Groundwater Modeling System - Phase I.

Lorri Peltz-Lewis, Division of Water Resources Management, MP-400, 916-978-5271, LPELTZLEWIS@mp.usbr.gov

Research Question     Team Members     Statement of the Problem    
 BOR-WIDE

MP

DS4  3279 2008
USBR Biological Resources Data Management: Developing an Enterprise Approach

Douglas Clark, Bureau of Reclamation, 86-68260, 303.445.2271, drclark@do.usbr.gov

Research Question     Team Members     Statement of the Problem    
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DS4  1713 2008
Flow Deflectors - Proven Technology

Leslie Hanna, WRRL, 86-68560, 303.445.2146, lhanna@do.usbr.gov

Research Question     Team Members     Statement of the Problem    
 BOR-WIDE

PN

IR1  1531 2006
Hydraulic Modeling with abrupt changes in Reynold's no.

Leslie Hanna, WRRL, 86-68560, 303.445.2146, lhanna@do.usbr.gov

Research Question     Team Members     Statement of the Problem    
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IR1  9750 2006
Development of Performance Criteria for Surface Preparation of Concrete Substrates Prior to Repair and Overlay

Kurt VonFay, Technical Service Center, 86-68180, 303-445-2399, kvonfay@do.usbr.gov

Research Question     Team Members     Statement of the Problem    
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IR2  1137 2007
Evaluation of Protective Coatings by Electrochemical Impedance Spectroscopy (EIS) to Predict Coating Service Life

Allen Skaja, Bureau of Reclamation, 86-68180, 303-445-2396, askaja@do.usbr.gov

Research Question     Team Members     Statement of the Problem    
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IR2  7553 2006
pH cell mitigation and field trial of new coatings.

Daryl Little, Bureau, 86-68180, 303-445-2384, dlittle@do.usbr.gov

Research Question     Team Members     Statement of the Problem    
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IR2  7292 2007
Wide span stilling basin deflectors (width greater than 30 ft)

Leslie Hanna, WRRL, 86-68560, 303.445.2146, lhanna@do.usbr.gov

Research Question     Team Members    

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PN

GP
IR2  5564 2006
Terrestrial Photogrammetry: Development of Capabilities and Exploring Applications for 3 D Measuring from photographs

Pete Shaffner, Technical Service Center, 86-68320, 303.445.3152, pshaffner@do.usbr.gov

Research Question     Team Members     Statement of the Problem    
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IR3  5014 2005
Effects of Iron Bacteria on Subsurface Tile Drains: Influence on Hydraulic Efficiency and Nutrient Transport

Alison Schlag, Bureau of Reclamation, DK-500, 701-221-1276, akschlag@gp.usbr.gov

Research Question     Team Members     Statement of the Problem    
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GP

IR3  4883 2008
Reduced Cost Hydroelectric Maintenance

Jim DeHaan, Hydroelectric Research and Technical Services Group, 86-68450, 303.445.2305, jdehaan@do.usbr.gov

Research Question     Team Members    

Sorry, this proposal contains potential intellectual property. Please contact the submitter.
 BOR-WIDE



IR5  582 2004
Power System Stability Enhancement in the Digitally-Controlled Power System

J Agee, Bureau of Reclamation, 86-68450, 303-445-2309, jagee@do.usbr.gov

Research Question     Team Members    

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IR5  1411 2005
Power System Diagnostics

Eric Eastment, Hydroelectric Research Group, 86-68450, 303.445.2324, eeastment@do.usbr.gov

Research Question     Team Members    

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IR5  701 2004
New Algorithms For Optimal Hydropower Dispatch

David Harpman, Technical Service Center, 86-68270, 303-445-2733, dharpman@do.usbr.gov

Research Question     Team Members     Statement of the Problem    
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IR5  5992 2009
Generator and SCADA Controls Modification for Wind Integration

J Agee, Bureau of Reclamation, 86-68450, 303-445-2309, jagee@do.usbr.gov

Research Question     Team Members    

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IR5  9608 2009
Enhancement of Hydroturbine Operational Flexibility for Powerplant Cost Optimization

Ted Bechtel, Technical Service Center, 86-68450, 303-445-2319, tbechtel@do.usbr.gov

Research Question     Team Members    

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IR5  8301 2005
Power System Stability Improvement

J Agee, Bureau of Reclamation, 86-68450, 303-445-2309, jagee@do.usbr.gov

Research Question     Team Members     Statement of the Problem    
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IR5  661 2004
Rock Ramp Interstitial Flow and Design Guidelines

Kent Collins, Bureau of Reclamation, 86-68540, 303-445-2549, kcollins@do.usbr.gov

Research Question     Team Members     Statement of the Problem    
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PN

GP
WD1  2253 2007
River Spanning Rock Structures Research and Design Guidelines

Elaina Holburn, Bureau of Reclamation, 86-68540, 303-445-2550, eholburn@do.usbr.gov

Research Question     Team Members     Statement of the Problem    
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WD1  6388 2008
Emplacement and Efficacy Testing of Pulsed Direct Current Electrical Barrier

Juddson Sechrist, Technical Service Center, 86-68290, 303-445-2198, jsechrist@do.usbr.gov

Research Question     Team Members     Statement of the Problem    
 BOR-WIDE

PN

GP
WD1  2503 2006
Innovative Technique to Establish Swimming Performance Criteria for Fish Impacted by Fish Exclusion and Passage Facilities

Zak Sutphin, Bureau of Reclamation, 86-68290, 303-445-2141, zsutphin@mp.usbr.gov

Research Question     Team Members     Statement of the Problem    
 BOR-WIDE

UC

GP
WD1  6469 2007
Cathodic Protection Systems and effects on fisheries near Reclamation Projects

Raymond Bark, Fisheries Applications and Research, 86-68290, 303.445.2204, rbark@do.usbr.gov

Research Question     Team Members     Statement of the Problem    
 BOR-WIDE

PN

WD1  3427 2007
Small, Terrestrial Mammal Communities within Native and Non-native Dominated Riparian Vegetation along the San Pedro and Gila Rivers in Central Arizona

Nicole Olsker, Bureau of Reclamation, PXAO-1500, 623-773-6258, NMOLSKER@lc.usbr.gov

Research Question     Team Members     Statement of the Problem    
 BOR-WIDE

LC

WD2  1705 2008
Predation on listed fishes at Reclamation facilities and ways to reduce its impact

Cathy Karp, Technical Service Center, 86-68290, 303.445.2226, ckarp@do.usbr.gov

Research Question     Team Members    

Sorry, this proposal contains potential intellectual property. Please contact the submitter.
 BOR-WIDE

MP

MP
WD2  7432 2008
Saving Water and Insuring Delivery: Flow Prescription and the Discharge to Habitat Relationship for a Listed Anadromous Salmonid

Mark Bowen, Fisheries Applications Research Group, 86-68290, 303.445.2222, mbowen@do.usbr.gov

Research Question     Team Members     Statement of the Problem    
 BOR-WIDE

MP

PN
WD2  7899 2007
Development of Design Considerations for Engineered Large Woody Debris (LWD) Structures

Kendra Russell, Bureau of Reclamation, 86-68540, 303-445-2552, krussell@do.usbr.gov

Research Question     Team Members     Statement of the Problem    
 BOR-WIDE

PN

MP
WD2  8329 2009
Evaluating the cost effectiveness of data collection techniques and relative improvements in modeling reservoir production

Sharon Parkinson, Bureau of Reclamation, PN-6217, 208.378.5053, sparkinson@pn.usbr.gov

Research Question     Team Members     Statement of the Problem    
 BOR-WIDE

PN

WD2  7622 2009
Tools to assess seasonal wetland best management practices for water conservation and salinity management using high resolution remote sensing, direct evapotranspiration monitoring and modeling

Tracy Slavin, Regional Resources, MP-400, 916 978-5202, TSLAVIN@mp.usbr.gov

Research Question     Team Members     Statement of the Problem    
 BOR-WIDE

MP

LC
WD2  923 2004
Fish-holding-associated stress in slavaged fishes at Reclamation Facilities

Don Portz, Bureau of Reclamation, 86-68290, 303-445-2220, dportz@do.usbr.gov

Research Question     Team Members     Statement of the Problem    
 BOR-WIDE

MP

WD2  2301 2008
Passive Selenium Bioreactor -- Pilot-scale Testing

Michael Baker, Western Colorado Area Office, WCG-MBaker, 970.248.0637, mbaker@uc.usbr.gov

Research Question     Team Members     Statement of the Problem    
 BOR-WIDE

UC

WD4  4414 2008
Evaluation and development of NASA Experimental Advanced Airborne Research LiDAR (EAARL) for accurate representation of high resolution channel bathymetry for hydraulic modeling and aquatic habitat mapping applications.

Sharon Parkinson, Bureau of Reclamation, PN-6217, 208.378.5053, sparkinson@pn.usbr.gov

Research Question     Team Members     Statement of the Problem    
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WD4  9251 2008
Assessing Spatially Distributed Temperatures for Water Suitability and Habitat

Yong Lai, Technical Service Center, 86-68540, 303-445-2560, ylai@do.usbr.gov

Research Question     Team Members     Statement of the Problem    
 BOR-WIDE

PN

MP
WD4  7872 2008
Managing for Algal Toxins in Reclamation's Project Reservoirs

Davine Lieberman, Technical Service Center, 86-68220, 303-445-2223, dlieberman@do.usbr.gov

Research Question     Team Members     Statement of the Problem    
 BOR-WIDE

UC

WD4  4939 2006
Scoping proposal linking physical, biological and aqueous geochemical processes to ecosystem responses

Sharon Parkinson, Bureau of Reclamation, PN-6217, 208.378.5053, sparkinson@pn.usbr.gov

Research Question     Team Members     Statement of the Problem    
 BOR-WIDE

PN

WD4  2259 2009
Scoping proposal focused on quantifying temperature change to a water body influenced by subsurface return flow

Sharon Parkinson, Bureau of Reclamation, PN-6217, 208.378.5053, sparkinson@pn.usbr.gov

Research Question     Team Members     Statement of the Problem    
 BOR-WIDE

PN

WD4  6817 2009
Modeling Changes in Water Quality Resulting from Sediment Delta Interactions

Nick Williams, Bureau of Reclamation, UC-244, 801-524-3888, nwilliams@uc.usbr.gov

Research Question     Team Members     Statement of the Problem    
 BOR-WIDE

UC

WD4  589 2009
Advanced Photogrammetry Techniques as a Tool for Evaluating Sediment Gradations

Elaina Holburn, Bureau of Reclamation, 86-68540, 303-445-2550, eholburn@do.usbr.gov

Research Question     Team Members     Statement of the Problem    
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WD5  5066 2008
Surrogate Sediment Measurement Technologies - Federal Interagency Sedimentation Project

Robert Hilldale, Technical Service Center, 86-68240, 303-445-3135, rhilldale@do.usbr.gov

Research Question     Team Members     Statement of the Problem    
 BOR-WIDE



WD5  6435 2008
Assessing and Reducing the Uncertainty of Predictions From Hydraulic and Hydrologic Models

Blair Greimann, Sedimentation and River Hydraulics Group, 86-68540, 303.445.2563, bgreimann@do.usbr.gov

Research Question     Team Members     Statement of the Problem    
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WD5  8128 2007
Solutions for habitat-critical side channel loss

Jeanne Godaire, Reclamation, 86-68250, 303-445-3164, jgodaire@do.usbr.gov

Research Question     Team Members     Statement of the Problem    
 BOR-WIDE

GP

WD5  6257 2009
Conceptual model for predicting changes in river pattern and form, in response to management actions

Lisa Fotherby, Bureau of Reclamation, 86-68240, 303-445-2476, lfotherby@do.usbr.gov

Research Question     Team Members     Statement of the Problem    
 BOR-WIDE

GP

MP
WD5  5618 2009
Applying Measurements of Cohesive Soil Erodibility

Tony Wahl, Water Resources Research Laboratory, 86-68460, 303.445.2155, twahl@do.usbr.gov

Research Question     Team Members     Statement of the Problem    
 BOR-WIDE



WD5  6993 2009
Decision Framework for Resource Managers, Permitting Agencies, and Stakeholders to Determine Potential Sediment Impacts and Analyses for Reservoir Sediment Sluicing and Dam Decommissioning

Jennifer Bountry, Bureau of Reclamation, 86-68540, 303-445-3614, jbountry@do.usbr.gov

Research Question     Team Members     Statement of the Problem    
 BOR-WIDE



WD5  8462 2008
Development of a continuous bedload transport measurement technique

Robert Hilldale, Technical Service Center, 86-68240, 303-445-3135, rhilldale@do.usbr.gov

Research Question     Team Members     Statement of the Problem    
 BOR-WIDE



WD5  6499 2008
Developing a framework for quantifying and effectively communicating groundwater model uncertainty.

Jennifer Johnson_1, Bureau of Reclamation, PN-6216, 208-378-5225, jmjohnson@pn.usbr.gov

Research Question     Team Members     Statement of the Problem    
 BOR-WIDE

PN

WS1  820 2009
Demonstration of Field Scale Applications to Control Waterlogging and Salinization

Roger Burnett, Ground Water and Drainage, 86-68550, 303.445.2508, rburnett@do.usbr.gov

Research Question     Team Members     Statement of the Problem    
 BOR-WIDE

GP

WS1  2193 2005
Cellulose Acetate (CA) Membrane Study

Andrew Murphy, Technical Service Center, 86-68230, 303.445.2259, amurphy@do.usbr.gov

Research Question     Team Members    

Sorry, this proposal contains potential intellectual property. Please contact the submitter.
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WS2  107 2005
Optimization of Energy Recovery Seawater Reverse Osmosis Desalination Systems

Steve Dundorf, Water Treatment ENgineering and Research Group, 86-68120, 303.445.2263, sdundorf@do.usbr.gov

Research Question     Team Members     Statement of the Problem    
 BOR-WIDE



WS2  9081 2005
Comparative Analysis of Inovative Concentrate Management Systems

Tom Poulson, Program Development Division, PXAO-7000, 602-216-3836, tpoulson@lc.usbr.gov

Research Question     Team Members     Statement of the Problem    
 BOR-WIDE



WS2  3699 2008
Treatment of Produced Water for Beneficial Use in the Western US

Katherine Benko, Bureau of Reclamation, 86-68230, 303-445-2013, kbenko@do.usbr.gov

Research Question     Team Members     Statement of the Problem    
 BOR-WIDE

LC

GP
WS2  3180 2007
Development of coatings for polymeric membranes to minimize biofouling

Katherine Benko, Bureau of Reclamation, 86-68230, 303-445-2013, kbenko@do.usbr.gov

Research Question     Team Members    

Sorry, this proposal contains potential intellectual property. Please contact the submitter.
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WS2  9549 2005
Demonstration of radio telemetered flow monitoring and canal control technologies

Tom Gill, Water Resources Research Laboratory, 86-68560, 303.445.2201, tgill@do.usbr.gov

Research Question     Team Members     Statement of the Problem    
 BOR-WIDE

GP

LC
WS3  393 2006
"Living Laboratory" for Canal Modernization Technologies

Tom Gill, Water Resources Research Laboratory, 86-68560, 303.445.2201, tgill@do.usbr.gov

Research Question     Team Members     Statement of the Problem    
 BOR-WIDE

GP

WS3  7316 2007
Secure, Reliable, Low Cost SCADA for Irrigation Water Delivery

Alan Schrom, Bureau of Reclamation, EPH-2906, 509-754-0242, aschrom@pn.usbr.gov

Research Question     Team Members    

Sorry, this proposal contains potential intellectual property. Please contact the submitter.
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WS3  1689 2009
Development and Testing of an Overshot Gate Design that Irrigation Districts can Self-Construct and Maintain

Tom Gill, Water Resources Research Laboratory, 86-68560, 303.445.2201, tgill@do.usbr.gov

Research Question     Team Members    

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 BOR-WIDE

GP

PN
WS3  6890 2008
Flow Measurement with Canal Radial Gates

Tony Wahl, Water Resources Research Laboratory, 86-68460, 303.445.2155, twahl@do.usbr.gov

Research Question     Team Members     Statement of the Problem    
 BOR-WIDE



WS3  1281 2004
Flow Measurement with a Venturi Flume Under Submerged or Unsubmerged Conditions

Tom Gill, Water Resources Research Laboratory, 86-68560, 303.445.2201, tgill@do.usbr.gov

Research Question     Team Members     Statement of the Problem    
 BOR-WIDE

LC

GP
WS3  495 2006
Programmable Logic Control of Automated Surface Irrigation Systems for Improved Water Use Efficiency

Mark Niblack, Reclamation, YA)-7300, 928-343-8253, mniblack@lc.usbr.gov

Research Question     Team Members     Statement of the Problem    
 BOR-WIDE



WS3  3877 2008
Development of a multi-aquifer hydrologic modeling package to support Reclamation water use planning in rural/urban landscapes.

Jennifer Johnson_1, Bureau of Reclamation, PN-6216, 208-378-5225, jmjohnson@pn.usbr.gov

Research Question     Team Members     Statement of the Problem    
 BOR-WIDE

PN

WS4  60 2008
Research and Development of a Comprehensive Guide of Tools for Management of Diverging Science in Reclamation Water Allocation Decisions.

Douglas Clark, Bureau of Reclamation, 86-68260, 303.445.2271, drclark@do.usbr.gov

Research Question     Team Members     Statement of the Problem    
 BOR-WIDE



WS4  7515 2008
Evaluating water management responses to global climate change using coupled hydrologic and economic models.

Jennifer Johnson_1, Bureau of Reclamation, PN-6216, 208-378-5225, jmjohnson@pn.usbr.gov

Research Question     Team Members     Statement of the Problem    
 BOR-WIDE

PN

WS4  507 2009
Examining the Use of Adaptive Management Workshops to Foster Collaboration

Douglas Clark, Bureau of Reclamation, 86-68260, 303.445.2271, drclark@do.usbr.gov

Research Question     Team Members     Statement of the Problem    
 BOR-WIDE

UC

WS4  9132 2008
Development of Improved Evapotranspiration Estimates for Predominant Marsh Plant Communities and Open-Water Evaporation Estimates in the Upper Klamath River Basin

Mark Spears, TSC, 86-68520, 303-445-2514, MSPEARS@do.usbr.gov

Research Question     Team Members     Statement of the Problem    
 BOR-WIDE

MP

WS4  6485 2008
Western Water Institutional Solutions: Identification, Development, and Application of Institutional Solutions for Western Water Problems

Douglas Clark, Bureau of Reclamation, 86-68260, 303.445.2271, drclark@do.usbr.gov

Research Question     Team Members     Statement of the Problem    
 BOR-WIDE

UC

PN
WS4  147 2006
Methodology to Evaluate the Influence of Joint Changes in Climate and Land Cover on Water Availability

Levi Brekke, Technical Service Center, 86-68520, 303-445-2494, LBREKKE@do.usbr.gov

Research Question     Team Members     Statement of the Problem    
 GP



DS3  2768 2009
Investigating a Modern Method for Improving the Management and Protection of Heritage Assets In Threshing Machine Canyon, Kansas Using Light Detection and Ranging (LiDAR) Technology

Thomas Lincoln, Reclamation, 84-53000, 303-445-3311, tlincoln@do.usbr.gov

Research Question     Team Members     Statement of the Problem    
 GP



IR1  7686 2008
Evaluation of Thin Repair Materials for Concrete

Kurt VonFay, Technical Service Center, 86-68180, 303-445-2399, kvonfay@do.usbr.gov

Research Question     Team Members     Statement of the Problem    
 GP

PN

UC
IR2  1616 2009
Use of High Definition Imaging Sonar as a Methodology for Evaluating Native Fish Spawning Behavior and Habitat Preference in Areas Impacted by Reclamation Structures and Operations.

Eric Best, Technical Service Center, 86-68290, 303-445-2179, ebest@do.usbr.gov

Research Question     Team Members     Statement of the Problem    
 GP

LC

PN
WD2  1559 2005
Status, distribution and management of aquatic herpetofauna as related to Reclamation projects within the Middle Rio Grande and Missouri River basins.

David Moore, Technical Service Center, 86-68210, 303-445-2242, dmoore@do.usbr.gov

Research Question     Team Members     Statement of the Problem    
 GP

UC

WD2  7650 2007
Investigation of Reclamation Project Effects and Management Recommendations for Native Fish of the Milk River in Montana Using Innovative Telemetry Techniques

Eric Best, Technical Service Center, 86-68290, 303-445-2179, ebest@do.usbr.gov

Research Question     Team Members     Statement of the Problem    
 GP



WD2  1068 2004
Invertebrate communities used as indicators of river restoration

Mark Nelson, Technical Service Center, 86-68220, 303-445-2225, msnelson@do.usbr.gov

Research Question     Team Members     Statement of the Problem    
 LC

PN

WD5  1196 2006
Slowsand Filtration for Reducing Costs of Desalting Surface Waters

Chuck Moody, , 86-68700, 303.445.2258, cmoody@do.usbr.gov

Research Question     Team Members     Statement of the Problem    
 LC



WS2  361 2004
Developing the Next Generation Chlorine Resistant, High Flux, and High Salt Rejection Polyamide Desalting Membrane to Increase Water Suppy

Andrew Murphy, Technical Service Center, 86-68230, 303.445.2259, amurphy@do.usbr.gov

Research Question     Team Members    

Sorry, this proposal contains potential intellectual property. Please contact the submitter.
 LC



WS2  526 2004
Foward Osmosis Water Purification

Chuck Moody, , 86-68700, 303.445.2258, cmoody@do.usbr.gov

Research Question     Team Members    

Sorry, this proposal contains potential intellectual property. Please contact the submitter.
 LC



WS2  1289 2004
Long-term testing near Tucson, Arizona of concentrate management using halophyte irrigation; uses slowsand filtration (SSF) and reverse osmosis (RO) treatment to produce the needed concentrate.

Eric Holler, Program Development Division - Tucson, PXAO-7005, 520.670.4825, eholler@lc.usbr.gov

Research Question     Team Members     Statement of the Problem    
 LC

UC

GP
WS2  6551 2005
Development of techniques that are acceptable for measuring municipal water values, nonuse values, ecosystem benefits, and broad public benefits as part of alternative evaluation in feasibility studies.

Steven Piper, Bureau of Reclamation, 86-68270, 303-445-2736, spiper@do.usbr.gov

Research Question     Team Members     Statement of the Problem    
 MP



DS3  7305 2009
Temperature Monitoring as a Means of Assessing Canal Structural Performance and Seepage Conditions

Rich Markiewicz, TSC, 86-68330, 303-445-3167, rmarkiewicz@do.usbr.gov

Research Question     Team Members     Statement of the Problem    
 MP



IR1  9802 2009
Low Head Hydro Turbines

Jonathan Rogado, Bureau of Reclamation, CVO-610, 916-979-0261, jrogado@mp.usbr.gov

Research Question     Team Members     Statement of the Problem    
 MP

PN

UC
IR5  3390 2009
Monitoring and Evaluation of the Potential Impacts of the Red Bluff Diversion Dam on Green Sturgeon

Richard Corwin, Bureau of Reclamation, NC-342, 530-528-0512, rcorwin@mp.usbr.gov

Research Question     Team Members     Statement of the Problem    
 MP

PN

WD1  1887 2008
Non-Physical Fish Barrier Evaluation: Can an Inexpensive Barrier Be Effective for Threatened Fish

Mark Bowen, Fisheries Applications Research Group, 86-68290, 303.445.2222, mbowen@do.usbr.gov

Research Question     Team Members     Statement of the Problem    
 MP

PN

GP
WD1  8740 2009
Reducing Risk of Water Conflicts Related to Operational Impacts to Salmon.

John Hannon, Regional Environmental Office, MP-150, 916-978-5524, jhannon@mp.usbr.gov

Research Question     Team Members     Statement of the Problem    
 MP

PN

WD2  2759 2006
Can water catchments mitigate for wildlife (Bighorn Sheep) mortality, due to occurrence of blue green algae (cyanobacterial toxins) in Owyhee Reservoir?

Gretchen Fitzgerald, Bureau of Reclamation, SRA-6121, 208-383-2231, gfitzgerald@pn.usbr.gov

Research Question     Team Members     Statement of the Problem    
 MP

PN

LC
WD4  2874 2009
The Application of Light Detection and Ranging (LiDAR) Technology to Improve the Management and Protection of Heritage Assets in the American Falls Archaeological District, Idaho

Jennifer Huang, Bureau of Reclamation, SRA-6135, 208-383-2257, jhuang@pn.usbr.gov

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 PN



IR1  9541 2009
Evaluate New Smaller Efficient Types of Low Head Fishways

Don Moris, Bureau of Reclamation, PN-3429, 208-378-5221, dmoris@pn.usbr.gov

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UC
WD1  4627 2009
Evaluating Inovative Swim-Thru Fishway Valve Lock System for Medium Head Applications

Don Moris, Bureau of Reclamation, PN-3429, 208-378-5221, dmoris@pn.usbr.gov

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UC
WD1  5083 2009
Assessment of potential effects of operation of Reclamation facilities on Pacific lamprey in major tributaries of the Columbia River basin.

Steve Grabowski, PN Region, , 208-378-5030, sgrabowski@pn.usbr.gov

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WD1  35 2009
Inhibition of Biofilm Formation

Kevin Kelly, Ecological Research and Investigations, 86-68220, 303.445.2017, kkelly@do.usbr.gov

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GP
WD2  3326 2006
Using the Fiber Optic Distributed Temperature Sensing (DTS) system to determine temperature dynamics and groundwater spring influences due to channel relocation and habitat enhancement in a mountain stream.

Toni Turner, Bureau, PN-3415, (208) 378-5025, tturner@pn.usbr.gov

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WD2  9654 2009
Developing Ultrasound Imaging as a Fish Research and Management Tool at Reclamation Fish Facilities

Susan Broderick, Technical Service Center, 86-68210, 303-445-2235, sbroderick@do.usbr.gov

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GP
WD2  2817 2009
Watershed classification for salmon productivity - a multivariate landscape characterization process for selecting restoration sites

Michael Newsom, Bureau of Reclamation, PN-1740, 503-872-2840, mnewsom@pn.usbr.gov

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MP

WD2  8940 2009
Adaptation of traditional habitat improvements in reservoir drawdown zones to improve survival of ESA listed fish during their migration in Reclamation Reservoirs.

Dmitri Vidergar, Bureau of Reclamation, SRA-1211, 208-383-2216, dvidergar@pn.usbr.gov

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 PN



WD2  5149 2009
Improving Evapotranspiration Maps Obtained from the ReSET (Remote Sensing of Evapotranspiration) Model

David Eckhardt, Remote Sensing and Geographic Information Group, 86-68211, 303.445.2273, deckhardt@do.usbr.gov

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LC

DS4  2686 2009
Developing operational criteria information for temperature control device installation at Reclamation facilities through the use of real-time integrated entrainment monitoring systems to improve reliability of water and power delivery.

Juddson Sechrist, Technical Service Center, 86-68290, 303-445-2198, jsechrist@do.usbr.gov

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LC

WD1  4149 2007
Determining the Accuracy of Depth Measurements Taken from Acoustic Doppler Current Profiler

Travis Bauer, Bureau of Reclamation, 86-68240, 303-445-3672, trbauer@do.usbr.gov

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WD2  3504 2009