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

Proposal ID: 3390

Title
Low Head Hydro Turbines
State the Problem. How Do Your Research Outputs Contribute to Achieving Reclamation's Mission, and The S&T Program Mission and Performance Measures?
To increase generation capabilities within the Central Valley Project by applying low-head hydroelectric technology to features of the project where the hydraulic energy has not yet been captured. The scope of the feasibility study would include places where a hydraulic drop occurs using low-head hydro technology and canal turbine technology.