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Large Wood Conference
Reclamation hosted this conference to determine research needs for using large woody debris in rivers.

The list of events below is intended for informational purposes only and does not necessarily constitute an endorsement by Reclamation. These events may be of interest to the science and research and related communities and are not necessarily hosted by Reclamation.

Upcoming Events

May 21-22, 2013: Produced Water Management in the West

Denver, Colorado
Reclamation is presenting papers on water treatment and management options for rural communities using advanced water treatment strategies.

June 9-13, 2013: American Water Works Association Annual Conference and Exhibition

Denver, Colorado
Reclamation is presenting information on membrane selection in Texas and photovoltaic reverse osmosis.

November 3-8, 2013: American Institute of Chemical Engineers (AIChE) 20th Annual Conference: Global Challenges for Engineering a Sustainable Future

San Francisco, California
Reclamation is presenting papers on water treatment and management options for rural communities using advanced water treatment strategies.

November 12-14, 2013: International Petroleum Environmental Conference (IPEC)

San Antonio, Texas
Reclamation is presenting information on water management planning guidelines and produced water treatment facilities for water reuse.

Previous Events

April 7-10, 2013: AWWA Sustainable Water Management Conference.

Reclamation presented a paper entitled, "Guidance for the Evaluation of Produced Water as an Alternative Water Supply."

March 14, 2013: An Innovative, User Friendly Tool for Evaluating Energy Recovery Devices for Desalination Plants (WateReuse Webinar)

February 26, 2013: Webinar: Intro to Corrosion (Reclamation's Technical Service Center Webinar).

February 14, 2013: A Graywater Reuse Database that Addresses Treatment, Public Health, and Regulatory Issues (WateReuse Webinar).

February 13-15, 2013: Multi-State Salinity Coalition Summit 2013

October 25-26, 2012: 2011 World's Best Technologies Conference

Three of the Science and Technology Program's Advanced Water Treatment research projects were selected to present at the World's Best Technologies (WBT) Conference.

New Generation Cellulose Acetate Reverse Osmosis Membrane (PDF, 64 kB): new cellulose acetate membrane will reduce water treatment costs for water treatment plants
Chlorine Resistant Polyamide Reverse Osmosis Membranes (PDF, 62 kB): new polyamide membranes will reduce water treatment costs significantly
Forward Osmosis Water Purification (PDF, 73 kB): improvements to forward osmosis membranes and processes can significantly reduce capital and energy costs for membrane separation plants

October 3, 2012: Climate Change and Water Working Group: Climate/Hydrology Workshop

More than 80 participants attended a workshop focused on collaborative CCAWWG projects addressing climate change impacts on hydrology, with special focus on flood hydrology and extreme storm events.

February 14-16, 2012: Large Wood Conference

This facilitated workshop was held in Seattle, Washington. Researchers focused on identifying large wood research and monitoring needs relevant to river restoration projects. Researchers developed lists of research needs, potential methods, and collaborations on the key topics of planning at a reach scale with a geomorphic context, designing at a local scale, and guidance for implementation and monitoring.

December, 2011: New Energy, New Water Conference (PDF, 1.5 MB)

This conference was sponsored by Reclamation and the New Mexico Water Resources Research Institute. Experts from several continents attended, bringing attention to the important links between renewable energy sources and desalinating brackish ground water. Discussion groups focused on solar, geothermal, wind, and other renewable energy sources, water resources, infrastructure needs, as well as institutional and environmental impacts.

Colorado River September 14, 2011: River Restoration

We funded and helped plan and implement this conference at the University of New Mexico Albuquerque, New Mexico. Reclamation and the University of New Mexico Law School cohosted the conference. Participants included 50 Reclamation staff involved in managing river restoration programs and 50 outside experts, stakeholders, and non-governmental organizations.

This information was last updated on May 14, 2013
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