Katharine Dahm
Reclamation Office: Technical Service Center, Environmental Applications and Research
Contact Information: (303) 445-2495, kdahm@usbr.gov
Research Funded by the Science and Technology Program
Katharine Dahm began doing research for the Science and Technology Program in the 2011 fiscal year, with funding provided by the program as recently as the 2013 fiscal year. Projects were funded under the Science and Technology Program research topics Desalination and Water Treatment, Ecosystem Needs and Water Quality.
The following research projects were funded in whole or in part by the Science and Technology Program. Katharine Dahm is listed as the principal investigator, or primary researcher. Click the project's title to view more information.
Developing a deterministic model for predicting cleaning frequency due to inorganic scaling on reverse osmosis membranes
Project ID: 792
Fiscal Year of Funding: 2013 (with plans to continue through 2014)
Research Results:
Survey Form for Collecting Reverse Osmosis Plant Operation Data (interim, PDF,
72KB)
Investigating an Innovative Constructed Wetland Design for Removing Endocrine Disrupting Compounds from Reclaimed Wastewater
Project ID: 9589
Fiscal Year of Funding: 2013 (with plans to continue through 2015)
Research Results: contact Katharine Dahm
Oxnard Saline Treatment Wetlands
Project ID: 9424
Fiscal Years of Funding: 2012 - 2013
Research Results:
Oxnard Saline Treatment Wetlands: Monitoring Plan, Baseline Monitoring Results, and Supplemental Research Topics (interim, PDF,
1.6MB)
Produced Water Treatment Primer for Oil and Gas Operations
Project ID: 1617
Fiscal Year of Funding: 2013 (with plans to continue through 2014)
Research Results:
Guidance for the evaluation of produced water as an alternative water supply (interim, PDF,
2.3MB)
Projected Impacts of Climate Change Induced Water Quality Trends on Reclamation Operations
Project ID: 4311
Fiscal Year of Funding: 2013
Research Results: contact Katharine Dahm
Treatment and Beneficial Use of Produced Water in the western U.S.
Project ID: 3259
Fiscal Years of Funding: 2011 - 2012
Research Results:
- Composite Geochemical Database for Coalbed Methane Produced Water Quality in the Rocky Mountain Region (interim, PDF, 3.3MB)
- Identifying Well Contamination through the use of 3-D Fluorescence Spectroscopy to Classify Coalbed Methane Produced Water (interim, PDF, 3.3MB)
- International Petroleum Environment Conference Presentation (interim, PDF, 3.3MB)
This information was last updated on May 18, 2013
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