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Publications Completed from 2004 to 2013

The following 159 publications were completed, submitted, and published from 2004 to 2013. Other documents may exist that Science and Technology Program researchers have not yet published. To find these documents, find a project or researcher who is studying your field of interest.

May 16, 2013: Effects of the Biological Control Agent Diorhabda elongata deserticola on Resprouted Saltcedar (interim, PDF, 3.7MB)
Keywords: saltcedar, biocontrol, resprout

Author: Rebecca Siegle
Project: Quantitatively Monitoring the Effects of the Biocontrol Agent _Diorhabda elongata deserticola_ on Salt Cedar Resprouts to Determine the Efficacy of Long-term Biocontrol at Various Reclamation Release Sites in the Western United States (contact Denise Hosler for more information)

May 16, 2013: Saltcedar Biocontrol at Pueblo, Colorado: Vegetation Monitoring Final Report (interim, PDF, 9.7MB)
Keywords: saltcedar, biocontrol, vegetation impacts, diorhabda

Authors: Denise Hosler and Rebecca Siegle
Project: Determining the Rate of Mortality for Salt Cedar by Size and Age Class Resulting from Repeated Defoliation by the Biocontrol Agent _Diorhabda elongata deserticola_ to Increase Water Salvage along Rivers in the Western United States (contact Denise Hosler for more information)

May 13, 2013: Document ID 716 contains protected information and it cannot be freely downloaded from USBR.gov. Contact Joshua Mortensen to request a copy of this document.

May 13, 2013: Document ID 718 contains protected information and it cannot be freely downloaded from USBR.gov. Contact Joshua Mortensen to request a copy of this document.

May 7, 2013: Guidance for the evaluation of produced water as an alternative water supply (interim, PDF, 2.3MB)
Keywords: produced water, hydraulic fracturing, water sourcing, energy-water nexus

Authors: Dr. Katharine Dahm and Dr. Katie Guerra
Project: Produced Water Treatment Primer for Oil and Gas Operations (contact Katharine Dahm for more information)

May 7, 2013: Survey Form for Collecting Reverse Osmosis Plant Operation Data (interim, PDF, 72KB)
Keywords: survey, water quality, membrane data, cleaning procedures

Authors: Dr. Katharine Dahm, Dr. Saqib Shirazi, Anna Hoag, Andrew Tiffenbach and Dr. Katie Guerra
Project: Developing a deterministic model for predicting cleaning frequency due to inorganic scaling on reverse osmosis membranes (contact Katharine Dahm for more information)

April 15, 2013: Construction and Testing of a Soil Temperature Modification Unit for Climate Change Studies in Remote Areas (interim, PDF, 189KB)
Keywords: climate change, soil warming

Author: Mark Nelson
Project: Effects of Climate Change on Riparian Vegetation Structure, Water Uptake, and Dependent Pollinators along Mainstem Rivers in the Colorado River Basin (contact Mark Nelson for more information)

April 15, 2013: Floral ecology and insect visitation in riparian Tamarix sp. (saltcedar) (interim, PDF, 642KB)
Keywords: coniatus splendidulus, desert riparian, flowers, ground water depth, nectar, pollination, saltcedar

Author: Doug Andersen
Project: Effects of Climate Change on Riparian Vegetation Structure, Water Uptake, and Dependent Pollinators along Mainstem Rivers in the Colorado River Basin (contact Mark Nelson for more information)

April 15, 2013: Vulnerability of riparian ecosystems to elevated CO2 and (final, PDF, 642KB)
Keywords: biotic interactions, climate change, dehydration, heat stress, phenology, soil processes, streamflow, water management

Author: Doug Andersen
Project: Effects of Climate Change on Riparian Vegetation Structure, Water Uptake, and Dependent Pollinators along Mainstem Rivers in the Colorado River Basin (contact Mark Nelson for more information)

March 25, 2013: Document ID 686 contains protected information and it cannot be freely downloaded from USBR.gov. Contact Jennifer Johnson to request a copy of this document.

March 25, 2013: Model Analysis of the Hydrologic Response to Climate Change in the Upper Deschutes (final, PDF, 7.5MB)
Keywords: deschutes, oregon, climate change, groundwater, deep percolation model

Author: Marshall Gannett
Project: Model analysis of integrated surface- and ground-water hydrologic response to climate change (contact Jennifer Johnson for more information)

March 25, 2013: Policy Issues associated with groundwater debit and credit accounting, managed aquifer recharge, and trading of mitigation credits (interim, PDF, 9.0MB)
Keywords: groundwater, groundwater banking, upper snake river, idaho, ecological flows

Author: Bryce Contor
Project: Evaluation of Alternative Legal, Institutional, Economic, and Hydrologic Approaches for Ground-Water Banking to Facilitate Water Transfers among Uses And Users in the Snake River Basin. (contact Jennifer Johnson for more information)

March 25, 2013: Document ID 688 contains protected information and it cannot be freely downloaded from USBR.gov. Contact Jennifer Johnson to request a copy of this document.

March 11, 2013: Bedload Adaptation Length for Modeling Bed Evolution in Gravel-Bed Rivers (Interim Report) (interim, PDF, 2.6MB)
Keywords: morphodynamic, modeling, sediment transport, bedload, adaptation length

Authors: Dr. Yong Lai and Dr. David A Gaeuman
Project: Bedload Adaptation Length for Modeling Bed Evolution in Gravel-bed Rivers (contact David Gaeuman for more information)

March 6, 2013: Monitoring invasive quagga mussels, Dreissena rostriformis bugensis (Bivalvia:Dreissenidae), and other benthic organisms in a western US aqueduct (interim, PDF, 2.3MB)
Keywords: aqueduct; canal; dreissena rostriformis bugensis; filtering-collector; freshwater sponge; quagga mussel; smicridea fasciatella

Author: Fred Nibling
Project: Zebra and Quagga Mussels: Environmental Effects and Spread of Quagga and Zebra Mussels in Flowing Water Systems in the western U.S. (contact Mark Nelson for more information)

March 1, 2013: Potential Reclamation Applications of the T-Hawk - A gasoline Micro Air Vehicle: A Guide for Potential Reclamation UAS Users (final, PDF, 4.7MB)
Keywords: unmanned aerial vehicles, t-hawk, uas, unmanned aicraft systems

Author: Jade Soddell
Project: Potential Reclamation Applications of the Gasoline Microair Vehicle (gMAV) (contact Jade Soddell for more information)

February 28, 2013: Resistance of Protective Coatings to High Pressure Water Jets for Invasive Mussel Removal (final, PDF, 1.1MB)
Keywords: water jet, mussel, coating

Author: Joshua Mortensen
Project: Resistance of Protective Coatings and Pipe Linings to High-Pressure Water Jets Used for Invasive Mussel Removal and Cleaning (contact Joshua Mortensen for more information)

January 15, 2013: Monitoring the Effectiveness of Gravel Augmentations for Salmonid Habitat Improvement Downstream from Dams (final, PDF, 1.5MB)
Keywords: gravel augmentation, sediment transport, geomorphology, bedload

Author: David Gaeuman
Project: Monitoring the Effectiveness of Gravel Augmentations Downstream from Dams for Habitat Improvements (contact David Gaeuman for more information)

January 8, 2013: Summary of Elwha Science Symposium Event (final, PDF, 474KB)
Keywords: elwha, dam removal, symposium

Author: Jennifer Bountry
Project: Elwha Dam Removal Science Symposium and Field Trip (contact Jennifer Bountry for more information)

December 12, 2012: Large Wood Research Roadmap (interim, PDF, 148KB)
Keywords: large wood, roadmap, research, river restoration

Authors: David Bandrowski
Project: Technical Workshop on Large Wood Applications and Research Needs in River Settings (contact Jennifer Bountry for more information)

November 30, 2012: Identifying Well Contamination through the use of 3-D Fluorescence Spectroscopy to Classify Coalbed Methane Produced Water (interim, PDF, 1.4MB)
Keywords: produced water, coalbed methane, hydraulic fracturing

Author: Katharine Dahm
Project: Treatment and Beneficial Use of Produced Water in the western U.S. (contact Katharine Dahm for more information)

November 29, 2012: Reclamation Annual UAS Report: Fiscal Year 2012 (interim, PDF, 689KB)
Keywords: unmanned aerial systems, community of interest, elwha river, digitial elevation model, orthophotography

Author: Douglas Clark
Project: Exploring Potential Uses of Near Remote Sensing and Unmanned Aerial Vehicle (UAV) Technologies in Bureau of Reclamation (Reclamation) Science, Engineering, and Operations to Reduce Costs and Add Capabilities (contact Douglas Clark for more information)

November 12, 2012: MACROINVERTEBRATE COMMUNITY CONDITION ASSOCIATED WITH THESEVERITY OF STREAMFLOW ALTERATION (interim, PDF, 400KB)
Keywords: hydrologic alteration; macroinvertebrates; biological integrity; predictive models

Authors: Dr. Daren M. Carlisle, Dr. Ken Eng and Mr. S. Mark Nelson
Project: Assessing the Ecological Costs of Streamflow Regulation (contact Mark Nelson for more information)

November 6, 2012: Annotated Bibliography of Literature Review of Selective Filtering of LiDAR Data (interim, PDF, 150KB)
Keywords: lidar, river geomorphology, hydrologic and hydraulic modeling

Author: Mr. Dale Lindeman
Project: Selective Filtering of Light Detection and Ranging (LiDAR) Data for Enhanced Surface Representation of River Geomorphology (contact Lanie Paquin for more information)

November 6, 2012: Literature Review Of Selective Filtering of LiDAR Data Processing Techniques (final, PDF, 155KB)
Keywords: lidar, river geomorphology, hydrologic and hydraulic modeling

Author: Mr. Dale Lindeman
Project: Selective Filtering of Light Detection and Ranging (LiDAR) Data for Enhanced Surface Representation of River Geomorphology (contact Lanie Paquin for more information)

November 1, 2012: International Petroleum Environment Conference Presentation (interim, PDF, 1.5MB)
Keywords: produced water, water treatment, beneficial use

Authors: Dr. Katharine Dahm and Dr. Katie Guerra
Project: Treatment and Beneficial Use of Produced Water in the western U.S. (contact Katharine Dahm for more information)

October 17, 2012: Investigation of low pressure membrane performance, cleaning, and economics using a techno-economic model (interim, PDF, 2.1MB)
Keywords: advanced water treatment, membrane characterization, fouling, cleaning, economics

Author: John Pellegrino
Project: Assessment of Low-pressure Membrane Technology to Reduce the Cost of Desalination (contact Katherine Guerra for more information)

October 11, 2012: Signal Processing Techniques for Determining Powerplant Characteristics (interim, PDF, 7.9MB)
Keywords: power system reliability, power, power system, generation, hydropower, field testing, machine models, hardware tools, data analysis tools, digital signal processing, step response, grid stability, computer modeling, disturbance, noise reduction

Authors: Kyle Clair and Jeff Stenberg
Project: Signal Processing Techniques for Determining Powerplant Characteristics (contact Kyle Clair for more information)

October 9, 2012: An Adaptive Management Workshop Manual to Assist in the Prevention, Management, and Resolution of Water Resource Conflicts (final, PDF, 1.1MB)
Keywords: adaptive management, adaptive management workshops, water conflict, water conflict management

Authors: Dennis Kubly and Douglas Clark
Project: Examining the Use of Adaptive Management Workshops to Foster Collaboration (contact Douglas Clark for more information)

October 3, 2012: GRIP - Evaluation of a high recovery NF-RO integrated treatment system (final report) (interim, PDF, 4.5MB)
Keywords: nanofiltration reverse osmosis effluent ipr recovery

Author: Dr. Bruce Mansell
Project: Groundwater Reliability Improvement Program through Indirect Potable Reuse (contact Greg Krzys for more information)

October 3, 2012: Underwater Curtain Technology for Enhancing Downstream Fish Passage in Storage Reservoirs (final, PDF, 554KB)
Keywords: underwater curtain, fish passage

Author: Dale Lentz
Project: Underwater Curtain Technology for Enhancing Downstream Fish Passage in Storage Reservoirs (contact Dale Lentz for more information)

September 28, 2012: Demonstration Project Alternatives Analysis (interim, PDF, 1.3MB)
Keywords: constructed wetland, endocrine disrupting compounds, site evaluation

Authors: Anna Hoag, Collins Balcombe and Michelle Chapman
Project: Innovative Constructed Wetlands for Removing Endocrine Disrupting Compounds from Reclaimed Wastewater (contact Katharine Dahm for more information)

September 28, 2012: Hydrological, Chemical, and Biological Monitoring Plan (interim, PDF, 1.5MB)
Keywords: constructed wetland, endocrine disrupting compounds, monitoring plan

Authors: Joan Daniels, Dr. Katharine Dahm, Stephanie Keefe, Dr. Bryan Brooks and Dr. Larry Barber
Project: Innovative Constructed Wetlands for Removing Endocrine Disrupting Compounds from Reclaimed Wastewater (contact Katharine Dahm for more information)

September 28, 2012: Scoping Study on Leaching Lithium (interim, PDF, 102KB)
Keywords: leaching lithium, alkali silica reaction

Author: John Robertson
Project: Leaching Lithium (contact John Robertson for more information)

September 27, 2012: Oxnard Saline Treatment Wetlands: Monitoring Plan, Baseline Monitoring Results, and Supplemental Research Topics (interim, PDF, 1.6MB)
Keywords: wetland, concentrate management, monitoring plan

Authors: Dr. Katharine Dahm, Joan Daniels, Amy Witherall and Doug McPherson
Project: Oxnard Saline Treatment Wetlands (contact Katharine Dahm for more information)

September 26, 2012: Change Detection Methodology for 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 (interim, PDF, 2.6MB)
Keywords: lidar, change detection, archaeological sites

Author: Mr. Dale R. Lindeman
Project: 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 (contact Jennifer Huang for more information)

September 12, 2012: MACROINVERTEBRATE COMMUNITY CONDITION ASSOCIATED WITH THE SEVERITY OF STREAMFLOW ALTERATION (final, PDF, 400KB)
Keywords: hydrologic alteration; macroinvertebrates; biological integrity; predictive models

Author: Dr. Daren M. Carlisle
Project: Assessing the Ecological Costs of Streamflow Regulation (contact Mark Nelson for more information)

September 10, 2012: Measurement Device Calibration with Light detection and Ranging and CFD - Scoping Summary Reserach Project #5505 (interim, PDF, 169KB)
Keywords: lidar, cfd

Author: Bryan Heiner
Project: Measurement Device Calibration with Light Detection and Ranging and Flow3D (contact Bryan Heiner for more information)

August 30, 2012: Optimizing Seawater Reverse Osmosis for Affordable Desalination - CA Proposition 50 DWR Final Report (interim, PDF, 17.8MB)
Keywords: desalination, seawater, energy recovery, energy use, affordable desalination collaboration, adc, reverse osmosis

Author: John MacHarg
Project: Optimization of Energy Recovery Seawater Reverse Osmosis Desalination Systems (contact Steve Dundorf for more information)

August 7, 2012: Implementation Manual (interim, PDF, 342KB)
Keywords: sharepoint, document linking, web map

Author: Greg Gault
Project: Linking Documents and Information Stored in Sharepoint Libraries to Geospatial Representations of Reclamation Features (contact Greg Gault for more information)

August 7, 2012: Prototype (interim, PDF, 41KB)
Keywords: web map demo

Author: Greg Gault
Project: Linking Documents and Information Stored in Sharepoint Libraries to Geospatial Representations of Reclamation Features (contact Greg Gault for more information)

July 27, 2012: Large Wood Research Workshop Summary Report, February 2012, Seattle, WA (interim, PDF, 4.1MB)
Keywords: large wood, research, workshop, reach scale, local scale, monitoring, implementation

Authors: David Bandrowski, Jock Conyngham, Zac Corum, Kendra Russell, Connie Svoboda and Michael Sixta
Project: Technical Workshop on Large Wood Applications and Research Needs in River Settings (contact Jennifer Bountry for more information)

July 23, 2012: Laboratory Evaluation of Open Channel Area-Velocity Flow Meters (interim, PDF, 522KB)
Keywords: flow meter, ultrasonic, area-velocity, doppler

Authors: Mr. Bryan J Heiner and Tracy B Vermeyen
Project: Evaluation of Low-cost Ultrasonic Flow Meters (contact Bryan Heiner for more information)

June 29, 2012: Slideshow of simualtion modeling results using Mike-SHE and Mike-11 (interim, PDF, 1.5MB)
Keywords: selenium, realtime monitoring and control, mike-she, mike-11

Author: Nigel Quinn
Project: Real-time monitoring, modeling and management of selenium drainage discharges in the Delta Mendota Canal (contact Michael Eacock for more information)

June 28, 2012: Concentrate Management Wetlands (interim, PDF, 10.5MB)
Keywords: wetlands, concentrate management, water re-use, brine management

Authors: Thomas Poulson, Mr. Jim Bays and Mr. Ryan Rhoades
Project: Comparative Analysis of Innovative Concentrate Management Systems (contact Tom Poulson for more information)

June 27, 2012: Techno-economic model for evaluation of ceramic membranes for surface water treatment (interim, PDF, 2.3MB)
Keywords: ceramic membranes, desalination, ultrafiltration

Author: Katherine Guerra
Project: Assessment of Low-pressure Membrane Technology to Reduce the Cost of Desalination (contact Katherine Guerra for more information)

June 26, 2012: On a Two-Dimensional Temperature Model: Development and Verification (interim, PDF, 149KB)
Keywords: temperature model; 2d-depth averaged; numerical model

Authors: Yong Lai and David Mooney
Project: Assessing Spatially Distributed Temperatures for Water Suitability and Habitat (contact Yong Lai for more information)

June 22, 2012: Discussion of Earth pressure measurements on buried HDPE pipe (interim, PDF, 549KB)
Keywords: pipe, soil, interaction, soil pressure

Author: Dr. Ashok Chugh
Project: Reinforced Concrete Pressure Pipe Stress Distribution (contact Steve Robertson for more information)

June 20, 2012: Research Bulletin (interim, PDF, 88KB)
Keywords: bed load, acoustic sediment measurement, surrogate sediment measurement

Author: Robert Hilldale
Project: Passive Acoustic (Hydrophone) Measurement of Coarse Bed Load (contact Robert Hilldale for more information)

June 15, 2012: Evaluation of LiDAR-Acquired Bathymetric and Topographic Data Accuracy in Various Hydrogeomorphic Settings in the Deadwood and South Fork Boise Rivers, West-Central Idaho, 2007Scientific (interim, PDF, 4.7MB)
Keywords: experimental advanced airborne research lidar

Author: Mr. Kenneth Skinner
Project: Evaluation and Development of National Aeronautic and Space Administration's (NASA) Experimental Advanced Airborne Research Light Detection and Ranging (LiDAR) (EAARL) for Accurate Representation of High Resolution Channel Bathymetry for Hydraulic Mod (contact Allyn Meuleman for more information)

June 15, 2012: Evaluation of LiDAR-Acquired Bathymetric and Topographic Data Accuracy in Various Hydrogeomorphic Settings in the Lower Boise River, Southwestern Idaho, 2007Scientific (final, PDF, 795KB)
Keywords: experimental advanced airborne research lidar

Author: Mr. Kenneth Skinner
Project: Evaluation and Development of National Aeronautic and Space Administration's (NASA) Experimental Advanced Airborne Research Light Detection and Ranging (LiDAR) (EAARL) for Accurate Representation of High Resolution Channel Bathymetry for Hydraulic Mod (contact Allyn Meuleman for more information)

June 14, 2012: Coatings for Mussel Control - Three Years of Laboratory and Field Testing (interim, PDF, 1.3MB)
Keywords: quagga and zebra mussel, foul release coatings, field testing

Authors: Allen Skaja and Dr. David Tordonato
Project: Antifouling Coatings for Invasive Mussel Control (contact Allen Skaja for more information)

June 12, 2012: Using Ultrasound as a Tool for Fish Research and Management (interim, PDF, 587KB)
Keywords: ultrasound fish habitat restoration juvenile salmonid predation, electrofishing injuries

Author: Susan Broderick
Project: Developing Ultrasound Imaging as a Fish Research and Management Tool at Reclamation's Fish Facilities (contact Susan Broderick for more information)

June 4, 2012: Coupling a Two-Dimensional Model with a Deterministic Bank Stability Model (interim, PDF, 307KB)
Keywords: sediment transport, bank erosion

Authors: Blair Greimann, Dr. Robert Thomas, Dr. Yong Lai and Dr. Andrew Simon
Project: Prediction of Bank Erosion to Improve River Restoration Strategies and Reservoir Sediment Management (contact Blair Greimann for more information)

May 29, 2012: Best Practices for Preparing Concrete Surfaces Prior to Repairs and Overlays (final, PDF, 562KB)
Keywords: concrete repair, bonded overlays, repair materal bond, surface preparation, guide specification

Authors: Benoit Bissonnette, Kurt Von Fay and Alex Vaysburd
Project: Development of Performance Criteria for Surface Preparation of Concrete Substrates Prior to Repair and Overlay (contact Kurt Von Fay for more information)

May 25, 2012: Electro-Osmotic Pulse Leak Repair Method: Evaluation in Trinity Dam Bonnet Chamber (interim, PDF, 5.0MB)
Keywords: electro-osmotic pulse, leak repair, concrete repair, eop,

Author: Daryl Little
Project: Demonstration Project to Implement Electro-Osmotic Pulse Technology to Stop Water Leaks through Concrete (contact Daryl Little for more information)

May 23, 2012: Long-term testing near Tucson, Arizona for concentrate management using halophyte irrigation; with associated slowsand filtration (SSF) and reverse osmosis (RO) treatment (final, PDF, 4.4MB)
Keywords: reverse osmosis, salinity, concentrate management

Authors: Martin Yoklic, Wendell Ela and Robert Arnold
Project: 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 (contact Eric Holler for more information)

May 22, 2012: Laboratory Evaluation of Metalized Coatings for Use on Reclamation Infrastructure (interim, PDF, 4.6MB)
Keywords: metalizing, cathodic protection, thermal spray coatings

Authors: Dr. David Tordonato and Dr. Bobbi Jo Merten
Project: Laboratory Evaluation of Metalized Coatings for Use on Reclamation Infrastructure (contact David Tordonato for more information)

May 4, 2012: Stability assessment of a circular earth dam (interim, PDF, 1.9MB)
Keywords: key words: circular dams; circular reservoirs; curved embankments; cracks; slope stability; two- and three-dimensional analysis.

Author: Ashok Chugh
Project: Three-dimensional Slope Stability Analysis of Embankment Dams (contact Ashok Chugh for more information)

May 1, 2012: Performance of Type III Stilling Basins – Stepped Spillway Studies (final, PDF, 1.6MB)
Keywords: stepped spillways, type iii stilling basin, supercavitating baffle block, jet box

Authors: K. Warren Frizell and Connie Svoboda
Project: Improving the Range of Hydraulic Performance of Type III Stilling Basins (contact Connie Svoboda for more information)

April 27, 2012: Appendix A: Phases in the Reclamation Data Lifecycle to be Addressed in the Data Acquisition and Management Plan (DAMP) (interim, PDF, 42KB)
Keywords: data lifecycle, decision-making, define, acquire, evaluate, maintain, access, analyze, data product, archive

Authors: Dr. Curtis Brown, Jim Nagode, Mr. Art Coykendall and Douglas Clark
Project: Reclamation Biological Resources Data Management: Developing an Enterprise Approach (contact Douglas Clark for more information)

April 27, 2012: FAQs for the Data Stewardship Policy (final, PDF, 62KB)
Keywords: data stewardship, decision-making, data lifecycle, define, acquire, evaluate, maintain, access, data product, archive

Authors: Dr. Curtis Brown, Jim Nagode, Mr. Art Coykendall and Douglas Clark
Project: Reclamation Biological Resources Data Management: Developing an Enterprise Approach (contact Douglas Clark for more information)

April 27, 2012: Stewardship of Bureau of Reclamation Mission-Critical Resources Data (interim, PDF, 90KB)
Keywords: mission critical data, data stewardship, resources information classes

Authors: Dr. Curtis Brown, Jim Nagode, Mr. Art Coykendall and Douglas Clark
Project: Reclamation Biological Resources Data Management: Developing an Enterprise Approach (contact Douglas Clark for more information)

April 26, 2012: An Exploration of Bureau of Reclamation Approaches for Managing Conflict over Diverging Science (final, PDF, 5.1MB)
Keywords: conflict management, water conflict, conflict over science

Authors: Nina Burkardt, Emily Ruell and Douglas Clark
Project: Research and Development of a Comprehensive Guide of Tools for Management of Diverging Science in Reclamation Water Allocation Decisions (contact Douglas Clark for more information)

April 26, 2012: EVALUATION OF SLOWSAND FILTRATION FOR REDUCING COSTS OF DESALINATION BY REVERSE OSMOSIS - Paper presented at AMTA 2007 (final, PDF, 316KB)
Keywords: slowsand filtration, slow sand filtration, reverse osmosis, roughing filter

Authors: Chuck Moody, Mike Norris, Eric Holler and Charles McCaughey
Project: Slowsand Filtration for Reducing Costs of Desalting Surface Waters (contact Chuck Moody for more information)

April 26, 2012: EVALUATION OF SLOWSAND FILTRATION FOR REDUCING COSTS OF DESALINATION BY REVERSE OSMOSIS - Poster presented at AMTA 2007 (final, PDF, 1.3MB)
Keywords: slowsand filtration, slow sand filtration, reverse osmosis, roughing filter

Authors: Chuck Moody, Mike Norris, Eric Holler and Charles McCaughey
Project: Slowsand Filtration for Reducing Costs of Desalting Surface Waters (contact Chuck Moody for more information)

April 26, 2012: Resolving Disputes over Science in Natural Resource Agency Decionmaking (final, PDF, 229KB)
Keywords: disputes over science, conflict resolution, natural resources, adaptive management, collaboration

Authors: Douglas Clark, Nina Burkardt and Emily Ruell
Project: Research and Development of a Comprehensive Guide of Tools for Management of Diverging Science in Reclamation Water Allocation Decisions (contact Douglas Clark for more information)

April 16, 2012: OHRC Testing of Swim-Thru Fishway (interim, PDF, 31KB)
Keywords: fish passage

Author: Mr. Ryan Couture
Project: Evaluating Innovative Swim-Thru Fishway Valve Lock System for Medium Head Applications (contact Steve Montague for more information)

April 2, 2012: Evaluation of New Concrete Shrinkage Reducing Additive for Glen Elder Dam Spillway Inlet Slab Repair (final, PDF, 4.8MB)
Keywords: concrete shinkage, concrete repair, curing shrinkage, concrete cracking

Author: Kurt Von Fay
Project: Scoping Study on New Technologies to Halt Concrete Shrinkage and Cracking (contact Kurt Von Fay for more information)

March 31, 2012: Wetland flow and salinity budgets and elements of a decision support system (interim, PDF, 12.0MB)
Keywords: salinity, wetlands, real-time, drainage, assimilative capacity

Author: Chuck Johnson
Project: Geographic Information System-based Decision Support for Wetland Drainage Salinity Management (contact Nigel Quinn for more information)

March 27, 2012: Thermal Profiles for Selected River Reaches of the Methow and Chewuch Rivers, Washington, August 2011 (interim, PDF, 601KB)
Keywords: water temperature, methow

Author: Mr. Andrew Gendasz
Project: Evaluating Climate-induced Runoff and Temperature Change on Stream Habitat Metrics for Endangered or Threatened Fish (contact Jennifer Bountry for more information)

March 21, 2012: Advanced Algorithms for Hydropower Optimization (Phase 1 Report) (final, PDF, 3.5MB)
Keywords: dynamic constrained economic dispatch, evolutionary algorithms

Author: David Harpman
Project: Advanced Optimization Algorithms for Hydropower Dispatch (contact David Harpman for more information)

March 1, 2012: Discussion of Three-dimensional Slope Stability Analysis of Embankment Dams (interim, PDF, 1.5MB)
Keywords: three-dimensional slope stability; stress-based slope stability; poisson's ratio

Author: Ashok Chugh
Project: Three-dimensional Slope Stability Analysis of Embankment Dams (contact Ashok Chugh for more information)

January 17, 2012: A METHOD FOR ASSESSING IMPACTS OF PARAMETER UNCERTAINTY IN SEDIMENT TRANSPORT MODELING APPLICATIONS (final, PDF, 1.3MB)
Keywords: model uncertainty, sediment transport

Author: Ms. Morgan Ruark
Project: Assessing and Reducing the Uncertainty of Predictions from Hydraulic and Hydrologic Models (contact Blair Greimann for more information)

January 17, 2012: EVALUATION OF PARAMETER AND MODEL UNCERTAINTY IN SIMPLE APPLICATIONS OF A 1D SEDIMENT TRANSPORT MODEL (interim, PDF, 1.5MB)
Keywords: model uncertainty, sediment transport

Author: Ms. Shaina Sabatine
Project: Assessing and Reducing the Uncertainty of Predictions from Hydraulic and Hydrologic Models (contact Blair Greimann for more information)

November 30, 2011: An Adaptive Management Workshop Manual to Assist in the Prevention, Management, and Resolution of Water Resource Conflicts, Version I (final, PDF, 934KB)
Keywords: adaptive management, workshops, conflict management, water conflict

Authors: Dennis Kubly and Douglas Clark
Project: Examining the Use of Adaptive Management Workshops to Foster Collaboration (contact Douglas Clark for more information)

November 15, 2011: Scoping Report-- New Algorithms for Hydropower Optimization (final, PDF, 477KB)
Keywords: heuristic method, evolutionary algorithm, optimal economic dispatch problem

Author: David Harpman
Project: New Algorithms for Optimal Hydropower Dispatch (contact David Harpman for more information)

November 1, 2011: Real Deal Reports and Publications. Includes 2 published papers and a Masters study (interim, PDF, 6.1MB)
Keywords: conservation, gis, remote sensing, landscape, software, billing,

Author: Fred Liljegren
Project: The Real Deal: Actual Water Use in Irrigated Landscapes by Mining Water Billing Data (contact Fred Liljegren for more information)

October 24, 2011: Reclamation’s Seepage Barrier Experience - A Cursory Scoping Study (final, PDF, 170KB)
Keywords: seepage barriers, cutoff walls, cut off wall perfromance

Author: Doug Hurcomb
Project: Long-term Performance of Cut-off Walls to Prevent Seepage in Dams (contact Kurt Von Fay for more information)

October 18, 2011: Observations on the Hyporheic Environment along the San Joaquin River below Friant Dam (interim, PDF, 851KB)
Keywords: hyporheic, salmon, san joaquin river

Author: Mr. Gregory Reed
Project: Salmon Spawning Gravels as a Critical Indicator of Restoration Potential: San Joaquin River, California (contact Mark Nelson for more information)

October 18, 2011: Restoring habitat for riparian birds in the lower Colorado River watershed: An Example from the Las Vegas Wash, Nevada (final, PDF, 595KB)
Keywords: conservation, invertebrates, tamarix

Author: Mark Nelson
Project: Developing Low-cost, Effective Methods for Evaluating Aquatic Ecosystems (contact Mark Nelson for more information)

October 14, 2011: Bond Quality of Fiber Reinforced Polymer Concrete Strengthening Systems (final, PDF, 25.6MB)
Keywords: fiber reinforced polymer, frp, concrete repair

Authors: Timothy Gillespie, David Godaire and Tim Gumina
Project: Bond Quality of Fiber Reinforced Polymer (FRP) Concrete Strengthening Systems (contact Kurt Von Fay for more information)

October 14, 2011: Composite Geochemical Database for Coalbed Methane Produced Water Quality in the Rocky Mountain Region (interim, PDF, 3.3MB)
Keywords: produced water, coal bed methane, beneficial use, geochemic

Author: Katharine Dahm
Project: Treatment and Beneficial Use of Produced Water in the western U.S. (contact Katherine Guerra for more information)

October 14, 2011: Oil and Gas Produced Water Management in the Western United States (final, PDF, 6.6MB)
Keywords: produced water, coal bed methane, beneficial use, geochemical database, treatment technologies, desalination

Author: Katherine Guerra
Project: Treatment of Produced Water for Beneficial Use in the Western United States (contact Katherine Guerra for more information)

October 1, 2011: Investigation of Molybdenum Disulfide and Tungsten Disulfide as Additives to Coatings for Foul Release Systems (final, PDF, 391KB)
Keywords: molybdenum disulfide, tungsten disulfide, graphite, disulfide, foul release coatings, zebra mussel, quagga mussel

Authors: Mr. Brian Baumgarten and Dr. Allen Skaja
Project: Investigation of Molybdenum Disulfide and Tungsten Disulfide as Additives to Coatings for Foul Release Systems (contact David Tordonato for more information)

October 1, 2011: Investigation of Overcoating Coal Tar Enamel with Foul Release Coatings (final, PDF, 1.0MB)
Keywords: coal tar enamel, overcoating, foul release coatings, zebra mussel, quagga mussel

Authors: Dr. David Tordonato and Dr. Allen Skaja
Project: Study to Determine the Feasibility of Overcoating Coal Tar Enamel with Foul Release Coatings (contact David Tordonato for more information)

September 29, 2011: Scoping Study on New Technologies to Halt Concrete Shrinkage and Cracking (final, PDF, 85KB)
Keywords: concrete, shrinkage, cracking, shrinkage reducing admixtures, magnesium oxide, super absorbing polymers, internal curing

Author: Westin Joy
Project: Scoping Study on New Technologies to Halt Concrete Shrinkage and Cracking (contact Kurt Von Fay for more information)

September 28, 2011: Enhanced Snowmelt Runoff Model Scoping and Literature Progress Report 2011 (final, PDF, 105KB)
Keywords: snowmelt runoff model, srm, streamflow foreacasting

Author: Mr. Brian Harshburger
Project: Evaluation of the Enhanced Snowmelt Runoff Model to Assist in Water Management Operations and Decision Support (contact Allyn Meuleman for more information)

September 6, 2011: Discussion of “Three-dimensional slope stability based on stresses from a stress-deformation (final, PDF, 2.3MB)
Keywords: 3-d slope stability; continuum mechanics; limit equilibrium; flow rule; numerical model

Author: Ashok Chugh
Project: Three-dimensional Slope Stability Analysis of Embankment Dams (contact Ashok Chugh for more information)

August 31, 2011: Summary Report: Western Water Information Network Project (final, PDF, 1.6MB)
Keywords: enterprise gis, dataspace, water conflict,

Authors: Douglas Clark, Kurt Wille and Dennis Kubly
Project: Western Water Information Network (WWIN) (contact Douglas Clark for more information)

August 29, 2011: Evaluation of New Concrete Shrinkage Reducing Additive for Glen Elder Dam Spillway Inlet Slab Repair (final, PDF, 4.8MB)
Keywords: concrete repair, concrete shrinkage, concrete cracking, sconcrete hrinakge reducing additive

Author: Kurt Von Fay
Project: Scoping Study on New Technologies to Halt Concrete Shrinkage and Cracking (contact Kurt Von Fay for more information)

August 17, 2011: Floating PIT tag Antenna powerpoint file (final, PDF, 8.0MB)
Keywords: pit tags, floating antenna

Author: Mark McKinstry
Project: Development of a Floating Passive Integrated Transponder (PIT) Tag Antenna Interrogation System (contact Mark McKinstry for more information)

August 17, 2011: Floating PIT-tag Interrogation System for use in rivers (final, PDF, 8.0MB)
Keywords: pit tag, floating antenna

Author: Mark McKinstry
Project: Development of a Floating Passive Integrated Transponder (PIT) Tag Antenna Interrogation System (contact Mark McKinstry for more information)

August 3, 2011: Land Atmosphere Water Simulator (LAWS) Version 1.5 (final, PDF, 3.1MB)
Keywords: water resource management, decision support, modeling

Authors: Dr. Michael Tansey, Dr. Charles Young, John DeGeorge and Shannon Larson
Project: Land Atmosphere Water Simulator (LAWS) (contact Michael Tansey for more information)

August 3, 2011: Land Atmosphere Water Simulator Version 2.0 (final, PDF, 2.2MB)
Keywords: water resource management, decision support, modeling

Authors: Dr. Michael Tansey, Dr. Charles Young, Shannon Larson and John DeGeorge
Project: Land Atmosphere Water Simulator (LAWS) Version 2.0 (contact Michael Tansey for more information)

August 3, 2011: Riparian Habitat Establishent Model (final, PDF, 803KB)
Keywords: cottonwood seedling growth and survival, hydro-biological modeling

Authors: Dr. Michael Tansey, Dr. Charles Young and Prof. James H Richards
Project: Riparian Habitat Establishment Model (RHEM) (contact Michael Tansey for more information)

August 2, 2011: Resolving Disputes over Science in Natural Resource Agency Decisionmaking (interim, PDF, 237KB)
Keywords: disputes over science, adaptive management, joint fact-finding, multi-attribute tradeoff analysis, collaborative modeling

Authors: Emily Ruell, Nina Burkardt and Douglas Clark
Project: Research and Development of a Comprehensive Guide of Tools for Management of Diverging Science in Reclamation Water Allocation Decisions (contact Douglas Clark for more information)

July 7, 2011: Field Evaluation of a Pool Sustainability Predictor in Gravel Bed Rivers (interim, PDF, 576KB)
Keywords: river, restoration, pool, riffle, velocity reversal

Author: Sharon Parkinson
Project: Identifying Indicators and Guides for Sustainability of Pools in Gravel-bed Rivers (contact Sharon Parkinson for more information)

June 29, 2011: Velocity Corrections for Froude-scaled Physical Models of Stilling Basins (final, PDF, 1.9MB)
Keywords: stilling basin, energy dissipation, terminal structure, choke canyon dam, mason dam, velocity correction, flow deflector, froude scale, physical model, erosion, abrasion

Author: Leslie Hanna
Project: Hydraulic Modeling with Abrupt Changes in Reynold's Number (contact Leslie Hanna for more information)

June 29, 2011: Velocity Corrections for Froude-scaled Physical Models of Stilling Basins (final, PDF, 1.9MB)
Keywords: stilling basins, energy dissipation, terminal structure, choke canyon dam, mason dam, velocity correction, flow deflector, froude scale, physical model, erosion, abrasion

Author: Leslie Hanna
Project: Hydraulic Modeling with Abrupt Changes in Reynold's Number (contact Leslie Hanna for more information)

June 28, 2011: A methodology that would be used by all Reclamation groundwater modelers to quantify the uncertainty in groundwater model outputs. (final, PDF, 373KB)
Keywords: uncertainty, groundwater, models

Author: Jennifer Johnson
Project: Developing a Framework for Quantifying and Effectively Communicating Ground Water Model Uncertainty (contact Jennifer Johnson for more information)

June 27, 2011: Predicting contraction scour with a two-dimensional depth-averaged model (interim, PDF, 265KB)
Keywords: two-dimensional model, scour

Authors: Blair Greimann and Dr. Yong Lai
Project: Prediction of Bank Erosion to Improve River Restoration Strategies and Reservoir Sediment Management (contact Blair Greimann for more information)

June 27, 2011: SRH Model Applications and Progress Report on Bank Erosion and Turbidity Current Models (interim, PDF, 8.9MB)
Keywords: bank erosion, sediment transport, two-dimensional model

Authors: Blair Greimann and Dr. Yong Lai
Project: Prediction of Bank Erosion to Improve River Restoration Strategies and Reservoir Sediment Management (contact Blair Greimann for more information)

June 21, 2011: Fontenelle Dam Flow Deflectors for Mitigating Abrasion Damage (final, PDF, 572KB)
Keywords: abrasion, erosion, stilling basins, energy dissipation, terminal structure, fontenelle dam

Author: Leslie Hanna
Project: Wide Span Stilling Basin Deflectors (Width Greater Than 30 Feet) (contact Leslie Hanna for more information)

June 15, 2011: Swimming Performance of Larval Pacific Lamprey (Lampetra tridentata) (final, PDF, 445KB)
Keywords: swimming performance, pacific lamprey

Author: Charles Hueth
Project: Innovative Technique to Establish Swimming Performance Criteria for Fish Impacted by Fish Exclusion and Passage Facilities (contact Zak Sutphin for more information)

June 10, 2011: Continuous Surrogate Bedload Measurement on the Elwha River Following Dam Removal (final, PDF, 373KB)
Keywords: bed load impact plate, elwha river

Author: Robert Hilldale
Project: Continued Development of Signal Processing Methods for Surrogate Bedload Measurement on the Elwha River (contact Robert Hilldale for more information)

June 10, 2011: Development of a Continuous Bed Load Transport Technique (final, PDF, 8KB)
Keywords: bed load measurement, bed load impact sensor, bed load impact plate

Author: Robert Hilldale
Project: Development of a Continuous Bedload Transport Measurement Technique (contact Robert Hilldale for more information)

June 10, 2011: Laboratory Research and Development of Bedload Impact-Plate Sensors (final, PDF, 459KB)
Keywords: bed load impact plate

Author: Robert Hilldale
Project: Continued Development of Signal Processing Methods for Surrogate Bedload Measurement on the Elwha River (contact Robert Hilldale for more information)

June 9, 2011: Research Report: Federal Interagency Sedimetnation Project (final, PDF, 35KB)
Keywords: fisp, surrogate sediment methods, sediment measurement, sediment sampler

Author: Robert Hilldale
Project: Surrogate Sediment Measurement Technologies--Federal Interagency Sedimentation Project (FISP) (contact Robert Hilldale for more information)

June 9, 2011: Research Report: Federal Interagency Sedimetnation Project (final, PDF, 35KB)
Keywords: fisp, surrogate sediment measurement, sediment measurement, sediment sampler

Author: Robert Hilldale
Project: Federal Interagency Sedimentation Project (FISP) (contact Robert Hilldale for more information)

June 1, 2011: Method for Assessing Impacts of Parameter Uncertainty in sediment transport models (interim, PDF, 1.4MB)
Keywords: sediment transport, uncertainty

Authors: Jeff Niemann and Blair Greimann
Project: Assessing and Reducing the Uncertainty of Predictions from Hydraulic and Hydrologic Models (contact Blair Greimann for more information)

June 1, 2011: Summary of Laboratory Experiments to Evaluate Consumption of Juvenile/Adult Quagga Mussel by Redear Sunfish and Bluegill (interim, PDF, 90KB)
Keywords: quagga mussel redear sunfish

Author: Cathy Karp
Project: Zebra and Quagga Mussels: Fish Predation on Quagga Mussels (contact Cathy Karp for more information)

May 20, 2011: Institutional Solutions for Water Resources Conflicts, A Forum for Reclamation Managers, Workshop Survey Summary (final, PDF, 130KB)
Keywords: institutional capacity, water conflict, causes of water conflict

Authors: Douglas Clark and Dennis Kubly
Project: Western Water Institutional Solutions: Identification, Development, and Application of Institutional Solutions for Western Water Problems (contact Douglas Clark for more information)

May 11, 2011: Response of stream macroinvertebrate assemblages to erosion control structures in a wastewater dominated urban stream in the southwestern U.S. (final, PDF, 572KB)
Keywords:

Author: Mark Nelson
Project: Developing Low-cost, Effective Methods for Evaluating Aquatic Ecosystems (contact Mark Nelson for more information)

May 5, 2011: Document ID 118 contains protected information and it cannot be freely downloaded from USBR.gov. Contact Allen Skaja to request a copy of this document.

April 27, 2011: Briefing for CSU Research Collaborators 4-27-2011 (interim, PDF, 346KB)
Keywords: progress briefing power point

Author: David Harpman
Project: Advanced Optimization Algorithms for Hydropower Dispatch (contact David Harpman for more information)

March 27, 2011: Calibration of Numerical Models for the Simulation of Sediment Transport, River Migration, and Vegetation Growth on the Sacramento River, California (interim, PDF, 6.0MB)
Keywords: cottonwood, river meandering, sediment transport

Authors: Dr. Lisa Fotherby, Victor Huang, Dr. Yong Lai, Blair Greimann and Dr. Charles Young
Project: Predicting the Interactions between Flow, Sediment, and Riparian Vegetation (contact Blair Greimann for more information)

January 20, 2011: Hydroclimatic Index-MBDI Final Report Haws-Ellis.pdf (final, PDF, 818KB)
Keywords: hyroclimatic index, moisture balance drought index, colorodo river basin, drought, prism, palmer drought severity index, standardized precipitation index

Authors: Andrew Ellis and Mitch Haws
Project: Hydroclimatic Index in Drought Forecasting and Climate Scenario Building for the Colorado River Basin (CRB) (contact Mitchell Haws for more information)

Authors: Andrew Ellis and Mitch Haws
Project: Moisture Balance Drought Index (MBDI) Scenario Building for the Colorado River Basin (CRB) (contact Mitchell Haws for more information)

November 17, 2010: Report on Reclamation Workshop to Review Current Operations Practices - Focus on Communicating Risk, Uncertainty and Incorporating Climate Information (final, PDF, 279KB)
Keywords:

Authors: Carly Jerla, Paul Miller and James Prairie
Project: Establishing a Framework for Sharing Risk and Uncertainty Quantification and Communication Strategies in Reclamation Operations (contact James Prairie for more information)

October 7, 2010: Conceptual Model Report (final, PDF, 186KB)
Keywords: sharepoint, document linking, web map

Author: Greg Gault
Project: Linking Documents and Information Stored in Sharepoint Libraries to Geospatial Representations of Reclamation Features (contact Greg Gault for more information)

October 7, 2010: Recommedations, Best Practces, and Guidelnes for Link Documents in SharePoint (final, PDF, 84KB)
Keywords: sharepoint, document linking, web map

Author: Greg Gault
Project: Linking Documents and Information Stored in Sharepoint Libraries to Geospatial Representations of Reclamation Features (contact Greg Gault for more information)

June 27, 2010: A comparison of the hole erosion test and jet erosion test (final, PDF, 488KB)
Keywords: erodibility testing

Author: Tony Wahl
Project: Applying Measurements of Cohesive Soil Erodibility (contact Tony Wahl for more information)

June 27, 2010: Relating HET and JET test results to internal erosion field tests (final, PDF, 509KB)
Keywords: internal erosion, erodibility testing

Author: Tony Wahl
Project: Applying Measurements of Cohesive Soil Erodibility (contact Tony Wahl for more information)

June 1, 2010: SCOUR ANALYSIS UPSTREAM OF THE SAN ACACIA DIVERSION DAM (interim, PDF, 1.4MB)
Keywords: sediment transport, scour, two-dimensional model

Author: Dr. Yong Lai
Project: Prediction of Bank Erosion to Improve River Restoration Strategies and Reservoir Sediment Management (contact Blair Greimann for more information)

May 31, 2010: Flow Deflectors for Mitigation of Stilling Basin Abrasion Damage (final, PDF, 2.8MB)
Keywords: stilling basin, abrasion, flow deflector, hydraulic modeling, hydraulic structure, outlet works

Author: Leslie Hanna
Project: Flow Deflectors for Preventing Type II and Type III Stilling Basin Abrasion Damage (Widespread Application) (contact Leslie Hanna for more information)

March 1, 2010: Urban Conservation Opportunity Efficient Turf irrigation (final, PDF, 248KB)
Keywords: turf, turfgrasses, conservation, landscape, irrigation, cities, towns

Author: Ms. Mary Hattendorf
Project: Reclamation's Major Urban Conservation Opportunity--Efficient Turf Irrigation (contact Fred Liljegren for more information)

February 23, 2010: Resolving Disputes over Science in Natural Resource Agency Decionmaking (interim, PDF, 229KB)
Keywords: disputes over science, conflict resolution, natural resources, adaptive management, collaboration

Authors: Emily Ruell, Nina Burkardt and Douglas Clark
Project: Research and Development of a Comprehensive Guide of Tools for Management of Diverging Science in Reclamation Water Allocation Decisions (contact Douglas Clark for more information)

February 18, 2010: Bighorn River side channel investigation: geomorphic analysis (final, PDF, 5.2MB)
Keywords: side channel, geomorphology, bighorn river, montana, habitat

Author: Jeanne Godaire
Project: Solutions for Habitat-Critical Side Channel Loss (contact Jeanne Godaire for more information)

October 30, 2009: Report of Findings, Laboratory Evaluation of Concrete Thin Repair Materials (interim, PDF, 1.3MB)
Keywords: concrete repair, thin concrete repair

Author: Kurt Von Fay
Project: Evaluation of Thin Repair Materials for Concrete (contact Kurt Von Fay for more information)

September 15, 2009: Development of an Adaptive Management Workshop Manual to Assist in the Prevention and Management of Water Resource Conflicts (final, PDF, 418KB)
Keywords: adaptive management, water conflict, negotiation

Authors: Dennis Kubly and Douglas Clark
Project: Examining the Use of Adaptive Management Workshops to Foster Collaboration (contact Douglas Clark for more information)

May 28, 2009: Development of Test Methods to Evaluate Cracking Tendency of Repair Materials—Field Study Phase II (interim, PDF, 1.7MB)
Keywords: concrete repair, thin concrete repair, concrete shrinkage,

Authors: Benoit Bissonnette, Alex Vaysburd and Kurt Von Fay
Project: Developing Advanced Construction Materials to Improve, Repair, and Maintain Reclamation's Concrete Structures (contact Kurt Von Fay for more information)

April 30, 2009: Document ID 136 contains protected information and it cannot be freely downloaded from USBR.gov. Contact Katherine Guerra to request a copy of this document.

April 10, 2009: Biological Indicators Of Conditions Below Dams In The Western United States (final, PDF, 301KB)
Keywords: dam, biological indicators

Author: Mark Nelson
Project: Developing Low-cost, Effective Methods for Evaluating Aquatic Ecosystems (contact Mark Nelson for more information)

April 1, 2009: Guidelines for Performing Hydraulic Field Evaluations at Fish Screening Facilities (final, PDF, 1.5MB)
Keywords: fish screen, fish criteria, hydraulic, field evaluation, instrumentation

Author: Tracy Vermeyen
Project: Standard Guidelines for Methods, Practices, and Instrumentation Used to Evaluate Diversion Dam Intake Structures and Their Components (contact Connie Svoboda for more information)

April 1, 2009: Steelhead Movements in the Upper Yakima River Basin, 2002-2006 (final, PDF, 2.7MB)
Keywords: steelhead yakima river

Author: Walter Larrick
Project: Steelhead Habitat Use and Reclamation Operations in the Yakima River, Washington (contact Cathy Karp for more information)

February 11, 2009: Modeling Spatial Water Allocation and Hydrologic Externalities in the Boise Valley (final, PDF, 1.4MB)
Keywords: hydrologic model partial equilibrium economic model

Author: Robert Schmidt
Project: Development of a Coupled Hydrologic and Economic-Trading Model to Evaluate Water Trading and Water Markets in Southern Idaho (contact Allyn Meuleman for more information)

October 28, 2008: Determining Erosion Indices of Cohesive Soils with the Hole Erosion Test and Jet Erosion Test (final, PDF, 4.1MB)
Keywords: soil erodibility, cohesive

Authors: Tony Wahl, Mr. Pierre-Louis Regazzoni and Ms. Zeynep Erdogan
Project: Comparison of Erodibility Testing Methods for Cohesive Soils (contact Tony Wahl for more information)

October 17, 2008: Wall Gage Creator software home page (final, PDF, 55KB)
Keywords: flume, weir, staff gage, rating table

Author: Tony Wahl
Project: Software for Custom Flume and Weir Staff Gages (contact Tony Wahl for more information)

August 21, 2008: An Exploration of Bureau of Reclamation Approaches for Managing Conflict over Diverging Science (interim, PDF, 1.1MB)
Keywords: conflict management, water conflict, conflict over science

Authors: Nina Burkardt, Emily Ruell and Douglas Clark
Project: Research and Development of a Comprehensive Guide of Tools for Management of Diverging Science in Reclamation Water Allocation Decisions (contact Douglas Clark for more information)

August 12, 2008: The WWIS Network Collaboration: An Analysis of the Social, Economic, and Biophysical Environments Supportive of and the Historic Trends in Conflict and Cooperation in the Bureau of Reclamation’s Upper Colorado Region 1970-2005 (final, PDF, 2.2MB)
Keywords: water conflict, hydropolitical event, time line analysis,

Author: Mr. Nathan Eidem
Project: Western Water Institutional Solutions: Identification, Development, and Application of Institutional Solutions for Western Water Problems (contact Douglas Clark for more information)

May 16, 2008: Focus Groups on Water Conflict and Collaboration, Upper Colorado Region, September 2006 (final, PDF, 147KB)
Keywords: water conflict, change, institutional culture

Authors: Douglas Clark, Dennis Kubly and Amy Cutler
Project: Western Water Institutional Solutions: Identification, Development, and Application of Institutional Solutions for Western Water Problems (contact Douglas Clark for more information)

May 11, 2008: San Diego River Invertebrate Monitoring Program- Final Report (final, PDF, 1.4MB)
Keywords: benthos, butterflies, riparian

Authors: Mr. S. Mark Nelson and Rick Wydoski
Project: Invertebrate Communities Used as Indicators of River Restoration (contact Mark Nelson for more information)

February 27, 2008: Institutional Solutions for Water Resource Conflicts, a Forum for Reclamation Managers: Workshop Summaryu (final, PDF, 166KB)
Keywords: water conflict, cooperation, institutional capacity

Author: Douglas Clark
Project: Western Water Institutional Solutions: Identification, Development, and Application of Institutional Solutions for Western Water Problems (contact Douglas Clark for more information)

January 31, 2008: Produced Water in the Western United States: Geographical Distribution, Occurrence, and Composition (final, PDF, 112KB)
Keywords: produced water, water quality, oil, natural gas, coal bed methane, characterization

Authors: Katie Benko and Jorg Drewes
Project: Treatment of Produced Water for Beneficial Use in the Western United States (contact Katherine Guerra for more information)

November 5, 2007: Geographical Assessment of the Potential for Beneficial Use of Produced Water (final, PDF, 12.2MB)
Keywords: produced water, beneficial use, coal bed methane

Authors: Katie Benko and Steve Dundorf
Project: Treatment of Produced Water for Beneficial Use in the Western United States (contact Katherine Guerra for more information)

October 11, 2007: Fontenelle Dam Outlet Works Flow Deflectors !0-11-07 (final, PDF, 58KB)
Keywords: flow deflector, fontenelle dam, outlet works, erosion, abrasion, stilling basin

Author: Leslie Hanna
Project: Wide Span Stilling Basin Deflectors (Width Greater Than 30 Feet) (contact Leslie Hanna for more information)

September 25, 2007: Affordable Desalination Collaboration, Phase II Progress - IDA 2007 Conference Presentation (interim, PDF, 1.8MB)
Keywords: desalination, seawater, energy recovery, energy use

Authors: John MacHarg and Tom Seacord
Project: Optimization of Energy Recovery Seawater Reverse Osmosis Desalination Systems (contact Steve Dundorf for more information)

September 13, 2007: Assessing the ability of airborne LiDAR to map river bathymetry (final, PDF, 389KB)
Keywords: bathymetry, bathymetric lidar, green lidar, channel survey

Author: Robert Hilldale
Project: Evaluation of Aerial Bathymetric Surveys in Shallow Riverine Environments (contact Robert Hilldale for more information)

September 22, 2006: Hungry Horse Selective Withdrawal System Evaluation 2000-2003 (final, PDF, 2.6MB)
Keywords: selective withdrawal system, thermal stratification, head loss, temperature monitoring, hydraulic performance, select model

Author: Tracy Vermeyen
Project: Developing Water Quality Enhancement Techniques for Hydropower Releases (contact Tracy Vermeyen for more information)

June 28, 2006: Leaking Crack Repair Using Chemical Grouts (final, PDF, 1.1MB)
Keywords: chemcical grout, polyurethane resin

Author: Kurt Von Fay
Project: Modern Methods and Materials to Seal Small Leaks and Cracks in Concrete (contact Kurt Von Fay for more information)

October 1, 2005: Mason Dam Flow Deflectors for preventing Stilling Basin Abrasion Damage (final, PDF, 1.4MB)
Keywords: mason dam, outlet work, stilling basin, abrasion damage

Author: Leslie Hanna
Project: Stilling Basin Abrasion Damage Prevention (Mason Dam Flow Deflector Design) (contact Leslie Hanna for more information)

October 1, 2005: Mason Dam Flow Deflectors for preventing Stilling Basin Abrasion Damage (final, PDF, 1.4MB)
Keywords: mason dam, outlet work, stilling basin, abrasion damage

Author: Leslie Hanna
Project: Stilling Basin Abrasion Damage Prevention (Mason Dam Flow Deflector Design) (contact Leslie Hanna for more information)

September 30, 2005: Rehabilitation of Floodplain Mining Pits: Interim Report Detailing Initial Plans and Procedures (final, PDF, 1.2MB)
Keywords: floodplain mining, gravel pits

Author: Jeanne Klawon
Project: Reclamation of Flood Plain Mining Pits to Improve Habitat and Reduce Potential for Flood Damage (contact Robert Hilldale for more information)

August 11, 2005: Lake Natoma Temperature Curtain and Channel Modification Study, 2001-2002 (final, PDF, 2.6MB)
Keywords: selective withdrawal, temperature curtains, channel modifications, computational fluid dynamics modeling, reservoir stratification

Author: Tracy Vermeyen
Project: Developing Water Quality Enhancement Techniques for Hydropower Releases (contact Tracy Vermeyen for more information)

March 30, 2005: Development of a Test Method to Evaluate Cracking Tendency of Repair Materials, Phase I Report (interim, PDF, 2.2MB)
Keywords: test precedure, concrete repair, concrete thin repair

Authors: Benoit Bissonnette, Tim Dolen, Alex Vaysburd and Kurt Von Fay
Project: Developing Advanced Construction Materials to Improve, Repair, and Maintain Reclamation's Concrete Structures (contact Kurt Von Fay for more information)

February 16, 2005: Water Conflicts in the Upper Colorado Region - Phase I (final, PDF, 45KB)
Keywords: price river, carbon county, san pete country, water conflict, scofield reservoir, gooseberry creek, narrows project

Author: Beth Murphy
Project: Western Water Institutional Solutions: Identification, Development, and Application of Institutional Solutions for Western Water Problems (contact Douglas Clark for more information)

February 4, 2005: Land Atmosphere Water Simulator ( LAWS ) V1 (final, PDF, 3.9MB)
Keywords: irrigation water management, remote sensing, crop types

Authors: Michael Tansey and Michal Koller
Project: Development and Testing of Land Atmosphere Water Simulator (LAWS) to for Reservoir and Water Conservation Management via Remote Sensing, GIS, and Atmospheric, Hydrologic and Vegetation Physical Process Models for Planning and Operational Decision-Making (contact Michael Tansey for more information)

October 1, 2004: Hyraulically Cleaning Positive Barrier Screens (final, PDF, 829KB)
Keywords: positive barrier fish screens, debris

Author: Leslie Hanna
Project: Fish Screen Research (contact Leslie Hanna for more information)

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