Welcome to the Bureau of Reclamation's Science and Technology Program

The Science and Technology (S&T) Program is the primary Research and Development (R&D) arm of Reclamation. For an overview of our program, please download our PDF brochure (1.4 M).

The S&T Program is a Reclamation-wide competitive, merit-based applied R&D program that is focused on innovative solutions for Reclamation water and facility managers, and our western water stakeholders. The program has contributed many of the tools and capabilities in use today by Reclamation and western water managers.

Reclamation employees are the principal investigators eligible to submit R&D proposals and receive proposal awards. Effective partnerships are a primary R&D proposal award consideration. We emphasize efficiency and effectiveness through collaborative R&D with stakeholders, universities, non-profit organizations, the private sector, and other local, state, and federal agencies with water and water-related roles and capabilities. Collaboratively developed solutions meet the greatest number of needs at the least cost to all partnership members, and in the least amount of time than any partner can do on their own. Collaborative R&D projects achieve cost-share from R&D project partners through in-kind services and/or direct funding contributions.

Announcements:

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New First Science and Technology Program Water and Power Solution Bulletins are here.

View our FY 2008 Portfolio of Research Projects in the Science and Technology Program.

See our latest highlights:

Improving Infrastructure Reliability
Bureau of Reclamation researchers help revise industry high voltage safety standards .
Light detection and ranging (LiDAR) technology being used to document and protect pictographs at Cedar Bluff Reservoir
Improving Decision Support
Reclamation is integrating HydroGeoSphere and the Groundwater Modeling System
Reclamation personnel exchange state-of-the-art developments at the American Water Resources Association Spring Specialty Conference
Reclamation is refining streamflow forecasts
The Technical Service Center creates new hydraulic models to guide sediment management in reservoirs
The TSC uses remote sensing to measure river changes
Improving Water Delivery Reliability
Reclamation tracks green sturgeon at Red Bluff Diversion Dam
Improving Water Supply Technologies
Reclamation tests programmable logic control of automated surface irrigation systems
Reclamation collaborates on a new water supply planning model for the Boise Valley

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