Research and Development Office

Steve Dundorf

Reclamation Office: Technical Service Center, Plant Structures
Contact Information: (303) 445-2263, sdundorf@usbr.gov

Research Funded by the Science and Technology Program

Steve Dundorf began doing research for the Science and Technology Program in the 2004 fiscal year, with funding provided by the program as recently as the 2017 fiscal year. Projects were funded under the Science and Technology Program research topic Desalination and Water Treatment.

The following research projects were funded in whole or in part by the Science and Technology Program. Steve Dundorf is listed as the principal investigator, or primary researcher. Click the project's title to view more information.

Quantifying the Cost of Water Treatment

Project ID: 1757
Fiscal Year of Funding: 2017
Research Results:

• Quantifying the Cost of Water Treatment (final, PDF, 396KB)
• Quantifying the Cost of Water Treatment (final, PDF, 396KB)

Demonstration Forward Osmosis Treatment System

Project ID: 326
Fiscal Year of Funding: 2014
Research Results: Fertilizer Driven Forward Osmosis Water Treatment System Modeling (final, PDF, 226KB)

Forward Osmosis Treatment System Assessment

Project ID: 9740
Fiscal Year of Funding: 2013
Research Results: Please contact research@usbr.gov about research products related to this project.

Membrane Pretreatment with Ion Exchange for Natural Organic Matter (NOM) Removal

Project ID: 536
Fiscal Years of Funding: 2010 - 2012
Research Results: Membrane Pretreatment with Ion Exchange for Natural Organic Matter (NOM) Removal - Final Report (final, PDF, 408KB)

Optimization of Energy Recovery in Brackish Water Reverse Osmosis Desalination Systems

Project ID: 1088
Fiscal Years of Funding: 2010 - 2011
Research Results:

• Energy Optimization of Brackish Groundwater Reverse Osmosis Desalination (final, PDF, 3.0MB)
• Optimizing Brackish Water Reverse Osmosis for Affordable Desalination (final, PDF, 3.0MB)
• Reverse Osmosis Energy Savings for Seawater and Brackish Water (final, PDF, 3.0MB)

Optimization of Energy Recovery Seawater Reverse Osmosis Desalination Systems

Project ID: 9081
Fiscal Years of Funding: 2005 - 2009
Research Results:

• Affordable Desalination Collaboration, Phase II Progress - IDA 2007 Conference Presentation (interim, PDF, 1.8MB)
• Optimizing Seawater Reverse Osmosis for Affordable Desalination - CA Proposition 50 DWR Final Report (final, PDF, 1.8MB)

Brackish Water Treatment for Native American and Small Communities in the Pacific Northwest Region

Project ID: 1282
Fiscal Year of Funding: 2004
Research Results: Brackish Water Treatment for Native American and Small Communities in the Pacific Northwest Region - Final Report (final, PDF, 12KB)

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