The Desalination and Water Purification Research Program (DWPR) funds Reclamation researchers and partners to develop more innovative, cost-effective, and technologically efficient ways to desalinate water. Other research is available under the Science and Technology Program (S&T).
| Report Title |
Performing Agency |
Date |
Report # |
| Synthesis of Novel Reverse Osmosis Separation Layers to Enhance the Rejection of Uncharged Molecules in Desalination |
University of Alabama; Tuscaloosa, AL |
October 2022 |
276 |
| Counter Flow Reverse Osmosis - Innovative Desalination Technology for Cost Effective Concentrate Management and Reduced Energy Use - Final Report |
Gradiant Osmotics; Woburn, MA |
July 2021 |
247 |
| Novel Online Surrogates to Monitor Reverse Osmosis Performance in Reuse Applications |
Trussell Technologies; Solana Beach, CA
|
May 2022 |
243 |
| Geothermal Membrane Distillation for Large-Scale Use |
New Mexico Institute of Mining and Technology; Socorro, NM |
February 2022 |
240 |
| Model-Guided Optimal Design and Fabrication of an Integrated Solar-Driven Hollow Fiber Membrane Distillation Module |
University of Nebraska-Lincoln; Lincoln, NE 68588 |
August 2021 |
232 |
| Vapor Adsorption Distillation for Renewable, High Efficiency, Low-Cost, Zero Discharge Desalination |
GreenBlu, Inc.; Hamilton, NJ |
July 2020 |
231 |
| Tailoring Advanced Desalination Technologies for 21st Century Agriculture |
Massachusetts Institute of Technology; Cambridge, MA |
February 2021 |
226 |
| Thermoplasmonic Membrane Desalination |
Boise State University; Boise, ID |
July 2021 |
225 |
| Self-regulating Behavior of a Pilot-scale Forward Osmosis-Reverse Osmosis Hybridized System |
University of Connecticut; Storrs, CT |
September 2021 |
224 |
| Understanding the Formation of a Critical Disinfection Byproduct: NDMA and NDMA Precursors in Advanced Potable Reuse Treatment Plants |
Orange County Water District, CA |
February 2022 |
222 |
| Pilot Testing Cost-and-Performance-Optimized Photovoltaic-Powered Electrodialysis Reversal Desalination Systems |
Massachusetts Institute of Technology; Cambridge, MA |
November 2018 |
217 |
| Enhancing Recovery for Potable Reuse: Pilot Evaluation of Closed Circuit Reverse Osmosis (CCRO) and Forward Osmosis (FO) Alternatives for Concentrate Treatment |
Orange County Water District; Fountain Valley, CA |
June 2021 |
216 |
| Characterization of the Microbiome of a State-of-the-Art Water Reuse System to Enhance Treatment Performance |
Colorado School of Mines; Golden, CO |
March 2018 |
215 |
| An Integrated
Photoelectrochemical Zero Liquid Discharge System for Inland Brackish Water Desalination |
University of Iowa, ; Iowa City, IA |
November 2018 |
214 |
| Nanophotonic Pervaporation
Desalination |
Arizona State University; Tempe, AZ |
January 2018 |
213 |
| Improved Energy Efficiency of Electrodialysis Desalination and Separation: Development of Percolating Network Nanocomposite Ion-Exchange Membranes for High Conductivity |
Columbia University; New York City, New York |
February 2019 |
212 |
| System-Level Cost and Performance Optimization for Photovoltaic-Powered Electrodialysis Reversal Desalination |
Massachusetts Institute of Education and Technology; Cambridge, Massachusetts |
January 2018 |
210 |
| Overcoming the Technical Barriers to Membrane Distillation: Conductive Heat Losses and Polarization Phenomena |
Colorado School of Mines; Golden, CO |
December 2018 |
209 |
| Emerging Technologies for High Recovery Processing |
Mickley & Associates LLC; Lafayette, CO |
January 2021 |
208 |
| Updated and Extended Survey of U.S. Municipal Desalination Plants and Appendix A - Spreadsheet of Facilities Built Since 2010 and Appendix B - Facility Summaries |
Mickley & Associates LLC; Lafayette, CO |
December 2018 |
207 |
| Building-Scale Treatment for Direct Potable Water Reuse and Intelligent Control for Real Time Performance Monitoring Project (PureWaterSF) |
San Francisco Public Utilities Commission; San Francisco CA |
November 2019 |
206 |
| Hybrid NF-RO Sodium Chloride Removal Process Pilot Study and Appendix |
Brown and Caldwell; Lakewood, CO |
October 2018 |
204 |
| Pilot Testing a Fixed-bed Biological Treatment System for Efficient Hexavalent Chromium Removal |
City of Norman; Norman, OK |
October 2017 |
203 |
| Integrating Management of Sensor Data for a Real Time Decision Making and Response System |
WateReuse Research Foundation; Alexandria, VA |
March 2020 |
202 |
| Research and Laboratory Studies - Identifying Factors to Increase the Membrane Life in a Seeded Slurry Environment |
Carollo Engineers; Costa Mesa, CA |
August 2017 |
201 |
| Comprehensive Analysis of Alternative Water Supply Products Compared to Direct Potable Reuse and Water Supply Evaluation Tool and Appendix |
American Water; Camden, NJ |
October 2017 |
200 |
| Maximizing Product Water through Brine Minimization: Innovative Recovery RO Testing and appendices |
Padre Dam Municipal Water District; Santee, CA |
October 2017 |
199 |
| Developing Anti-Wetting and Anti-Fouling Membranes for Membrane Distillation
| Vanderbilt University; Nashville, TN |
December 2016 |
198 |
| Overcoming Operating Pressure Barrier in High Recovery Membrane Desalination via Hybrid RO-NF Processes |
University of California, Los Angeles; Los Angeles, CA |
December 2019 |
197 |
| Realizing Reverse Osmosis Potential for Potable Reuse: Demonstrating Enhanced Pathogen Removal
| Trussell Technologies; Solana Beach, CA |
March 2017 |
196 |
| AquaSel Technology Pilot-Scale Demonstration Menifee Desalter
| Eastern Municipal Water District; Perris, CA |
April 2016 |
195 |
| Pilot Testing Program for the Potential Camp Pendleton Seawater Desalination Project |
San Diego County Water Authority; San Diego, CA |
February 2019 |
194 |
| Demonstration of Monovalent
Selective Ion-Exchange Membranes for Desalination and Reuse Enhancement |
New Mexico State University; Las Cruces, NM |
June 2017 |
193 |
| Advanced Pretreatment for Nanofiltration of Brackish Surface Water: Fouling Control and Water Quality Improvements |
Texas A&M University; College Station, TX |
April 2017 |
192 |
| Development of Photovoltaic Electrodialysis Desalination System |
Cal Poly Pomona Foundation, Inc.; Pomona, CA |
June 2016 |
191 |
| Activated Sludge Aeration Waste Heat for Membrane Evaporation of Desalination Brine Concentrate: A Bench Scale Collaborative Study |
University of Texas at San Antonio; San Antonio, TX |
October 2016 |
189 |
| Subsurface Seawater Intake Feasibility Screening Tool - Guidance Manual |
West Basin Municipal Water District; Carson, CA |
March 2016 |
188 |
| An Energy-Efficient and Sustainable, Microbial ElectrolysisDeionization System for Salt and Organics Removal |
University of Tennessee - Knoxville; Knoxville, TN |
March 2016 |
187 |
| Evaluation of a Small Rural Community Zero Liquid Discharge Desalination System |
Trussell Technologies, Inc.; Solana Beach, CA |
March 2016 |
186 |
| Membrane Structural and Transport Fundamentals for Augmenting Traditional Water Supplies |
Pennsylvania State University; University Park, PA |
October 2015 |
184 |
| Modification and Operation of a Full Solar Distillation Desalination Unit at the BGNDRF Site at Alamogordo, New Mexico, Phase II |
Suns River; Many, LA |
August 2017 |
183 |
| Using Halophyte Farming to Manage Inland Reverse Osmosis Concentrates |
University of Arizon ; Tuscon, AZ |
November 2016 |
181 |
| Evaluation and Development of a New Type of Polymer-based Water Desalination Membrane Containing Uniform Molecular-sized Ion Pores |
University of Colorado; Boulder, CO |
October 2014 |
180 |
| Autonomous Low Energy Consumption Cyclic Desalination Systems |
The Regents of the University of California; Los Angeles, CA |
August 2017 |
179 |
| Variable Salinity Source Water Desalination and factsheet |
Bureau of Reclamation; Denver, CO |
February 2014 |
176 |
| Novel Cylindrical Cross-Flow Hollow Fiber Membrane Module for Direct Contact Membrane Distillation-based Desalination |
New Jersey Institute of Technology ; Newark, NJ |
October 2013 |
175 |
| Pilot-Scale Evaluation of High Recovery Desalination of Agricultural Drainage Water with Smart Integrated Membrane Systems (SIMS) |
University of California; Los Angeles, CA |
June 2016 |
173 |
| Increasing Recovery of Inland Desalters by Combining EDR and SPARRO Technologies to Treat Concentrate |
Carollo Engineers, Inc.; Fountain Valley, CA |
December 2013 |
172 |
| Guidelines for the Use of Stainless Steel in the Water and Desalination Industries |
Water Research Foundation; Denver, CO and Eastern Municipal Water District; Perris, CA and Bureau of Reclamation; Denver, CO |
2015 |
171 |
| Development and Testing of a Copper-Charged Cellulose Acetate Membrane for Biofilm Control |
University of Toledo; Toledo, OH |
December 2013 |
170 |
| Design and Testing of a Pressure Regulation Subsystem for a Wave-Driven Desalination System |
Resolute Marine Energy, Inc.; Boston, MA |
January 2013 |
169 |
| The Suns River Solar Still |
KII/Suns River; Many, LA |
September 2013 |
168 |
| Optimization of Desalination Diffusers Using Three-Dimensional Laser-Induced Flourescence |
Georgia Institute of Technology; Atlanta, GA |
January 2014 |
167 |
| Demonstration of Zero Discharge
Desalination (ZDD) |
The University of Texas at El Paso; El Paso, TX |
September 2014 |
165 |
| Osmotically Assisted Desalination: A Low Energy Reverse Osmosis Hybrid Desalination System |
University of Southern California; Los Angeles, CA |
May 2017 |
164 |
| Aluminum Electrocoagulation and
Electroflotation Pretreatment for Microfiltration: Fouling Reduction and Improvements in Filtered Water Quality |
University of Houston; Houston, TX |
September 2014 |
163 |
| The Production and Characterization of Inexpensive Renewable Hydrogel-Based Material for Water Desalination and Heavy Metal Removal Applications |
North Carolina State University; Raleigh, NC |
April 2012 |
162 |
| Static Mixing Spacers for Spiral
Wound Modules |
University of Toledo; Toledo, OH |
November 2012 |
161 |
| Transport in Zwitterion-
Functionalized Carbon Nanotube Nanocomposite Membranes
| Virginia Polytechnic Institute and State University; Blacksburg, VA |
June 2018 |
160 |
| High Recovery of Silica-Saturated RO Concentrate Using a Batch Treatment Seawater RO System |
University of Texas at El Paso; El Paso, TX |
March 2012 |
159 |
Two-Pass Nanofiltration
Seawater Desalination Prototype
Testing and Evaluation |
Long Beach Water Department; Long Beach, CA |
March 2013 |
158 |
| Oil and Gas Produced Water Management and Beneficial Use in the Western United States |
Bureau of Reclamation; Denver, CO |
August 2011 |
157 |
Treatment of Concentrate
|
Mickley & Associates; Boulder, CO |
May 2009 |
155 |
| Subsurface System Intake Feasibility Assessment |
Municipal Water District of Orange County; Fountain Valley, CA |
September 2009 |
153 |
| Results of Drilling, Construction, Development, and Testing of Dana Point Ocean Desalination Project Test Slant Well |
Municipal Water District of Orange County; Fountain Valley, CA |
January 2009 |
152 |
| Research and Development for Horizontal/Angle Well Technology |
Municipal Water District of Orange County; Fountain Valley, CA |
October 2008 |
151 |
| Scattergood Seawater Desalination Pilot Plant |
Los Angeles Department of Water and Power; Los Angeles, CA |
October 2008 |
150 |
| Evaluation and Selection of Available Processes for a Zero-Liquid Discharge System for the Perris, California, Ground Water Basin |
Eastern Municipal Water District; Perris, CA |
April 2008 |
149 |
| Halfway Wash Water Treatment Pilot Study |
Bureau of Reclamation; Denver, CO |
August 2006 |
148 |
Evaluation of Newly Developed Membrane Bioreactor Systems for Water Reclamation |
Montgomery Watson Harza; Arcadia, CA |
February 2009 |
147 |
| Wind Power and Water Desalination Technology Integration |
Texas Tech University; Lubbock, TX |
July 2009 |
146 |
| Techno-Economic Feasibility Study of Wind-Power Desalination for a Community Scale Distributed Generation Application |
University of Massachusetts; Amherst, MA |
July 2008 |
145 |
| Barriers to Thermal Desalination in the United States |
Water Consultants International; Mequon, WI |
March 2008 |
144 |
| Reduced Membrane Fouling Potential by Tailored Fluid/Structure Interaction (abstract) |
Heat Transfer Research, Inc.; College Station, TX |
May 2008 |
143 |
| Characterization of Membrane
Foulants in Seawater Reverse Osmosis Desalination |
University of Illinois at Urbana-Champaign; Urbana, IL |
July 2009 |
142 |
| Optimization of Chemical Cleaning of Organic-Fouled Reverse Osmosis Membranes |
Yale University; New Haven, CT |
August 2009 |
141 |
| Use of Dendrimers to Enhance Selective Separation of Nanofiltration and Reverse Osmosis Membranes (abstract) |
Hydranautics; Oceanside, CA |
August 2009 |
140 |
| Electrocoagulation Pretreatment for
Microfiltration: An Innovative Combination to Enhance Water Quality and Reduce Fouling in Integrated Membrane Systems |
University of Houston; Houston, TX |
September 2007 |
139 |
| Desalination Pretreatment Using Controlled-Chain PEG-Enhanced Cellulose Acetate Ultrafiltration Membranes |
University of Toledo; Toledo, OH |
July 2008 |
138 |
| Pretreatment and Design Considerations for Large-Scale Seawater Facilities (abstract) |
Reiss Environmental, Inc; Orlando, FL |
February 2008 |
137 |
| Membrane Technology for
Recovery of Produced Water |
Western Environmental Management Corp. LTD; Carlsbad, NM |
December 2009 |
136 |
| Pilot Testing of Zero Discharge
Seawater Desalination - Application to Selenium Removal from irrigation Drainage (abstracts) |
University of South Carolina ; Columbia, SC |
April 2008 |
135 |
| Pilot-Scale Studies for Direct Contact Membrane Distillation-Based Desalination Process (abstract) |
New Jersey Institute of Technology; Newark, NJ |
September 2009 |
134 |
| Multibeneficial Use of Produced Water Through High-Pressure Membrane Treatment and Capacitive Deionization Technology |
Colorado School of Mines; Golden, CO |
September 2009 |
133 |
| Systems Development for Environmental Impact Assessment of Concentrate Disposal - Development of Density Current Simulation Models, Rule Base, and Graphic User Interface |
Portland State University; Portland, OR |
December 2007 |
132 |
| Riverton City Desalination of Mineralized Ground Water Pilot Project |
Epic Engineering; West Valley City, UT |
April 2009 |
131 |
| WTCost II: Modeling the Capital and Operating Costs of Thermal Desalination Processes Utilizing a Recently Developed Computer Program that Evaluates Membrane Desalting, Electrodialysis, and Ion Exchange Plants |
I. Moch and Associates; Wilmington, DE |
February 2008 |
130 |
| Novel Fouling Resistant Membranes for Water Purification (abstract) |
University of Texas at Austin; Austin, TX |
September 2008 |
129 |
| Wind-Powered Reverse Osmosis Water Desalination for Pacific Islands and Remote Coastal Communities |
University of Hawaii at Manoa; Honolulu, HI |
April 2009 |
128 |
| Boron Rejection by Reverse Osmosis Membranes: National Reconnaissance and Mechanism Study |
Georgia Institute of Technology; Atlanta, GA |
July 2009 |
127 |
| Molecular Basis of Reverse Osmosis Membrane Biofouling: Analysis of the Membrane Adsorption Behavior of Bacterial Alginate, a Model Extracellular Substance |
Stanford University; Stanford, CA |
May 2006 |
126 |
| Cost-Effective Volume Reduction of Silica-Saturated RO Concentrate (abstract) |
University of Texas at El Paso; El Paso, TX |
February 2008 |
125 |
| Surrogate Tests for Foulants in Membrane System Feed Waters |
University of Colorado; Boulder, CO |
September 2004 |
124 |
| Membrane Concentrate Disposal: Practices and Regulation |
Mickley & Associates; Boulder, CO |
April 2006 |
123 |
| The Role of Riverbank Filtration in Reducing the Costs of Impaired Water Desalination |
Carollo Engineers, P.C.; Broomfield, CO |
April 2006 |
122 |
| Pilot Scale Testing of Membrane Desalination System Utilizing Novel Two-Phase Cleaning Technology (abstract) |
Novaflux Technologies; Princeton, NJ |
May 2008 |
121 |
| Dewvaporation Desalination 5,000 Gallon Per Day Pilot Plant |
L'Eau LLC; Tempe, AZ |
June 2008 |
120 |
| Reverse Osmosis Recovery Maximization (abstract) |
Carollo Engineers; Fountain Valley, CA |
March 2008 |
119 |
| Evaluation of Conventional and Membrane Pretreatment for Seawater Reverse Osmosis |
City of San Diego Water Department; San Diego, CA |
April 2005 |
118 |
| Microfiltration/Reverse Osmosis Ocean Water Desalination Pilot Plant Project |
West Basin Municipal Water District; Fountain Valley, CA and Separation Processes, Inc.; Carlsbad, CA |
September 2007 |
117 |
| Evaluation of Biological Treatment for Perchlorate-Impaired Water Supplies (abstract) |
MWH; Pasadena, CA |
June 2008 |
116 |
| Plant-Scale Engineering Design of Membrane Processes from Bench-Scale Measurements, Version 1 |
University of Colorado; Boulder, CO |
April 2006 |
115 |
| Industry Consortium Analysis of Large Diameter Reverse Osmosis/Nanofiltration Element Diameters |
FilmTec Corp.; Toray Membrane America, Inc.; CH2M Hill Inc.; Hydranautics; Trisep Corp.; Metcalf and Eddy, Inc. |
September 2004 |
114 |
| Evaluation of Desalination on Waters Under the Influence of Surface Water Runoff for Pretreatment, Water Quality, and Pathogen Removal Performance |
Reiss Environmental; Orlando, FL |
September 2007 |
113 |
| Using Oil Fields for the Disposal of Concentrate from Desalination Plants: Please Pass the Salt |
Texas Water Development Board; Austin, TX |
September 2005 |
112 |
| Zero-Discharge Seawater Desalination: Integrating the Production of Fresh Water, Salt, Magnesium, and Bromine |
University of South Carolina; Columbia, SC |
May 2006 |
111 |
| Impact of Magnetic Fields on RO Separation |
University of South Florida; Tampa, FL |
October 2005 |
110 |
| Chemical Cleaning of Organic-Fouled Reverse Osmosis Membranes |
Yale University; New Haven, CT |
February 2005 |
109 |
| Volume Reduction of High-Silica RO Concentrate Using Membranes and Lime Treatment |
University of Texas at El Paso; El Paso, Texas |
March 2004 |
108 |
| An Expert System for Decision-making in the Use of Desalination for Augmenting Water Supplies (abstract) |
University of North Carolina; Chapel Hill, NC |
August 2008 |
107 |
| Evaluation of Membrane Pretreatment for Seawater Reverse Osmosis Desalination |
Aqua Resources International; Evergreen, CO |
October 2007 |
106 |
| Reduction of Iron Fouling in Groundwater Aerators |
University of Missouri; Columbia, MO |
January 2002 |
105 |
| Photovoltaic Reverse Osmosis Desalination System |
ITN Energy Systems, Inc.; Littleton, CO |
May 2004 |
104 |
| Optimization of Various MBR Systems for Water Reclamation — Phase III |
City of San Diego Water Department; San Diego, CA |
April 2004 |
103 |
| Predicting Membrane Flux Decline Using Parameters Derived from Field-Flow Fractionation Measurements |
Colorado School of Mines; Golden, CO |
June 2006 |
102 |
| Evaluation of Cleaning Spiral Wound Membrane Elements with the Two-Phase Flow Process (see also Report 121) |
Novaflux Technologies, Inc.; Princeton, NJ |
June 2003 |
101 |
| Membrane Process Optimization Technology |
PerLorica Inc; Grass Valley, CA |
August 2003 |
100 |
| Novel Membrane and Device for Direct Contact Membrane Distillation-Based Desalination Process: Phase III |
New Jersey Institute of Technology; Newark, NJ |
March 2008 |
99 |
| Systems Development for Environmental Impact Assessment of Concentrate Disposal |
Oregon Health and Science University; Beaverton, OR |
July 2003 |
98 |
| Comparison of Advanced Treatment Methods for Partial Desalting of Tertiary Effluents |
Montgomery Watson Harza; Pasadena, CA |
September 2009 |
97 |
| Novel Membrane and Device for Direct Contact Membrane Distillation-Based Desalination Process - Phase II |
New Jersey Institute of Technology; Newark, NJ |
July 2003 |
96 |
| Desalination and Water Purification Technology Roadmap - A Report of the Executive Committee |
Bureau of Reclamation; Denver CO; Sandia National Laboratories; Albuquerque, NM; |
January 2003 |
95 |
| Optimal Operational Conditions for Prevention of Membrane Organic Fouling |
Yale University; New Haven, CT |
August 2002 |
94 |
| Solar Evaporation and Water Recovery Unit |
Environmental Ingenuity Group; Santa Rosa, CA |
November 2002 |
93 |
| Carrier Gas Enhanced Atmospheric Pressure Desalination |
Arizona State University; Tempe, AZ |
October 2002 |
92 |
| Evaluation of Reverse Osmosis Scaling Prevention Devices at High Recovery |
Bureau of Reclamation; Denver, CO and Yuma, AZ; Burns and Roe Services Corporation; Yuma, AZ |
March 2003 |
91 |
| Pilot Investigation of Slow Sand Filtration and Reverse Osmosis Treatment of Central Arizona Project Water Report Appendices |
Bureau of Reclamation; Denver, CO and Phoenix, AZ |
August 2002 |
90 |
| Zero Waste Brine Management for Desalination Plant |
University of Texas at El Paso; El Paso, TX |
December 2002 |
89 |
| Treatment of Wastewaters for Water Reuse by a Catalytic Sonochemical Process - Phase II |
University of Delaware; Newark, DE |
May 2006 |
88 |
| Novel Membrane and Device for Direct Contact Membrane Distillation-Based Desalination Process |
New Jersey Institute of Technology; Newark, NJ |
March 2001 |
87 |
| Visualization of Colloidal Phenomena Near Membrane Surfaces |
University of Illinois; Urbana, IL |
September 2000 |
86 |
| Evaluation of Precipitative Fouling for Colorado River Water Desalination using RO |
Metropolitan Water District of Southern California; Los Angeles, CA |
December 2002 |
85 |
| New Ultrafiltration Capillary Membrane and Study of Fouling Parameters, Flux Restoration, and Pathogens Retention Using Membrane Sampling Device |
Hydranautics Corporation; Oceanside, CA |
November 2000 |
84 |
| Membrane Fouling: Influence of Natural Organic Matter |
Rensselaer Polytechnical Institute; Troy, NY |
September 2002 |
83 |
| Solar and Waste Heat Desalination by Membrane Distillation |
University of Texas at El Paso; El Paso, TX |
April 2004 |
81 |
| Thermal Desalination Using MEMS & Salinity-Gradient Solar Pond Technology |
University of Texas at El Paso; El Paso, TX |
August 2002 |
80 |
| Biological Pretreatment for Membrane Systems |
Montana State University; Bozeman, MT |
April 2003 |
79 |
| Improving the Thermodynamic and Economic Efficiencies of Desalination Plants: Minimum Work Required for Desalination and Case Studies of Four Working Plants |
University of Nevada; Reno, NV |
November 2003 |
78 |
| Removal of Heavy Metals from Water with Microalgal Resins - II. Bench Scale Testing |
CLF Technologies; Denver, CO |
November 1997 |
76 |
| Biological Stability of Drinking Water Through Ozonation at the Croton Water Supply in New York City |
Bureau of Water Supply, Quality, and Protection of the New York City Department of Environmental Protection; New York, NY |
June 2008 |
75 |
| Removal of Heavy Metals from Water with Microalgal Resins - I. Process Development |
CLF Technologies; Denver, CO |
October 1996 |
74 |
| Application of Electret Technology to Low Cost Desalination |
University of Denver; Denver, CO |
June 2002 |
73 |
| Desalting Handbook for Planners |
RosTek Assoc., Inc.; Tampa, FL; DSS Consulting, Inc.; Blue Ridge, GA; Aqua Resources International, Inc.; Evergreen, CO |
December 2002 |
72 |
| Demonstration of the Natural Freeze-Thaw Process for the Desalination of Water from the Devils Lake Chain to Provide Water for the City of Devils Lake |
B.C. Technologies, Inc.; Laramie, WY and University of North Dakota; Grand Forks, ND |
August 2002 |
71 |
| Microbubble Treatment of Gas Supersaturated Water |
ARCADIS G&M, Inc.; Highlands Ranch, CO |
December 2001 |
70 |
| Membrane Concentrate Disposal: Practices and Regulations Concentrate database |
Mickley & Associates; Boulder, CO |
September 2001 |
69 |
| Water Treatment Primer for Communities in Need |
Bureau of Reclamation; Denver, CO |
September 2009, updated 2010 |
68 |
| Report to Congress - Desalination & Water Purification Research & Development Program |
Bureau of Reclamation; Denver, CO |
May 2001 |
67 |
| Initial Evaluation of the Subfloor Water Intake System Structure (SWISS) vs. Conventional Multimedia Pretreatment Techniques |
Pacific Research Group; Ventura, CA |
May 2001 |
66 |
| Evaluation of the Port Hueneme Demonstration Plant |
Bureau of Reclamation; Denver, CO |
May 2001 |
65 |
| Desalination Research and Development Workshop Report |
National Water Research Institute; Fountain Valley, CA and Bureau of Reclamation; Denver, CO |
January 2001 |
64 |
| AWWARF/Reclamation Membrane Workshop |
American Water Works Association Research Foundation and Bureau of Reclamation; Denver, CO |
July 2000 |
63 |
| VARI-RO™ Desalting Pilot Plant Advancement Project Testing & Evaluation |
Science Applications International Corp.; San Diego, CA |
May 2001 |
62 |
| Polyamide Reverse Osmosis Membrane Fouling and Its Prevention: Oxidation-Resistant Membrane Development, Membrane Surface Smoothing, and Enhanced Membrane Hydrophilicity |
Separations Systems Technology, Inc.; San Diego, CA and Orange County Water District; Fountain Valley, CA |
November 2000 |
61 |
| Membrane Bioreactors for Water Repurification-Phase II |
City of San Diego; San Diego, CA and Metropolitan Wastewater-Public Works; San Diego, CA |
November 2000 |
60 |
| Investigation of High Freezing Temperature, Zero Ozone, and Zero Global Warming Potential Clathrate Formers for Desalination |
Thermal Energy Storage, Inc.; San Diego, CA |
June 2000 |
59 |
| Microfiltration with Rapid Backpulsing and Surface Modified Membranes |
University of Colorado; Boulder, CO |
August 2000 |
58 |
| Characterization of the Hydrophobicity of Polymeric Reverse Osmosis and Nanofiltration Membranes: Implications to Membrane Fouling |
University of Nevada; Reno, NV |
May 2000 |
57 |
| Growing the U.S. Water Supply Through Purification Technologies |
Bureau of Reclamation; Denver, CO |
April 2000 |
56 |
| Evaluation of Methods for Monitoring the Integrity of Reverse Osmosis Membrane Systems |
Bureau of Reclamation; Denver, CO |
April 2000 |
55 |
| Evaluation of Two Concentrate Disposal Alternatives for the Phoenix Metropolitan Area: Evaporation Ponds and Discharge to the Gulf of California |
Bureau of Reclamation for the Sub-Regional Operating Group of the Arizona Municipal Water Users Association; Denver, CO |
March 2000 |
54 |
| Understanding Nitrate Pollution in Small and Native American Communities |
Utah State University; Logan, UT |
August 2002 |
53 |
| Innovative Atmospheric Pressure Desalination |
Arizona State University; Tempe, AZ |
December 1999 |
52 |
| Demonstration Testing of ZenoGem™ and Reverse Osmosis for Indirect Potable Reuse |
CH2M Hill; Tempe, AZ |
May 2002 |
51 |
| Photocatalytic Process for Silver Recovery and Wash Water Reuse |
Illinois Institute of Technology; Chicago, IL |
June 2000 |
50 |
| Evaluation of Flow Fields in Wetlands Using Physical Models |
Arizona State University; Tempe, AZ |
May 2002 |
49 |
| Treatment of Wastewaters for Water Reuse by a Catalytic Sonochemical Process |
University of Delaware; Newark, DE |
February 2011 |
48 |
| Improvements in Wastewater Treatment at the Leadville Mine Tunnel |
New Mexico State University; Las Cruces, NM |
June 2002 |
47 |
| Salinity and TOC Removal Using Nanofiltration |
University of Texas at El Paso; El Paso, TX |
August 2002 |
46 |
| New Design Channel Feed Spacer in Spiral Wound Elements for
Pretreatment Cost Reduction |
Desalination Systems, Inc.; Minnetonka, MN |
September 1998 |
45 |
| A Resistance Model for Evaluating Interactions Between Natural Organic Matter (NOM) and Membranes at Different Scales of Operation |
Bureau of Reclamation; Denver, CO and University of Colorado; Boulder, CO |
September 1999 |
44 |
| Water Treatment Estimation Routine (WaTER) User Manual |
Bureau of Reclamation; Denver, CO and National Institute of Standards and Technology; Boulder, CO |
August 1999 |
43 |
| Study of Wastewater Reclamation Using Backwashable Capillary Ultrafiltration and Encapsulated Reverse Osmosis Membrane Modules |
Hydranautics; Oceanside, CA |
June 1999 |
42 |
| Arsenic Removal from Water Using Manganese Greensand: Laboratory Scale Batch and Column Studies |
New Mexico State University; Las Cruces, NM |
June 1999 |
41 |
| Molecular Sieving Hollow Fiber Ceramic Membranes for Reverse Osmosis/Nanofiltration Membranes |
Media and Process Technology, Inc.; Pittsburg, PA |
February 1997 |
40 |
| Wastewater Recovery from a Textile Bleach and Dye Operation, Bench Scale Evaluation |
Rice University; Houston, TX |
December 1998 |
39 |
| National Facilities Survey - Part 2 |
Separation Consultants, Inc; Poway, CA |
January 1997 |
38 |
| Development of an Advanced Transverse Flow Nanofiltration and Membrane Process for High Performance Desalination-Phase II |
ZENON Environmental, Inc.; Burlington, Ontario |
November 1998 |
37 |
| Reverse Osmosis Treatment of Central Arizona Project Water for the City of Tucson |
Tucson Water Department; Tucson, AZ; Bureau of Reclamation; Denver, CO |
January 2004 |
36 |
| Halophyte Crops and a Sand-Bed Solar Concentrator to Reduce and Recycle Industrial, Desalination and Agricultural Brines |
University of Arizona; Tucson, AZ and Texas A&M University; El Paso, TX |
December 1998 |
35 |
| Membrane Bioreactors for Water Purification-Phase I |
City of San Diego; San Diego, CA and Metropolitan Wastewater-Public Works; San Diego, CA |
August 1998 |
34 |
| VARI-RO™ Direct Drive Engine Study (Draft) Final Technical Report |
Science Applications International Corp.; San Diego, CA |
Sep-tember 1998 |
33 |
| Brackish Groundwater Treatment and Concentrate Disposal for the Homestead Colonia El Paso, Texas |
University of Texas at El Paso; El Paso, TX |
April 1999 |
32 |
| Build and Operate a Clathrate Desalination Pilot Plant |
Energy Storage, Inc.; San Diego, CA |
May 1998 |
31 |
| VARI-RO™ Desalting Pilot Plant Testing and Evaluation, Final Technical Report |
Science Applications International Corp; San Diego, CA |
May 1998 |
30 |
| The Desalting and Water Treatment Membrane Manual, A Guide to Membranes for Municipal Water Treatment, 2nd Edition |
Bureau of Reclamation; Denver, CO |
May 1998 |
29 |
| Microfiltration with Rapid Backpulsing and Surface-Modified Membranes |
University of Colorado; Boulder, CO |
September 1999 |
28 |
| The Algal-Bacterial Selenium Removal System for Treatment of Irrigation Drainage Water: Demonstration Facility Interim Studies |
University of California-Berkeley; Berkeley, CA |
November 1999 |
27 |
| Wastewater Reclamation Pilot Study City of McAllen, Texas, WWTP No. 2S |
CH2M Hill; Tempe, AZ |
December 1997 |
26 |
| Research Opportunities at the Yuma Water Quality Improvement Center |
Summary Report of a Joint Bureau of Reclamation/ADA Seminar; Yuma, AZ |
January 1997 |
25 |
| Survey of U.S. Costs and Water Rates for Desalination and Membrane Softening Plants |
Leitner & Associates, Inc; FL and CT |
June 1997 |
24 |
| Evaluation of the Natural Freeze-Thaw Process for the Desalination of Groundwater from the Dakota Aquifer to Provide Water for Grand Forks, ND |
B.C. Technologies, Ltd.; Laramie WY and Energy & Environmental Research Center, University of North Dakota; Grand Forks, ND |
September 1999 |
23 |
| Enhancement of Membrane Fouling Resistance through Surface Modification |
Bureau of Reclamation; Denver, CO |
March 1997 |
22 |
| Water Reuse Research Needs Assessment Workshop |
Summary Report of a Reclamation Workshop at the ADA Conference in Monterey, CA |
August 1996 |
19 |
| Novel Membrane Process with Rapid Backpulsing for Water Treatment |
University of Colorado; Boulder, CO |
November 1996 |
18 |
| Membrane Element Autopsy Manual |
Bureau of Reclamation; Denver, CO |
December 1996 |
17 |
| Eastern Municipal Water District RO Treatment/Saline Vegetated Wetlands Pilot Study |
Bureau of Reclamation; Denver, CO |
April 1996 |
16 |
| Maricopa Ground Water Treatment |
Bureau of Reclamation; Denver, CO |
February 1996 |
15 |
| Brighton ED Testing with Asahi Monovalent Membranes |
D&N Engineering; Lakewood, CO |
September 1995 |
14 |
| Desalting as an Environmentally Friendly Water Treatment Process |
Summary Report of an ADA Seminar; Palm Beach, FL |
September 1994 |
13 |
| National Facilities Survey - Part 1 |
Separation Consultants, Inc; Poway, CA |
September 1994 |
12 |
| Reduced Energy Consumption Evaporator for Use in Desalting Impaired Waters |
Water Reuse Technology; Alamo, CA |
December 1994 |
11 |
| Zeta Potential for Reverse Osmosis Membranes: Implications for Membrane Performance and Feed Water Treatment |
University of California at Los Angeles; Los Angeles, CA |
December 1996 |
10 |
| Development of an Advanced Transverse Flow Nanofiltration Membrane Process for High Performance Desalination |
ZENON Environmental, Inc.; Burlington, Ontario, Canada |
June 1995 |
9 |
| Lake Havasu City Water Treatment Study |
Bureau of Reclamation; Denver, CO |
April 1995 |
8 |
| Preliminary Research Study for the Construction of a Pilot Cogeneration Desalination Plant in Southern California |
Supersystems, Inc.; Irvine, CA |
May 1995 |
7 |
| Clathrate Desalination Plant, Preliminary Research Study |
Thermal Energy Systems, Inc.; San Diego, CA |
June 1995 |
5 |
| VARI-RO™ 'Low Energy' Desalting for the San Diego Region |
Science Applications International Corp.; San Diego, CA |
June 1995 |
4 |
| Nanofiltration of a High Salinity Groundwater on the Hopi Reservation |
Northern Arizona University; Flagstaff, AZ |
May 1995 |
3 |
| National Desalting and Water Treatment Needs Survey |
Bureau of Reclamation; Denver, CO |
May 1993 |
2 |
| The Desalting and Water Treatment Membrane Manual: A Guide to Membranes for Municipal Water Treatment |
Bureau of Reclamation; Denver, CO and Boulder City, NV |
September 1993 |
1 |
