Research and Development Office

Environmental Issues for Water Delivery and Management (EN)

Improve the reliability of Reclamation water deliveries by producing effective solutions, tools, and practices that Reclamation water managers can use to address water state and federal environmental compliance and court orders.

Research Categories

• Water Delivery Reliability (EN1): Improve the reliability of Reclamation water supplies by finding innovative means to address aquatic and terrestrial ecosystem and species needs while still meeting water delivery contracts.
• Invasive Species (EN2): Develop and improve techniques for managing aquatic and riparian invasive species that consume Reclamation water supplies or impede Reclamation water deliveries, or harm threatened or endangered species.
• Water Quality (EN3): Develop and advance tools and practices that Reclamation has the mission responsibility and authority to use in managing water quality issues that are (1) linked to reclamation operations and (2) could impact the reliability of Reclamation water deliveries if not addressed.
• Sediment Management (EN4): Develop and improve sediment management solutions and tools that improve the reliability and sustainability of water deliveries from Reclamation reservoirs and associated river systems, and improve habitat conditions for threatened and endangered species.
• River Habitat Rehabilitation (EN5): Develop and improve river rehabilitation solutions and tools that improve the ability to comply with regulatory requirements or mitigation measures assigned to Reclamation programs including channel improvements, floodplain connectivity, channel complexity, and riparian vegetation enhancement.

Documents

03/2024	Research Area Summary FY24 ZQ PDF 5.47 MB
01/2024	Research Area Summary FY24 ZQ PDF 3.82 MB
01/2023	Research Area Summary FY22 EN PDF 2.6 MB
01/2022	Research Area Summary FY21 ZQ PDF 3.4 MB
01/2022	Research Area Summary FY21 EN PDF 3.9 MB
04/2021	Wildfire Research Needs Workshop Report PDF 7.50 mb
03/2021	Research Updates Invasive Mussels PDF 3.56 mb
03/2021	Research Updates Environmental Issues for Water Management and Delivery PDF 3.95 mb
04/2020	Invasive Mussel Research Roadmap PDF 1.01 mb
04/2020	River Restoration Research Needs PDF 3.26 mb
03/2020	Sediment and Eco-Hydraulics Modeling Roadmap PDF 710 kb
04/2018	Environmental Issues for Water Delivery and Management Research Roadmap PDF 4.33 mb