Research and Development Office

Water Infrastructure (WI)

Improve the resiliency of Reclamation water storage, water delivery, and facilities by producing or advancing effective solutions, tools, and practices that Reclamation facility managers can use to cost effectively maintain, modernize, and extend the life of Reclamation’s aging infrastructure. These should be related to Reclamation’s operations and maintenance responsibilities.

Research Categories

• Dams (WI1): Examine and develop tools, methods, practices, and strategies to improve condition assessment, repair and maintenance, reliability, service life, and safety.
• Canals (WI2): Examine and develop tools, methods, practices, and strategies to improve condition assessment, repair and maintenance, reliability, efficiency, service life, and safety.
• Pipelines (WI3): Examine and develop tools, methods, practices, and strategies to improve condition assessment, repair and maintenance, reliability, efficiency, service life, and safety.
• Miscellaneous Infrastructure (WI4): Examine and develop tools, methods, practices, and strategies to improve condition assessment, repair and maintenance, reliability, efficiency, service life, and safety.

Documents

01/2024	Research Area Summary FY24 WI PDF 4.55KB
01/2023	Research Area Summary FY22 WI PDF 2.4KB
03/2022	Research Area Summary FY21 WI PDF 4.85 mb
01/2021	Research Updates Water Infrastructure PDF 1.85 mb
08/2017	Research Priorities to Enhance Pipeline Infrastructure Sustainability PDF 567 kb
09/2014	Research Priorities to Enhance Dam Infrastructure Sustainability PDF 382 kb
09/2014	Research Priorties to Enhance Canal Infrastructure Sustainability PDF 383 kb