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Comparison of next-generation DNA sequencing to traditional morphological identification for environmental monitoring
Lead Companies
Bureau of Reclamation
Lead Researcher (s)
- Sherri Pucherelli
This research will help determine the benefits, limitations, and accuracy of next-generation DNA sequencing in comparison to traditional taxonomic methods. Macroinvertebrate samples collected from wetlands in Folsom, CA, that were previously identified by a taxonomist, will be analyzed by next-generation sequencing (NGS). DNA will be extracted from both the isopropanol supernatant, used as the fixative and storage media for the samples, and from pooled and macerated macroinvertebrate tissue.The results of this study will help determine how next-generation sequencing can be used to benefit Reclamation projects that require environmental monitoring in response to construction activities, invasive species, habitat restoration, and water treatment.
Technology Application
Conventional Hydro
Research Category
Environmental and Sustainability
Research Sub-Category
Fish and Aquatic Resources
Status
ongoing
Completion Date
2020
- Conventional Hydro
Compendium of Close Pipe Control Technologies and Options
Lead Companies
Bureau of Reclamation
Lead Researcher (s)
- Sherri Pucherelli
Reclamation must be able to manage water deliveries and generate hydro-power as its main mission. Invasive mussels impair the ability to move water in closed pipe systems. As the mussels spread in the western US, the urgent need for effective closed pipe control becomes greater. A detailed and comprehensive list of closed piped treatments will be of great benefit to facility operators.
Technology Application
Conventional Hydro
Research Category
Environmental and Sustainability
Research Sub-Category
Fish and Aquatic Resources
Status
ongoing
Completion Date
2020
- Conventional Hydro
Condit Dam Removal
Lead Companies
U.S. Geological Survey
Lead Researcher (s)
- Jon Major, Cascades Volcano Observatory
Immediate sediment response to removal of Condit Dam on the White Salmon River.
Technology Application
Conventional Hydro
Research Category
Environmental and Sustainability
Research Sub-Category
Sediment Transport
Status
complete
Completion Date
2014
- Conventional Hydro
Cost Data Collection and Modeling for Hydropower
Lead Companies
Oak Ridge National Laboratory (ORNL)
Lead Researcher (s)
- Gbadebo Oladosu (oladosuga@ornl.gov)
This project encompasses the data collection, modeling, and analysis of the costs and performance of hydropower plants in U.S. markets. The project and associated activities are essential to provide necessary capabilities for DOE and other stakeholders to track and quantify the impacts of research activities on the economic competitiveness of hydropower technologies. Thus, the three core aspects of the project are 1. Information gathering and analysis to support the identification and justification of high-impact R&D efforts 2. Provide data on national-scale hydropower costs and performance for use by research organizations and policymakers 3. Provide a vehicle by which DOE WPTO can track and communicate the impact of R&D investments.
Technology Application
Conventional Hydro
Research Category
Environmental and Sustainability
Research Sub-Category
Markets
Status
ongoing
Completion Date
TBD
- Conventional Hydro
Cyanophage treatment development for mitigating freshwater Harmful Algal Blooms caused by cyanobacteria
Lead Companies
Bureau of Reclamation
Lead Researcher (s)
- Christopher Waechter
This study will identify a new treatment for harmful algal blooms that could potentially lead to Reclamation administered HAB treatments, as well as help develop mitigation techniques that could be commercialized with potential future private industry partners. Recent large scale harmful algal bloom (HAB) events in lakes and large river systems emphasize the need for more research on freshwater HAB to improve water quality and protect public health.
Technology Application
Conventional Hydro
Research Category
Environmental and Sustainability
Research Sub-Category
Water Resources
Status
ongoing
Completion Date
2022
- Conventional Hydro
Dam Management Matters for Survival of Endangered Fish in Grand Canyon
Lead Companies
U.S. Geological Survey
Lead Researcher (s)
- Kimberly Dibble
This study modeled temperature changes in the Colorado River and imagined a future in which water storage is either mostly in Lake Powell or mostly in Lake Mead and what those different scenarios mean for native fish.
Technology Application
Conventional Hydro
Research Category
Environmental and Sustainability
Research Sub-Category
Fish and Aquatic Resources
Status
complete
Completion Date
2020
- Conventional Hydro
Deep Learning for Fish Identification from Sonar Data
Lead Companies
Pacific Northwest National Laboratory
Lead Researcher (s)
- Daniel Deng
Technology Application
Conventional Hydro
Research Category
Environmental and Sustainability
Research Sub-Category
Fish and Aquatic Resources
Status
ongoing
Completion Date
TBD
- Conventional Hydro
Deployment of a floating evaporation pan on Lake Powell, UT-AZ, and Cochiti Lake, NM, to improve evaporation rate measurement accuracy and precision
Lead Companies
Bureau of Reclamation
Lead Researcher (s)
- Dagmar Llewellyn
Can deployment of the Collison Floating Evaporation Pan (CFEP) to monitor evaporation loss rates from Reclamation reservoirs improve our understanding of the available water supplies in Reclamation projects? Lake Powell evaporates around 500,000 acre-feet of water annually, based on research conducted in the early 1980's using a mass-transfer analyses and comparisons to Class A evaporation plans. The results of these older studies were used to establish coefficients that are still in use today and are in need of validation and/or refinement. This study aims to provide Reclamation a tool that can be used to refine pan coefficients and/or an alternative method for estimating reservoir evaporation rates.
Technology Application
Conventional Hydro
Research Category
Environmental and Sustainability
Research Sub-Category
Water Resources
Status
ongoing
Completion Date
2020
- Conventional Hydro
Deployment of daily west-wide remotely sensed reservoir evaporation application
Lead Companies
Bureau of Reclamation
Lead Researcher (s)
- Ken Nowak
Reclamation Regions, Technical Service Center, and Research and Development Office have partnered with the Desert Research Institute to develop and implement a methodology for remotely sensing daily reservoir evaporation. This product will have the ability to provide real-time, daily reservoir evaporation estimates for most, if not all Reclamation facilities. High priority reservoirs for this effort include Lake Mead, Lake Powell, Lahontan Reservoir, Stampede Reservoir, Clear Lake, Elephant Butte, and American Falls Reservoir.
Technology Application
Conventional Hydro
Research Category
Environmental and Sustainability
Research Sub-Category
Water Resources
Status
ongoing
Completion Date
2020
- Conventional Hydro
Development and Field Research on Next Generation Coatings for Mussel Mitigation on Infrastructure.
Lead Companies
Bureau of Reclamation
Lead Researcher (s)
- Carter Gulsvig
Can new technologies be developed and scaled up to commercialization that have foul release properties, preventing attachment of quagga and zebra mussels, while maintaining durability protecting infrastructure? PNNL and USACE will be researching and developing new durable foul release coatings. USBR will provide support by sharing its knowledge and expertise it has learned during its past 10 years of researching foul release coatings and USBR will provide a site for field testing. Products that perform well in laboratory testing will be tested in the field on testing racks or scaled up on infrastructure.
Technology Application
Conventional Hydro
Research Category
Environmental and Sustainability
Research Sub-Category
Fish and Aquatic Resources
Status
ongoing
Completion Date
2021
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