Laboratory Information:
Bureau of Reclamation
Denver Federal Center
6th & Kipling, Bldg 67
P.O. Box 25007
Denver, CO 80225-0007
Website: http://www.usbr.gov/
Technology Transfer Website: http://www.usbr.gov/research/tech-transfer/index.html
Agency/Department: Dept. of Interior
Region: Mid-Continent
FLC Laboratory Representative:
Ms. Samantha Zhang
Phone: 303-445-2126
Fax: 303-445-6323
Email: szhang@usbr.gov
Background/History of the Laboratory:
Established in 1902, the Bureau of Reclamation
is best known for the dams, power plants, and canals it
constructed in the 17 western states. These water projects led to homesteading and promoted the economic
development of the West. Reclamation has constructed more than 600 dams and reservoirs including Hoover
Dam on the Colorado River and Grand Coulee on the Columbia River. Today, we are the largest wholesaler
of
water in the country. We bring water to more than 31 million people, and provide one out of five Western
farmers
(140,000) with irrigation water for 10 million acres of farmland that produce 60 percent of the nation's
vegetables and 25 percent of its fruits and nuts. Reclamation is also the second largest producer of
hydroelectric power in the western United States. Our 58 power plants annually provide more than 40
billion
kilowatt hours generating nearly a billion dollars in power revenues and produce enough electricity
to serve 6
million homes. Today, Reclamation is a contemporary water management agency with a Strategic Plan
outlining numerous programs, initiatives and activities that will help the Western States, Native American
Tribes
and others meet new water needs and balance the multitude of competing uses of water in the West.
Mission of the Laboratory:
Our mission is to assist in meeting the
increasing water demands of the West while protecting the environment
and the public's investment in these structures. We place great emphasis on fulfilling our water delivery
obligations, water conservation, water recycling and reuse, and developing partnerships with our customers,
states, and Indian Tribes, and in finding ways to bring together the variety of interests to address
the competing
needs for our limited water resources.
Technology Areas of Expertise:
- Hydropower
- Chemical Engineering
- Electrical Engineering
- Engineering
- Water Conservation
- Sedimentation and River Hydraulics
- Seismotectonics and Geophysics
- Structural Behavior and Instrumentation
- Value Engineering
- Water & Power Infrastructure Reliability & Safety
- Water Delivery Reliability
- Water Reclamation
- Water Resources Engineering
- Water Storage and Delivery
- Reservoir & River Operations Decision Support
- Water Supply and Demand Forecasting
- Invasive Species
- Water Quality
- Biology and Ecology
- Civil Engineering
- Construction and Design
- Dam Safety
- Environmental Compliance Analyses
- Flood Hydrology
- Geotechnical Engineering
- Geotechnical Engineering
- Hazardous Waste and Remediation
- Hydroelectric Research
- Hydrology
- Inspections and Emergency Management
- Maps and GIS Analyses
- Material Sciences--Construction and Repair
- Mechanical Engineering
- Operations and Maintenance
- Power Plants
