USBR Funds Nine Projects to Test Innovative Water Treatment Technologies

The U.S. Bureau of Reclamation is providing $1.69 million to nine projects that offer innovative and novel water treatment technologies that may make previously unusable water available. The funding is being provided for the recipients to conduct pilot testing on their proposed technology. "Reclamation has been supporting utilizing new and novel technologies for water resource development for 120 years," says Chief Engineer David Raff. "Water treatment technology is evolving rapidly, and these projects can improve and expand the accessibility to previously unusable water, especially for communities with some of the most urgent water needs."The projects were selected through a unique, two-stage process.