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<br /> <br />. <br /> <br />. <br /> <br />developing desalination facilities and estimates the cost of development of a desalination facility. The work <br />will add the capital and operating costs of thermal processes to the program. The program currently focuses <br />only on membrane processes. The Reclamation share ofthis research is $84,815, with a cost-share of <br />$92,805. <br />. Portland State University (Ore.) will further develop software that models the dispersion of concentrate <br />from a desalination plant into a body of water. The principle investigator under Reclamation sponsorship <br />originally developed this. This phase will focus on design and optimization ofthe outfall to ensure efficient <br />operation of multi port diffusers. The Reclamation share of this research is $99,020. <br />. Reiss Environmental, Inc. will conduct a long-term pilot-scale test comparing microfiltration with <br />conventional media filtration as a pretreatment for the Tampa Bay seawater reverse osmosis desalination <br />plant. This long-term pilot-scale test will provide information about the validity of the pretreatment <br />comparison throughout the year and will include seasonal variations that can occur. The Reclamation share <br />is $150,000, with a cost-share of$330,453. <br />. Riverton City (Utah) will conduct comparative testing of reverse osmosis and electro dialysis reversal for <br />desalination of brackish groundwater, the product of which will eventually be added to the city's potable <br />water supply. This research will provide the city with information needed to compare the two processes and <br />also will be beneficial to Reclamation and other potential users of brackish water desalination. The <br />Reclamation share is $46,877, with a matching cost-share of $46,877. <br />. Stanford University (Calif.) will do a research study on the molecular basis of membrane fouling. <br />Reclamation expects this study to elucidate some of the problems caused by membrane fouling associated <br />with microbiological species. The Reclamation share is $100,000, with a cost-share of $43,970. <br />. University of Hawaii (Hawaii) will test a solar and wind-powered reverse osmosis unit for water <br />desalination. This test is important because there are a number of locations where a small, reliable seawater <br />desalination unit powered by renewable energy is needed. The Reclamation share is $86,212 and the cost- <br />share is $36,4 I I. <br />. University of Sonth Carolina (S.C.) will do a pilot-scale test of a zero-discharge desalination system that <br />the university developed and tested component parts previously under Reclamation funding. This project <br />will focus on beneficial uses of concentrate. The Reclamation share is $150,000. <br />. University of Texas at Anstin (Texas) has proposed to develop new fouling resistant membranes for use in <br />treatment of produced waters. Oil emulsions and heavy metals contained in produced waters provide major <br />challenges for conventional commercial reverse osmosis membranes. However, the current requirement to <br />dispose ofJarge volumes of produced waters productively requires a solution to these challenges. The <br />Reclamation share is $92,387, with a cost-share of$12, 171. <br />. Western Environmental Management will conduct a pilot test of membrane technology for recovery of <br />low salinity product water from produced water. The unit will contain ultra filtration, Nan filtration and <br />reverse osmosis. Previous efforts in treating produced waters have demonstrated that reverse osmosis <br />membranes are badly fouled by the organics and suspended solids in the feed water. If successful, which can <br />be determined only by field-testing, it will considerably simplify disposal of produced waters and provide <br />some water for beneficial uses. The Reclamation share is $150,000 and a cost-share of $236,926. <br /> <br />Statewide <br /> <br />New General Assembly Leadership: The following are the results of the House and Senate <br />Leadership elections that took place following the November election. I look forward to working with <br />each ofthem to help address our water needs. <br /> <br />House <br />Speaker - Andrew Romanoff <br />Majority Leader - Alice Madden <br />Ass!. Majority Leader - Michael Garcia <br /> <br />Majority Whip - Dorothy Butcher <br />Democratic Caucus Chair - Angie Paccione <br /> <br />Minority Leader - Joe Stengel <br /> <br />Asst. Minority Leader - Mike May <br /> <br />5 <br />