The Mechanical Equipment Group provides engineering services for mechanical equipment and systems related to new and existing dams, powerplants, pumping plants, water treatment plants, fish handling facilities, water conveyance structures, and visitor and employee facilities. Equipment and systems include compressed air systems, oil purification equipment, fire suppression equipment, heating, ventilating and air conditioning equipment, value operating equipment, elevators, engine-generators, cranes, hoists, cableways, stoplogs, draft tube gates, bulkheads, trashracks, safety racks, fish and moss screens, trash rakes, conveyors, traveling water screens, fish handling equipment, water temperature control devices and selective withdrawal systems, instrumentation and control systems, material handling, metering, and storage systems, water treatment equipment, dredges, derricks, and machine tools. The River Systems and Meteorology Group performs services and conducts applied research studies tailored to Reclamation's water management needs. The group provides information on water availability and system optimization to water resource managers and beneficiaries. The group develop applications of hydrologic and river systems models, and hydro-meteorological analysis and prediction tools to monitor and predict water supply conditions in Reclamation's regulated aquatic ecosystems.
Help is available to review or to develop a plan of study or to complete the entire study.
Studies are typically multi-disciplinary. The Water Resources Research Laboratory combines technical services and applied research in hydraulics and fluid mechanics to provide application-based solutions and new water resource management tools for Reclamation managers. The group provides hydraulic analysis and testing through physical modeling, computer modeling, field investigations, and analytical studies. Reclamation is an internationally recognized leader in water resource management.