The Water Resources and Technology Department conducts basic and applied microbiological research leading to the development of new, more effective technologies to address Orange County Water District's groundwater and supply issues. Visit us at http://www.micromemanalytical.com.

Research Areas:

Biodegradation of Volatile Organic Contaminants

Biodegradation of Nitrate from Groundwater

Biofouling of Water Processing Membranes

• See an animated example of OCWD Biofouling Research in action here (Warning: 1.9MB)

Groundwater Recharge Enhancement

In-house Technologies:

Deconvolution Fluorescence Microscopy/3D Image Reconstruction Facility

Atomic Force Microscopy Facility

Gene probing/PCR/Microbial Identification Facility

FTIR Analysis Facility

Molecular Modeling

Neural Network Data Analysis

Bioengineering and Bioreactor Design

Automated Data Acquisition Systems Design

Publications and Patents:

List of Biotechnology Patents and Publications

Where to contact us:
Don Phipps
Water Resources and Technology Department
Orange County Water District
10500 Ellis Ave.
Fountain Valley, CA 92728-8300
USA
PH: (714) 378-3270