Mickley & Associates LLC

Mickley & Associates LLC is a for-profit limited liability company registered in the federal System for Award Management (SAM) since 2003, with ongoing registration until October 2025. The company appears to specialize in water resources research, focusing specifically on municipal water treatment technologies, desalination processes, and innovative approaches to water management and mineral extraction from brine sources. While specific details about the company's full organizational structure are not provided, their federal grant award history demonstrates a consistent engagement with the Bureau of Reclamation in conducting detailed research and analysis related to water treatment and desalination technologies.

The company has received multiple prime federal grant awards from the Bureau of Reclamation, all centered on advanced water research initiatives. These grants have involved comprehensive studies on municipal desalination facilities, including a $235,400 cooperative agreement awarded in July 2024 to document and analyze 50-70 U.S. municipal desalination facilities built or planned between 2017 and 2025. Previous grants have explored topics such as brine mining, involving the extraction of useful minerals from various water sources including seawater, brackish water, and industrial wastewaters, and developing cost models for municipal desalination concentrate management. The research consistently aims to provide actionable insights for municipal and industrial water management communities, focusing on technological feasibility, operational challenges, treatment processes, and emerging strategies for water resource optimization. Each project demonstrates a systematic approach to gathering, analyzing, and synthesizing complex information to advance understanding of water treatment and mineral extraction technologies.