Environmental Consulting and Management
GDS provides comprehensive environmental engineering, regulatory affairs, and energy systems services with a seasoned professional staff experienced in engineering, power production, renewable energy, and federal and state environmental regulations and policy.
GDS provides guidance to its environmental services clients from project conception to completion to implement project management and avoid costly mistakes.
Environmental Engineering
Design
Water pollution abatement plan and pollution controls
Materials handling systems
Spill prevention, controls, and countermeasures plans
Air pollution control strategies and testing equipment
Permits
Air, wastewater, water rights, and waste
Total plant processes in context of external influences and permit or regulatory requirements
Storm water permits and solid waste registrations audits
Needs assessment and implementation strategies
Environmental impacts of facility operations
Environmental risks and physical security of energy and manufacturing processes and facilities
Outreach
Employee and neighbor mediation
Permit application and facility operation issues identification
Cost-effective solutions for contested permits
Regulatory Affairs
CERCLA/ RCRA
Complex site investigation
TRRP
Litigation analysis
Corrective action implementation
VCP
Remedial action oversight
Brownfields
Disaster and Emergency Management
Response plan review / failure analysis
FEMA/ EPA liaison
Response contractor vetting/ review
Claims and litigation analysis
Response planning
Post-event Hotwash / After-action review
Recovery and return to service
Type 1 ICS Command and General staff support
Response management training
Permits
Preparation of permit applications
Expert witness testimony
Coordination with regulatory staff in writing applications
Cost-effective solutions to address regulatory interpretations
Compliance
Operational and environmental record review to ensure regulatory compliance
Agency coordination to resolve compliance issues
Shortfall identification
Corrective action recommendations
Enforcement
Notices of violation, corrective action directives, agreed orders, or findings orders
Responses to enforcement actions that address concerns and prevent recurrence
Supplemental environmental projects
Rules Development
Participation in rule-making process on client’s behalf
Oversight to ensure appropriate balance in proposed rules
Energy Systems
Design
Power production systems including ancillary and auxiliary equipment
Equipment specifications per client’s needs
Develop appropriate upgrades and retrofits to existing equipment
Operations
Operating procedures and experience evaluations
Recommendations to enhance reliability, maintenance costs, or system efficiency
Performance
Test protocols and equipment to track performance and verify contract compliance
Training client’s staff to conduct code-compliant tests
Results evaluation and action recommendations
Carbon Compliance and Renewable Energy
Evaluate potential projects for economic worthiness and reliability
Conduct research on innovative technologies
Manage projects for landfill gas, hydroelectric, biomass, solar, and wind energy
Provide utility and end users carbon compliance and offset consulting