Environmental Consulting and Management
GDS provides comprehensive environmental engineering and consulting services with a seasoned professional staff experienced in engineering, geoscience, 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 & Consulting
Permitting
Solid waste
Wastewater
Techinical review of permits and registrations
Community outreach and communication
Water
Stormwater
Regulatory agency coordination
Air
Facility cost efficiency analysis
Contested case hearing support
Regulatory & Enforcement Support
Complex site investigation
TRRP
Litigation
Agreed orders interpretation and support
Regulatory agency coordination
CERCLA / RCRA
VCP
Environmental and operational audits
Rule-making process participation and insight
Corrective action implementation
Remedial action oversight
Brownfields
Expert witness testimony
Notice of violation and notice of enforcement resolution
Environmental emissions and release reporting
Environmental Site Assessment
Phase I – Due dilegence
Subcontractor procurement and oversight
Phase II – Site assessment and investigation
Environmental sample collection
Phase III – Site remediation
Regulatory agency coordination
Modeling & Analysis
Geographic information systems (GIS)
Flood modeling and analysis
Well and boring log preparation and analysis
Computer-aided design (CAD)
Groundwater modeling and analysis
Data management
Design
Facility layout and process design
SPCC plans
Air pollution control strategies and testing
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
Develop and implement compliance plans and procedures
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 and evaluate projects for landfill gas, hydroelectric, biomass, solar, and wind energy
Provide utility and end users carbon compliance and offset consulting