General information on technical specialization of SDS activities is described at the company site.

Below is an overview of selected projects that SDS has been involved at and theirs general objectives. You can visit links leading to more detailed information on these technical projects.

Feel free also to browse through the training positions related to these projects.

Best Management Practices (BMP) development and water quality issues research

Demonstartion Projects at MacArthur Agro-ecology Research Center (MAERC)
Research and demonstration projects to study water quality, hydrology of pastures and cattle stocking rate management systems.

Cattle Ranching and Water Quality BMP Research at Pelaez ranch
Research and demonstration project to study water quality and hydrology of pasture to develop sustainable cattle management systems and to reduce the phosphorus load to Lake Okeechobee.

Phosphorus Considerations in Land Application of Residuals in the Lake Okeechobee Watershed at Kirton ranch
Demonstration project to evaluate the phosphorus transport implications of land application of water treatment plant and wastewater treatment plant residuals to pasture lands.

Water Quality Treatment at Queen Bee Farms
Hydrological and water quality monitoring to evaluate natural wetlands treatment system for removal of phosphorus from streams in farming and ranching areas.

Water Quality Treatment at Chandler Hammock Slough
Hydrological and water quality monitoring to evaluate the PhosPhilter™ (iron humate) system for removal of phosphorus from streams in cattle ranching areas.

Oxbows restoration and related computer modeling

Caloosahatchee River Oxbows Restoration
Design, implementation, and assessment of restoration program for Caloosahatchee River oxbows in Hendry County.

Computer Modeling of Flow and Sediments Movements
Documentation, testing and calibrating 2-D and 3-D computer models related to restoring remaining original oxbows of the Caloosahatechee River.

Nature park restoration and Environmental education center development

LaBelle Nature Park restoration
Design and implementation of various technical improvement to public access and usage of LaBelle Nature Park.

Environmental education center development
Develop and design plans and create K-12 schools curriculums for creating LaBelle Nature Park Environmental Education Center.

Utilities systems management

Hendry County Utilities Management
Management of Hendry County water and wastewater utility system planning and construction projects.

Port LaBelle Utilities System
Management of Port LaBelle area utility systems and other infrastructure planning and designing projects.

Water Treatment Plant and Chlorination
Improve chlorine disinfection technology used in water treatment plants.

Carbon sequestration and Global warming issues

Carbon dioxide capture and sequestration
CO2 capture and sequestration issues associated with coal and other power generation methods.

Developing countries water management issues

Central Asia water management issues
Improving living standards of impoverished nations by designing and constructing drinking water and sanitation systems in Central Asia.