SICE's presence in environmental projects has increased considerably. Although work-related to air quality had already been carried out in Madrid and Quito, this green revolution gained strength since the company began its work in the Hydrographic Confederations.
with the SEI company when SICE took over the management and maintenance tasks of the systems installed in various basins. Shortly afterwards, in 2004, SICE was awarded the installation of the SAIH SAICA systems in the Miño-Sil Hydrographic Confederation.
several projects to provide service to the main Hydrographic Confederations and autonomous bodies dependent on the Directorate-General for Water, which transcend provincial, regional and even state borders. This is the case of the Tagus or the Miño-Limia basin, which extend through Spain and Portugal. The company's flexible structure optimised to meet client's needs, together with significant local development to carry out fieldwork, has allowed SICE to respond quickly to these project's high levels of demand.
in the Hydrographic Confederations involve installing many sensors throughout the entire basin to obtain a vast amount of information on flow, precipitation, accumulated snow, water quality or solar radiation, among other things.
This information is sent via satellite or radio to the control centre to be processed using hydrological models. This allows knowing the state of the basin and the ability to make forecasts about its future behaviour. Depending on the results, the technicians of the Hydrographic Confederation may request, for example, the opening or closing of dams to avoid or reduce the impact of floods or droughts.
of Hydrological Information(SAIH) and the Automatic Water Quality Information Systems (SAICA) are complementary. The sensors installed for the latter throughout the entire basin automatically analyse the quality of the water, assess its suitability for irrigation and human consumption, or even detect whether there has been a spill.
Over the years, SICE has diversified its services to the Hydrographic Confederations. It has expanded its projects related to the Environment, working on other important issues related to the integral water cycle, such as purification and irrigation.