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Environmental protection guidelines for transmission lines

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Outlines the environmental protection guidelines for the development of transmission lines in the province.

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Electronic submission of reclamation applications on public land

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This information letter notifies industrial users that reclamation certificate applications for public land must be submitted electronically to the Department.

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Green area no longer part of pipeline index calculation for Class I pipelines

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Explains changes to legislation to exempt pipelines in the Green Area from the requirement to obtain an approval under the Environmental Protection and Enhancement Act. The Green Area is forested... More ≫

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Explains changes to legislation to exempt pipelines in the Green Area from the requirement to obtain an approval under the Environmental Protection and Enhancement Act. The Green Area is forested public land managed by Alberta Sustainable Resource Development under the Public Lands Act.

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Environmental protection guidelines for oil production sites - revised January 2002

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This information letter describes changes in how oil production sites are identified as Class I or Class II. Criteria for determining Class I sites were modified in the Activities Designation... More ≫

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This information letter describes changes in how oil production sites are identified as Class I or Class II. Criteria for determining Class I sites were modified in the Activities Designation Regulation in 1996.

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Two-year trial of pipeline reclamation assessment criteria

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Information letter announcing the implementation of a draft reclamation assessment criteria for pipelines on a two-year trial basis. In the Winter of 1999/2000 the Alberta Pipeline Environmental... More ≫

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Information letter announcing the implementation of a draft reclamation assessment criteria for pipelines on a two-year trial basis. In the Winter of 1999/2000 the Alberta Pipeline Environmental Steering Committee endorsed the draft criteria and recommended that Alberta Environment accept them for trial use.

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Wellsite reclamation update for 2001

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This Conservation and Reclamation Information Letter provides guidance on the wellsite reclamation and certification process for the 2001 field season.

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Guidance for use of the Phase 1 environmental site assessment guideline for upstream oil and gas sites

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Reclamation certificates are required for activities that are carried out on specified land, which is land that is being or has been used or held for or in connection with the construction,... More ≫

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Reclamation certificates are required for activities that are carried out on specified land, which is land that is being or has been used or held for or in connection with the construction, operation or reclamation of a well, oil production site, battery or pipeline. Prior to reclamation, a Phase 1 environmental site assessment is usually conducted to know if contamination is likely to be present.

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Environmental protection guidelines for roadways

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These guidelines provide direction for construction, abandonment and reclamation of roadways and are intended to assist local road authorites in meeting their responsibilities under the... More ≫

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These guidelines provide direction for construction, abandonment and reclamation of roadways and are intended to assist local road authorites in meeting their responsibilities under the Environmental Protection and Enhancement Act.

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Borrow excavations

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This information letter provides guidance to operators of borrow excavations, which is a new class of specified land and which were previously treated as pits. A borrow excavation is an excavation... More ≫

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This information letter provides guidance to operators of borrow excavations, which is a new class of specified land and which were previously treated as pits. A borrow excavation is an excavation in the surface made solely for the purpose of removing, opening up or proving borrow material for the construction of the sub-base for a roadway project.

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