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Guide to Water Act authorizations required for excavations (dugouts, borrow pits and other types of pits/excavations) [2024]

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This document clarifies authorization and application requirements under the Water Act and the Water (Ministerial) Regulation where excavations into the ground are proposed. Typically, excavations... More ≫

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This document clarifies authorization and application requirements under the Water Act and the Water (Ministerial) Regulation where excavations into the ground are proposed. Typically, excavations into the ground that may trigger Water Act authorizations are dugouts, borrow pits, pits, or other pits/excavations. This guide does not address excavations that may be created for the purpose of drainage, flood control, erosion control, or channel realignment. Also not addressed by this guide is the issue of whether evaporative loss is considered a "diversion of water" under the Water Act.

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Guide to Water Act authorizations required for excavations (dugouts, borrow pits and other types of pits/excavations) [2020]

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This document clarifies authorization and application requirements under the Water Act and the Water (Ministerial) Regulation where excavations into the ground are proposed. Typically, excavations... More ≫

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This document clarifies authorization and application requirements under the Water Act and the Water (Ministerial) Regulation where excavations into the ground are proposed. Typically, excavations into the ground that may trigger Water Act authorizations are dugouts, borrow pits, pits, or other pits/excavations. This guide does not address excavations that may be created for the purpose of drainage, flood control, erosion control, or channel realignment. Also not addressed by this guide is the issue of whether evaporative loss is considered a "diversion of water" under the Water Act.

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Guidance for deriving site-specific water quality objectives for Alberta rivers. Version 1.0

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This document is for professionals tasked with drafting site-specific water quality objectives. It outlines foundational concepts about water quality management, and defines guidelines,... More ≫

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This document is for professionals tasked with drafting site-specific water quality objectives. It outlines foundational concepts about water quality management, and defines guidelines, objectives, triggers, targets and ambient limits. It describes the principle of protecting all uses of water and that use-protection guidelines are consequently the desired minimum level of protection.

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Aquatic ecosystems field sampling protocols

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This document outlines procedures used by Alberta Environment for field sampling in aquatic ecosystems of Alberta. Each protocol consists of a brief description of purpose, general background on... More ≫

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This document outlines procedures used by Alberta Environment for field sampling in aquatic ecosystems of Alberta. Each protocol consists of a brief description of purpose, general background on the sampling technique, the type of sampling equipment required, a step-by-step procedure to collect and handle the sample, and a reference section for further information.

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Design and construction of liners for municipal wastewater stabilization ponds

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The manual outlines the seepage control criteria and the lagoon liner design standards that have been adopted for municipal wastewater stabilization ponds in Alberta.

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