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Oil Sands Mine Water Science Team final technical reports and commentary

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Compendium of technical reports and reviews developed to inform the potential release of treated oil sands mine water to the Athabasca river. Topics include modelling of water and sediment... More ≫

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Compendium of technical reports and reviews developed to inform the potential release of treated oil sands mine water to the Athabasca river. Topics include modelling of water and sediment concentrations, human and ecological health risk assessment, technology-based effluent limits, whole effluent toxicity testing, enhanced baseline monitoring and regional-scale aquatic effects monitoring.

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Oil Sands Monitoring Program annual report

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Annual report highlighting the accomplishments, activities, and governance of the Oil Sands Monitoring Program. The program funds and undertakes ambient environmental monitoring within the oil... More ≫

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Annual report highlighting the accomplishments, activities, and governance of the Oil Sands Monitoring Program. The program funds and undertakes ambient environmental monitoring within the oil sands region of Alberta to enhance the understanding of the effects of oil sands development and core outcomes.

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Prescribed fire

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Prescribe fire is the planned and controlled use of fire as a tool to help meet wildfire and forest management goals. This brochure explains why, when, and how Alberta uses prescribed fire to... More ≫

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Prescribe fire is the planned and controlled use of fire as a tool to help meet wildfire and forest management goals. This brochure explains why, when, and how Alberta uses prescribed fire to promote healthy, sustainable forests. Prescribed fires are done by trained professionals to minimize smoke effects and maximize benefits to a burn site.

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Provincial parks general directive

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This directive provides clarity on hunting practices and animal control for users and is incorporated in the Provincial Parks (General) Regulation.

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Forests Act contraventions

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The Alberta Government monitors compliance of forestry-related legislation, regulations and policy directives. Government is required to report all contraventions and non-compliance by disclosing... More ≫

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The Alberta Government monitors compliance of forestry-related legislation, regulations and policy directives. Government is required to report all contraventions and non-compliance by disclosing the name of the person or company who has broken the law or specific conditions, the municipality in which the person resides or the company is located, a description of the contravention, and the amount of the penalty.

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Certified water and wastewater operators

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Lists the certified water and wastewater operators in the Province of Alberta. Please note that the list is updated periodically.

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Project Returns for Wetland Inventory Pilots

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The Wetland Inventory Pilot project is part of ongoing efforts to develop innovative wetland mapping methodologies across Alberta, Canada with the objective to refine and establish wetland... More ≫

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The Wetland Inventory Pilot project is part of ongoing efforts to develop innovative wetland mapping methodologies across Alberta, Canada with the objective to refine and establish wetland inventory mapping methodologies using advanced Earth Observation (EO) imagery and machine learning (ML) techniques. Wetland Inventory was developed for four pilot study areas within Alberta for the Boreal 1: South Hay-Zama Lake (7,613 km2), Boreal 2: North Slave Lake (21,215 km2), Grassland located east of Brooks (5,065 km2) and Parkland located east of Red Deer (5,170 km2). These areas were selected to represent the broad diversity of wetlands and land-uses in the province. The Boreal study areas utilized EO sources from Sentinel-1, and Sentinel-2 satellite imagery, Advanced Land Observing Satellite (ALOS) Digital Elevation Model (DEM) and high-resolution airborne Light Detection and Ranging (LiDAR. The Grassland and Parkland study areas contained a comprehensive collection of EO satellite...

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Private sewage systems installer certification list

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List of installers that hold a certificate to to obtain permits related to the installation of private sewage systems in Alberta.

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Restricted water and sewer installer certification list

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Lists installers who at the time of publication hold a certificate that entitles them to obtain permits for restricted water and sewer installation. Please note: Private Sewage (PS) certification... More ≫

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Lists installers who at the time of publication hold a certificate that entitles them to obtain permits for restricted water and sewer installation. Please note: Private Sewage (PS) certification includes Water and Sewer (R) certification for municipal water and sewer connection. See Related tab in this record for a link to the private sewage systems installer certification list.

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Guide to compelling reasons to not take the 10% holdback for water transfers within the South Saskatchewan River Basin [2024]

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This document provides guidance to all Directors under the Water Act in the South Saskatchewan River Basin (SSRB) when considering the 10% holdback on applications for water allocation transfers.

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