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Air monitoring directive

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The Air Monitoring Directive (2016) supersedes the original 1989 Air Monitoring Directive and the 2006 Amendments to the Air Monitoring Directive, 1989. Alberta’s Air Monitoring Directive (AMD)... More ≫

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The Air Monitoring Directive (2016) supersedes the original 1989 Air Monitoring Directive and the 2006 Amendments to the Air Monitoring Directive, 1989. Alberta’s Air Monitoring Directive (AMD) sets out the requirements for monitoring and reporting air quality in the province. The AMD is made up of nine chapters, which will be reviewed and revised as needed. Amendments or new draft chapters will be posted for public review. Note that Chapter 2 of the AMD was repealed as of December 2019. See the related tab of this record to view superseded and repealed versions of directive chapters.

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Red Deer air zone fine particulate matter response : Government of Alberta action plan

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The Red Deer air quality monitoring station has exceeded national standards for fine particulate matter (or PM2.5) for three consecutive reporting periods starting in 2013. Government initiated... More ≫

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The Red Deer air quality monitoring station has exceeded national standards for fine particulate matter (or PM2.5) for three consecutive reporting periods starting in 2013. Government initiated work in this area in 2013 to develop an action plan in response to the exceedances. A local response plan was developed collaboratively between municipalities, industry, the local airshed and the provincial government. The local plan has since been supplemented by a province-wide government action plan. Sources of emissions affecting regional ambient air quality are a combination of industrial, transportation or non-point sources such as home heating. This is one of the response plans being implemented regionally and provincially to help reduce particulate matter throughout Central Alberta

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Bow River phosphorus management plan

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Heightened nutrient levels in the Bow River downstream of Calgary have long been a concern. In the 1970s and 1980s, high nutrient levels resulted in excessive aquatic plant growth resulting in low... More ≫

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Heightened nutrient levels in the Bow River downstream of Calgary have long been a concern. In the 1970s and 1980s, high nutrient levels resulted in excessive aquatic plant growth resulting in low dissolved oxygen and occasional fish mortality. An interim policy on effluent limits was released by Alberta Environment in 2008. This policy required that a regional nutrient load reduction plan be developed for reaches at risk of exceeding water quality guidelines. At the same time the Government of Alberta was transitioning to an environmental management approach that addresses the cumulative effects of resource management decisions and considers the environmental, economic and social implications of development for an entire region. In 2011, Alberta Environment and Sustainable Resource Development (ESRD) invited contributing parties in the affected reach of the Bow River to initiate a voluntary, collaborative process to address phosphorus loadings, not just from point sources such as...

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Soil monitoring directive (2009)

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Risk for soil contamination exists at industrial plants that have a potential for release of substances to the environment. Soil contamination may also become a source of contamination for... More ≫

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Risk for soil contamination exists at industrial plants that have a potential for release of substances to the environment. Soil contamination may also become a source of contamination for groundwater, surface water and air. Remediation costs often increase sharply when soil contamination spreads to other media. This directive establishes the regulatory requirements and professional guidance which are needed to ensure that the soil resource and associated environmental media are protected at industrial sites.

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Industrial release limits policy

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Outlines the approach followed to develop industrial release limits for approvals under the Environmental Protection and Enhancement Act. The policy supports the Alberta Government's commitment to... More ≫

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Outlines the approach followed to develop industrial release limits for approvals under the Environmental Protection and Enhancement Act. The policy supports the Alberta Government's commitment to sustainable resource and environmental management by outlining how pollution prevention/control requirements are established for industrial releases to the environment.

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Alberta water quality guideline for the protection of freshwater aquatic life : dissolved oxygen

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This guideline identifies the dissolved oxygen levels that are necessary to protect aquatic life in Alberta. The Government of Alberta, industries and municipalities will use the guideline to... More ≫

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This guideline identifies the dissolved oxygen levels that are necessary to protect aquatic life in Alberta. The Government of Alberta, industries and municipalities will use the guideline to assess the potential for impacts of oxygen-consuming discharges from industrial and municipal wastewater treatment plants. The public can use the guideline as a reference when assessing the environmental health of their water.

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