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Supplemental surface water guidance for “one point of diversion per licence” in the Directive for Water Licensing of Hydraulic Fracturing Projects – Area of Use Approach

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This information letter provides additional guidance and considerations for a hydraulic fracturing water licence application proposing to have more than one point of diversion from a surface water... More ≫

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This information letter provides additional guidance and considerations for a hydraulic fracturing water licence application proposing to have more than one point of diversion from a surface water source. This supplemental guidance supports the Environment and Parks Directive for Water Licensing of Hydraulic Fracturing Projects – Area of Use Approach.

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Information Letter 2020-01 : elimination of approval requirement to conduct a regeneration survey

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Informs forest tenure holders of a two-step process to permanently remove the requirement to list harvest areas requiring a regeneration survey from the Reforestation Program. As Step 1, this... More ≫

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Informs forest tenure holders of a two-step process to permanently remove the requirement to list harvest areas requiring a regeneration survey from the Reforestation Program. As Step 1, this letter removes the requirement to submit for approval a listing of harvest areas that will be surveyed.

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Surface water allocation directive [DRAFT]

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Contains materials used in targeted information sessions for the Surface Water Allocation Directive internal operational policy. Sessions held in Calgary and Edmonton, October 1 and 2, 2018 for... More ≫

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Contains materials used in targeted information sessions for the Surface Water Allocation Directive internal operational policy. Sessions held in Calgary and Edmonton, October 1 and 2, 2018 for stakeholders involved in Water Act licence applications. Environmental non-governmental organizations also participated in the information sessions and information letters were sent to Indigenous organizations and communities. Feedback was also received through an online survey open from October 1 to November 9, 2018, and via email and letters, leading to in-person follow up meetings when requested. The final policy provides operational water allocation decision guidance based on scientifically defensible rulesets to address the cumulative effects of water diversions while considering economic objectives.

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Inter-basin transfer information letter

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Provides clarification regarding the Water Act requirement for a transfer between major river basins relative to a water reuse scheme authorized under the Environmental Enhancement and Protection Act.

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Kakwa Copton industrial access management area

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This information letter addresses new obligations and specific directions for industrial access corridor applications with the Kakwa Copton area in west central Alberta.

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Sale of public land under disposition

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This information letter defines the process and criteria for the sale of public land under long-term disposition for recreation, commercial industrial, or commercial recreation use.

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Foothills fescue grassland : principles for minimizing surface disturbance

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The purpose of this information letter is to minimize the surface disturbance of foothills fescue grasslands. It identifies the expectations for planning and development standards through key... More ≫

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The purpose of this information letter is to minimize the surface disturbance of foothills fescue grasslands. It identifies the expectations for planning and development standards through key development principles for all potential surface disturbance related activity in foothills fescue grasslands.

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Industrial activity in foothills fescue grasslands - guidelines for minimizing surface disturbance

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Extensive tracts of foothills fescue grassland (the provincial grass of Alberta) within the landscape of southwestern Alberta have been lost due to agricultural crop production, industrial... More ≫

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Extensive tracts of foothills fescue grassland (the provincial grass of Alberta) within the landscape of southwestern Alberta have been lost due to agricultural crop production, industrial development, urban and rural infrastructure. As a result, a protective notation (PNT) has been placed on specified public lands known to include foothills fescue grassland. The purpose of the PNT is not to restrict development but to alert industry to the environmental and economic risk. This document serves as a supplement to the information letter designating the PNT.

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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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Liability for contamination on upstream oil and gas sites

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Provides information on the regulatory framework for liability for upstream oil and gas sites, such as well sites, oil production sites, pipelines and batteries, that have some contamination above... More ≫

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Provides information on the regulatory framework for liability for upstream oil and gas sites, such as well sites, oil production sites, pipelines and batteries, that have some contamination above acceptable environmental standards or that demonstrate adverse effects.

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