https://open.alberta.ca/feeds/custom.atom?res_format=PDF&organization=environment1971-1992--1999-2011Open Government - Custom query2024-03-28T12:22:46.606939+00:00Alberta Open Governmentpython-feedgenRecently created or updated datasets on Open Government. Custom query: 'economic development and trade'https://open.alberta.ca/dataset/136ab091-247c-4581-a40b-a2249bbf920fWellsite criteria summary document - revised2021-01-19T22:18:05.989741+00:00In October 1999 the ministers of Agriculture, Food and Rural Development and Environment released a report and recommendations to improve the certification process. This Information Letter deals with part of Recommendation 5 that said a summary of the criteria should be sent to landowners along with the reclamation certificate application. A summary of the criteria is attached to this Information Letter. This summary allows operators to fulfill the recommendation.2020-07-09T15:30:30.784177+00:00https://open.alberta.ca/dataset/47ec1280-7b8e-4542-8af9-91347c038853Effluent water quality report Canadian Salt Company Ltd., Lindbergh, Alberta sampling survey of July 22-25, 19752019-09-05T21:42:17.425067+00:00This report summarizes the results of the effluent sampling survey conducted at the Canadian Salt Company Ltd. plant at Lindbergh, Alberta from July 22 to July 25, 1975. The survey was part of the industrial monitoring program of the Water Quality Control Branch, Pollution Control Division. The sampling survey consisted of identification of all effluent sources, composite sampling of these streams over 3 days, as well as grab sampling of Moosehills Creek upstream of the plant and the raw water intake from the North Saskatchewan River.2015-07-20T20:44:13.397000+00:00https://open.alberta.ca/dataset/de8ddc60-d79d-4eb4-8c28-4b9db5d5c9bbEnvironmental Assessment - Total E&P Canada Ltd. Joslyn North Mine Project - Environmental Impact Assessment (EIA) and application for approval2019-01-29T15:03:56.404879+00:00Environmental Impact Assessment and associated applications pertaining to the proposed Total E&P Canada Ltd. (formerly Deer Creek Energy Limited) Joslyn North Mine Project. The oil sands surface mine and bitumen extraction facilities proposes to produce 100,000 barrels per day of bitumen. The location is approximately 70 km north of Fort McMurray within the Municipality of Wood Buffalo. The EIA was deemed complete in 2008. For more information on the environmental assessment process visit ea.alberta.ca.2016-11-16T18:08:31.660190+00:00https://open.alberta.ca/dataset/c66931e1-b067-4179-96af-ac47f1b31910Environmental Assessment - Total E&P Canada Ltd. Upgrader Project - Environmental Impact Assessment (EIA) and application for approval2019-01-29T15:02:43.014966+00:00Environmental Impact Assessment and associated applications pertaining to the proposed Total E&P Canada Ltd. Upgrader Project. The proposal involves a 47 200 cubic metres per stream day oil sands bitumen upgrader and consists of two Phases commencing in 2014 and 2018. The location is approximately 4 km northeast of Fort Saskatchewan in the Municipality of Strathcona County. The EIA was deemed complete in 2009. For more information on the environmental assessment process visit ea.alberta.ca.2016-11-16T16:28:07.943019+00:00https://open.alberta.ca/dataset/79e4a433-6947-42d3-9601-2ad7222eebf6Environmental Assessment - Coal Valley Resources Inc. Mercoal West/Yellowhead Tower Mine Expansion Project - EIA Report and application for approval2019-01-29T15:02:14.313246+00:00Environmental Impact Assessment and associated applications pertaining to the proposed Coal Valley Resources Inc. Mercoal West/Yellowhead Tower Mine Expansion Project. The proposal is to develop additional coal reserves adjacent to existing mining operations in Coal Valley in Yellowhead County. The proposed Mercoal West Mine Project would produce 7.2 million tonnes of processed coal and be located northwest of the community of Mercoal. The Yellowhead Tower Mine Project would produce 6.0 million tonnes of processed coal and be located northwest of the community of Coalspur. The EIA was deemed complete in 2009. For more information on the environmental assessment process visit ea.alberta.ca.2016-07-14T19:40:01.285677+00:00https://open.alberta.ca/dataset/1e235777-0694-4e20-b240-b7197ff76183Environmental Assessment - Harvest Operations Corp. BlackGold Expansion Project - EIA Report and application for approval2019-01-29T14:58:20.687140+00:00Environmental Impact Assessment and associated applications pertaining to the proposed Harvest Operations Corp. BlackGold Expansion Project. The proposal is to expand operations by 20,000 bpd using steam assisted gravity drainage (SAGD) technology for bitumen recovery. The location is approximately 10 km southeast of Conklin, Alberta in the Municipality of Wood Buffalo. The EIA was deemed complete in 2013. For more information on the environmental assessment process visit ea.alberta.ca.2016-10-20T14:50:25.283727+00:00https://open.alberta.ca/dataset/fc3d3079-9291-4648-8669-762098f76721Water conservation and allocation policy for oilfield injection2022-06-09T19:58:47.201137+00:00Reliable water supplies for a sustainable economy is one of the key goals of Water for Life, Alberta’s strategy for water sustainability. This policy takes a place-based approach to water management, guiding industry working in naturally water-short areas and areas with development pressures to maximize water conservation efforts. The ultimate goal of the policy and accompanying guideline is to reduce or eliminate allocation of non-saline water for oilfield injection, while respecting the rights of current licence holders.2016-05-11T16:23:22.577228+00:00https://open.alberta.ca/dataset/f4f40c00-5e52-4ea0-a1cf-3ecdafd61b95Water conservation and allocation guideline for oilfield injection2022-10-17T14:56:36.575563+00:00This document provides direction for regulatory agencies and developers where the use of non-saline water resources may by essential to an Enhanced Recover Scheme for underground (oilfield) injection. The purpose of the guideline is to support the conservation and management of water and to prevent excess use of water during enhanced recovery of hydrocarbon resources.2018-03-13T14:45:00.669241+00:00https://open.alberta.ca/dataset/cbd7b88a-6b0c-46ab-879b-bcb6caf1764ePrairie oil and gas : a lighter footprint2021-05-18T20:47:21.574000+00:00This publication is intended to provide government, industry and the general public with up-to-date information about best practices to reduce the impacts of oil and gas activities on prairie and parkland landscapes. This document is in two parts. This document is meant to complement the Energy and Utilities Board publication, Petroleum Industry Activity In Native Prairie and Parkland Areas: Guidelines for Surface Disturbance. 2020-06-22T20:22:09.190949+00:00https://open.alberta.ca/dataset/eb685b31-05f4-4b64-a399-c2cb7555ffd2AWMEC : Alberta water management and erosion control program2022-03-21T17:46:07.782614+00:00The Alberta Water Management and Erosion Control Program was implemented to assist local authorities in resolving surface water management and erosion control problems by providing advice and financial assistance. The program provided grants to local authorities for the design and construction of projects that correct problems caused by surface water.2020-06-24T19:15:04.034208+00:00https://open.alberta.ca/dataset/3f9fd1e5-34a8-4aa3-bbf0-7d6da6b087abStandards and guidelines for municipal waterworks, wastewater and storm drainage systems [2006]2022-10-18T19:32:02.547385+00:00Sets out Alberta Environment’s standards and guidelines for municipal waterworks, wastewater and storm drainage facilities, which are directed at ensuring public health and environmental protection. The objective is to develop comprehensive and scientifically defensible standards and guidelines that are effective, reliable, achievable and economically affordable. Section 1 details all the critical elements of the drinking water program and the associated design and/or performance standards. Section 2 provides general guidance on how to achieve a certain level of system performance or reliability. Good engineering and best management practices are included under this section.2020-08-19T16:26:13.089117+00:00https://open.alberta.ca/dataset/95a37257-d8e7-4028-9ac4-f21ca04a9e26Regional sustainable development strategy for the Athabasca Oil Sands area : progress report2021-01-21T22:01:48.494024+00:00This report provides an update on the implementation of the Regional Sustainable Development Strategy for the Athabasca Oil Sands Area (RSDS). The July 1999 release of the RSDS outlined a framework for managing cumulative environmental effects to ensure sustainable development in the Athabasca oil sands area in northeastern Alberta, a region experiencing tremendous economic growth, and at the same time, significant environmental impacts.2020-06-19T19:42:00.116592+00:00https://open.alberta.ca/dataset/61f1c938-de02-4890-be52-604e447fe41aAn examination of the effects of economic growth on landscape features and processes in southern Alberta using ALCES (A Landscape Cumulative Effects Simulator)2022-02-09T15:16:50.636479+00:00To help understand the cumulative effects of rapid economic growth on the southern Alberta landscape, modelling was done to simulate change over a 50-year period using two different scenarios. This report presents the results of the modelling.2020-06-25T22:16:49.515522+00:00https://open.alberta.ca/dataset/ad422eaa-b4cf-4802-ac1a-2b2a87b3ce82Review of the regional input-output (IO) model developed for SAL2020-06-26T14:55:17.879562+00:00Alberta Environment has retained Econometric Research Limited (ERL) to review and evaluate the SAL IO Model developed by Suren Kulshreshtha Dale Russell (K&R). The model integrates social, economic, and environmental information for southern Alberta and assesses the consequences of potential development scenarios on the region over the next two generation.2020-06-25T21:30:42.709733+00:00https://open.alberta.ca/dataset/7693d291-fef9-4784-9e7f-15a51aec66f3Regional sustainable development strategy for the Athabasca Oil Sands area2022-01-24T18:24:21.504047+00:00This document confirms, “Resources such as trees, minerals, wildlife, water, fish, range, public land and plants shall be managed in a manner that addresses their interdependence, and recognizes that the use of one resource can affect other users and other resources. Environmental decisions will take into account economic impacts, and economic decisions will reflect environmental impacts.”2017-08-10T19:50:18.146791+00:00https://open.alberta.ca/dataset/f5c964d6-a577-40b0-baad-e551d292b319Albertans & climate change : a strategy for managing environmental and economic risks2020-06-01T16:43:09.428556+00:00This strategy outlines the government’s climate change approach of influencing the development of an effective national climate change response, while at the same time, taking action within the province to reduce greenhouse gas emissions.2020-05-29T15:59:11.067633+00:00https://open.alberta.ca/dataset/5534a03f-db4b-4678-a842-06b933456562Initial scoping of GHG emissions trading potential in Alberta : CABREE discussion paper2022-03-22T19:58:17.022110+00:00This discussion paper provides an initial scoping of the potential for an emissions trading system in Alberta, specifically focused on greenhouse gases. In doing so, an outline of the theory behind the mechanism, current developments, important issues surrounding the design of a system, and the potential for including the different sectors in Alberta are included.2020-05-27T20:04:19.689583+00:00https://open.alberta.ca/dataset/30392197-4800-42eb-bb49-baf1404d85c5Exploring the potential for an air emissions trading system for Alberta : lessons learned from existing trading regimes : final report2022-03-21T20:50:53.465229+00:00As part of the the development of a strategy to enhance the province's air emissions management framework, the Government of Alberta explored the potential for implementing an Alberta-based air pollutant and greenhouse gas emissions trading system and other alternative approaches to setting air emissions limits for the Province as a whole as well as for potential participants in the trading regime. This study was commissioned to inform Alberta's decision-making process by evaluating relevant multipollutant trading regimes operating in other jurisdictions and developing a set of lessons learned that could be applicable to the Alberta setting.2020-05-26T22:09:37.871569+00:00https://open.alberta.ca/dataset/6d8868ea-8841-4a22-a9b7-4a9f6340e7f5Regional economic overview and outlook for southern Alberta2020-06-26T14:58:50.695402+00:00This report was compiled to describe the overall sectoral characteristics and trends in economic activity in southern Alberta, to identify key drivers that may determine the future direction of the economy, and to give a general description of the types of environmental impacts that might be expected as a result of economic development in key sectors. Data included in this report were collected through a document and literature review and through interviews with social and environmental scientists, economists, industry representatives, and government officials.2020-06-25T21:58:51.096804+00:00https://open.alberta.ca/dataset/0be7da6b-871c-4a58-b4f0-b01f3fc65e7bOntario emissions trading : review and assessment2020-06-26T16:57:24.900338+00:00The implementation of the Emissions Trading Code in Ontario in 2001 introduced the use of market-based instruments for reducing emissions of nitric oxide and sulphur dioxide in that province. The intent of the Code was to help Ontario move ahead on economic and environmental objectives, including: reducing the deficit, ensuring a sound financial footing for environmental infrastructure and services, encouraging innovation, and enhancing competitiveness. This report reviews and assesses the impact of the Code, and presents some learnings for Alberta.2020-05-26T21:04:32.951087+00:00