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Supplemental guidance on site-specific risk assessments in Alberta

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This supplemental guidance document provides additional clarification on the requirements and expectations for completing site-specific risk assessments (SSRAs) for contaminated sites in Alberta.... More ≫

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This supplemental guidance document provides additional clarification on the requirements and expectations for completing site-specific risk assessments (SSRAs) for contaminated sites in Alberta. SSRA is one approach available under the Tier 2 Guidelines for consideration of site specific conditions. Use of the guidance provided by this document will facilitate regulatory review and acceptance of the SSRA.

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Guide to excluding the domestic use aquifer based on municipal bylaws

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Under the Alberta Tier 1 Soil and Groundwater Remediation Guidelines, the protection of the Domestic Use Aquifer Pathway must be included for all assessments. Under the Alberta Tier 2 Soil and... More ≫

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Under the Alberta Tier 1 Soil and Groundwater Remediation Guidelines, the protection of the Domestic Use Aquifer Pathway must be included for all assessments. Under the Alberta Tier 2 Soil and Groundwater Remediation Guidelines, the applicant is able to reassess the Domestic Use Aquifer Pathway and remove this pathway if there is not a risk to human health or the environment at the location in question. One option to remove this pathway from the assessment of risk is based on the lack of access to the groundwater resource within the municipal boundaries provided the applicant can demonstrate that there is a municipal bylaw in place that prevents access to groundwater to install drinking water wells. This bylaw is deemed an administrative control that protects human health. This Guide outlines the conditions that need to be met for exclusion based on municipal bylaw. It is intended to help parties ensure they are submitting sufficient information for the regulator to review and...

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Mercer Peace River Pulp Ltd. (East) 2019 forest management plan

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Forest company forest management plans (FMPs) detail when, where and how timber on Alberta Crown land will be managed in order to balance social, economic and environmental needs based on input... More ≫

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Forest company forest management plans (FMPs) detail when, where and how timber on Alberta Crown land will be managed in order to balance social, economic and environmental needs based on input from the public, Indigenous peoples and interest groups. The forest management planning area under consideration is FMA 0900044 allocated to Mercer Peace River Pulp Ltd. The FMP covers Forest Management Unit P21 located entirely within the Lower Peace Land-Use Framework planning region in northern Alberta; it falls within the Dry Mixedwood, Central Mixedwood, Upper Boreal Highlands and Lower Boreal Highlands natural subregions.

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Methodology for the electricity displacement factor

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Outlines and describes the methodology to calculate the Electricity Grid Displacement Factor. The EGDF is used within the Alberta Emission Offset System to quantify emission offsets from projects... More ≫

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Outlines and describes the methodology to calculate the Electricity Grid Displacement Factor. The EGDF is used within the Alberta Emission Offset System to quantify emission offsets from projects that follow an approved quantification protocol and supply renewable electricity to Alberta’s electrical grid, reduce electricity used from the grid, or increase the use of electricity from the grid.

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COVID-19 pandemic planning for the water and wastewater sector [package]

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Materials related to planning for and response to the COVID-19 pandemic by the water and wastewater sector. Includes a fact sheet on business continuity planning for water and wastewater systems,... More ≫

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Materials related to planning for and response to the COVID-19 pandemic by the water and wastewater sector. Includes a fact sheet on business continuity planning for water and wastewater systems, a map with key contacts for each area in the province, and communiqués to waterworks and municipal wastewater facilities.

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Reclamation practices and criteria for powerlines

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This guide addresses those areas where supplementary guidance on reclamation and regulatory closure for powerline right-of-ways is required. This includes: transmission line right-of-ways on both... More ≫

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This guide addresses those areas where supplementary guidance on reclamation and regulatory closure for powerline right-of-ways is required. This includes: transmission line right-of-ways on both private land and public land, and distribution line right-of-ways on public land. The practices and criteria presented in this document are for use by powerline operators and qualified environmental professionals when removing powerlines, and for assessing powerline right-of-ways and associated lands.

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Environmental tools guide

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Environmental tools are mechanisms to meet environmental objectives and outcomes and to encourage environmentally-desirable behaviour. This set of fact sheets, collectively known as the... More ≫

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Environmental tools are mechanisms to meet environmental objectives and outcomes and to encourage environmentally-desirable behaviour. This set of fact sheets, collectively known as the Environmental Tools Guide, has been developed as a resource for policy makers to encourage a greater understanding of the range of tools available to both government and stakeholders. The tools are organized into five broad categories: voluntary stewardship/corporate environmental responsibility; information disclosure; cooperative agreements; market-based and fiscal tools; and regulations.

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Alberta stack sampling code

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Contains sampling and analytical procedures for the determination of atmospheric emissions from industrial sources in Alberta. The code is published to provide reference methods for source... More ≫

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Contains sampling and analytical procedures for the determination of atmospheric emissions from industrial sources in Alberta. The code is published to provide reference methods for source emissions sampling and analysis which may be required by approvals under the Alberta Environmental Protection and Enhancement Act.

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Alberta tier 1 criteria for contaminated soil assessment and remediation

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The Province of Alberta requires that a contaminated soil be remediated by the polluter or owner. The criteria outlined in this document are used to determine the need for remediation, and... More ≫

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The Province of Alberta requires that a contaminated soil be remediated by the polluter or owner. The criteria outlined in this document are used to determine the need for remediation, and quantify acceptable concentrations of soil contaminants.

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