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Master schedule of standards and conditions

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Alberta Forestry and Parks and the Alberta Energy Regulator manage the use of public lands for all Albertans through the issuance of dispositions. A disposition must be obtained under the Public... More ≫

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Alberta Forestry and Parks and the Alberta Energy Regulator manage the use of public lands for all Albertans through the issuance of dispositions. A disposition must be obtained under the Public Lands Act for any access to or activity on public lands and in compliance with the Public Lands Administration Regulation. The Master Schedule of Standards and Conditions (MSSC) identifies conditions that apply to formal disposition applications approved under the Public Lands Act. Conditions displayed in this document are part of multiple approval systems and processes. It is important for the users of the MSSC to also review and understand the information contained within the Pre-Application Requirements for Formal Dispositions document. Click on the "Related" tab above to find a link to the document.

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Swan Hills Treatment Center: PCBs and PCDD/F in wild game and fish tissue (1999-2014)

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The Swan Hills Treatment Centre (SHTC) is a facility for the safe disposal of special wastes located approximately 12 km northeast of the town of Swan Hills, AB. On October 16, 1996, a malfunction... More ≫

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The Swan Hills Treatment Centre (SHTC) is a facility for the safe disposal of special wastes located approximately 12 km northeast of the town of Swan Hills, AB. On October 16, 1996, a malfunction of a transformer furnace was discovered to have caused the release of a portion of process gases containing polychlorinated biphenyls (PCBs), polychlorinated dibenzo-p-dioxins and dibenzofurans (PCDD/Fs) into the ambient air. These chemicals can be harmful to human health. Therefore, in 1997 Alberta Health (AH) conducted a human health risk assessment study to estimate human exposure and to evaluate the effectiveness of public health interventions. As a result of the study, food consumption advice for wild game and fish taken within a 30 km radius of the facility were issued out of concern that PCBs and PCDD/Fs were accumulating in these locally caught foods. A long-term environmental monitoring and human exposure assessment program has been ongoing since 1998 to monitor concentrations of...

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Forest management herbicide reference manual [2023]

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The purpose of this manual is to ensure Forestry Division personnel and industry: are familiar with current Crown land/forest management herbicide use regulations and policies; take an active role... More ≫

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The purpose of this manual is to ensure Forestry Division personnel and industry: are familiar with current Crown land/forest management herbicide use regulations and policies; take an active role in ensuring herbicide use on Crown land is in accordance with policies and requirements; recognize obvious and important violations of provincial legislation governing herbicide use on crown land; are comfortable performing basic herbicide inspections; and are aware of incident reporting mechanisms and follow-up.

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Handbook for assessing regional acid deposition exceedances

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This technical handbook outlines a methodology for conducting regional/project-based acid deposition assessments using the revised acid deposition management framework [2022], which includes a new... More ≫

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This technical handbook outlines a methodology for conducting regional/project-based acid deposition assessments using the revised acid deposition management framework [2022], which includes a new critical loads function and a steady-state mass balance approach to determine critical loads of acidity for sulphur and nitrogen deposition. The handbook should be utilized to determine suitable acid deposition assessments when required. It has a companion tool and GIS package that can be used to calculate exceedances as per Section 3 of the handbook.

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Qualitative assessment of the comparability of Alberta's laboratory analytical method descriptions. Part 1 : trace elements in water

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This report provides information for surface water quality data users to qualitatively compare datasets using method description information.

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Forest management herbicide reference manual [2021]

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The purpose of this manual is to ensure Forestry Division personnel and industry: are familiar with current Crown land/forest management herbicide use regulations and policies; take an active role... More ≫

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The purpose of this manual is to ensure Forestry Division personnel and industry: are familiar with current Crown land/forest management herbicide use regulations and policies; take an active role in ensuring herbicide use on Crown land is in accordance with policies and requirements; recognize obvious and important violations of provincial legislation governing herbicide use on crown land; are comfortable performing basic herbicide inspections; and are aware of incident reporting mechanisms and follow-up.

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Watercourse Crossing Program information package

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This information package provides instructions and tools to become part of the Watercourse Crossing Program, working to correct fish habitat fragmentation caused by watercourse crossings in Alberta.

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AEP guidance document for managing lead in municipal drinking water systems in Alberta : Phase 1 tools for utilities to plan, assess and implement lead management plans for 2020-2024

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Provides direction to drinking water facility owners and operators to support their assessment of lead hazards and development of lead management plans that address the risks of consumption of... More ≫

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Provides direction to drinking water facility owners and operators to support their assessment of lead hazards and development of lead management plans that address the risks of consumption of lead in drinking water at the customer's tap. (See the Related tab for support materials to this guidance document.)

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Climate & environment student action challenge [kit] [2019-2020]

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The Climate and Environment Student Action Challenge invites Alberta students from kindergarten to Grade 12 to develop a school-based initiative or project that will address climate change or... More ≫

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The Climate and Environment Student Action Challenge invites Alberta students from kindergarten to Grade 12 to develop a school-based initiative or project that will address climate change or minimize other negative human impacts to the environment. The Government of Alberta awards funding to successful applicants to support their environmental action projects.

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Specified Gas Emitters Regulation : 2015-2017 data

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This spreadsheet provides a summary of 2015-2017 data reported by facilities subject to the Specified Gas Emitters Regulation. The Regulation was passed in 2007 and expired December 31, 2017.... More ≫

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This spreadsheet provides a summary of 2015-2017 data reported by facilities subject to the Specified Gas Emitters Regulation. The Regulation was passed in 2007 and expired December 31, 2017. Emissions were reported in units of tonnes of carbon dioxide equivalents. Each facility was required to reduce its annual emissions intensity by a prescribed percentage target relative to its facility-specific approved baseline emissions intensity.

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