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The purpose of this document is to provide guidance on reclamation certification criteria (Forested Lands in the Green Area) for oil and gas wellsites and access roads, and associated facilities such as borrow pits, campsites, and off-site (remote) sumps. Although many of the factors are relevant, it is not intended as a construction guide. This document should, however be considered when planning for oil and gas construction. This guide also applies to oil production sites, and will be in effect until revisions to the 1995 Reclamation Criteria for Wellsites and Associated Facilities have been completed and implemented. *Please note: Bolded text-boxes in this document indicate documents or elements of an assessment that are required to qualify for reclamation certification.
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Describes regulatory approaches to contaminated site management.
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This report examines plant species used in reclamation and their tolerances for soil salinity, sodicity and pH. The information for each species was obtained from a review of the literature and unpublished information conveyed through personal interviews with people conducting research in this area or working in reclamation. The objective of this report is to determine if the current values for soil salinity, sodicity and pH outlined in Soil Quality Criteria Relative to Disturbance and Reclamation (Revised) (Macyk et al. 1993) and Land Capability Classification for Forest Ecosystems in the Oil Sands (Revised) (Leskiw 1998) need to be revised to reflect plant species’ tolerances for these soil parameters. Information on plant response to soil salinity, sodicity and pH is provided, as well as an overview of the soils in the boreal forest.
The results indicate that the current values used for soil salinity, sodicity and pH should not be changed at this time. Additional research to determine tolerances is required for all species and the work should ideally be conducted in the field and for several years, especially for woody species. As well, additional inventories of plant species in undisturbed saline boreal areas would be beneficial, although there are few naturally saline areas in the boreal forest.
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Information about Alberta's diverse landscapes - grasslands, parkland, forests, Canadian Shield, mountains and foothills. The report describes Alberta's natural regions, the major land uses in each (such as forestry, mining and agriculture) and how we are managing these important ecosystems.
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Government and industry agreed on the need to form a joint Oil Sands Water Release Technical Working Group to look at the issue of potential water releases from Oil Sands operations. The need arose from the following:
- The Oil Sands operators are anticipating that several liquid effluent streams and water from reclaimed landscape units may require release to the environment.
- Government agencies are anticipating applications for water release.
- These water releases are complex and in some instances, unique to the Oil Sands industry. Currently the effects of these potential releases are not fully understood.
- There is a range of approaches and tools to assess and evaluate the potential impact of water releases to the environment, including those releases currently regulated.
- The various approaches and tools will require specific technical and environmental effects information to support the operators' Environmental Impact Assessments (EIAs) and Environmental Protection & Enhancement Act (EPEA) applications. Much of the information and understanding needed is common to the various approaches and tools.
The "mission" of the group was to outline the scope of work needed to evaluate the acceptability of releasing process-affected waters to the environment. To do this, the Oil Sands operators and government agencies had to share information and further define the procedures to be used.
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Alberta’s certification program for reclaimed upstream oil and gas facilities changed on October 1, 2003 to include stronger requirements for management of contamination, including any related to drilling waste. This document was developed by representatives from the Canadian Association of Petroleum Producers, drilling waste disposal consultants, Sustainable Resource Development, the Energy and Utilities Board, and Alberta Environment to provide guidance for assessing drilling waste disposal areas for reclamation.
To address the diversity of drilling wastes and available information types, three compliance options have been developed. All three options are intended to deliver the same environmental results, which are based mainly on the Alberta Energy and Utilities Board 1996 Directive 50: Drilling Waste Management. Each of the three options is discussed in this document and appendices are included to support technical procedures included in the options.
Compliance Options One and Two exempt drilling waste disposal areas from a Phase 2 environmental site assessment (ESA). If the drilling waste disposal area does not meet the requirements specified in either of these options, a Phase 2 ESA (Compliance Option 3) must be conducted in the drilling waste disposal area.
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Petroleum development activities in the Western Sedimentary Basin have caused and continue to cause considerable disturbance to remaining native prairie ecosystems. Native prairie environments are valued and utilized by numerous stakeholders. Livestock producers depend on native prairie grasslands to provide valuable grazing opportunities on both publicly owned and deeded lands. Alteration of these sustainable grasslands, through improperly planned petroleum development activities, can delay the recovery time and alter the productivity of these valuable grasslands.
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Alberta Land Conservation and Reclamation Council conservation and reclamation information letter on winter soil evaluation.
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Alberta Land Conservation and Reclamation Council conservation and reclamation information letter on conventional oil and gas wellsite reclamation.
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Alberta Land Conservation and Reclamation Council conservation and reclamation information letter on Conservation and Reclamation notice.
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