Alberta EnvironmentAlberta EnvironmentUpdates on Remediation and Updates on Remediation and

Reclamation InitiativesReclamation Initiatives

Darlene Howat M.Sc., P.AgDarlene Howat M.Sc., P.AgClimate Change, Air and Land Policy BranchClimate Change, Air and Land Policy Branch

October 17, 2008October 17, 2008

OutlineOutline

New and Updated Guides, Codes of New and Updated Guides, Codes of PracticePracticeRemediation Certificate ProgramRemediation Certificate ProgramRecord of Site Condition FormRecord of Site Condition FormElectronic Site Assessment Repository Electronic Site Assessment Repository (ESAR)(ESAR)Draft Reclamation Criteria Draft Reclamation Criteria SummarySummary

Guidance DocumentsGuidance Documents

Revised Alberta Tier 1 and Tier 2 GuidelinesRevised Alberta Tier 1 and Tier 2 GuidelinesRevised Code of Practice for Land Treatment of Revised Code of Practice for Land Treatment of Soil Containing HydrocarbonsSoil Containing HydrocarbonsCode of Practice for Pits Code of Practice for Pits –– deadline to convert deadline to convert from an approval to a CoP registration extended from an approval to a CoP registration extended to November 1, 2009 to November 1, 2009 –– amending the Activitiesamending the ActivitiesDesignation RegulationDesignation RegulationAlberta Environmental Site Assessment Alberta Environmental Site Assessment Guidelines Guidelines –– draftdraftSoil Monitoring Directive Soil Monitoring Directive -- draftdraft

Remediation Certificate Remediation Certificate ProgramProgram

Voluntary certificate programVoluntary certificate programCommences early 2009 for petroleum storage Commences early 2009 for petroleum storage tank sitestank sites

Summer 2009 for upstream oil and gas sitesSummer 2009 for upstream oil and gas sites

Incentive to remediateIncentive to remediateProvides certainty for proponent if standards Provides certainty for proponent if standards changechangeProvides closure of liability after 10 years against Provides closure of liability after 10 years against changing remediation standardschanging remediation standards

Scope of Remediation Scope of Remediation CertificateCertificate

Certificate issued for remediated area Certificate issued for remediated area only, not siteonly, not site

Surveyed coordinates of remediated Surveyed coordinates of remediated areaareaDepth or zone of remediationDepth or zone of remediation

Certificate issued for remediated Certificate issued for remediated substance(s)substance(s)All substances in a release must be All substances in a release must be remediatedremediated

Eligibility for a Remediation Eligibility for a Remediation CertificateCertificate

Zone of RemediationZone of Remediation

Eligibility for a Remediation Eligibility for a Remediation CertificateCertificate

Third Party Risk Management Third Party Risk Management Plan AgreementPlan Agreement

Developed for residential, commercial and Developed for residential, commercial and industrial end land uses where offsite industrial end land uses where offsite contamination is presentcontamination is presentAffected third parties must be offered Affected third parties must be offered remediationremediationIf third parties do not want to proceed with If third parties do not want to proceed with remediation, must agree to a risk management remediation, must agree to a risk management planplanForm developed for applicant and affected third Form developed for applicant and affected third parties to signparties to sign

Requirements for a Requirements for a Remediation CertificateRemediation Certificate

Application information for PST sites:Application information for PST sites:Substance release informationSubstance release informationEstimated center of source and geodetic Estimated center of source and geodetic depthdepthDimension and volume of sourceDimension and volume of sourceExposure pathways on siteExposure pathways on siteOffsite information Offsite information

Requirements for a Requirements for a Remediation CertificateRemediation Certificate

Application requirements:Application requirements:Receptors and pathwaysReceptors and pathways

Water wells, surface water bodies, etc.Water wells, surface water bodies, etc.

Remediation land use criteria usedRemediation land use criteria usedCurrent and future zoningCurrent and future zoning

Remediation processRemediation processWaste management facility: mWaste management facility: m33

Remediation criteria usedRemediation criteria usedMust be compliant with AB Tier 1 or Tier 2Must be compliant with AB Tier 1 or Tier 2

AttachmentsAttachments

Map with surveyed coordinatesMap with surveyed coordinatesDiagram showing cross section of top and base Diagram showing cross section of top and base of remediationof remediationLand title certificateLand title certificatePhase 1 ESA, Phase 2 ESA reportsPhase 1 ESA, Phase 2 ESA reportsBorehole logsBorehole logsLab analytical dataLab analytical dataRisk management plan & Third Party Risk Risk management plan & Third Party Risk Management Plan AgreementManagement Plan Agreement

Application SignaturesApplication Signatures

Applicant DeclarationApplicant DeclarationProfessional Declaration: sign off requiredProfessional Declaration: sign off required

Six professional regulatory organizationsSix professional regulatory organizationsACPA, AIA, APEGGA, ASPB, CAPF & CAPFTACPA, AIA, APEGGA, ASPB, CAPF & CAPFT

Minimum of 5 years verifiable experience in Minimum of 5 years verifiable experience in remediation relative to the Competency remediation relative to the Competency TablesTablesCarry errors and omissions insurance Carry errors and omissions insurance coveragecoverage

Audits of Certified SitesAudits of Certified Sites

Application fee of $1000 used to fund Application fee of $1000 used to fund audit programaudit programApproximately 10% of certified sites Approximately 10% of certified sites auditedauditedEnvironmental consultant will be hired to Environmental consultant will be hired to conduct desktop audits and field auditsconduct desktop audits and field auditsFailed audits or substantiated complaints Failed audits or substantiated complaints may result in cancelled certificatemay result in cancelled certificate

Program ReportingProgram Reporting

Program performance measures will be Program performance measures will be posted on Alberta Environmentposted on Alberta Environment’’s webpages webpageApplication information will be routinely Application information will be routinely discloseddisclosedApplications and certificates will be Applications and certificates will be publically available on Alberta publically available on Alberta EnvironmentEnvironment’’s ESAR databases ESAR database

Record of Site ConditionRecord of Site Condition

Applies to all industry sectors: upstream oil and Applies to all industry sectors: upstream oil and gas, approved facilities, PST sites, etc.gas, approved facilities, PST sites, etc.Must be submitted with all Phase 2 ESAs, Must be submitted with all Phase 2 ESAs, remediation reports, risk management plans as remediation reports, risk management plans as of May 1, 2008of May 1, 2008Section 8 Declaration and other parts of the Section 8 Declaration and other parts of the form have been revisedform have been revisedForm streamlined to identify potential Form streamlined to identify potential contaminants of concerncontaminants of concern

RSC Information RequirementsRSC Information Requirements

List all potential contaminants of concernList all potential contaminants of concernHighest concentration in soil and/or groundwater Highest concentration in soil and/or groundwater that is still present at the sitethat is still present at the siteFor release reporting at PST sites and other sites For release reporting at PST sites and other sites concentrations are updated as information is concentrations are updated as information is obtained, or remediation occursobtained, or remediation occursFor reports in upstream reclamation certificate For reports in upstream reclamation certificate applications, concentrations must be compliant applications, concentrations must be compliant with AB Tier 1 or Tier 2with AB Tier 1 or Tier 2

RSC Submission PolicyRSC Submission Policy

Requirement for all Phase 2 ESA, Requirement for all Phase 2 ESA, remediation reports and risk management remediation reports and risk management plans submitted after May 1, 2008plans submitted after May 1, 2008

Not based on when the work was doneNot based on when the work was done

Option to delay submission of RSC until Option to delay submission of RSC until after revised Declaration releasedafter revised Declaration released

RSC form still required when new version RSC form still required when new version releasedreleased

Professional Sign Off on RSC Professional Sign Off on RSC DeclarationDeclaration

Professional sign off required on RSC for Professional sign off required on RSC for upstream oil and gas sites, PST sitesupstream oil and gas sites, PST sitesQualified members of all six PROs can sign Qualified members of all six PROs can sign offoffWork can be done by competent Work can be done by competent practitioners or professionalspractitioners or professionals

Record of Site Condition FormRecord of Site Condition Form

A User Guide is being developedA User Guide is being developedForm will be on webForm will be on web--based server in fall based server in fall 2008 for electronic submission of form 2008 for electronic submission of form and report and risk management planand report and risk management planInformation will be publicly available on Information will be publicly available on ESARESAR

Environmental Site Assessment Environmental Site Assessment Repository (ESAR)Repository (ESAR)

Office of the Auditor General identified need for Office of the Auditor General identified need for greater transparency and public accessibility for greater transparency and public accessibility for information on potentially contaminated and information on potentially contaminated and contaminated sitescontaminated sitesESAR is a publically accessible databaseESAR is a publically accessible databaseSite data (Phase 1 ESA, Phase 2 ESA, Record of Site data (Phase 1 ESA, Phase 2 ESA, Record of Site Condition) available by land locationSite Condition) available by land locationInitially will include PST files and contaminated Initially will include PST files and contaminated site files when launched by end of December site files when launched by end of December 20082008

www.esar.alberta.ca

www.esar.alberta.ca

Reclamation Criteria Advisory Reclamation Criteria Advisory Group (RCAG)Group (RCAG)

Draft reclamation criteria developed by Draft reclamation criteria developed by multimulti--stakeholder committeestakeholder committeeDraft 2009 reclamation criteria field tested Draft 2009 reclamation criteria field tested in summer 2008in summer 2008Assessors to provide data sheets and Assessors to provide data sheets and survey on use of criteriasurvey on use of criteriaRCAG to review field and survey data in RCAG to review field and survey data in early 2009 and finalize criteria early 2009 and finalize criteria

Summary: WhatSummary: What’’s Nexts Next

Remediation certificates available for PST Remediation certificates available for PST sites early 2009 and upstream oil and gas sites early 2009 and upstream oil and gas sites summer 2009sites summer 2009Record of Site Condition form will be Record of Site Condition form will be electronically available in fall 2008electronically available in fall 2008ESAR launch expected by year endESAR launch expected by year endDraft Reclamation Criteria expected to be Draft Reclamation Criteria expected to be finalized in 2009finalized in 2009