Environmental Site Assessment Repository

ESAR discontinued

The Environmental Site Assessment Repository (ESAR) has been discontinued.

In its place, reclamation certificate information and Environment and Protected Areas (EPA) contaminated sites information is available in the Environmental Records Viewer (ERV), a web-based tool where environmental information, documents and data related to regulatory applications and authorizations can be viewed and downloaded.

Overview

To access information on contaminated and reclaimed sites from the province’s regulators, the following options are available:

• Information on contaminated sites (for example, gas stations, drycleaners, wood-processing facilities) regulated by the Ministry of EPA is in the 'Long Term Management' module in the ERV.
• Information on contaminated sites and activities (for example, upstream oil and gas) regulated by the Alberta Energy Regulator (AER) is in the Products and Services Catalogue. For records prior to 2014, email [email protected] to request a copy.
• Information on reclamation certificates for AER-regulated activities (for example, sour gas plants, coal mines and well sites) is in the AER Products and Services Catalogue – Reclamation Certificates. Reclamation certificates issued prior to 2014 are in 'Reclamation Certificates' module in the ERV.
• Information on reclamation certificates for EPA-regulated activities (for example, sand and gravel pits on private land) is in the ERV.
• For information on reclamation certificates for activities regulated by the Ministry of Forestry and Parks (for example, sand and gravel pits on public lands), request a search (for a fee) by email: [email protected] or login to your Electronic Transfer System (ETS) account to perform the search.

Environmental Records Viewer

Long Term Management

Contaminated sites regulated by EPA, such as gas stations, drycleaners and wood-processing facilities, are identified as Long Term Management (LTM) cases because they require long-term, remedial measures.

Features of the LTM module in the ERV include:

• a map interface to locate the LTM cases in an area
• a selection tool to search for LTM cases
• access to all scientific and technical information about a site
• ability to identify sites with Environmental Site Assessments (conducted to determine quality of soil and groundwater) that have been reported to us
• locate ‘Open’ and ‘Closed’ LTM cases
  • An open case is a site where Alberta Soil and Groundwater Remediation Guidelines may have been exceeded and the site is undergoing assessment, exposure control, monitoring or remediation and awaits a remediation certificate.
  • A closed case is a site that has been confirmed as not exceeding Alberta Soil and Groundwater Remediation Guidelines and has received a remediation certificate.
• access to all publicly available documents associated with an LTM

Reclamation certificates

Reclamation certificates are issued by both the Ministry of Environment and Protected Areas and the Alberta Energy Regulator. The reclamation certificate tile/module in the ERV contains:

• information on EPA-regulated activities, such as sand and gravel pits on private land; pre-2014 reclamation certificates for AER-regulated activities, including well sites, sour gas plants, coal mines
• a map interface to locate reclamation certificate information in an area
• selection tool to search for reclamation certificates by regulator, issuance date, geographical area, ATS, etc.
• access to all publicly available documents associated with a reclamation certificate
• locate issued and refused remediation certificates

OneStop Application Query

Use the OneStop Application Query tool to access information on reclamation certificates issued by the AER.

Information on oil- and gas-contaminated sites is submitted through the AER’s OneStop platform. Contaminated sites information includes all professional reports, correspondence and decisions that are received through the AER Record of Site Condition.

For information about reclamation certificates issued for upstream oil and gas sites between April 2014 and June 2016, contact the AER:

Hours: 8:15 am to 4:30 pm (open Monday to Friday, closed statutory holidays)
Phone: 403-297-8311
Email: [email protected]

Contact

Crown Land Data

Connect with Crown Land Data to obtain an ETS Surface Public Land Standing Search which provides the reclamation certificate number.  If you already have an ETS Account, proceed to ETS to perform the search.

Hours: 8:15 am to 4:30 pm (open Monday to Friday, closed statutory holidays)
Phone: 780-644-2300
Toll free: 310-0000 before the phone number (in Alberta)
Email: [email protected]

Environmental spills or releases

For inquiries about environmental spills or releases in Alberta, complete an Access to Information Request.

Connect with us about submitting an access to information request.