Overview
Land conservation and reclamation guidelines and practices have evolved in Alberta. Currently, they outline a range of regulatory directions, including:
- guiding principles for conservation and reclamation of specified lands
- specific factors affecting planning and field operations of conservation and reclamation projects
- guidance for managing challenging situations caused by adverse weather conditions, third-party impact or weed problems
The Alberta government uses several formats for the guidelines:
- conservation and reclamation letter (C&R IL)
- industry directive (ID)
- remediation and reclamation fact sheet (R&R)
- fully developed guideline publications
Guidelines
General guidelines for conservation and reclamation can be found below.
- Conservation and Reclamation Guidelines for Alberta
C&R IL 97-1 - Conservation and Reclamation Notice
C&R IL 94-2 - Guide to Certification for Site Reductions, Additions, Overlaps, Multi-well Facilities and Forced Lease Boundary Changes
Alberta Environment and Parks, Land Policy, 2015, No. 2 - Management of Wood Chips on Public Land
ID 2009-01 - Sites Reclaimed Using Natural Recovery Methods - Guidance on Site Assessment
R&R 03-06 - Third-Party Impact on Reclamation
C&R IL 97-4 - Voluntary Shutdown Criteria for Construction Activity or Operations
C&R IL 98-4 - Weed Management on Industrial Sites
R&R IL 12-01
Technical resources
- Glossary of Reclamation and Remediation Terms Used in Alberta
7th edition - Weed Awareness for Reclamation (PDF, 1.81 MB)
WAR presentation
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