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Overview
Our processes and documents help ensure consultants and contractors working on highway and water infrastructure projects comply with provincial and federal environmental regulatory requirements.
Evaluation
Use the Terms of Reference for Environmental Evaluation for both functional planning studies and preliminary design work.
Environmental evaluations must identify and sufficiently detail environmentally sensitive features, including but not limited to:
- fish bearing watercourses
- wetlands
- federally and provincially protected species
The level of detail required may vary depending on whether or not the project is on the Provincial Construction Program.
Consultants carrying out functional planning and/or preliminary design activities for Alberta Transportation must follow these processes:
- Terms of Reference for Environmental Management of Highway Infrastructure Projects
- Alberta Wildlife Watch Program
Design and construction
Contractors involved in construction activities with us must follow these processes as per contract requirements:
- Alberta Transportation Guide to Reclaiming Borrow Excavation Used for Road Construction
- Alberta Transportation Post-disturbance Assessment Guide for Borrow Excavations
- Alberta Transportation Pre-Disturbance Assessment Procedures for Borrow Excavation for Road Construction
- Environmental Construction Operations (ECO) Plan Framework
- Alberta Transportation ECO Plan Exemption List
- The Conversion of Nephelometric Turbidity Units (PDF, 34 KB)
- Alberta Transportation Turbidity Monitoring Specification – January 2021 (PDF, 649 KB)
Navigation Protection Act
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The Navigation Protection Act is federal legislation administered by Transport Canada. The following documents help consultants and contractors comply with this Act and determine navigational requirements related to their projects:
- Alberta Transportation Drainage Basins and Navigated Streams Map
- AT Bridge Navigation Assessment Form (XLSX, 59 KB)
- Navigated Waters in Alberta 2014 Final Report
Fisheries Act
The Fisheries Act is federal legislation administered by Fisheries and Oceans Canada and Environment Canada. Contact the Environmental Regulation section for further information on compliance with this Act.
Contact
Connect with the Environmental Regulation section:
Hours: 8:15 am to 4:30 pm (open Monday to Friday, closed statutory holidays)
Phone: 780-644-4499
Toll free: 310-0000 before the phone number (in Alberta)
Email: [email protected]
Address:
2nd Floor, Twin Atria building
4999 98 Avenue
Edmonton, Alberta T6B 2X3