General guidelines

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
  WAR presentation