Applications

Many Applications and supporting documents are searchable, viewable and downloadable through a number of systems found on the AER Systems & Tools website. Systems include Public Notice of Application, Publication of Decision and Integrated Application Registry Query (IAR), OneStop Application Query, and Historical Applications and Decisions Database.


EPEA Part 5 Substance Release - Contamination Management 

Frequency of Publication
Description

Routine disclosure of AER-held public documents relating to the environmental condition of a site, including Environmental Site Assessments and Contamination Management reports, Remedial Action Plans and correspondence between the regulated parties and the regulator under Part 5 of the Environmental Protection and Enhancement Act (EPEA) and the Remediation Regulation. 

This product includes contamination management information that was previously accessible through the Government of Alberta’s Environmental Site Assessment Repository (ESAR), for records entered before the launch of Record of Site Condition in OneStop in July 2021 (see below on how to retrieve information submitted to OneStop).

  • Information provided may include the following: 

  • Record of Site Condition Forms 

  • Environmental Site Assessments and monitoring reports 

  • Site Specific Risk Assessments 

  • Remediation Reports 

  • Remedial Action Plans 

  • Risk Management Plans/Exposure Control Plans 

  • Remediation Certificate Applications and Certificates 

  • Tier 2 Compliance Letter Applications and Certificates 

  • Correspondence between industry and the regulator 

  • Enforcement Orders 

  • Environmental Protection Order 

  • Notice of Noncompliance (OneStop post July 2023) 

  • Oil and Gas Conservation Act Order – Suspension, abandonment, etc. 

Notes:  

Information accessible through the self-serve options below may not be routinely supplied by this product.  

For information related to AER-regulated EPEA Approvals and Codes of Practice, see te EPEA Approval or Code of Practice Application and Supporting Documents product. 

Reclamation certificates for AER-regulated activities (for example, sour gas plant, coal mine) can be found in the Reclamation Certificates product.

Notes on Jurisdiction:

Regulatory oversight of management of released substances is provided by Indian Oil and Gas Canada (IOGC), for sites on First Nation Reserve Lands and Canada Energy Regulator (CER), for activities within their jurisdiction. AER OneStop status of “accepted” does not imply acceptance of plans etc. by regulators with alternate jurisdiction. These regulators should be contacted directly for any information requests. 

  • IOGC contact email: IOGC-Environment-Notification@sac-isc.gc.ca

  • CER contact email: Remediation@cer-rec.gc.ca

Any information or records that relate to a matter that is the subject of an open investigation or proceeding may not be available for dissemination.

Request By

Incident report number, licence number, location, or CSU file / EPEA approval number. 

Self-Service

AER Website: OneStop Application Query- Contamination Records and Remediation submissions post July 8,2021 (Records of Site Condition Forms and accompanying Remediation Regulation required reports) Webpage free self-serve
AER Website: Field Surveillance Incident Inspection List- Incident report lookup. Webpage free self-serve
OneStop Mapviewer (Submissions Layer) Webpage free self-serve
AER Website: Compliance Dashboard- Compliance Information collected by the AER since 2014 Webpage free self-serve
Government of Alberta Website: Environmental Compliance Enforcement- Compliance information collected by the AEP since 2012 Webpage free self-serve
Government of Alberta Website: Open Government Program- Compliance information collected by AEP prior to 2012 Webpage free self-serve

Individual Products

Contamination Record PDF $30.00