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Code of practice for land treatment of soil containing hydrocarbons.

Country/Territory
Canada
Territorial subdivision
Alberta
Document type
Regulation
Date
2008
Source
FAO, FAOLEX
Subject
Land & soil
Keyword
Soil conservation/soil improvement Soil pollution/quality Registration Data collection/reporting Legal proceedings/administrative proceedings Enforcement/compliance
Geographical area
Americas, Arctic, Asia and the Pacific, East Pacific, North America, North Atlantic
Abstract

The present Code enacts the Environmental Protection and Enhancement Act. The Code lays down provisions relating to land treatment of soil containing hydrocarbons. Section 2 of Part 2 establishes that any person who constructs, operates, or reclaims a registered site, must do so in accordance with this Code of Practice, unless the site is the subject of an approval issued under section 6(3) of the Activities Designation Regulation. The text consists of 9 Parts as follows: Definitions (1); General requirements (2); Registration application (3); Site and Design requirements (4); Operational requirements (5); Decommissioning and closure requirements (6); Reporting requirements (7); Record keeping requirements (8); Code of practice administration (9).

Full text
English
Website
www.gov.ab.ca