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General Fact Sheets

1 An Introduction to Contaminated Sites in British Columbia (PDF/183 KB) Updated January 2009
2 Why Clean Them Up? (142 KB) Issued August 2005
3 Highlights of Legislation and Regulations (PDF/127 KB) UPdated January 2009
26 How to Obtain Information on Contaminated Sites (PDF/127 KB) Issued August 2005
28 Overview of the Ministry’s Contaminated Sites Services (PDF/121 KB) Updated July 2007
29 Subscribing to Our Contaminated Sites E-mail Service (PDF/106 KB) Updated January 2008
38
 Brownfields and Brownfield Redevelopment (PDF/201 KB) Issued August 2007
39 Strategy for Managing Monitoring Reports (PDF/151 KB) New January 2008
40 Security for Contaminated Sites (PDF/151 KB) New January 2008
42 Subscribing to our Site Profiles E-mail Service New January 2009

Legislation and Regulation Fact Sheets

3 Highlights of Legislation and Regulations (PDF/127 KB) Updated January 2009

Fact Sheets for Local Government

4
 Highlights for Local Government (PDF/180 KB) Issued August 2005
5
 Site Profiles - Local Government Duties (PDF/375 KB) Updated December 2008
6
 Site Profile Administration - Local Government Opt Out Option (PDF/134 KB) updated january 2009
7
 Local Government Immunity in Administrating Contaminated Sites (PDF/119 KB) Issued August 2005
8
 Protecting Local Governments as Land Owners From Liability (PDF/171 KB) Issued January 2006
19 The Site Profile System (PDF/117 KB) ISSUED NOVEMBER 2007
27
 Ministry Approval of Local Government Soil Deposit Bylaws (PDF/215 KB) Issued August 2005
37 Site Profile Freeze and Release Provisions (PDF/148 KB) Issued June 2007

Fact Sheets for Other Contaminated Site Stakeholders

9 Highlights for Developers (PDF/108 KB) Issued January 2006
10 Highlights for Lenders (PDF/122 KB) Issued August 2005
11 Highlights for Realtors, Property Vendors and Purchasers (PDF/182 KB) Issued August 2005
12 Highlights for the Mining Industry (PDF/122 KB) Issued August 2005
17
 Remediation Liability and Insurers, Lenders, Receivers, Sureties and Trustees (PDF/186 KB) Issued August 2005

Specific Types of Contamination Fact Sheets

12 Highlights for the Mining Industry (PDF/122 KB) Issued August 2005
31 Remediation of Sites Contaminated by a Spill (PDF/79 KB) updated june 2009
32 Residential Heating Oil Storage Tanks (PDF/124 KB) updated october 2008
34 Requirements for Responding to Offsite Contaminant Migration (PDF/74 KB) updated june 2009
35 Requirements for the Environmental Cleanup of Illegal Drug Manufacturing Sites (PDF/138 KB) Updated January 2009
36 Increased Flood Risk Environmental Protection Measures (PDF/141 KB) Issued May 2007

Assessment & Remediation Process

1 An Introduction to Contaminated Sites in British Columbia (PDF/138 KB) Updated January 2009
3 Highlights of Legislation and Regulations (PDF/127 KB) Updated January 2009
14
 Demystifying Risk Assessment (PDF/201 KB) Issued August 2005
21
 Requirements for Independent Remediation (PDF/78 KB) Updated june 2009
22
 External Report Review Option: Summary of Fees and Time Schedule (PDF/180 KB) Updated July 2007
30 The Roster of Approved Professionals (PDF/174 KB) UPDATEd june 2008
41 Relocation of Soils from Contaminated Sites (PDF/122 KB) Updated february 2009

Site Profiles

5 Site Profiles - Local Government Duties (PDF/375 KB) Issued January 2007
6 Site Profile Administration - Local Government Opt Out Option (PDF/214 KB) updated August 2008
19 The Site Profile System (PDF/117 KB) Issued November 2007
37 Site Profile Freeze and Release Provisions (PDF/148 KB) Issued June 2007
42 Subscribing to our Site Profiles E-mail Service New January 2009

Liability

7 Local Government Immunity in Administrating Contaminated Sites (PDF/180 KB) Issued August 2005
8 Protecting Local Governments as Land Owners From Liability (PDF/171 KB) Issued January 2006
16 Remediation Liability Overview (PDF/115 KB) Issued August 2005
17 Remediation Liability and Insurers, Lenders, Receivers, Sureties and Trustees (PDF/186 KB) Issued August 2005
18 Remediation Liability and Transportation (PDF/169 KB) Issued August 2005
34 Requirements for Responding to Offsite Contaminant Migration (PDF/139 KB) Issued March 2007

Standards

13 Environmental Quality Standards (PDF/116 KB) UPDATED JANUARY 2009
14 Demystifying Risk Assessment (PDF/201 KB) Issued August 2005
15 Why Protect the Environment? (PDF/121 KB) UPDATED JANUARY 2009

Site Registry

20 The Site Registry (PDF/148 KB) Issued February 2006
23 The Use of Site Registry Status Codes (PDF/116 KB) Issued August 2005
24 Why Search the Site Registry? (PDF/185 KB) Issued August 2005
26 How to Obtain Information on Contaminated Sites (PDF/127 KB) Issued August 2005
33 Obtaining Information from the SWIS, WASTE and COORS Databases (PDF/145 KB) Issued December 2006

Ministry Services and Fees

1 An Introduction to Contaminated Sites in British Columbia (PDF/138 KB) Updated January 2009
22
 External Report Review Option: Summary of Fees and Time Schedule
(PDF/180 KB) Updated July 2007
25
 Fees for Contaminated Sites Services (PDF/145KB) Updated April 2008
28 Overview of the Ministry’s Contaminated Sites Services (PDF/151 KB) Updated July 2007
33 Obtaining Information from the SWIS, WASTE and COORS Databases
(PDF/145 KB) Issued December 2006

More Information

26 How to Obtain Information on Contaminated Sites (PDF/127 KB) Issued August 2005
29 Subscribing to Our Contaminated Sites E-mail Service (PDF/106 KB) Updated January 2008
42 Subscribing to our Site Profiles E-mail Service New January 2009