Land Remediation

Guidance On Contaminated Sites

These are guidance documents, application forms, instructions and schedules to be used by site owners and operators, consultants and others involved in assessing and cleaning up contaminated sites.

Technical Guidance

These documents advise on technical and scientific matters involving the Contaminated Sites Regulation.

1 Site Characterization and Confirmation Testing (PDF/233 KB) Updated January 2009
2
 Statistical Criteria for Characterizing a Volume of Contaminated Material (PDF/171 KB) Updated January 2009
3
 Environmental Quality Standards (PDF/232 KB) Updated FEBRUARY 2009
4
 Vapour Investigation and Remediation - DRAFT (PDF/190 KB) UPDATED july 2009
         Q&As for Draft Guidance for Vapour Investigation and Remediation
5
 Sampling and Determining Soil pH at Soil Relocation Receiving Sites (PDF/204 KB) Issued October 2005
6
 Applying Water Quality Standards to Groundwater and Surface Water (PDF/114 KB) Issued June 2005
6
 Groundwater Use Determination at Contaminated Sites-DRAFT Version 2 (PDF/159 KB) updated august 2009
7
 Supplemental Guidance for Risk Assessments (PDF/107 KB) Issued July 2007
8
 Groundwater Investigation and Characterization - DRAFT (PDF/432 KB) Issued february 2009
9
 Chorophenol Aquatic Life Quality Standards (PDF/124 KB) Issued October 2005
10
 Checklist for Reviewing a PSI Preliminary Site Investigation (PDF/155 KB) Issued October 2005
11
 Checklist for Reviewing a DSI Detailed Site Investigation (PDF/157 KB) Issued June 2005
12
 Statistics for Contaminated Sites (PDF/111 KB) Issued October 2005
13
 Groundwater Model (Version 2009) Updated june 2009
15
 Compliance Points for the Protection of Aquatic Receiving Environments- DRAFT (PDF/165 KB) new august 2009
16
 Soil Sampling Guide for Local Background Reference Sites (PDF/126 KB) Issued June 2005
17
 Background Soil Quality Database (PDF/883 KB) Issued October 2005
18
 Standards for Substances in Schedule 10 of the Contaminated Sites Regulation (PDF/133 KB) Updated January 2009
19
 Technical Guidance on Contaminated Sediments (PDF/91 KB) Issued August 2005
33
 Applicability of Sodium (Na+) and Chloride (Cl-) Soil Relocation Standards to Marine and Estuarine Dredge Materials (PDF/196 KB) Issued august 2009

Administrative Guidance

These documents advise on administrative matters involving the Contaminated Sites Regulation.

1 Completing and Submitting Site Profiles (PDF/181 KB) Updated January 2009
2 Site Profile Processing Requirements for Municipalities and Approving Officers (PDF/135 KB) Updated January 2009
3 Applying for Contaminated Sites Services (PDF/136 KB) Updated July 2007
4 The Site Information Request Process (PDF/205 KB) UPDATED OCTOBER 2008 (BC Online's Site Registry User's Guide provides valuable information to assist you if you search the Site Registry yourself).
5 Approved Professional Recommendations Relating to Low and Moderate Risk Sites (PDF/142 KB) Updated July 2007
6 Independent Remediation Where Local Government Approvals are Required (PDF/139 KB) updated June 2007
7 Completing and Submitting an Application for a Contaminated Soil Relocation Agreement (PDF/190 KB) updated february 2009
8 Contaminated Soil Relocation Agreement Processing Requirements for Approved Professionals (PDF/140 KB) updated february 2009

Interim Guidance

These documents provide interim technical and administrative guidance for use under the ministry's contaminated sites regime. They will be superseded by more comprehensive requirements which are currently being developed.

1 Site Vapour Assessment (PDF/103 KB) updated october 2008
         Archived Q&A's for Interim Guidance for Site Vapour Assessment

External Guidance

The following external and additional links provide guidance related to the Contaminated Sites Regulation

1 Site Registry User's Guide (PDF/735 KB) Issued January 2007
2 Quantitative Human Health Risk Assessment - Phase 1 Review of Methods and Framework Recommendation. Prepared by Golder Associates Limited