Land Remediation

Policies, Procedures and Protocols

Protocols

Protocols are technical procedures that are legally required under the Contaminated Sites Regulation.

• Protocol 1: Guidance and Checklist for Tier 1 Ecological Risk Assessment of Contaminated Sites in British Columbia
• Protocol 2: Site-Specific Numerical Soil Standards (282 KB)
• Protocol 3: Blending, Mixing, or Dilution as a Remediation Approach (204 KB)
• Protocol 4: Determining Background Soil Quality
• Protocol 6: Eligibility of Applications for Review by Approved Professionals
  (170 KB) EFFECTIVE SEPTEMBER 1, 2007
• Protocol 7: Regulation of Petroleum Hydrocarbons in Water under the Contaminated Sites and Special Waste Regulations
• Protocol 8: Security for Contaminated Sites (218 KB)
• Protocol 9: Determining Background Groundwater Quality (127 KB)
• Protocol 10: Hardness Dependent Site-Specific Freshwater Water Quality Standard for Cadmium and Zinc (231 KB)
• Protocol 12: Site Risk Classification System (Draft) (787 KB) NEW
• Protocol 13: Screening Level Risk Assessment (666 KB) NEW

Procedures

Procedures are used by ministry staff to guide their administration of the contaminated sites legislation and regulations.

• Use of Status Codes in SITE and the Site Registry
• Protocol for Assessment of Residues from Treatment or Incineration of Hydrocarbon Contaminated Special Wastes
• Procedures for Managing the Site Registry
• Procedures for the Roster of Approved Professionals (33 KB) UPDATEd June 2008
• Procedure Regarding Exercise of Powers to Require Additional Remediation
• Management of Residues from Treatment of Hydrocarbon Contaminated Special Waste Drill Cuttings Treated by Using an Approved Biological Treatment Process (28 KB)
• Time and Expense Tracking (93 KB)
• Establishing the Boundaries of a Site (Draft) (190 KB) NEW
• Procedures for Processing Site Profiles (Draft) (159 KB) NEW

Policies

The ministry has adopted policies for contaminated sites which focus on scientific, technical and legal policy decisions. Relevant reports and recommendations are listed below

• Overview of CSST Procedures for the Derivation of Soil Quality Matrix Standards for Contaminated Sites
• Contaminated Sites Soil Task Group Workshop on the Development and Implementation of Soil Quality Standards for Contaminated Sites (983 KB)
• CSST Record of Response to Major Results and Recommendations Forthcoming From Eco-Workshop
• BC Environment Responses to Expert Panel Recommendations
• Local Government Liability issues presented by the Waste Management Amendment Act, 1993, (Bill 26) and the Contaminated Sites Regulation, second draft, August 30, 1994 (792 KB)
• Contaminated Sites Standards Review Workshop Report March 20-22, 1996 (M.M. Dillon Limited) (3.3 MB)
• New Directions for Regulating Contaminated Sites: A Discussion Paper (2.1 MB)
• External Review of Remediation Liability Provisions: The Waste Management Amendment Act, 1993
• Tier 1 Ecological Risk Assessment Policy Decision Summary