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2) Sowinski, J. Michael. Environmental Liability Transfer in British Columbia. Evaluation and Recommendations for Options to Implement the 14th Principle, March 31, 2008.
This report advises on options for implementing the Canadian Council of Ministers of the Environment 14th liability principle (PDF/108KB) adopted nationally in 2006. The ministry is considering features of options 2 and 5, with possible future initiatives based on the work of the National Brownfields Association.
Comments due by August 31, 2010 to John.Ward@gov.bc.ca, Manager, Operations Management Unit
Call for Review and Comment - Draft Protocol 17, "Requirements for Notifications of Independent Remediation and Offsite Migration"
Comments due by June 11, 2010 to John Ward, Manager, Operations Management Unit
Call for Review and Comment - Draft Technical Guidance 6: Groundwater Use Determination at Contaminated Sites.
Comments due by October 16, 2009 to Lavinia Zanini, Senior Contaminated Sites Officer.
Call for Review and Comment - Draft Technical Guidance 15: Compliance Points for the Protection of Aquatic Receiving Environments.
Comments due by October 16, 2009 to Lavinia Zanini, Senior Contaminated Sites Officer.
Call for Review and Comment - Draft Protocol 11: Upper Cap Concentrations of Substances
Comments due by September 18, 2009 to Glyn Fox, Senior Science Officer.
Call for Review and Comment - Draft Protocol 12: Site Risk Classification, Reclassification and Reporting
Comments due by September 18, 2009 to Liliana Jerade, Senior Contaminated Sites Officer.
Call for Review and Comment - Draft Protocol 16: Determining the Presence and Mobility of Nonaqueous Phase Liquids and Odorous Substances
Comments due by September 18, 2009 to Liliana Jerade, Senior Contaminated Sites Officer.
Call for Review and Comment - Draft Procedure on Definitions and Acronyms for Contaminated Sites
Comments due by September 18, 2009 to John Ward, Operations Manager.
Call for Review and Comment - Draft Technical Guidance 8: Investigation and Characterization
Comments due by March 27, 2009 to Janet Barrett, Senior Contaminated Sites Officer.
Call for Review and Comment - Draft Technical Guidance 4: Vapour Investigation and Remediation
Comments due by March 20, 2009 to Colm Condon, Senior Contaminated Sites Officer.
Call for Review and Comment - Draft Protocol 15: Soil Treatment Facility Design and Operation for Bioremediation of Hydrocarbon Contaminated Soil
Comments due by February 27, 2009 to Tyler O'Grady, Senior Contaminated Sites Officer.
Request for Comments - Protocol 12: Site Risk Classification System; Procedure: Establishing the Boundaries of a Site; and Procedure: Site Profile Processing Procedure
The Land Remediation Section released three revised documents for public review and comment by October 1, 2008. View details
Call for Review and Comment - Offsite Contaminant Migration and Institutional Control for Contaminated Sites
Comments due by January 31, 2008 to Dr. John Ward, Head, Legislation and Finance Unit
Call for Review and Comment - Proposed Matrix Soil Standards for Barium
The Land Remediation Section released draft barium matrix soil standards for public review and comment by December 14, 2007.
Call for Review and Comment - Proposed Matrix Soil Standards for Sodium (Na+) and Chloride (Cl-)
The Land Remediation Section released proposed matrix soil standards for sodium and chloride and the details related to their derivation for public review and comment by December 14, 2007.
Call for Review and Comment - Seven Draft Documents - Consultation Meetings
The Land Remediation Section released seven draft documents for public review and comment by February 16, 2007. The Section also held consultation meetings in Vancouver to provide an overview of the draft documents released by the ministry and an update regarding the development of the Contaminated Sites Approved Professionals Society.
Call for Review and Comment - Final Draft - Screening Risk Assessment - Level 1 (SRA1) Guidance
The Science Advisory Board has prepared a draft report entitled "Screening Risk Assessment - Level 1 (SRA1) Guidance". It has been posted for public comment on the SAB web page. Comments should be sent by August 1, 2004 to Katherine O'Leary.
Call for Review and Comment - Report of the EPH/LEPH/HEPH Task Force
The Science Advisory Board has prepared a report and recommendations regarding the use of EPH results for comparison with the Contaminated Sites Regulation soil standards for LEPH and HEPH. These documents have been posted for public comment on the SAB web page. Comments should be sent by August 1, 2004 to Katherine O'Leary.
To allow time for public comment and subsequent revisions, the EPH to LEPH/HEPH equivalency for contaminated sites regulatory purposes will be extended to January 1, 2005.
Call for Review and Comment - Policy Guidance and Draft Procedure for Determining Financial Security at Contaminated Sites in BC
Comments due by January 31, 2004 to Dr. John Ward, Head, Legislation and Finance Unit.
Call for Review and Comment - Protocol 8: Site-Specific Numerical Water Quality Standards for VPHw and LEPHw
Comments due by August 10, 2003 to Dr. John Ward, Head, Legislation and Finance Unit.
Call for Review and Comment - Nonscheduled Toxic Substances
Comments due by August 10, 2003 to Dr. Glyn Fox, Head, Science and Standards Unit
NOTE: The draft documents referred to above have been posted for scientific review purposes. The Director intends to finalize and approve the above draft standard and technical guidance as soon as possible. However, these draft documents have not been finalized for regulatory purposes and are subject to change.
Protocol 9 - Determining Background Groundwater Quality
Posted for review and comment by July 9, 2003
Soil Quality Numerical Standards for Salt
Sediment Criteria Draft Documents
Sediment Guidance Draft Manual
A Guidance Manual to Support the Assessment of Contaminated Sediments in Freshwater, Estuarine, and Marine Ecosystems
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