Alberta Gazette, Part I — Friday, September 15, 2006
Friday, September 15, 2006
Alberta — Gazette
The Alberta Gazette
Part I
Vol. 102 Edmonton, Friday, September 15, 2006 No. 17
PROCLAMATION
[GREAT SEAL]
CANADA
PROVINCE OF ALBERTA Norman Kwong, Lieutenant Governor.
ELIZABETH THE SECOND, by the Grace of God, of the United Kingdom,
Canada, and Her Other Realms and Territories, QUEEN, Head of the
Commonwealth, Defender of the Faith
P R O C L A M A T I O N
To all to Whom these Presents shall come
G R E E T I N G
Terrence (Terry) Matchett, Deputy Minister of Justice and
Deputy Attorney General
WHEREAS
section 35 of the Traffic Safety Amendment Act, 2005 provides that that
Act comes into force on Proclamation; and
WHEREAS it is expedient to proclaim sections 2(
b) and 18(
b) of the Traffic Safety
Amendment Act, 2005 in force:
NOW KNOW YE THAT by and with the advice and consent of Our Executive
Council of Our Province of Alberta, by virtue of the provisions of the said Act
hereinbefore referred to and of all other power and authority whatsoever in Us vested
in that behalf, We have ordered and declared and do hereby proclaim sections 2(
b) and 18(
b) of the Traffic Safety Amendment Act, 2005 in force on January 1, 2007.
IN TESTIMONY WHEREOF We have caused these Our Letters to be made Patent
and the Great Seal of Our Province of Alberta to be hereunto affixed.
WITNESS: THE HONOURABLE NORMAN L. KWONG, Lieutenant Governor
of Our Province of Alberta, in Our City of Edmonton in Our Province of Alberta, this
23 day of August in the Year of Our Lord Two Thousand Six and in the Fifty-fifth
Year of Our Reign.
BY COMMAND Ron Stevens, Provincial Secretary.
ORDERS IN COUNCIL
O.C. 406/2006
(Municipal Government Act)
Approved and ordered:
Norman Kwong
Lieutenant Governor. August 23, 2006
The Lieutenant Governor in Council
(
a) effective July 1, 2006, the land described in Appendix A and shown on the
sketch in Appendix B is separated from Sturgeon County and annexed to the
Town of Gibbons,
(
b) any taxes owing to Sturgeon County at the end of June 30, 2006 in respect
of the annexed land are transferred to and become payable to the Town of
Gibbons together with any lawful penalties and costs levied in respect of
those taxes, and the Town of Gibbons upon collecting those taxes, penalties
and costs must pay them to Sturgeon County, and
(
c) the assessor for the Town of Gibbons must assess, for the purposes of
taxation in 2007 and subsequent years, the annexed land and the assessable
improvements to it,
and makes the Order in Appendix C.
Ralph Klein, Chair.
APPENDIX A
DETAILED DESCRIPTION OF THE LANDS SEPARATED FROM
STURGEON COUNTY AND ANNEXED
TO THE TOWN OF GIBBONS
THAT PORTION OF THE SOUTHWEST QUARTER OF
SECTION TEN (10),
TOWNSHIP FIFTY-SIX (56), RANGE TWENTY-THREE
(23) WEST OF THE
FOURTH MERIDIAN LYING WEST OF THE RIGHT BANK OF THE
STURGEON RIVER, CONTAINING 36.3 HECTARES (89.9 ACRES) MORE OR
LESS.
THAT PORTION OF THE NORTHWEST QUARTER OF
SECTION TEN (10),
TOWNSHIP FIFTY-SIX (56), RANGE TWENTY-THREE
(23) WEST OF THE
FOURTH MERIDIAN LYING WEST OF THE RIGHT BANK OF THE
STURGEON RIVER AND SOUTH OF ROAD PLANS 922 2076 AND 2073 JY,
CONTAINING 52.6 HECTARES (130 ACRES) MORE OR LESS INCLUDING
THAT PORTION OF THE EAST-WEST ROAD ALLOWANCE ABUTTING THE
NORTHERN BOUNDARY OF SAID QUARTER
SECTION LYING SOUTH OF
ROAD PLAN 922 2076.
THAT PORTION OF THE SOUTHWEST QUARTER OF
SECTION FIFTEEN
(15), TOWNSHIP FIFTY-SIX (56), RANGE TWENTY-THREE
(23) WEST OF
THE FOURTH MERIDIAN LYING EAST AND SOUTH OF ROAD PLANS 922
2076 AND 2073 JY, CONTAINING 2.3 HECTARES (5.68 ACRES) MORE OR
LESS.
THAT PORTION OF ROAD PLAN 912 0230 EXTENDING INTO THE
NORTHEAST QUARTER OF
SECTION NINE (9), TOWNSHIP FIFTY-SIX (56),
RANGE TWENTY-THREE
(23) WEST OF THE FOURTH MERIDIAN,
CONTAINING 0.35 HECTARES (0.87 ACRES) MORE OR LESS.
THAT PORTION OF THE NORTH-SOUTH ROAD ALLOWANCE ADJOINING
THE WESTERN BOUNDARY OF THE WEST HALF OF
SECTION TEN (10),
TOWNSHIP FIFTY-SIX (56), RANGE TWENTY-THREE
(23) WEST OF THE
FOURTH MERIDIAN AND THAT PART OF THE NORTHWEST QUARTER OF
SECTION THREE (3), TOWNSHIP FIFTY-SIX (56), RANGE TWENTY-THREE
(23) WEST OF THE FOURTH MERIDIAN LYING NORTH OF THE RIGHT
BANK OF THE STURGEON RIVER.
APPENDIX B
A SKETCH SHOWING THE GENERAL LOCATION OF THE AREA
ANNEXED TO THE TOWN OF GIBBONS
AFFECTED AREA
APPENDIX C
ORDER
1 In this Order,
(a) "annexed land" means the land described in Appendix A and shown on the
sketch in Appendix B,
(b) "Area A" means the land in the west half of
section ten (10), township
fifty-six (56), range twenty-three (23) west of the fourth meridian lying west
of the right bank of the Sturgeon River and south of Road Plan 912 0230,
and
(c) "Area B" means the land lying north of Road Plan 912 0230.
2 For taxation purposes in 2007 and subsequent years, the annexed land described
as "Area A" and the assessable improvements to it must be assessed and taxed by
the Town of Gibbons for the purposes of property taxes in the same manner as
other property of the same assessment class in the Town of Gibbons is assessed
and taxed.
3 For taxation purposes in 2007 and subsequent years up to and including 2026, the
annexed land described as "Area B" and the assessable improvements to it
(
a) must be assessed by the Town of Gibbons on the same basis as if they had
remained in Sturgeon County, and
(
b) must be taxed by the Town of Gibbons in respect of each assessment class
that applies to the annexed land and the assessable improvements to it using
the municipal tax rate established by Sturgeon County.
4 Where in any taxation year, a portion of the annexed land described as "Area B"
(
a) becomes a new parcel of land created as a result of subdivision or separation
of title by registered plan of subdivision or by instrument or any other
method that occurs at the request of, or on behalf of, the landowner,
(
b) is redesignated at the request of, or on behalf of the landowner under the
Town of Gibbons' Land Use Bylaw to another designation,
(
c) receives a permit from the Town of Gibbons for a development, or
(
d) is connected to water and sewer services provided by the Town of Gibbons
section 3 ceases to apply at the end of that taxation year in respect of that portion
of annexed land and the assessable improvements to it.
5 After
section 3 ceases to apply to a portion of the annexed land in a taxation year,
that portion of the annexed land and the assessable improvements to it must be
assessed and taxed for the purposes of property taxes in that year in the same
manner as other property of the same assessment class in the Town of Gibbons is
assessed and taxed.
______________
O.C. 405/2006
(Municipal Government Act)
Approved and ordered:
Norman Kwong
Lieutenant Governor. August 23, 2006
The Lieutenant Governor in Council
(
a) effective July 1, 2006, the land described in Appendix A and shown on the
sketch in Appendix B is separated from The County of Grande Prairie No. 1
and annexed to the City of Grande Prairie,
(
b) any taxes owing to The County of Grande Prairie No. 1 at the end of June
30, 2006 in respect of the annexed land are transferred to and become
payable to the City of Grande Prairie together with any lawful penalties and
costs levied in respect of those taxes, and the City of Grande Prairie upon
collecting those taxes, penalties and costs must pay them to The County of
Grande Prairie No. 1, and
(
c) the assessor for the City of Grande Prairie must assess, for the purposes of
taxation in 2007, the annexed land and the assessable improvements to it.
Ralph Klein, Chair.
APPENDIX A
DETAILED DESCRIPTION OF THE LANDS SEPARATED
FROM THE COUNTY OF GRANDE PRAIRIE AND
ANNEXED TO THE CITY OF GRANDE PRAIRIE
ALL THAT PORTION OF THE SOUTHWEST QUARTER OF
SECTION SEVEN
(7), TOWNSHIP SEVENTY-ONE (71), RANGE FIVE
(5) WEST OF THE SIXTH
MERIDIAN DESCRIBED AS:
RIGHT OF WAY AS SHOWN ON RAILWAY PLAN 5814NY
CONTAINING 11.76 HECTARES (29.05 ACRES) MORE OR LESS;
ROAD PLAN 4863TR
CONTAINING 3.26 HECTARES (8.06 ACRES) MORE OR LESS;
RAILWAY PLAN 952 0679
CONTAINING 3.238 HECTARES (8.00 ACRES) MORE OR LESS; AND
ROAD PLAN 952 3830
CONTAINING 0.459 HECTARES (1.14 ACRES) MORE OR LESS.
THAT PORTION OF THE GOVERNMENT ROAD ALLOWANCE ADJOINING
THE WESTERN BOUNDARY OF SAID QUARTER SECTION.
APPENDIX B
A SKETCH SHOWING THE GENERAL LOCATION OF THE AREA
ANNEXED TO THE CITY OF GRANDE PRAIRIE
AFFECTED AREA
GOVERNMENT NOTICES
Agriculture, Food and Rural Development
Form 15
(Irrigation Districts Act)
(Section 88)
Notice to Irrigation Secretariat:
Change of Area of an Irrigation District
On behalf of the Western Irrigation District, I hereby request that the Irrigation
Secretariat forward a certified copy of this notice to the Registrar for Land Titles for
the purposes of registration under
Section 22 of the Land Titles Act and arrange for
notice to be published in the Alberta Gazette.
The following parcels of land should be added to the irrigation district and the
notation added to the certificate of title:
LINC Number
Short Legal Description
as shown on title
Title Number
0022 317 986
SOUTHWEST 36-14-18-W4M
041 479 336
I certify the procedures required under
part 4 of the Irrigation Districts Act have been
completed and the area of the Western Irrigation District should be changed
according to the above list.
Laurie Hodge, Office Manager,
Irrigation Secretariat.
______________
Notice to Irrigation Secretariat:
Change of Area of an Irrigation District
On behalf of the Western Irrigation District, I hereby request that the Irrigation
Secretariat forward a certified copy of this notice to the Registrar for Land Titles for
the purposes of registration under
Section 22 of the Land Titles Act and arrange for
notice to be published in the Alberta Gazette.
The following parcels of land should be removed from the irrigation district and the
notation removed from the certificate of title:
LINC Number
Short Legal Description
as shown on title
Title Number
0025 104 704
4; 27; 23; 19; NW, NE
991 127 778
I certify the procedures required under
part 4 of the Irrigation Districts Act have been
completed and the area of the Western Irrigation District should be changed
according to the above list.
Laurie Hodge, Office Manager,
Irrigation Secretariat.
Energy
Unit Agreement
(Mines and Minerals Act)
Notice is hereby given, pursuant to
section 102 of the Mines and Minerals Act, that
the Minister of Energy on behalf of the Crown has executed counterparts of the
agreement entitled "Unit Agreement - Castle River Unit Number 1" with respect to
M5 R2 T006:30, and that the enlargement became effective on August 1, 2006.
Environment
Code of Practice for Forage Drying Facilities
(made under the Environmental Protection and Enhancement Act
RSA 2000, c.E-12, as amended and
Substance Release Regulation (AR 124/93), as amended)
Table of Contents
Definitions
2. General Requirements
3. Registration Application Requirements
4. Air Requirements
5. Wastewater Requirements
6. Waste Management Requirements
7. Reclamation Requirements
8. Reporting Requirements
9. Record Keeping Requirements
10. Code of Practice Administration
Schedule 1 Registration Information
PART 1:
DEFINITIONS
1.1.1 All
definitions in the Act and the regulations under the Act apply except
where expressly defined in this Code of Practice.
1.1.2 In this Code of Practice:
(a) "Act" means the Environmental Protection and Enhancement Act,
R.S.A. 2000, c.E-12, as amended;
(b) "air contaminant" means any solid, liquid or gas or combination
of any of them in the atmosphere resulting directly or indirectly
from activities at a forage drying facility;
(c) "day" means any consecutive 24-hour sampling period;
(d) "existing forage drying facility" means any forage drying facility
that was in operation before November 17, 2006;
(e) "facility developed area" means the areas of the forage drying
facility used for the storage, processing, or handling of raw
material, intermediate product, by-product, finished product,
process chemicals, or waste material;
(f) "forage drying facility" means the lands known and described in
the application for registration, and all buildings, structures,
process equipment and pollution abatement equipment and storage
facilities used in and for or associated with a plant that:
(
i) removes water, in a gaseous or liquid state, from forage
crops including, but not limited to, alfalfa, brome,
timothy, clovers, fescues or any combination of those
crops, and
(ii) conducts fossil fuelled or wood fuelled thermal drying
prior to the cube or pellet formation stage;
(g) "fugitive emissions" means air contaminant emissions to the
atmosphere originating from a forage drying facility source other
than a flue or stack but does not include sources which may occur
due to breaks or ruptures in process equipment;
(h) "grab" when referring to a sample, means an individual sample
collected in less than 30 minutes and which is representative of the
substance sampled;
(i) "industrial runoff" means surface water resulting from
precipitation that falls on or traverses the facility developed area;
(j) "industrial wastewater" means the composite of liquid wastes
and water-carried wastes, any portion of which results directly
from an industrial process carried on at a forage drying facility;
(k) "ISO 17025" means the international standard, developed and
published by International Organization for Standardization (ISO),
specifying the management and technical requirements for
laboratories;
(l) "local environmental authority" means the Department, in the
Province of Alberta, or the agency that has the equivalent
responsibilities for any jurisdiction outside the Province;
(m) "month" means calendar month;
(n) "new forage drying facility" means any forage drying facility for
which construction commences on or after November 17, 2006;
(o) "PM" means particulate matter;
(p) "PM 2.5" means particulate matter that is less than 2.5 micrometres
in diameter;
(q) "regulations" mean the regulations under the Act;
(r) "shutdown" means the time after the cutoff of feed;
(s) "start-up" means the initial introduction of material, or electrical
or thermal energy, with the simultaneous production of products
for which the forage drying facility was designed;
(t) "this Code of Practice" means the Code of Practice for Forage
Drying Facilities, published by Alberta Environment, as amended;
(u) "week" means any consecutive 7-day period; and
(v) "wood waste" means any discarded wooden material.
PART 2: GENERAL REQUIREMENTS
2.1.1 A registration holder who constructs, operates or reclaims a forage drying
facility must do so in accordance with this Code of Practice.
Code of Practice shall be resolved in favour of this Code of Practice.
other requirements under the Act, the regulations or any other applicable
legislation.
obligations created under any other authorization issued by the Department.
term or condition of this Code of Practice or the application of any term or
condition is held invalid, the application of such term or condition to other
circumstances and to the remainder of this Code of Practice shall not be
affected by that invalidity.
2.1.6 If the registration holder monitors for any substances or parameters which
are the subject of limits in this Code of Practice more frequently than is
required, using procedures authorized in this Code of Practice, then the
registration holder shall provide the results of such monitoring as an
addendum to the next reports required by this Code of Practice.
2.1.7 The registration holder shall immediately notify the Director in writing if
any of the following events occurs:
(
a) the registration holder is served with a petition into bankruptcy;
(
b) the registration holder files an assignment in bankruptcy or Notice
of Intent to make a proposal;
(
c) a receiver or receiver-manager is appointed;
(
d) an application for protection from creditors is filed for the benefit
of the registration holder under any creditor protection legislation;
(
e) any of the assets which are the subject matter of this Code of
Practice are seized for any reason.
SECTION 2.2: Analytical Requirements
2.2.1 With respect to any air monitoring required pursuant to this Code of
Practice, the registration holder shall:
(
a) collect;
(
b) preserve;
(
c) store;
(
d) handle; and
(
e) analyze,
all samples in accordance with
(
i) for air monitoring:
(
A) the Alberta Stack Sampling Code REF. 89
(1995), published by Alberta Environment, as
amended;
(
B) the Methods Manual for Chemical Analysis of
Atmospheric Pollutants AEC V93-M1, (1993),
published by Alberta Environment, as amended;
(
C) the Air Monitoring Directive (1989), published
by Alberta Environment, as amended or
replaced; or
(
D) a method authorized in writing by the Director;
and
(ii) for water monitoring:
(
A) the Standard Methods for the Examination of
Water and Wastewater (2005), published by the
American Public Health Association, the
American Waterworks Association and the
Water Environment Federation, as amended;
(
B) the Methods Manual for Chemical Analysis of
Water and Wastes (1996), published by the
Alberta Research Council, as amended; or
(
C) a method authorized in writing by the Director.
2.2.2 The registration holder shall analyze all samples that are required to be
obtained by this Code of Practice in a laboratory accredited pursuant to ISO
17025 standard, as amended, for the specific parameter(
s) to be analyzed,
unless otherwise authorized in writing by the Director.
written authorization issued by the Director under 2.2.2.
PART 3: REGISTRATION APPLICATION REQUIREMENTS
SECTION 3.1 Application for Registration
3.1.1 An application for registration of a proposed new forage drying facility
shall contain at a minimum, the following information:
(
a) all information set out in
Schedule 1; and
(
b) any other information requested by the Director.
3.1.2 At least three (3) months prior to the installation of a new dryer that is
equipped with a stack the registration holder shall:
(
a) conduct air quality modelling at the forage drying facility that:
(
i) models particulate matter for all anticipated air emission
sources at the forage drying facility;
(ii) is conducted in accordance with the Alberta Air Quality
Model Guidelines (2003), published by Alberta
Environment (Publication T/689), as amended; and
(
b) submit to the Director a report containing, at a minimum:
(
i) the results of the air quality modelling; and
(ii) a comparison of the modelling results with the PM 2.5
ambient air quality limits in the Alberta Ambient Air
Quality Objectives, published by Alberta Environment, as
amended.
3.1.3 In addition to any reporting under this Code of Practice, the Act and the
regulations, the registration holder shall inform the Director in writing
within three (3) months after any change to the information submitted to the
Director in an application respecting the forage drying facility.
3.1.4 The information submitted under 3.1.3 shall include, at a minimum, all of
the following information:
(
a) a description of the change;
(
b) a description of the change in emissions resulting from the change;
and
(
c) a description of pollution abatement equipment installed or to be
installed as a result of the change.
PART 4: AIR REQUIREMENTS
SECTION 4.1: General Air Requirements
4.1.1 The registration holder shall not release any effluent streams to the
atmosphere except as authorized in this Code of Practice.
4.1.2 The registration holder shall release effluent streams to the atmosphere only
from the following sources as designated in the application:
(
a) hammer mill or equipment performing an equivalent function;
(
b) bale shredder or equipment performing an equivalent function;
(
c) dryer;
(
d) kiln with a conveyor chain;
(
e) boiler;
(
f) meal bin;
(
g) pellet cooler;
(
h) natural gas fired heater;
(
i) building ventilation fan exhaust; and
(
j) the other specific sources identified and designated in the
application.
4.1.3 The registration holder shall not release fugitive emissions or any substance
from any source not specified in 4.1.2, that causes or may cause any of the
following:
(
a) impairment, degradation or alteration of the quality of natural
resources;
(
b) material discomfort, harm or adverse effect of the well being or
health of a person; or
(
c) harm to property or to plant or animal life.
4.1.4 The registration holder shall:
(
a) record the following information on a monthly basis:
(
i) total hours of operation of each piece of process
equipment;
(ii) total hours of operation of each piece of pollution
abatement equipment; and
(iii) total hours of shutdown and start-up; and
(
b) compile the information in (
a) on a monthly basis.
4.1.5 The registration holder shall:
(
a) not operate the process equipment unless and until all the pollution
abatement equipment associated with the process equipment is:
(
i) fully operational; and
(ii) operating; and
(
b) for the purpose of (a)(ii), operate the pollution abatement
equipment at least 97.5% of the time that the process equipment is
operating, measured on a monthly basis.
4.1.6 Each dryer stack shall be equipped with a stack sampling port that complies
with the Alberta Stack Sampling Code, (1995), published by Alberta
Environment, as amended.
4.1.7 Within six (6) months after this Code of Practice comes into effect, or
within six (6) months after the new forage drying facility commences
operation, the registration holder shall implement a program with respect to
the ongoing calibration of the monitoring systems and pollution abatement
equipment in accordance with the following:
(
a) the Air Monitoring Directive (1989), published by Alberta
Environment, as amended or replaced;
(
b) this Code of Practice; or
(
c) the manufacturer's instructions.
4.1.8 The registration holder shall:
(
a) monitor the temperature of each wood fuelled dryer on a
continuous basis, at all times that the wood fuelled dryer is in
operation, subject to 4.1.10; and
(
b) continuously record the temperature monitored in subsection (a).
4.1.9 Subject to 4.1.10 and 4.1.11 the temperature of any wood fuelled dryer shall
exceed 800oC for at least 90% of the time that the dryer is in operation each
month.
4.1.10 For the purposes of 4.1.8 and 4.1.9:
(
a) a wood fuelled dryer is not considered to be in operation during
start-up and after shutdown; and
(
b) start-up and shutdown periods shall last no more than one hour
each in duration, and no more than two hours total in any 24-hour
period.
4.1.11 Clauses 4.1.8 and 4.1.9 do not apply where:
(
a) fossil fuel is used to operate the wood fuelled dryer; or
(
b) non-treated wood waste is used to operate the wood fuelled dryer.
4.1.12 The registration holder shall comply with the following requirements
regarding releases to the atmosphere of effluent streams:
(
a) for releases from all sources at existing forage drying facilities
except a dryer or a kiln with a conveyor chain:
(
i) the requirements of
section 4.2 until December 31, 2014,
and
(ii) the requirements of
section 4.3 on or after January 1,
2015;
(
b) for releases from each dryer and each kiln with a conveyor chain at
existing forage drying facilities:
(
i) the requirements of
section 4.2 until December 31, 2014,
and
(ii) the requirements of
section 4.4 on or after January 1,
2015;
(
c) for releases from all sources at all new forage drying facilities:
(
i) the requirements of
section 4.3, and
(ii) the requirements of
section 4.4.
4.1.13 The registration holder shall monitor releases from all dryers equipped with
stacks at all forage drying facilities in accordance with
section 4.5.
SECTION 4.2: Air Emission Limits for Existing Forage Drying Facilities,
Effective Until December 31, 2014
4.2.1 Until December 31, 2014, a registration holder holding a registration for an
existing forage drying facility shall comply with 4.2.2 through 4.2.5.
4.2.2 Each:
(
a) hammer mill or equipment performing an equivalent function;
(
b) bale shredder or equipment performing an equivalent function;
(
c) boiler;
(
d) meal bin;
(
e) pellet cooler;
(
f) natural gas fired heater;
(
g) building ventilation fan exhaust; and
(
h) the other specific sources identified and designated in the
application
shall be:
(
i) designed,
(ii) operated, and
(iii) maintained
to release no more than:
(A) 0.20g PM per kg of effluent in urban areas of
populations greater than 50,000; or
(B) 0.60g PM per kg of effluent in other urban
areas, or rural areas
as the case may be.
4.2.3 The registration holder shall not exceed any of the following concentrations
of particulate matter with respect to releases from each dryer and each kiln
with a conveyor chain:
(a) 0.20g PM per kg of effluent in urban areas of populations greater
than 50,000; and
(b) 0.60g PM per kg of effluent in:
(
i) other urban areas, and
(ii) rural areas
as the case may be.
4.2.4 At all times during operation, visible emissions from each source shall not
exceed an opacity of 40% averaged over a period of six consecutive
minutes.
4.2.5 For the purposes of 4.2.4:
(
a) a dryer or kiln is not considered to be operating during start-up and
after shutdown, and
(
b) start-up and shutdown periods shall last no more than half an hour
each in duration, and no more than two hours total in any 24-hour
period.
SECTION 4.3: Air Emission Limits for All Sources except Dryer and Kiln
with a Conveyor Chain for Existing Forage Drying Facility
Effective January 1, 2015, and in New Forage Drying Facilities
Immediately
4.3.1 A registration holder shall comply with 4.3.2 through 4.3.4 in the following
manner:
(
a) effective immediately at a new forage drying facility, and
(
b) effective January 1, 2015 at an existing forage drying facility, for
all sources except a dryer or a kiln with a conveyor chain.
4.3.2 Each:
(
a) hammer mill or equipment performing an equivalent function;
(
b) bale shredder or equipment performing an equivalent function;
(
c) boiler;
(
d) meal bin;
(
e) pellet cooler;
(
f) natural gas fired heater;
(
g) building ventilation fan exhaust; and
(
h) the other specific sources identified and designated in the
application, except a dryer or a kiln with a conveyor chain
shall be:
(
i) designed,
(ii) operated, and
(iii) maintained
to release no more than 0.05g PM per kg of effluent.
4.3.3 At all times during operation, the registration holder shall not exceed a
visible emissions limit of 10%, averaged over a period of six consecutive
minutes, for each:
(
a) hammer mill or equipment performing an equivalent function;
(
b) bale shredder or equipment performing an equivalent function;
(
c) boiler;
(
d) meal bin;
(
e) pellet cooler;
(
f) natural gas fired heater;
(
g) building ventilation fan effluent; and
(
h) the other specific sources identified and designated in the
application except a dryer or a kiln with a conveyor chain.
4.3.4 For the purposes of 4.3.3:
(
a) a source listed in 4.3.3 is not considered to be in operation during
start-up and after shutdown, and
(
b) start up and shutdown periods shall last no more than half an hour
each in duration, and no more than two hours total in any 24-hour
period.
SECTION 4.4: Air Emission Limits for Dryers and Kiln with a Conveyor
Chain in Existing Forage Drying Facilities Effective January 1,
2015 and in New Forage Drying Facilities Immediately
4.4.1 A registration holder shall comply with 4.4.2 through 4.4.4:
(
a) effective January 1, 2015 for a dryer or kiln with a conveyor chain
at an existing forage drying facility, and
(
b) effective immediately for a dryer or kiln with a conveyor chain at a
new forage drying facility.
4.4.2 The registration holder shall not exceed the following particulate matter
release limits:
(a) 0.20g PM per kg of effluent in urban areas of population greater
than 50,000; and
(b) 0.50g PM per kg of effluent in:
(
i) other urban areas, and
(ii) rural areas.
4.4.3 At all times during operation, the registration holder shall not exceed a
visible emissions limit of 40% averaged over a period of six consecutive
minutes, for each:
(
a) dryer, and
(
b) kiln with a conveyor chain.
4.4.4 For the purposes of 4.4.2 and 4.4.3:
(
a) the dryer or kiln with a conveyor chain is not considered to be in
operation during start-up and after shutdown, and
(
b) start-up and shutdown periods shall last no more than half an hour
each in duration, and no more than two hours total in any 24-hour
period.
SECTION 4.5: Air Monitoring Requirements
4.5.1 The registration holder shall conduct the monitoring as set out in TABLE
4.5-A.
TABLE 4.5-A: Monitoring Requirements
Emission
Source
Parameter
Frequency
Method of
Monitoring
Sample
Location
Dryer
Stack
Particulate
Matter
Once every
three years
Manual Stack
Survey
Stack
4.5.2 The registration holder shall notify the Director in writing, a minimum of
two weeks prior to any manual stack survey required pursuant to 4.5.1.
4.5.3 The manual stack survey required in pursuant to 4.5.1 shall be conducted:
(
a) when the dryer is operating at no less than 80% of its capacity; and
(
b) in accordance with the Alberta Stack Sampling Code (1995),
published by Alberta Environment, as amended.
PART 5: WASTEWATER REQUIREMENTS
SECTION 5.1: Industrial Wastewater Requirements
5.1.1 The registration holder shall not release any industrial wastewater from the
forage drying facility to the surrounding watershed.
5.1.2 All above ground storage tanks containing any process chemicals or
industrial wastewater shall be:
(
a) constructed;
(
b) operated; and
(
c) maintained
in accordance with Secondary Containment for Above Ground Storage
Tanks (1997), published by Alberta Environmental Protection, as amended.
5.1.3 The registration holder shall not install any underground storage tanks.
SECTION 5.2: Industrial Runoff Requirements
5.2.1 The registration holder shall not release industrial runoff in a manner that
may result in the industrial runoff entering any surface water within 500
metres of the forage drying facility.
5.2.2 At least once per month during the period of March 1 through October 30,
the registration holder shall visually inspect all areas of release on the
perimeter of the facility developed area for any potential impacts of
industrial runoff on the environment, including, but not limited to any
flooding, erosion, discoloration of vegetation, visible sheen, floating
material or debris.
5.2.3 After each visual inspection conducted in accordance with 5.2.2, the
registration holder shall:
(
a) record and describe the location, size and type of impacts from
industrial runoff;
(
b) report any impacts of industrial runoff on the environment to the
Director immediately upon discovery, including actions that will
be taken to mitigate the impact;
(
c) take actions to mitigate the impact; and
(
d) retain the records of perimeter inspections of industrial runoff and
all actions taken to address any potential impacts.
SECTION 5.3: Domestic Wastewater Operational Requirements
5.3.1 The registration holder shall release domestic wastewater generated at the
facility developed area only to:
(
a) a private sewage disposal system that complies with the Safety
Codes Act and its regulations, as amended, for treatment and
release of domestic wastewater;
(
b) a wastewater system that uses a wastewater lagoon that is the
subject of a valid registration under the Act;
(
c) a holding tank from which all domestic wastewater is transferred
to a wastewater system that is the subject of a valid approval or
registration under the Act; or
(
d) a wastewater system that is the subject of a valid approval, or
registration under the Act or a private sewage disposal system that
complies with the Safety Codes Act, and its regulations, as
amended, where the owner(
s) of the wastewater system or the
private sewage disposal system have provided prior written
consent for the release.
5.3.2 The registration holder shall dispose of sludge produced by domestic
wastewater management at the forage drying facility only at a facility that is
the subject of a valid approval or registration under the Act to accept such
waste.
PART 6: WASTE MANAGEMENT REQUIREMENTS
SECTION 6.1: General Waste Management
6.1.1 The registration holder shall dispose of all waste generated at the forage
drying facility, including but not limited to ash from the operation of the
dryer, only to:
(
a) a waste management facility that is the subject of a valid approval
or registration under the Act to accept such waste; or
(
b) a waste management facility located outside Alberta, approved by
a local environmental authority outside of Alberta to accept such
waste.
SECTION 6.2: Waste Management Record Keeping and Reporting
Requirements
6.2.1 The registration holder shall:
(
a) record the following information:
(
i) the volume of each waste disposed of during each month;
(ii) the method used to dispose of the waste; and
(iii) the name of the person responsible for conducting the
disposal; and
(
b) retain a record of the information recorded in accordance with (a).
PART 7: RECLAMATION REQUIREMENTS
7.1.1 Where the land surface has been disturbed during construction, expansion,
modifications, or repair of the forage drying facility or any portion of the
forage drying facility, the registration holder shall reclaim the surface of
land to equivalent land capability.
7.1.2 No person shall commence reclamation until that person has received
written authorization from the Director for the reclamation.
7.1.3 Within six months after the forage drying facility permanently ceases
operation, the registration holder shall submit a reclamation plan to the
Director.
7.1.4 The reclamation plan shall contain, at a minimum, all of the following
information:
(
a) proposed plan for domestic wastewater discharge and sludge
management prior to reclamation;
(
b) a proposal for reclaiming all disturbed land to equivalent land
capability, or a proposal for reuse of the site;
(
c) the depth of topsoil at any wastewater lagoon prior to construction
or, in the absence of that pre-construction depth, the depth of
undisturbed topsoil on property adjacent to the site of any lagoon,
unless reuse of the site is proposed;
(
d) a description of the status of, and proposed measures to address the
following matters on the facility developed area:
(
i) the final use of the reclaimed areas;
(ii) the proposed depth of topsoil to be replaced;
(iii) the restoration of the original contours of the land;
(iv) erosion control;
(
v) weed control; and
(vi) revegetation; and
(
e) any other information required by the Director in writing.
7.1.5 The registration holder shall conduct reclamation in accordance with the
reclamation plan, as authorized by the Director in writing.
7.1.6 Within one (1) year from the date of completion of reclamation, the
registration holder shall submit a final reclamation report to the Director.
7.1.7 The final reclamation report required under 7.1.6 shall contain, at a
minimum, all of the following information:
(
a) a statement of whether the site has achieved equivalent land
capability;
(
b) if the site has not achieved equivalent land capability, an
explanation of the reason;
(
c) confirmation of whether the topsoil was replaced in accordance
with the reclamation plan;
(
d) a description of the final land use;
(
e) a description of the land contours of the site;
(
f) a statement of whether the original contours of the site have been
restored;
(
g) if the original contours of the site have not been restored, an
explanation of the reason;
(
h) a description of steps taken to control erosion;
(
i) a statement of the degree of success of the erosion control steps
and further steps that will be taken;
(
j) a list of species used for revegetation;
(
k) a description of the weed control measures undertaken; and
(
l) any other information required by the Director in writing.
PART 8: REPORTING REQUIREMENTS
Contravention Reporting
8.1.1 In addition to any other reporting required pursuant to this Code of Practice,
the Act, or the regulations under the Act, the registration holder shall
immediately report to the Director any contravention of this Code of
Practice, either:
(
a) by telephone at (780) 422-4505; or
(
b) by a method:
(
i) in compliance with the release reporting provisions in the
Act and the regulations, or
(ii) authorized in writing by the Director.
8.1.2 In addition to the immediate report in 8.1.1, the registration holder shall
provide a report to the Director:
(
a) in writing; or
(
b) by a method:
(
i) in compliance with the release reporting provisions in the
Act and the regulations, or
(ii) authorized in writing by the Director
within seven (7) calendar days of the discovery of the
contravention, or within a time period specified in writing by the
Director, unless the requirement for the report is waived by the
Director.
8.1.3 The report required under 8.1.2 shall contain, at a minimum the following
information:
(
a) a description of the contravention;
(
b) the date of the contravention;
(
c) the duration of the contravention;
(
d) the legal land description of the location of the contravention;
(
e) an explanation as to why the contravention occurred;
(
f) a
summary of all preventive measures and actions that were taken
prior to the contravention;
(
g) a
summary of all measures and actions that were taken to mitigate
any effects of the contravention;
(
h) a
summary of all measures that will be taken to address any
remaining effects and potential effects related to the contravention;
(
i) the number of the registration issued under the Act for the forage
drying facility, and the name of the person who held the
registration at the time the contravention occurred;
(
j) the name, address, phone number and responsibilities of all
persons operating the forage drying facility at the time the
contravention occurred;
(
k) the name, address, phone number and responsibilities of all
persons who had charge, management or control of the forage
drying facility at the time that the contravention occurred;
(
l) a
summary of proposed measures that will prevent future
contraventions, including a
schedule of implementation for these
measures;
(
m) any information that was maintained or recorded under this Code
of Practice, as a result of the incident; and
(
n) any other information required by the Director in writing.
PART 9: RECORD KEEPING REQUIREMENTS
9.1.1 The registration holder shall:
(
a) record the following information:
(
i) all records that are required to be created under this Code
of Practice;
(ii) annual records for the following:
(
A) the performance of air pollution abatement
equipment;
(
B) details of any modifications to the forage drying
facility operations;
(
C) a
summary of the actions taken by the
registration holder to minimize and reduce
atmospheric emissions; and
(
D) annual
summary of the wood fuelled dryer
temperature results;
(iii) a
summary of the status and the results of any
atmospheric emissions reduction reports and studies that
the registration holder either participated in or conducted
independently;
(iv) total hours of operation of the equipment on a monthly
basis, including hours of shutdown and start-up;
(
v) a description of all maintenance and repairs to pollution
abatement equipment, including:
(
A) the date of the maintenance;
(
B) a description of the maintenance conducted;
(
C) the name of person conducting the maintenance;
and
(
D) the signature of the person conducting the
maintenance; and
(vi) all monitoring and measuring results required pursuant to
this Code of Practice; and
(
b) keep the records in (
a) available at the forage drying facility for
five (5) years from the date the record is created.
9.1.2 The registration holder shall:
(
a) record the following information:
(
i) applications submitted to Alberta Environment for a
registration;
(ii) engineering plans and drawings for the forage drying
facility, including but not limited to the design
specification of the abatement equipment technology;
(iii) project reports;
(iv) construction documents, record drawings;
(
v) all reports of inspections conducted by Alberta
Environment;
(vi) all annual reports;
(vii) all registrations issued under the Act for the forage drying
facility;
(viii) a copy of all written authorizations issued regarding the
forage drying facility;
(ix) a copy of the reclamation plan required under 7.1.3 of
this Code of Practice; and
(
x) any correspondence sent to Alberta Environment; and
(
b) make the copies of the records in (
a) available for the life of the
forage drying facility.
9.1.3 The results and records in 9.1.1 shall contain, at a minimum, all of the
following information:
(
a) the date, place and time of sampling or monitoring, whichever the
case may be, and the name of the person collecting the sample;
(
b) date of analysis;
(
c) laboratory name and person responsible for performing analysis;
(
d) the analytical method used; and
(
e) the results of the analysis.
9.1.4 Upon request, the registration holder shall immediately provide any records,
reports or data to the Director or an inspector.
PART 10: CODE OF PRACTICE ADMINISTRATION
10.1.1 This Code of Practice will be reviewed as changes in technological or other
standards warrant.
SCHEDULE 1
Registration Information
Pursuant to 3.1.1(
a) of this Code of Practice, all of the following information shall be
provided to the Director unless otherwise specified in writing by the Director.
General Information Regarding the Forage Drying Facility
1. name of person (Company) that will construct, operate, reclaim the forage
drying facility;
2. operating name;
3. mailing address;
4. phone number;
5. facsimile number;
6. email address;
7. facility name;
8. legal land description of forage drying facility location;
9. contact person;
10. if the forage drying facility previously had an approval under the Act,
provide the number of the approval;
11. diagram showing the general layout of the facility including but not limited
to:
(
a) stack locations,
(
b) water discharge locations, and
(
c) groundwater monitoring wells if used;
12. date of proposed start for any new forage drying facility:
13. abatement equipment on each source;
14. design and/or manufacture specification for abatement technology;
15. emission sources:
(
a) location of stacks,
(
b) air flow rate,
(
c) stack diameters,
(
d) exit air velocity, and
(
e) exit air temperature;
16. abatement equipment on each source;
17. design and/or specification for pollution abatement technology;
18. waste disposal mechanisms;
19. for a newly installed dryer the results of air quality models conducted in
accordance with the Alberta Air Quality Model Guidelines (2003), published
by Alberta Environment, (Publication T/689) as amended;
Dryer
20. design specifications;
21. fuel type; and
Domestic Wastewater
22. method of domestic wastewater collection, treatment and disposal
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Code of Practice for Sawmill Plants
(made under the Environmental Protection and Enhancement Act
RSA 2000, c.E-12, as amended and
Substance Release Regulation (AR 124/93), as amended)
Table of Contents
Definitions
2. General Requirements
3. Registration Application / Administration Requirements
4. Air Requirements
5. Wastewater Requirements
6. Waste Management Requirements
7. Reclamation Requirements
8. Reporting Requirements
9. Record Keeping Requirements
10. Code of Practice Administration
Schedule 1 Registration Information
PART 1:
DEFINITIONS
1.1.1 All
definitions in the Act and the regulations under the Act apply except
where expressly defined in this Code of Practice.
1.1.2 In this Code of Practice:
(a) "Act" means the Environmental Protection and Enhancement Act,
R.S.A. 2000, c.E-12, as amended;
(b) "air contaminant" means any solid, liquid, or gas or combination
of any of them in the atmosphere resulting directly or indirectly
from activities at a sawmill plant;
(c) "bottom ash" means the product of wood waste combustion
collected or retained from the bottom of a wood waste incinerator
or of a thermal energy system;
(d) "day" means any consecutive 24-hour sampling period that
reasonably represents a calendar day;
(e) "existing sawmill plant" means any sawmill plant that was in
operation before November 17, 2006;
(f) "existing sawmill plant with a major expansion" means an
existing sawmill plant that, on or after November 17, 2006, adds
new capacity to a production line by some physical modification
requiring capital investment, but does not include:
(
i) the addition of a production shift;
(ii) adjustments, repairs, replacements or maintenance made
in the normal course of operations;
(iii) changes that do not result in an increase in the release of
a substance into the environment; or
(iv) short-term testing or temporary modifications to
machinery, equipment or processes that do not cause an
adverse effect;
(g) "fugitive emissions" means air contaminant emissions to the
atmosphere originating from a sawmill plant source other than a
flue or stack but does not include sources which may occur due to
breaks or ruptures in process equipment;
(h) "grab" when referring to a sample, means an individual sample
collected in less than 30 minutes and which is representative of the
stream sampled;
(i) "industrial runoff" means surface water resulting from
precipitation that falls on or traverses the plant developed area;
(j) "industrial wastewater" means the composite of liquid wastes
and water-carried wastes, any portion of which results directly
from an industrial process carried on at a sawmill plant;
(k) "ISO 17025" means the international standard, developed and
published by International Organization for Standardization (ISO),
specifying the management and technical requirements for
laboratories;
(l) "local environmental authority" means the Department, in the
Province of Alberta, or the agency that has the equivalent
responsibilities for any jurisdiction outside the Province;
(m) "month" means calendar month;
(n) "new sawmill plant" means any sawmill plant means for which
construction commences on or after November 17, 2006;
(o) "plant developed area" means the areas of the sawmill plant used
for the storage, processing, or handling of raw material,
intermediate product, by-product, finished product, process
chemicals, or waste material;
(p) "PM" means particulate matter;
(q) "PM2.5" means particulate matter that is less than 2.5 micrometres
in diameter;
(r) "PM10" means particulate matter that is less than 10 micrometres
in diameter;
(s) "professional engineer" means a professional member or
registered professional technologist (engineering) under the
Engineering, Geological and Geophysical Professions Act;
(t) "regulations" means the regulations under the Act;
(u) "sawmill plant" means all buildings, structures, process and
pollution abatement equipment, planer mills, log yards, wood
waste incinerators, thermal energy systems and storage facilities
used in and for the processing of wood, or associated with the
processing of wood, including the land, other than undeveloped
land, that is used for the processing of wood, where the sawmill
plant produces more than 20 million foot board measures of
lumber annually, and
(
i) is fixed to one location, or
(ii) is operated at any one location for a total of more than
365 days in 2 consecutive calendar years;
(v) "shutdown" means the time after the cutoff of feed;
(w) "start-up" means the initial introduction of material, or electrical
or thermal energy, with the simultaneous production of products
for which the plant was designed;
(x) "thermal energy system" means a system that is designed to burn
wood waste and recover the heat of the combustion, where the
system
(
i) has a rated production output of no more than 10
megawatts of electricity or its steam equivalent under
peak load, and
(ii) uses only wood waste generated at that sawmill plant as
fuel;
(y) "this Code of Practice" means the Code of Practice for Sawmill
Plants, published by the Department, as amended;
(z) "urban area" means all land within the boundaries of a city,
town, or village;
(aa) "week" means any consecutive 7-day period;
(bb) "wood ash" means the product of wood waste combustion
collected or retained by a thermal energy system pollution
abatement equipment;
(cc) "wood waste" means any discarded non-treated wooden material;
and
(dd) "wood waste incinerator" means any unit of the plant designed
to destroy wood waste by burning in burners, including but not
limited to beehive burners or silo burners.
PART 2: GENERAL REQUIREMENTS
2.1.1 Any registration holder who constructs, operates or reclaims a sawmill plant
must do so in accordance with this Code of Practice.
Code of Practice shall be resolved in favour of this Code of Practice.
other requirements under the Act, the regulations or any other applicable
legislation.
obligations created under any other authorization issued by the Department.
or condition of this Code of Practice or the application of any term or
condition is held invalid, the application of such term or condition to other
circumstances and to the remainder of this Code of Practice shall not be
affected by that invalidity.
2.1.6 If the registration holder monitors for any substances or parameters which
are the subject of limits in this Code of Practice more frequently than is
required, using procedures authorized in this Code of Practice, then the
registration holder shall provide the results of such monitoring as an
addendum to the next reports required by this Code of Practice.
2.1.7 The registration holder shall immediately notify the Director in writing if
any of the following events occurs:
(
a) the registration holder is served with a petition into bankruptcy;
(
b) the registration holder files an assignment in bankruptcy or Notice
of Intent to make a proposal;
(
c) a receiver or receiver-manager is appointed;
(
d) an application for protection from creditors is filed for the benefit
of the registration holder under any creditor protection legislation;
(
e) any of the assets which are the subject matter of this Code of
Practice are seized for any reason.
SECTION 2.2: Analytical Requirements
2.2.1 With respect to any monitoring required pursuant to this Code of Practice,
the registration holder shall:
(
a) collect;
(
b) preserve;
(
c) store;
(
d) handle; and
(
e) analyze
all samples in accordance with the following unless otherwise authorized in
writing by the Director:
(
i) for air monitoring:
(
A) the Alberta Stack Sampling Code REF. 89
(1995), published by Alberta Environment, as
amended;
(
B) the Methods Manual for Chemical Analysis of
Atmospheric Pollutants, AEC V93-M1 (1993),
published by Alberta Environment, as amended;
(
C) the Air Monitoring Directive (1989), published
by Alberta Environment, as amended or
replaced;
(ii) for water monitoring:
(
A) the Standard Methods for the Examination of
Water and Wastewater (2005), published by the
American Public Health Association, the
American Waterworks Association and the
Water Environment Federation, as amended; or
(
B) the Methods Manual for Chemical Analysis of
Water and Wastes (1996), published by the
Alberta Research Council, as amended.
2.2.2 The registration holder shall analyze all samples that are required to be
obtained by this Code of Practice in a laboratory accredited pursuant to ISO
17025 standard, as amended, for the specific parameter(
s) to be analyzed,
unless otherwise authorized in writing by the Director.
written authorization issued by the Director under 2.2.2.
PART 3: REGISTRATION APPLICATION/ADMINISTRATION
REQUIREMENTS
SECTION 3.1: Application for Registration
3.1.1 An application for registration of a proposed new sawmill plant shall contain
at a minimum, the following information:
(
a) all information set out in
Schedule 1; and
(
b) any other information requested by the Director.
SECTION 3.2: Air Quality Modelling Information
3.2.1 At least three (3) months before the installation of a new thermal energy
system, the registration holder shall:
(
a) conduct air quality modelling at the sawmill plant that
(
i) models all anticipated air emission sources at the sawmill
plant; and
(ii) is conducted in accordance with the models for
particulate matter in the Alberta Air Quality Model
Guidelines (2003), published by Alberta Environment,
(Publication T/689) as amended; and
(
b) submit to the Director a report containing, at a minimum,
(
i) the results of air quality modelling, and
(ii) a comparison of the modelling results with the PM 2.5
ambient air quality limits in the Alberta Ambient Air
Quality Objectives, published by Alberta Environment, as
amended.
SECTION 3.3: Reporting of Changes
3.3.1 In addition to any reporting under this Code of Practice, the Act and the
regulations, the registration holder shall inform the Director in writing
within three (3) months after any change to the information submitted to the
Director in an application respecting the sawmill plant.
3.3.2 The information submitted under 3.3.1 shall include, at a minimum, all of
the following information:
(
a) a description of the change;
(
b) a description of the change in emissions or releases resulting from
the change; and
(
c) a description of pollution abatement equipment installed or to be
installed as a result of the change.
PART 4: AIR REQUIREMENTS
SECTION 4.1: General Air Requirements
4.1.1 The registration holder shall not release any effluent streams to the
atmosphere except as authorized in this Code of Practice.
4.1.2 The registration holder shall release effluent streams to the atmosphere only
from the following sources, as designated in the application:
(
a) wood waste incinerator;
(
b) drying kiln exhaust(s);
(
c) sawmill dust collection system;
(
d) planer mill dust collection system;
(
e) log deck;
(
f) the dry fuel silo;
(
g) natural gas fired heaters;
(
h) building ventilation fan exhaust(s);
(
i) chip handling and conveying system;
(
j) shaving bins;
(
k) fuel pellet system;
(
l) thermal energy system;
(
m) green fuel bins; and
(
n) any other specific sources identified and designated in the
application.
4.1.3 The registration holder shall not release fugitive emissions or any substance
from any source not specified in 4.1.2, that causes or may cause any of the
following:
(
a) impairment, degradation of alteration of the quality of natural
resources;
(
b) material discomfort, harm or adverse effect of the well being or
health of a person; or
(
c) harm to property or to plant or animal life.
4.1.4 The registration holder shall:
(
a) record the following information on a monthly basis,
(
i) total hours of operation of each piece of process
equipment;
(ii) total hours of operation of each piece of pollution
abatement equipment; and
(iii) total hours of shutdown and start-up; and
(
b) compile the information in (
a) on a monthly basis.
4.1.5 The registration holder shall:
(
a) not operate the process equipment unless and until all the pollution
abatement equipment associated with the process equipment is:
(
i) fully operational; and
(ii) operating; and
(
b) for the purposes of (a)(ii), operate all the pollution abatement
equipment at least 97.5% of the time that the process equipment is
operating, measured on a monthly basis.
4.1.6 Each thermal energy system stack shall be equipped with a stack sampling
port which complies with the Alberta Stack Sampling Code, (1995),
published by Alberta Environment, as amended.
4.1.7 Within six (6) months after the date this Code of Practice comes into effect
or within six (6) months after the new sawmill plant commences operation,
the registration holder shall implement a program with respect to the
ongoing calibration of the monitoring systems and pollution abatement
equipment in accordance with the following:
(
a) the Air Monitoring Directive (1989), published by Alberta
Environment, as amended; and
(
b) this Code of Practice; or
(
c) the manufacturer's instructions.
4.1.8 The registration holder shall calibrate the temperature sensor at the top of
the wood waste incinerator at least once every three months.
4.1.9 Effective on the date the Code of Practice comes into effect, the registration
holder shall not construct any new wood waste incinerator, and nothing in
this Code of Practice affects or negates this prohibition.
4.1.10 The registration holder shall not operate any wood waste incinerator,
effective on:
(
a) January 1, 2008 in urban areas; and
(
b) January 1, 2015 in rural areas;
and nothing in this Code of Practice affects or negates this prohibition.
4.1.11 The registration holder shall:
(
a) monitor the exhaust gas temperature on a continuous basis at the
top of the wood waste incinerator, at all times that the wood waste
incinerator is in operation; and
(
b) continuously record the temperature monitored in (a).
4.1.12 The registration holder shall:
(
a) operate the wood waste incinerator only when the temperature
sensor at the top of the wood waste incinerator is:
(
i) fully operational; and
(ii) operating; and
(
b) for the purposes of (a)(ii), operate the temperature sensor at least
95% of the time that the wood waste incinerator is operating,
measured on a monthly basis.
4.1.13 The registration holder shall not burn any waste in any open fire except in
accordance with this Code of Practice.
4.1.14 No log yard debris shall be burned in an open fire unless:
(
a) the debris:
(
i) consists only of logs, log pieces, bark or other wood
waste from the log yard; and
(ii) is untreated and uncontaminated by any other substance;
and
(
b) the burning does not occur in an urban area.
4.1.15 Burning of log yard debris in an open fire shall be conducted in the
following manner:
(
a) the burning shall not occur on more than:
(
i) three (3) consecutive days; and
(ii) a total of five (5) days;
in any calendar year;
(
b) the registration holder shall employ a person on-site at the scene of
the burning who is responsible for monitoring the burning at all
times when burning is occurring;
(
c) the registration holder shall inform local authorities before the
burning is to take place;
(
d) the registration holder shall record information regarding the
burning, and prepare and update a report for the duration of the
burning; and
(
e) the report in (
d) shall contain, at a minimum, all of the following
information:
(
i) the date of commencement of the burning;
(ii) the quantity and type of wood waste burned during the
burning;
(iii) the action taken to reclaim or clean up the burning
location;
(iv) the date the burning was completed;
(
v) the duration of the burning;
(vi) any incidents where excessive smoke has occurred; and
(vii) a record of any complaints regarding the burn and the
action that was taken to address those complaints.
4.1.16 The registration holder shall comply with shall meet the requirements of
Section 4.2, 4.3, 4.4 or 4.5 as applicable for each release to the atmosphere
of effluent streams from any source.
4.1.17 The registration holder shall monitor emissions from each:
(
a) wood waste incinerator; and
(
b) thermal energy system
in accordance with
Section 4.6.
SECTION 4.2: Air Emission Limits for Existing Sawmill Plants
4.2.1 Until December 31, 2007, the registration holder shall comply with 4.2.2
through 4.2.6 for each existing sawmill plant except an existing sawmill
plant with a major expansion.
4.2.2 Each:
(
a) wood waste incinerator;
(
b) thermal energy system;
(
c) drying kiln exhaust;
(
d) sawmill dust collection system;
(
e) planer mill dust collection system;
(
f) log deck;
(
g) dry fuel silo;
(
h) natural gas fired heaters;
(
i) building ventilation fan exhaust(s);
(
j) chip handling and conveying system;
(
k) shaving bins;
(
l) fuel pellet system;
(
m) green fuel bins; and
(
n) any other specific sources identified and designated in the
application.
shall be:
(
i) designed,
(ii) operated, and
(iii) maintained
so that the designed particulate matter release shall not exceed:
(A) 0.20 g PM per kg of effluent in urban areas; or
(B) 0.60 g PM per kg of effluent in rural areas.
4.2.3 The registration holder shall not exceed any of the following thermal energy
system particulate matter release limits:
(a) 0.20 g PM per kg of effluent in urban areas; or
(b) 0.60 g PM per kg of effluent in rural areas.
4.2.4 The registration holder shall comply with the minimum temperature of 375o
C at the top of the wood waste incinerator for at least 90% of the time that
the wood waste incinerator is in operation each month, unless the following
requirements have been met:
(
a) the registration holder has provided the following information to
the Director:
(
i) documentation regarding the integrity and performance
of the wood waste incinerator; and
(ii) full documentation tracing the management of all wood
waste at the sawmill plant; or
(iii) an audit, performed by a third party, which documents
the current management of all wood waste at the sawmill
plant; and
(
b) the Director has authorized in writing that the minimum
temperature limit of 375o C at the top of the wood waste
incinerator does not apply on the basis of the wood waste
management practices that have been implemented at the sawmill
plant, based on the information submitted under (a).
4.2.5 At all times during operation, the registration holder shall not exceed the
visible emission limit of 40% opacity, averaged over a period of six
consecutive minutes, for each source.
4.2.6 For the purposes of 4.2.4 and 4.2.5:
(
a) the wood waste incinerator, or thermal energy system or other
source is not considered to be in operation during start up, and
after shutdown; and
(
b) start-up and shutdown periods shall last no more than one hour
each in duration, and no more than two hours total in any 24-hour
period.
SECTION 4.3: Air Emission Limits for Existing Sawmill Plants, Effective
January 1, 2008
4.3.1 Effective January 1, 2008 until December 31, 2016, the registration holder
shall comply with 4.3.2 through 4.3.9 for each existing sawmill plant except
an existing sawmill plant with a major expansion.
4.3.2 Each:
(
a) wood waste incinerator;
(
b) thermal energy system;
(
c) drying kiln exhaust;
(
d) sawmill dust collection system;
(
e) planer mill dust collection system;
(
f) log deck;
(
g) dry fuel silo;
(
h) natural gas fired heaters;
(
i) building ventilation fan exhaust(s);
(
j) shaving bins;
(
k) chip handling and conveying system;
(
l) fuel pellet system;
(
m) green fuel bins; and
(
n) any other specific sources identified and designated in the
application.
shall be:
(
i) designed,
(ii) operated, and
(iii) maintained
so that the designed particulate matter release shall not exceed 0.20 g PM
per kg of effluent.
4.3.3 The registration holder shall not exceed the particulate matter release limit
of 0.20 g PM per kg of effluent for each thermal energy system.
4.3.4 Subject to 4.1.10(b), the registration holder shall not exceed the particulate
matter release limit of 0.60 g PM per kg of effluent for each wood waste
incinerator.
4.3.5 Subject to 4.1.10(b), the registration holder shall comply with the minimum
temperature of 375o C at the top of the wood waste incinerator for at least
90% of the time that the wood waste incinerator is in operation each month,
unless the following requirements have been met:
(
a) the registration holder has provided the following information to
the Director:
(
i) documentation regarding the integrity and performance
of the wood waste incinerator, and
(ii) full documentation tracing the management of all wood
waste at the sawmill plant, or
(iii) an audit, performed by a third party, which documents
the current management of all wood waste at the sawmill
plant; and
(
b) the Director has authorized in writing, based on the information
submitted under (a), that the minimum temperature limit does not
apply on the basis of the wood waste management practices that
have been implemented at the sawmill plant.
4.3.6 At all times during operation, the registration holder shall not exceed a
visible emissions limit of 10% opacity, averaged over a period of six
consecutive minutes, for each:
(
a) drying kiln exhaust;
(
b) sawmill dust collection system;
(
c) planer mill dust collection system;
(
d) log deck;
(
e) dry fuel silo;
(
f) natural gas fired heaters;
(
g) building ventilation fan exhaust(s);
(
h) shaving bins;
(
i) chip handling and conveying system;
(
j) fuel pellet system;
(
k) green fuel bins; and
(
l) any other specific sources identified and designated in the
application.
4.3.7 At all times during operation, the registration holder shall not exceed a
visible emissions limit of 20% opacity, averaged over a period of six
consecutive minutes, for each thermal energy system.
4.3.8 Subject to 4.1.10(b), at all times during operation, the registration holder
shall not exceed a visible emissions limit of 40% opacity, averaged over a
period of six consecutive minutes, for each wood waste incinerator located
in a rural area.
4.3.9 For the purposes of 4.3.5, 4.3.6, 4.3.7 and 4.3.8:
(
a) the wood waste incinerator, or thermal energy system or other
source is not considered to be in operation during start up, and
after shutdown; and
(
b) start-up and shutdown periods shall last no more than one hour
each in duration, and no more than two hours total in any 24-hour
period.
SECTION 4.4: Air Emission Limits for Existing Sawmill Plants, Effective
January 1, 2017
4.4.1 Effective January 1, 2017, the registration holder shall comply with 4.4.2
through 4.4.6 for each existing sawmill plant except an existing sawmill
plant with a major expansion.
4.4.2 Each:
(
a) thermal energy system;
(
b) drying kiln exhaust;
(
c) sawmill dust collection system;
(
d) planer mill dust collection system;
(
e) log deck;
(
f) dry fuel silo;
(
g) natural gas fired heaters;
(
h) building ventilation fan exhaust(s);
(
i) shaving bin(s);
(
j) chip handling and conveying system;
(
k) fuel pellet system;
(
l) green fuel bin(s); and
(
m) any other specific sources identified and designated in the
application;
shall be:
(
i) designed,
(ii) operated, and
(iii) maintained
so that the designed particulate matter release shall not exceed 0.20 g PM
per kg of effluent.
4.4.3 The registration holder shall not exceed a maximum particulate matter
release limit of 0.09 g PM per kg of effluent for each thermal energy system.
4.4.4 At all times during operation, the registration holder shall not exceed a
visible emissions limit of 10% opacity, averaged over a period of six
consecutive minutes, for each:
(
a) drying kiln exhaust;
(
b) sawmill dust collection system;
(
c) planer mill dust collection system;
(
d) log deck;
(
e) dry fuel silo;
(
f) natural gas fired heater(s);
(
g) building ventilation fan exhaust(s);
(
h) shaving bin(s);
(
i) chip handling and conveying system;
(
j) fuel pellet system;
(
k) green fuel bin(s); and
(
l) any other specific sources identified and designated in the
application.
4.4.5 At all times during operation, the registration holder shall not exceed a
visible emissions limit of 20% opacity, averaged over a period of six
consecutive minutes, for each thermal energy system.
4.4.6 For the purposes of 4.4.4 and 4.4.5:
(
a) a source is not considered to be in operation during start-up and
after shutdown; and
(
b) start-up and shutdown periods are considered no more than one
hour each in duration, and not more than two hours total in any 24-
hour period.
SECTION 4.5: Air Emission Limits for a New Sawmill Plant and an
Existing Sawmill Plant with a Major Expansion
4.5.1 The registration holder shall comply with 4.5.2 through 4.5.6 for each new
sawmill plant and each existing sawmill plant with a major expansion.
4.5.2 Releases into the atmosphere from each:
(
a) wood waste incinerator;
(
b) thermal energy system;
(
c) drying kiln exhaust;
(
d) sawmill dust collection system;
(
e) planer mill dust collection system;
(
f) log deck;
(
g) dry fuel silo;
(
h) natural gas fired heater(s);
(
i) building ventilation fan exhaust(s);
(
j) shaving bin(s);
(
k) chip handling and conveying system;
(
l) fuel pellet system;
(
m) green fuel bin(s); and
(
n) any other specific sources identified and designated in the
application;
shall be:
(
i) designed,
(ii) operated, and
(iii) maintained
so that the designed particulate matter release shall not exceed 0.09 g PM
per kg of effluent.
4.5.3 The registration holder shall not exceed a maximum particulate matter
release limit of 0.09 g PM per kg of effluent, for each thermal energy
system.
4.5.4 At all times during operation, the registration holder shall not exceed a
visible emissions limit of 10% opacity, averaged over a period of six
consecutive minutes, for each:
(
a) drying kiln exhaust;
(
b) sawmill dust collection system;
(
c) planer mill dust collection system;
(
d) log deck;
(
e) dry fuel silo;
(
f) natural gas fired heater(s);
(
g) building ventilation fan exhaust(s);
(
h) shaving bin(s);
(
i) chip handling and conveying system;
(
j) fuel pellet system;
(
k) green fuel bin(s); and
(
l) other specified sources identified and designated in the application.
4.5.5 At all times during operation, the registration holder shall not exceed a
visible emissions limit of 20% opacity, averaged over a period of six
consecutive minutes, for each thermal energy system.
4.5.6 For the purposes of 4.5.4 and 4.5.5:
(
a) a source is not considered to be in operation during start-up and
after shutdown; and
(
b) start-up and shutdown periods are considered no more than one
hour each in duration, and not more than two hours total in any 24-
hour period.
SECTION 4.6: Air Monitoring Requirements
4.6.1 The registration holder shall conduct the monitoring as set out in TABLE
4.6-A.
TABLE 4.6-A: Monitoring Requirements
Emission
source
Parameter
Frequency
Method of
Monitoring
Sample
Location
Wood waste
incinerator
Temperature
Continuous
Thermocouple
Top of
incinerator
Thermal
energy system
Particulate
Matter
Yearly
Manual Stack
Survey
Stack
4.6.2 The registration holder shall notify the Director in writing, a minimum of
two weeks prior to any manual stack survey required pursuant to 4.6.1.
4.6.3 The manual stack survey required pursuant to 4.6.1 shall be conducted:
(
a) when the plant is operating at no less than 80% of its capacity; and
(
b) in accordance with the Alberta Stack Sampling Code,
(1995) published by Alberta Environment, as amended.
PART 5: WASTEWATER REQUIREMENTS
SECTION 5.1: Industrial Wastewater
5.1.1 Subject to 5.1.2, the registration holder shall not release industrial
wastewater from the sawmill plant to the surrounding watershed.
5.1.2 The registration holder shall manage industrial wastewater consisting only
of condensate from the kilns, only using one of the following methods:
(
a) store and dispose the condensate off-site to a facility that is the
subject of a valid approval, registration or as otherwise authorized
under the Act, or to a facility approved by a local environmental
authority outside of Alberta, authorizing the disposal of such
industrial wastewater;
(
b) treat and release the condensate in compliance with release limits
specified in writing by the Director;
(
c) directly release the condensate in compliance with a soil and
groundwater monitoring program as authorized by the Director; or
(
d) manage the condensate in accordance with a written authorization
by the Director.
5.1.3 All aboveground storage tanks containing any process chemicals or
industrial wastewater, including but not limited to condensate from kilns,
shall be:
(
a) constructed;
(
b) operated; and
(
c) maintained
in accordance with the Guideline for Secondary Containment for Above
Ground Storage Tanks (1997), published by Alberta Environment, as
amended.
5.1.4 The registration holder shall not install any underground storage tanks.
SECTION 5.2: Industrial Runoff
5.2.1 The registration holder shall:
(
a) within six (6) months after the date this Code of Practice comes
into effect, or, in the case of a new sawmill plant, prior to
commencement of operation, document a Industrial Runoff
Management Plan for the management and control of industrial
runoff from wood storage areas;
(
b) maintain the Industrial Runoff Management Plan; and
(
c) annually update the Industrial Runoff Management Plan.
5.2.2 The registration holder shall
(
a) maintain the Industrial Runoff Management Plan on-site; and
(
b) make the Industrial Runoff Management Plan available to the
Director, an inspector, or an investigator upon request.
5.2.3 The registration holder shall not release industrial runoff in a manner that
may result in the industrial runoff entering any surface water within 500
metres of the sawmill plant unless otherwise authorized in writing by the
Director.
5.2.4 Floating solids must not be present in industrial runoff except in trace
amounts.
5.2.5 Visible foam must not be present in industrial runoff except in trace
amounts.
5.2.6 Oil or other substances must not be present in industrial runoff in amounts
sufficient to create a visible film or sheen.
5.2.7 At least once per month during the period of March 1 through to October 30,
the registration holder shall visually inspect all areas of release on the
perimeter of the plant developed area for any potential impacts of industrial
runoff on the environment including, but not limited to any flooding,
erosion, discoloration of vegetation, visible sheen, floating material or
debris.
5.2.8 After each visual inspection conducted in accordance with 5.2.7, the
registration holder shall:
(
a) record and describe the location, size and type of impacts from
industrial runoff;
(
b) report any impacts of industrial runoff on the environment to the
Director immediately upon discovery, including actions that will
be taken to mitigate the impact;
(
c) take actions to mitigate the impact; and
(
d) retain records of the perimeter inspection of industrial runoff and
all actions taken to address any potential impacts.
SECTION 5.3: Domestic Wastewater Operational Requirements
5.3.1 The registration holder shall release domestic wastewater generated at the
plant only to:
(
a) a private sewage disposal system that complies with the Safety
Codes Act and its regulations, as amended, for treatment and
release of domestic wastewater;
(
b) a wastewater system that uses a wastewater lagoon that is the
subject of a registration under the Act;
(
c) a holding tank from which all domestic wastewater is transferred
to a wastewater system that is the subject of an approval or
registration under the Act; or
(
d) a wastewater system that is the subject of a valid approval, or
registration under the Act or a private sewage disposal system that
complies with the Safety Codes Act and its regulations, where the
owner(
s) of the wastewater system or the private sewage disposal
system have provided prior written consent for the release.
5.3.2 The registration holder shall dispose of sludge produced by domestic
wastewater management at the sawmill plant only at a facility that is the
subject of an approval or registration under the Act to accept such waste.
5.3.3 The registration holder shall:
(
a) construct; and
(
b) operate
each domestic wastewater treatment plant in accordance with the Standards
and Guidelines for Municipal Waterworks, Wastewater and Storm Drainage
Systems, 2006, published by Alberta Environment, as amended.
SECTION 5.4: Domestic Wastewater Monitoring Requirements
Domestic Wastewater
5.4.1 The registration holder shall:
(
a) monitor;
(
b) measure; and
(
c) maintain records of
the release of domestic wastewater from each wastewater lagoon as
specified in Table 5.4-A.
5.4.2 The registration holder shall not discharge wastewater lagoon contents into
the environment except between April 1st and November 30th in any
particular year.
TABLE 5.4-A: Domestic Wastewater Lagoon Discharge
Monitoring/Measuring Requirements
Parameters
Minimum Monitoring
Frequency
Sampling Location
Sample Type
Total Flow
(m3/day)
Daily during discharge
Point at which treated
wastewater is discharged
from the wastewater
lagoon
Estimate
Carbonaceous
Biochemical
Oxygen Demand
Once before discharge
and once during
discharge, after the first
day of discharge
Point at which treated
wastewater is discharged
from the wastewater
lagoon
Grab
Total Suspended
Solids
Once during discharge,
after the first day of
discharge
Point at which treated
wastewater is discharged
from the wastewater
lagoon
Grab
Groundwater
5.4.3 In addition to any other monitoring required pursuant to the Act, the
regulations, or this Code of Practice, the registration holder shall conduct a
groundwater monitoring program for each wastewater lagoon:
(
a) where there was a requirement to conduct groundwater monitoring
in the approval in effect just prior to the application of this Code of
Practice to the particular wastewater system;
(
b) that is new; or
(
c) that has undergone a structural change that has the potential to
affect the treatment.
5.4.4 The groundwater monitoring program shall:
(
a) be designed by a professional engineer;
(
b) be conducted in accordance with the design; and
(
c) consist, at a minimum, of the following sampling:
for:
(
i) a new wastewater lagoon or a lagoon that has undergone
a structural change that has the potential to affect the
treatment, obtain one sample from each groundwater
monitoring well:
(
A) prior to putting the new lagoon into operation;
and
(
B) within three months after the commencement of
operation of the wastewater lagoon; and
(
C) annually; and
(ii) a wastewater lagoon set out in 5.4.3(a), obtain the
remainder of the samples required to complete the
monitoring required under subsection 5.4.4(c)(i).
5.4.5 The registration holder shall analyze each sample obtained under the
groundwater monitoring program for each of the following parameters:
(
a) pH;
(
b) conductivity;
(
c) calcium;
(
d) magnesium;
(
e) total hardness;
(
f) sodium;
(
g) potassium;
(
h) iron;
(
i) total phosphorus;
(
j) nitrate-nitrogen;
(
k) nitrite-nitrogen;
(
l) ammonia-nitrogen;
(
m) chloride;
(
n) fluoride;
(
o) sulphate;
(
p) carbonate;
(
q) bicarbonate;
(
r) total alkalinity;
(
s) total dissolved solids (TDS);
(
t) total Kjeldahl nitrogen (TKN); and
(
u) chemical oxygen demand (COD).
5.4.6 In addition to the groundwater monitoring program required under 5.4.3, the
registration holder shall take the following measurements at the location of
each groundwater monitoring well:
(
a) measure the depth to water at each groundwater monitoring well at
the same time as monitoring is conducted pursuant to 5.4.3; and
(
b) after the first year of operation of the wastewater lagoon, measure
the depth to water at each groundwater monitoring well:
(
i) immediately before wastewater lagoon discharge;
(ii) immediately after each wastewater lagoon discharge is
complete; and
(iii) approximately one month after the end of each
wastewater lagoon discharge.
5.4.7 The results of the groundwater monitoring shall be reviewed by a
professional engineer for the purposes of determining any evidence of
contamination of groundwater.
5.4.8 The registration holder shall immediately report to the Director any evidence
of groundwater contamination as determined by the professional engineer
pursuant to 5.4.7
PART 6: WASTE MANAGEMENT REQUIREMENTS
SECTION 6.1: General Waste Management
6.1.1 The registration holder shall:
(
a) within six (6) months after this Code of Practice comes into effect,
or, in the case of a new sawmill plant, prior to commencement of
operation, document a Spill Response Plan for the sawmill plant;
(
b) maintain the Spill Response Plan; and
(
c) annually update the Spill Response Plan.
6.1.2 The registration holder shall not dispose of any waste to a wood waste
incinerator or thermal energy system except:
(
a) non-treated wood waste material generated from the operation of
the sawmill plant or woodland operations;
(
b) wastes consisting solely of paper;
(
c) materials resulting from the clean-up of spills occurring during the
operation of the sawmill plant or woodland operations; including
no more than:
(i) 200 litres in volume of hydraulic and lubricating oils;
(ii) 200 litres in volume of fuel;
(iii) 5 litres in volume of engine oil; or
(iv) 20 litres in volume of antifreeze
per spill.
6.1.3 The registration holder shall not dispose of spilled waste in a wood waste
incinerator or thermal energy systems in a manner that exceeds the total
monthly volume limits in 6.1.2(c).
6.1.4 The registration holder shall dispose of waste generated at the sawmill plant
only to:
(
a) waste management facilities approved or registered under the Act
to accept such waste; or
(
b) facilities outside Alberta approved by a local environmental
authority outside of Alberta to accept such waste.
6.1.5 The registration holder shall only:
(
a) land spread bottom ash on the sawmill plant logyard if:
(
i) the bottom ash meets all of the control limits set out in
6.1.6, as determined according to 6.1.6; and
(ii) the bottom ash is land spread in a manner that meets
6.1.8; or
(
b) dispose of bottom ash at a landfill approved or registered under
the Act to accept such waste.
6.1.6 The registration holder shall not land spread bottom ash unless the bottom
ash quality meets all quality limits set out in Table 6.1-A.
TABLE 6.1-A: Bottom Ash Test Parameters, Methods and Quality Limits
Parameter
Test Method
Maximum Limit in
mg of parameter/kg
of bottom ash
Metals:
Arsenic
U.S. EPA 3050 or 3051 and 6020
Barium
U.S. EPA 3050 or 3051 and 6010
Boron (Hot Water Soluble)
McKeague 4.61 or 4.62 or 4.63 or
Carter 12.2
Cadmium
U.S. EPA 3050 or 3051 and 6010 or
1.4
Chromium
U.S. EPA 3050 or 3051 and 6010 or
Cobalt
U.S. EPA 3050 or 3051 and 6010 or
Copper
U.S. EPA 3050 or 3051 and 6010 or
Lead
U.S. EPA 3050 or 3051 and 6010 or
Molybdenum
U.S. EPA 3050 or 3051 and 6010 or
Nickel
U.S. EPA 3050 or 3051 and 6010
Selenium
U.S. EPA 3050 or 3051 and 6020
Vanadium
U.S. EPA 3050 or 3051 and 6010
Zinc
U.S. EPA 3050 or 3051 and 6010
Hydrocarbons:
Benzo(a)pyrene
U.S. EPA 8270
0.069
Naphthalene
U.S. EPA 8270
0.069
6.1.7 The registration holder shall spread bottom ash on the sawmill plant logyard
only in the following manner:
(
a) bottom ash shall be applied in lifts of no more than 25 cm;
(
b) bottom ash shall be applied in a manner so that dust does not blow
off the sawmill plant; and
(
c) bottom ash shall not be applied within 3 metres of any runoff
ditches as designated in the Industrial Runoff Management Plan or
watercourses in the log yard.
6.1.8 The registration holder shall only offer wood ash for use as a liming agent
for agricultural soils if all the following conditions are met:
(
a) the fuel used to create the wood ash meets the requirements of
subsections:
(i) 2.2.1, and
(ii) 2.2.2
of the Standards and Guidelines for the Use of Wood Ash as a
Liming Material for Agricultural Soils, Alberta Environment,
2002, as amended or replaced from time to time;
(
b) the wood ash meets the requirements of subsection:
(i) 2.3.1, and
(ii) 2.3.2
of the Standards and Guidelines for the Use of Wood Ash as a
Liming Material for Agricultural Soils, Alberta Environment,
2002, as amended or replaced from time to time;
(
c) the registration holder has conducted all monitoring within:
(
i) subsection 2.3.2, and
(ii) Table 2.1
of the Standards and Guidelines for the Use of Wood Ash as a
Liming Material for Agricultural Soils, Alberta Environment,
2002, as amended or replaced from time to time;
(
d) the wood ash complies with subsection 2.4.1 of the Standards and
Guidelines for the Use of Wood Ash as a Liming Material for
Agricultural Soils, Alberta Environment, 2002, as amended or
replaced from time to time, with the exception of the control limit
for boron;
(
e) for wood ash that exceeds the control limit for boron as specified
in subsection 2.4.1 of the Standards and Guidelines for the Use of
Wood Ash as a Liming Material for Agricultural Soils, Alberta
Environment, 2002, as amended or replaced from time to time:
(
i) the registration holder has calculated the soil lime
requirement of the receiving agricultural soil and the ash
acid neutralizing value;
(ii) the registration holder has
(
A) measured, and
(
B) recorded
the boron in the receiving soil and ash;
(iii) the registration holder has
(
A) calculated, and
(
B) recorded
the projected post-application boron concentration in the
receiving soil; and
(iv) the projected post-application boron concentration in the
soil shall not exceed the boron criterion from the Alberta
Tier I Criteria for Contaminated Soil Assessment and
Remediation, Alberta Environment, 1994, as amended or
replaced from time to time,
(
f) the registration holder has complied with all other portions of
section 2 of the Standards and Guidelines for the Use of Wood Ash
as a Liming Material for Agricultural Soils, Alberta Environment,
2002, as amended.
SECTION 6.2: Waste Management Record Keeping and Reporting
Requirements
6.2.1 The registration holder shall:
(
a) record; and
(
b) maintain a record of:
(
i) the volume of wood waste disposed of for each month;
(ii) the method and location used to dispose of the wood
waste; and
(iii) the name of the person responsible for the disposal of the
wood waste.
6.2.2 The registration holder shall retain records of all chemical analyses results
for the bottom ash for five (5) years from their creation.
6.2.3 The registration holder shall retain records of the following information:
(
a) the volume and locations, including stockpiles, of bottom ash
spread in the sawmill plant log yard; and
(
b) the locations and volume of bottom ash disposed of at all approved
and registered landfills.
6.2.4 The registration holder shall keep records of wood ash use in accordance
with the requirements of
section 2.5 of the Standards and Guidelines for the
Use of Wood Ash as Liming Materials for Agricultural Soils (2002),
published by Alberta Environment, as amended.
PART 7: RECLAMATION REQUIREMENTS
7.1.1 Where the land surface has been disturbed during construction, expansion,
modification or repair of the sawmill plant or any portion of the sawmill
plant, the registration holder shall reclaim the surface of land to equivalent
land capability.
7.1.2 No person shall commence reclamation until that person has received
written authorization from the Director for the reclamation.
7.1.3 Within six months after the sawmill plant permanently ceases operation, the
registration holder shall submit a reclamation plan to the Director.
7.1.4 The reclamation plan shall contain, at a minimum, the following
information:
(
a) proposed plan for wastewater discharge and sludge management
prior to reclamation;
(
b) a proposal for reclaiming all disturbed land to equivalent land
capability, or a proposal for reuse of the site;
(
c) the depth of topsoil at the wastewater lagoon prior to construction
or, in the absence of that pre-construction depth, the depth of
undisturbed topsoil on property adjacent to the site of the lagoon,
unless use of the site for industrial or subdivision purposes is
proposed;
(
d) a record of the location and quantity of:
(
i) all spills;
(ii) bottom ash applied; and
(iii) bottom ash stockpiles
on the sawmill plant.
(
e) a description of the status of, and proposed measures to address:
(
i) the final use of the reclaimed areas;
(ii) the proposed depth of topsoil to be replaced;
(iii) the restoration of the original contours of the land;
(iv) erosion control;
(
v) weed control; and
(vi) revegetation
of the wastewater lagoon site; and
(
f) any other information required by the Director in writing.
7.1.5 The registration holder shall conduct reclamation in accordance with the
reclamation plan, as authorized by the Director in writing.
7.1.6 Within one (1) year from the date of completion of reclamation, the
registration holder shall submit a final reclamation report to the Director.
7.1.7 The final reclamation report required under 7.1.6 shall contain, at a
minimum, the following information:
(
a) a statement of whether the site has achieved equivalent land
capability;
(
b) if the site has not achieved equivalent land capability, an
explanation of the reason;
(
c) confirmation of whether the topsoil was replaced in accordance
with the reclamation plan;
(
d) a description of the final land use;
(
e) a description of the land contours of the site;
(
f) a statement of whether the original contours of the site have been
restored;
(
g) if the original contours of the site have not been restored, an
explanation of the reason;
(
h) a description of steps taken to control erosion;
(
i) a statement of the degree of success of the erosion control steps
and further steps that will be taken;
(
j) a list of species used for revegetation;
(
k) a description of the weed control measures undertaken; and
(
l) any other information required by the Director in writing.
PART 8: REPORTING REQUIREMENTS
Contravention Reporting
8.1.1 In addition to any other reporting required pursuant to this Code of Practice,
the Act, or the regulations under the Act, the registration holder shall
immediately report to the Director any contravention of this Code of
Practice, either:
(
a) by telephone at (780) 422-4505; or
(
b) by a method:
(
i) in compliance with the release reporting provisions in the
Act and the regulations; or
(ii) authorized in writing by the Director.
8.1.2 In addition to the immediate report in 8.1.1, the registration holder shall
provide a report to the Director:
(
a) in writing; or
(
b) by a method:
(
i) in compliance with the release reporting provisions in the
Act and the regulations; or
(ii) authorized in writing by the Director
within seven (7) calendar days of the discovery of the contravention, or
within a time period specified in writing by the Director, unless the
requirement for the report is waived by the Director.
8.1.3 The report required under 8.1.2 shall contain, at a minimum, the following
information:
(
a) a description of the contravention;
(
b) the date of the contravention;
(
c) the duration of the contravention;
(
d) the legal land description of the location of the contravention;
(
e) an explanation as to why the contravention occurred;
(
f) a
summary of all preventive measures and actions that were taken
prior to the contravention;
(
g) a
summary of all measures and actions that were taken to mitigate
any effects of the contravention;
(
h) a
summary of all measures that will be taken to address any
remaining effects and potential effects related to the contravention;
(
i) the number of the registration issued under the Act for the sawmill
plant, and the name of the person who held the registration at the
time the contravention occurred;
(
j) the name and address of the person(
s) responsible for operating the
equipment at the time of the spill or the person(
s) directly involved
in the spill;
(
k) the name, address, phone number and responsibilities of all
persons who had charge, management or control of the sawmill at
the time that the contravention occurred;
(
l) a
summary of proposed measures that will prevent future
contraventions, including a
schedule of implementation for these
measures;
(
m) any information that was maintained or recorded under this Code
of Practice, as a result of the incident; and
(
n) any other information required by the Director in writing.
8.1.4 The registration holder shall immediately report to the Director any evidence
of groundwater contamination resulting from operation of the sawmill plant.
PART 9: RECORD KEEPING REQUIREMENTS
9.1.1 The registration holder shall:
(
a) record the following information:
(
i) all records that are required to be created under this Code
of Practice;
(ii) annual records for the following:
(
A) the performance of air pollution assessment
equipment;
(
B) details of any modifications to the plant
operations;
(
C) an annual
summary of the wood waste
incinerator temperature measurements; and
(
D) a
summary of the actions taken by the
registration holder to minimize and reduce
atmospheric emissions;
(iii) a
summary of the status and the results of any
atmospheric emissions reduction reports and studies that
the registration holder either participated in or conducted
independently;
(iv) all results of calibration of the temperature sensor;
(
v) the results of all visual inspections conducted pursuant to
5.2.7; and
(vi) total hours of operation of the equipment on a monthly
basis, including hours of shutdown and startup;
(vii) description of the quantity and type of all waste
incinerated, on a monthly basis;
(viii) description of all maintenance and repairs to pollution
abatement equipment including:
(
A) the date of the maintenance or repairs;
(
B) description of the maintenance or repairs
conducted;
(
C) the name of the contractor, company or
individual conducting the maintenance or
repairs; and
(
D) the signature of the person conducting the
maintenance; and
(ix) all monitoring results required pursuant to this Code of
Practice; and
(
b) keep the records required in (
a) available for five (5) years from
the date the record is created.
9.1.2 The registration holder shall:
(
a) retain copies of the following records:
(
i) applications submitted to the Department for a
registration;
(ii) engineering plans and drawings for the sawmill plant,
including but not limited to the design specification of
the pollution abatement equipment technology;
(iii) engineering plans and drawings for the wastewater
system;
(iv) project reports;
(
v) construction documents;
(vi) record drawings;
(vii) a copy of all inspection reports issued by the Department
regarding the sawmill plant;
(viii) all annual reports;
(ix) all registrations issued under the Act for the sawmill
plant;
(
x) a copy of any written authorizations issued regarding the
sawmill plant;
(xi) a copy of the reclamation plan required under 7.1.3 of
this Code of Practice;
(xii) any correspondence sent to the Department; and
(
b) make the records required under (
a) available for the life of the
sawmill plant.
9.1.3 The results and records in 9.1.1(a)(ix) shall contain, at a minimum, all of the
following information:
(
a) the date, location and time of monitoring, and the name of the
person collecting the sample;
(
b) date of analysis;
(
c) laboratory name and person responsible for performing analysis;
(
d) the analytical method used; and
(
e) the results of the analysis.
9.1.4 Upon request, the registration holder shall immediately provide any records,
reports or data regarding the sawmill plant to the Director or an inspector.
PART 10: CODE OF PRACTICE ADMINISTRATION
10.1.1 This Code of Practice will be reviewed as changes in technological or other
standards warrant.
SCHEDULE 1
Registration Information
Pursuant to 3.1.1(
a) of this Code of Practice, all of the following information shall be
provided to the Director, unless otherwise specified in writing by the Director.
General Information Regarding the Sawmill Plant
1. name of person (company) that will construct, operate or reclaim the
sawmill plant;
2. operating name;
3. mailing address;
4. phone number;
5. facsimile number;
6. email address;
7. legal land description;
8. contact person;
9. annual actual or anticipated production of the sawmill plant;
10. diagram showing the general layout of the facility, including but not limited
to actual or proposed:
(
a) stack locations,
(
b) log yards,
(
c) wastewater discharge locations, and
(
d) locations of any groundwater monitoring wells;
11. date of proposed start for any new sawmill plant;
Sawmill and Planermill
12. description of emission sources, including, but not limited to:
(
a) location of stacks and vents,
(
b) air flow rates,
(
c) stack diameters, and
(
d) exit air velocity;
13. abatement equipment on each source;
14. design specifications and manufacturer specifications for abatement
technology;
Thermal Energy System
15. emission sources, including, but not limited to:
(
a) location of stacks and vents,
(
b) air flow rate,
(
c) stack diameters,
(
d) exit air velocity, and
(
e) exit air temperature;
16. abatement equipment on each source;
17. design specifications and manufacturer specifications for abatement
technology;
18. wood ash disposal mechanisms;
19. for newly installed thermal energy systems, the results of air quality models,
conducted in accordance with the Alberta Air Quality Model Guidelines
(2003), published by Alberta Environment, (Publication T/689) as amended;
Drying Kiln
20. kiln capacity;
21. design specifications;
22. heating medium (air, oil, etc.); and
23. heat source;
Domestic Wastewater
24. method of domestic wastewater handling;
25. engineering design drawings and specifications for the wastewater system if
a wastewater lagoon is used; and
26. number and locations of groundwater monitoring wells utilized for
wastewater lagoon(s);
Industrial Runoff
27. Industrial Runoff Management Plan for the management and control of
industrial runoff from wood storage areas (e.g. logs, chips, bark, sawdust,
hogfuel), which shall include a consideration of the approaches set out in
Section 8 of the Assessment of Log Yard Runoff in Alberta, (2002),
published by Alberta Environment, as amended; and
Groundwater Monitoring
28. proposed groundwater monitoring program, designed by a professional
engineer.
Government Services
Vital Statistics
Notice of Change of Personal Name
(Change of Name Act)
All Notice of Change of Personal Names for 2006 can be viewed in print versions of the
Alberta Gazette or on QP Source Professional.
All Notice of Change of Personal Names for 2006 can be viewed in print versions of the
Alberta Gazette or on QP Source Professional.
All Notice of Change of Personal Names for 2006 can be viewed in print versions of the
Alberta Gazette or on QP Source Professional.
All Notice of Change of Personal Names for 2006 can be viewed in print versions of the
Alberta Gazette or on QP Source Professional.
All Notice of Change of Personal Names for 2006 can be viewed in print versions of the
Alberta Gazette or on QP Source Professional.
All Notice of Change of Personal Names for 2006 can be viewed in print versions of the
Alberta Gazette or on QP Source Professional.
Health and Wellness
Hosting Expenses Exceeding $600.00
For the period April 1, 2006 to June 30, 2006
Function: Premier's Award for Healthy Workplaces luncheon
Date: April 7, 2006
Amount: $1,401.85
Location: Edmonton, Alberta
Purpose: To celebrate the winners of the Premier's Award for Healthy Workplaces.
Function: MLA Briefing with Aon Consulting Inc.
Date: April 28, 2006
Amount: $751.94
Location: Edmonton, Alberta
Purpose: To provide lunch for the MLAs for briefing which was done over the lunch
hour.
Function: 2006 Health Regions Roundtable on Capital Planning
Date: April 26, 2006
Amount: $881.50
Location: Edmonton, Alberta
Purpose: Meet annually to discuss capital planning.
Function: Health Quality Council of Alberta Disclosure Training
Date: April 5, 2006
Amount: $2,441.74
Location: Edmonton, Alberta
Purpose: An evening session on disclosure training.
Function: Health Quality Council of Alberta Train the Trainer
Date: May 16 - 18, 2006
Amount: $1,600.84
Location: Edmonton, Alberta
Purpose: Disclosure Train the Trainer
Function: Continued work relating to the Alberta Health Technologies Decision
Process Meeting of the Alberta Advisory Committee on Health Technologies
Date: May 2, 2006
Amount: $902.18
Location: Calgary, Alberta
Purpose: Committee meeting.
Function: Health Quality Council of Alberta Train the Trainer
Date: May 1 - 3, 2006
Amount: $2,751.66
Location: Calgary, Alberta
Purpose: Disclosure Train the Trainer
Function: National Health Lines Symposium hosted by the multi-jurisdictional health
Lines Steering Committee
Date: April 27 & 28, 2006
Amount: $13,518.78
Location: Victoria, B.C.
Purpose: Meeting with the western provinces and territories to develop a long-term
vision of strengthened infrastructure to support and further develop health lines across
Canada.
Function: Continuing Care Systems Project
Date: May 3 7 31, 2006
Amount: $2,262.17
Location: Nisku, Alberta
Purpose: Provincial Implementation Work Group Meeting.
Function: Health Quality Council of Alberta Learning Lesson 1
Date: March 27 & 28, 2006
Amount: $9,314.14
Location: Calgary, Alberta
Purpose: Medical Reconciliation and Surgical Site Infection Collaboratives Learning
Lesson 1.
International and Intergovernmental Relations
Hosting Expenses Exceeding $600.00
For the period April 1, 2006 to June 30, 2006
Function/Purpose: Luncheon for Bavarian Minister of State and European Affairs
Date: April 12, 2006
Amount: $1,136.55
Location: Edmonton, Alberta
Legislative Assembly
Appointment of First Board of Directors
(Alberta Association of Former MLAs Act)
Fred Bradley, MLA Pincher Creek-Crowsnest (PC) 1975 to 1993
Walter Alexander Buck, MLA Clover Bar (SC) 1967 to 1989
Ed Gibbons, MLA Edmonton-Manning (L) 1997 to 2001
Karen Leibovici, MLA Edmonton-Meadowlark (L) 1993 to 2001
Ian McClelland, MLA Edmonton-Rutherford (PC) 2001 to 2004
Don Tannas, MLA Highwood (PC) 1989 to 2004
Julius Yankowsky, MLA Edmonton-Beverly-Belmont (
L) and (PC) and
MLA Edmonton-Beverly-Clareview (PC) 1993 to 2004
Safety Codes Council
Agency Accreditation
(Safety Codes Act)
Pursuant to
Section 30 of the Safety Codes Act it is hereby ordered that
Electrical Safety Authority
Accreditation Organization ID A000805
Order of Accreditation No. 376803
to provide services under the Safety Codes Act within their jurisdiction for Electrical.
Accredited Date: August 17, 2006. Issued Date: August 17, 2006.
______________
Agency Accreditation
Pursuant to
Section 30 of the Safety Codes Act it is hereby ordered that
ABC Inspection Services and Permitting Ltd.
Accreditation Organization ID A000809
Order of Accreditation No. 416629
to provide services under the Safety Codes Act within their jurisdiction for Building.
All parts of the Alberta Building Code.
Accredited Date: August 22, 2006. Issued Date: August 22, 2006.
______________
Agency Accreditation
Pursuant to
Section 30 of the Safety Codes Act it is hereby ordered that
ABC Inspection Services and Permitting Ltd.
Accreditation Organization ID A000809
Order of Accreditation No. 416636
to provide services under the Safety Codes Act within their jurisdiction for Electrical.
Accredited Date: August 22, 2006. Issued Date: August 22, 2006.
______________
Agency Accreditation
Pursuant to
Section 30 of the Safety Codes Act it is hereby ordered that
ABC Inspection Services and Permitting Ltd.
Accreditation Organization ID A000809
Order of Accreditation No. 416643
to provide services under the Safety Codes Act within their jurisdiction for Gas. All
parts of the Canadian Gas Association, Propane and Natural Gas Codes, Alberta
Amendments and Regulations excluding Propane and Natural Gas Highway and
Vehicle Conversions..
Accredited Date: August 22, 2006. Issued Date: August 22, 2006.
______________
Agency Accreditation
Pursuant to
Section 30 of the Safety Codes Act it is hereby ordered that
ABC Inspection Services and Permitting Ltd.
Accreditation Organization ID A000809
Order of Accreditation No. 416656
to provide services under the Safety Codes Act within their jurisdiction for
Plumbing. All parts of the Canadian Plumbing Code, Alberta Amendments and
Regulations, including Private Sewage Treatment and Disposal Systems.
Accredited Date: August 22, 2006. Issued Date: August 22, 2006.
______________
Corporate Accreditation - Amendment
Pursuant to
Section 28 of the Safety Codes Act it is hereby ordered that
Ineos Canada Partnership
Accredited Organization ID C000800
Order of Accreditation No. 343921
Due to the name change of Innovene Canada Partnership and having satisfied the
under the Safety Codes Act within their jurisdiction for Electrical.
Accredited Date: December 15, 2005. Issued Date: August 17, 2006.
______________
Corporate Accreditation - Amendment
Pursuant to
Section 28 of the Safety Codes Act it is hereby ordered that
Ineos Canada Partnership
Accredited Organization ID C000800
Order of Accreditation No. 343914
Due to the name change of Innovene Canada Partnership and having satisfied the
under the Safety Codes Act within their jurisdiction for Fire. All parts of the Alberta
Fire Code, including Investigations.
Accredited Date: December 15, 2005. Issued Date: August 17, 2006.
______________
Corporate Accreditation - Cancellation
Pursuant to
Section 28(4) of the Safety Codes Act it is hereby ordered that
The Westaim Corporation
Accredited Organization ID C000104
The accreditation issued February 03, 1996 to administer the Safety Codes Act under
the Order No. O00000706 in the discipline of Electrical, the corporation is to cease
administration under the Safety Codes Act within its jurisdiction under this
accreditation.
Date: August 22, 2006.
______________
Municipal Accreditation - Amendment
Pursuant to
Section 26 of the Safety Codes Act it is hereby ordered that
Village of Thorsby
Accredited Organization ID M000372
Order of Accreditation No. O00000539
to provide services under the Safety Codes Act within their jurisdiction for Fire. All
parts of the Alberta Fire Code, including Investigations excluding
part 4 requirements
for Tank Storage of Flammable and Combustible Liquids, excluding any or all things,
processes or activities owned by or under the care and control of corporations
accredited by the Safety Codes Council.
Accredited Date: December 18, 1995. Issued Date: August 22, 2006.
______________
Joint Municipal Accreditation - Amendment
Pursuant to
Section 26 of the Safety Codes Act it is hereby ordered that
Brazeau County
Town of Drayton Valley
Accredited Organization ID J000123
Order of Accreditation No. O00000416
to provide services under the Safety Codes Act within their jurisdiction for Fire. All
parts of the Alberta Fire Code, including Investigations excluding
part 4 requirements
for Tank Storage of Flammable and Combustible Liquids, excluding any or all things,
processes or activities owned by or under the care and control of corporations
accredited by the Safety Codes Council.
Accredited Date: December 7, 1995. Issued Date: August 22, 2006.
ADVERTISEMENTS
Notice of Certificate of Intent to Dissolve
(Business Corporations Act)
Notice is hereby given that a Certificate of Intent to Dissolve was issued to Eagle Eye
Professional Video Analysis Ltd. on August 23, 2006.
Dated at Calgary, Alberta, August 23, 2006.
James W. Dunphy, Solicitor.
Public Sale of Land
(Municipal Government Act)
City of Lethbridge
Notice is hereby given that under the provisions of the Municipal Government Act,
the City of Lethbridge will offer for sale, by public auction, in the Magrath Room
(Room 135) on the main floor of City Hall, 910 - 4 Avenue South, Lethbridge,
Alberta, on Friday, November 24, 2006, at 11:00 a.m., the following lands:
Plan
Block
Lot
1194C
6 & S 18 Ft of 7
2786HH
6581HV
406R
26 / 27
406R
29 / 30
406R
3788BD
S 1/2 of 1 / 4
625C
9 & E 1/2 of 8
406R
W 45 Ft of 28 / 32
406R
E 45 Ft of W 90 Ft of 28 / 32
406R
Pt of 28 / 32 E of W 90 Ft
406R
E 64 Ft of 24 / 26 Ex N 3 Ft of W 14 Ft of E 64 Ft of 26
4941AE
E 1/2 of 5 & W 1/2 of 6
7712JK
Each parcel will be offered for sale subject to a reserve bid and to the reservations and
conditions contained in the existing Certificate of Title.
The City of Lethbridge may, after the public auction, become the owner of any parcel
of land not sold at the public auction.
Terms: Cash
Redemption may be effected by payment of all arrears of taxes and costs at any time
prior to the sale.
Dated at Lethbridge, Alberta, August 21, 2006.
Allan Hodge, Assessment and Taxation Manager.
______________
Brazeau County
Notice is hereby given that under the provisions of the Municipal Government Act,
Brazeau County will offer for sale, by public auction, at the County Office, 5516
Industrial Road, Drayton Valley, Alberta, on Thursday, November 23, 2006, at 10:00
a.m., the following lands:
Lot
Block
Plan
C. of T.
Location
199 KS
.4 acres
9 & 10
3504 KS
Lodgepole
912 2519
8.92 acres
942 3297
11.49 acres
Legal Land Description
C. of T.
Approx. Acres
SE 19-47-5-W5M
NE 20-47-5-W5M
SW 20-47-5-W5M
782019645A
NW 20-50-7-W5M
191S272
Each parcel will be offered for sale subject to a reserve bid and to the reservations and
conditions contained in the existing Certificate of Title.
Brazeau County may, after the public auction, become the owner of any parcel of land
not sold at the public auction.
Terms: Cash or certified cheque. Parcel will be sold "AS IS".
Redemption may be effected by payment of all arrears of taxes and costs at any time
prior to the sale.
Dated at Drayton Valley, Alberta, August 29, 2006.
Ken Porter, Municipal Manager.
______________
Flagstaff County
Notice is hereby given that under the provisions of the Municipal Government Act,
Flagstaff County will offer for sale, by public auction, in the Flagstaff County Office,
4902 - 50 Street, Sedgewick, Alberta, on Wednesday, November 8, 2006, at 11:00
a.m., the following lands:
Legal Land Description
Acres
Certificate of Title
PT 08-42-13-W4M
4.53
Each parcel will be offered for sale subject to a reserve bid and to the reservations and
conditions contained in the existing Certificate of Title.
Flagstaff County may, after the public auction, become the owner of any parcel of
land not sold at the public auction.
Terms: Cash.
Redemption may be effected by payment of all arrears of taxes and costs at any time
prior to the sale.
Dated at Sedgewick, Alberta, August 31, 2006.
S. Armstrong, Chief Administrative Officer.
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County of Grande Prairie No. 1
Notice is hereby given that under the provisions of the Municipal Government Act,
the County of Grande Prairie No. 1 will offer for sale, by public auction, in the
County Administration Building, 10001 - 84 Avenue, Clairmont, Alberta, on Friday,
November 17, 2006, at 2:00 p.m., the following lands:
Lot
Block
Plan
Quarter
Section
C. of T.
4486KS
SE 16-74-8-W6
4486KS
SE 16-74-8-W6
8353ET
NW 7-74-9-W6
Each parcel will be offered for sale subject to a reserve bid and to the reservations and
conditions contained in the existing Certificate of Title.
The land is being offered for sale on an "as is, where is" basis, and the County of
Grande Prairie No. 1 makes no representation and gives no warranty whatsoever as to
the adequacy of services, soil conditions, land use districting, building and
development conditions, absence or presence of environmental contamination, or the
developability of the subject land for any intended use by the Purchaser. No bid will
be accepted where the bidder attempts to attach conditions precedent to the sale of
specified by the County of Grande Prairie No. 1. No further information is available
at the auction regarding the lands to be sold.
Terms: 10% deposit and balance within 30 days of the Public Auction. G.S.T. will
apply on lands sold at the public auction.
The County of Grande Prairie No. 1 may, after the public auction, become the owner
of any parcel of land not sold at the public auction.
Redemption may be effected by payment of all arrears of taxes and costs at any time
prior to the sale.
Dated at Clairmont, Alberta, August 17, 2006.
Bill Rogan, County Administrator.
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County of Lethbridge
Notice is hereby given that under the provisions of the Municipal Government Act,
the County of Lethbridge will offer for sale, by public auction, in the County Office,
#100, 905 - 4th Avenue South, Lethbridge, Alberta, on Friday, November 17, 2006,
at 9:00 a.m., the following lands:
Title
Linc
Plan
Block
Lot
M.RG.TWP.SC.PS
Acres
4.21.009.13.SE
5.50
6354JK
4.21.010.30.NW
4.21.010.30.NW
4.21.012.02.NW
158.97
Each parcel will be offered for sale subject to a reserve bid and to the reservations and
conditions contained in the existing Certificate of Title.
The County of Lethbridge may, after the public auction, become the owner of any
parcel of land not sold at the public auction.
Terms: Cash
Redemption may be effected by payment of all arrears of taxes and costs at any time
prior to the sale.
Dated at Lethbridge, Alberta, August 28, 2006.
Robyn Singleton, County Manager.
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County of Newell No. 4
Notice is hereby given that under the provisions of the Municipal Government Act,
the County of Newell No. 4 will offer for sale, by public auction, in the Office of the
County Administrator, Brooks, Alberta, on Tuesday, November 14, 2006, at 2:00
p.m., the following lands:
Lot Block Plan
Legal Description
Acres
C. of T.
Parcel "C", Plan 1380EU
NW 13-20-13-W4M
1.00
801 000 591
Parcel "A", Plan 344FD
NW 11-15-15-W4M
12.14
991 112 465
Lot 1, Block 7, Plan 1217BA
NE 13-20-13-W4M
041 192 110
Lot 3, Block 7, Plan 1217BA
NE 13-20-13-W4M
961 009 380 002
Lots 4-5, Block 7, Plan 1217BA
NE 13-20-13-W4M
961 009 830 002
Lot 4, Block 3, Plan 2123FB
SE 06-15-13-W4M
021 077 993
Block "X", Plan 6336AF
NE 24-17-13-W4M
0.30
951 110 687
Block "X", Plan 6336AF
NE 24-17-13-W4M
1.01
951 110 689
Lot 9, Block 1, Plan 8210258
SE 06-15-13-W4M
981 132 324
Each parcel will be offered for sale subject to a reserve bid and to the reservations and
conditions contained in the existing Certificate of Title.
The County of Newell No. 4 may, after the public auction, become the owner of any
parcel of land not sold at the public auction.
Terms: Cash
Redemption may be effected by payment of all arrears of taxes and costs at any time
prior to the sale.
Dated at Brooks, Alberta, August 25, 2006.
A. Martens, County Administrator.
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Smoky Lake County
Notice is hereby given that under the provisions of the Municipal Government Act,
Smoky Lake County will offer for sale, by public auction, in the County
Administration Building, 4612 McDougal Drive, Smoky Lake, Alberta, on Friday,
October 27, 2006, at 1:30 p.m., the following lands:
Lot
Block
Plan
Acres
C. of T.
SW 10-58-15-W4
822 198 439
NE 13-59-17-W4
130.10
892 253 079
SW 24-59-17-W4
160.00
882 037 283
Hamlet of Bellis
3,4
1039CL
032 193 333
Hamlet of Bellis
16,17
1039CL
862 184 196
Bonnie Lake Resort
852 214 478
Bonnie Lake Resort
982 292 150
Hamlet of Spedden
022 081 478
Hamlet of Spedden
1955CL
012 255 555
Hamlet of Warspite
11,12
314HW
972 313 902
Hamlet of Warspite
716CL
912 059 308
Wayetenau Lake
Subdivision
3.34
002 233 394
Each parcel will be offered for sale subject to a reserve bid and to the reservations and
conditions contained in the existing Certificate of Title.
These properties are being offered for sale on an "as is, where is" basis, and Smoky
Lake County makes no representation and gives no warranty whatsoever as to the
adequacy of services, soil conditions, land use districting, building and development
conditions, absence or presence of environmental contamination, or the developability
of the subject property for any intended use by the Purchaser.
No bid will be accepted where the bidder attempts to attach conditions precedent to
the sale of any parcel. No terms or conditions will be considered other than those
specified by Smoky Lake County. No further information is available at the auction
regarding the lands to be sold.
Smoky Lake County may, after the public auction, become the owner of any parcel of
land not sold at the public auction.
Terms: Cash. G.S.T. will apply on lands sold at the Public Auction.
Redemption may be effected by payment of all arrears of taxes and costs at any time
prior to the sale.
Dated at Smoky Lake, Alberta, August 25, 2006.
Cary Smigerowsky, Chief Administrative Officer.
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Sturgeon County
Notice is hereby given that under the provisions of the Municipal Government Act,
Sturgeon County will offer for sale, by public auction, in the Council Chambers,
Morinville, Alberta, on Friday, November 3, 2006, at 10:00 a.m., the following lands:
Land Description
Acres
SW 26-55-23-W4M
99.76
Fort Saskatchewan Settlement River Lot 30
.87
Lot
Block
Plan
Acres
.60
4.99
1.09
.22
Each parcel will be offered for sale subject to a reserve bid and to the reservations and
conditions contained in the existing Certificate of Title.
Sturgeon County may, after the public auction, become the owner of any parcel of
land not sold at the public auction.
Terms: Cash
Redemption may be effected by payment of all arrears of taxes and costs at any time
prior to the sale.
Dated at Morinville, Alberta, August 28, 2006.
Case Van Herk, Director, Corporate Services.
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Town of Athabasca
Notice is hereby given that under the provisions of the Municipal Government Act,
the Town of Athabasca will offer for sale, by public auction, in the Town
Administration Building, 4705 - 49 Avenue, Athabasca, Alberta, on Tuesday,
November 21, 2006, at 2:00 p.m., the following lands:
Lot
Block
Plan
3309AN
64AJ
N 4, 5
7241AH
7241AH
Each parcel will be offered for sale subject to a reserve bid and to the reservations and
conditions contained in the existing Certificate of Title.
The Town of Athabasca may, after the public auction, become the owner of any
parcel of land not sold at the public auction.
Terms: Cash
Redemption may be effected by payment of all arrears of taxes and costs at any time
prior to the sale.
Dated at Athabasca, Alberta, August 29, 2006.
Melody Wolansky, Director of Finance & Administration.
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Town of Bonnyville
Notice is hereby given that under the provisions of the Municipal Government Act,
the Town of Bonnyville will offer for sale, by public auction, in the Bonnyville
Municipal Office, 4917 - 49 Avenue, Bonnyville, Alberta, on Wednesday,
November 1, 2006, at 2:00 p.m., the following lands:
Lot