On Aug. 1 staff at Alberta Environment's Regulatory Approvals Centre will begin refusing any reclamation certificate applications that do not strictly adhere to Alberta Environment's professional declaration requirements, outlined in Fact Sheet (R&R/10-01). 

The Fact Sheet can be found at:
http://environment.alberta.ca/documents/Reclamation-Certificates-Professional-Declaration-Requirements.pdf

This Fact Sheet identifies that all remediation and reclamation work completed after January 1, 2008 on upstream oil and gas sites must include a signed Professional Declaration for Reclamation Certificate Applications form as a part of the reclamation certificate application. The Fact Sheet provides the criteria for certificate application refusal related to professional sign-off.  Reclamation certificate applications that include any Professional Declaration Forms that are altered or accompanied by a disclaimer of any type will be refused.

As identified in the Environmental Protection and Enhancement Act, section 138(1), an application for a reclamation certificate must be made in the form and manner provided for by the Conservation and Reclamation Regulation. The regulation further identifies, in section 12(1), that an application for reclamation certificate must contain the information in respect of the specified land that is required in a form provided by the Director for that purpose. The requirement for the inclusion of the AENV professional declaration form was established with the release of the Wellsite Reclamation Certificate Application Form - Revised 2007 and the Upstream Oil and Gas Reclamation Certificate Application Guidelines (January 2008).

To allow operators an opportunity to correct any application issues related to the professional declaration requirements, Alberta Environment will be returning to the respective parties any incomplete applications received by the Department prior to August 1, 2010. The returned application will include a letter identifying the deficiency and providing the operator with 30 days to resubmit.  An application fee will not be required to resubmit within the 30-day period.  After 30 days the application will be deemed refused and any new application must be resubmitted with the associated fee.

Questions regarding this notice may be directed to the contacts specified in the Fact Sheet.  Additional information on professional sign-off for upstream oil and gas reclamation work is available at:  http://environment.alberta.ca/01973.html.

Join us for the annual APEGGA/ASET Edmonton Golf Tournament, benefitting the APEGGA Education Foundation and the Engineering Technology Scholarship Foundation of Alberta.

Cougar Creek Golf Resort, 2519 Highway 16 (West of Edmonton)
September 3
9 a.m. shotgun start, 2 p.m. dinner
Texas Scramble
$120 – Early bird by Aug 6
$145 – Regular registration – deadline Aug 27
Includes green fees, power cart, and steak dinner. Fantastic hole and team prizes for everyone including a draw for a flight prize for two from Westjet.

Register online. Registration is limited so register early.

Sponsorship and prize donation opportunities are still available. For more information contact Shelley Magnusson at smagnusson@apegga.org or 780-426-3990.

The APEGGA Board of Examiners is looking for professional engineers to fill the following positions:

• Environmental/Chemical Engineering — Experience Examiner
• Instrumentation/Electrical Engineering — Experience Examiner

The APEGGA Board of Examiners is a statutory committee created under the EGGP Act. The mandate of the Board of Examiners is to evaluate the qualifications of individuals for licensure in accordance with legislated requirements under the EGGP Act and Regulations.

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Are you planning a trip to Jasper? Until Sept. 30, members are eligible for an exclusive summer promotion of $149.00* per night at the following hotels.

Amethyst Lodge
Chateau Jasper
Lobstick Lodge
Marmot Lodge
Pocahontas Cabins

This offer also includes a coupon book with twenty-eight discounts and special offers for dining, activity, attraction and retail merchant options in Jasper.

* Please see details and restrictions

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The Canmore Museum and Geoscience Centre is having a Geoscience Open
House on Saturday, July 24 from 12-3 p.m. A selection of posters along with rocks and fossils will be on display in the atrium and there will be activities for the kids.

Ben Gadd will be talking in the council chambers at 1 p.m. on
Icefield Bunnies, Gullible Bees and Why the Highest Mountain in the
Rockies is not the Tallest.

The Eric Mountjoy exhibition is now open at the museum and will be on
display until mid-October. Along with Ray Price, Eric and his students
were involved in most of the geological mapping in the Canadian Rockies over
a long career.

More info

8 Natural Ways to Keep Mosquitoes at Bay
Don't Let the Biting Buggers Spoil Your Summer Fun

Mosquitoes have bedeviled campers, anglers, hunters, picnickers, Albertans and just about everyone else who has ever spent time in part of their range. Yes, they are annoying, and yes, they can cause disease like West Nile Virus.

But with all the products out there advertised to control them, how do you know what actually works and is safe? Many breed in water, but some actually reproduce in trees. Many like to feed during crepuscular hours, while some are hungry in the midday.

Here are some simple tips

1. Remove Standing Water

Standing water is literally a breeding ground for many mosquitoes, so get rid of it! Even small catches like flower pots, birdbaths and clogged gutters can be trouble, so take a good look.

2. Screen Them Out

Put screens on your windows (you can get removable ones from hardware stores if you don't have them installed), and make sure they don't have mosquito-sized holes in them.

3. Make Sure Vents Are Covered

You don't want to provide a tunnel for bugs to use on raiding missions.

4. Wear Light-Colored Clothing

According to studies, mosquitoes are attracted to darks.

5. Silence Your Bug Zapper

The dang things are woefully ineffective, and char mostly beneficial bugs. Newer models that emit CO2 as an attractant do work better, but they are expensive. See below for further information.

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Resource: http://www.thedailygreen.com

Early bird registration ends July 30

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