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Vernon Opts Back Into Site Profile Administration
January 31, 2012
Under section 4(4) of the Contaminated Sites Regulation, local governments are provided the option of opting out of their duty to administer site profiles under section 40 of the Environmental Management Act.
Having previously opted out, the Corporation of the City of Vernon informed the Minister of Environment that it had decided to opt back in. As of February 1, 2012, persons under the jurisdiction of the City of Vernon can no longer use the provision in section 4(4) of the Contaminated Sites Regulation to be exempted from the duty to submit a site profile.
Fact Sheet 6, "Site Profile Administration: Local Government Opt Out Option" has been amended to reflect this change. Additional information on site profiles is provided under our key topic on site profiles.
If you have any questions, please send a message to siteprofiles@gov.bc.ca.
New Site Profiles Presentation on Our Website
September 21, 2011
Last May 17 we made a presentation to a meeting of statutory Approving Officers about site profiles, and the following key topics were covered:
- Description of the site profile process
- How site profiles fit into the local government permitting process (subdivision)
- Understanding site profile response letters
- Future legislative changes
Please review this presentation if you would like current information about our site profile administrative practices and policies. Additional site profile information is available on our website under our key topic on site profiles.
If you have any questions please send a message to siteprofiles@gov.bc.ca.
New Site Profile Processing Procedures in Effect
June 1, 2010
Today the Land Remediation Section’s new procedures for processing site profile submissions came into effect. Since draft 32 of this procedure document was released in 2008, there have been a few amendments made, and a summary of the substantive changes is provided together with the procedure document itself. Please consult our recent Update for a summary describing how the new site profile processing procedures work.
Our website has been updated to reflect the new site profile processing procedures by:
If you have any questions or comments please send them to siteprofiles@gov.bc.ca.
John Ward
Manager, Operations Management
Land Remediation Section
New Site Profile Processing Procedures in Effect June 1
May 26, 2010
We have just released an Update (PDF/129 KB) describing the basic features of our new procedures for ministry staff for processing site profiles. The procedures will be coming into effect on June 1.
Please note that a number of the hyperlinks in the update are to draft documents. Over the next week we expect to amend these hyperlinks so they link to final document versions.
In the meantime, if you have any questions or comments please send them to siteprofiles@gov.bc.ca.
John Ward
Manager, Operations Management
Land Remediation Section
Land Remediation Section Consultation Session May 19 / 20
April 21, 2010
The ministry's Land Remediation Section is pleased to advise that we will be hosting a two-day contaminated sites stakeholder update and consultation session May 19 and 20, 2010.
Location
The meetings will be held in the Fletcher Challenge Theatre (Room 1900) at SFU Harbour Centre, 515 West Hastings Street, Vancouver, B.C. More information about the venue is available here.
Topics
In Session 1, ministry representatives will provide general information regarding the implementation of various documents related to the following subject areas:
- Site risk classification
- Site profile processing
- Director’s interim standards for drinking water (aluminum, iron and manganese)
- Soil relocation technical guidance for salt
Current plans for Session 1 also include presentations and discussions regarding additional initiatives the Land Remediation Section has been working on, including those in the following areas:
- Groundwater guidance
- Detailed risk assessment
- B.C. Brownfield Renewal
The session will also provide an overview of proposed amendments to the contaminated sites legal regime and the Section's Annual Report for 2008/09.
Session 2 will provide more technical guidance on implementing key Protocols (6, 12 and 16) and further discussion on Technical Guidance 6. Guidance and discussion during this session will be geared toward Approved Professionals.
Agenda
A draft agenda for the consultation session is posted on the ministry's website.
Registration
Registration will begin on April 22, 2010. The registration form is available on our website. Registration will be confirmed on a first-come first-served basis and registration will not be confirmed until payment is received. Please make your cheque payable to the "Minister of Finance". Please note there are two sessions available. Each session will be restricted to 185 attendees and space may become limited.
Fees are as follows:
Session 1 (May 19 all day and May 20 am only) - $200 per attendee – we ask that stakeholders limit registration for session 1 to three spaces per firm.
Session 2 (May 20 pm only) - $75 per attendee, recommended for Approved Professionals
Questions
If you have any questions about registration for the consultation session, please contact Michele Parker.
Kelli Larsen
Senior Contaminated Sites Officer
Land Remediation Section
Updates to Fact Sheet on Illegal Drug Manufacturing Sites
October 22, 2009
Fact Sheet 35 – Requirements for the Environmental Cleanup of Illegal
Drug Manufacturing Sites
Fact Sheet 35 has recently been revised to clarify site profile requirements during the decommissioning of illegal drug manufacturing sites. The fact sheet explains the administrative requirements involved during environmental cleanup associated with the manufacturing of illegal drugs. It also addresses key topics including the risk associated with these activities, identifying responsible parties and remediation options.
We encourage you to refer to this document for current information on this topic.
Fact Sheet 35 can be accessed on the Land Remediation website at: http://www.env.gov.bc.ca/epd/remediation/fact_sheets/pdf/fs35.pdf
If you have any questions please send a message to siteprofiles@gov.bc.ca
New Site Profile Fact Sheets
July 6, 2009
We have just released two new fact sheets on our website which deal with different aspects of the site profile system. Fact Sheet 43, "Site Profile Requirements for Site Decommissioning" and Fact Sheet 44, "Site Profiles and Foreclosure" explain the requirements for site profile submissions in the context of two less frequently encountered site profile submission triggers — site decommissioning and foreclosure. They address key questions such as when and to whom site profiles must be submitted and whether they must be submitted if a site is in an area where the local government has opted out of administering the site profile system.
If you have any questions, please send a message to siteprofiles@gov.bc.ca
John Ward
Manager, Operations Management
Land Remediation Section
Amended Schedule of Activities Requiring Site Profile Submissions
February 3, 2009
In addition to changing the site profile form, the Stage 6 amendments to the Contaminated Sites Regulation (which came into effect on January 1) amended the list of industrial and commercial purposes and activities in Schedule 2 of the regulation. If a person determines that none of the purposes and activities listed in Schedule 2 of the regulation has occurred, then there is no duty to complete a site profile — unless ordered to do so by a Director of Waste Management, or a local government asks for parts of a profile to be completed for their own records.
For easy reference, we have now included a link to Schedule 2 in the text following the description of the site profile form.
If you have any questions, please send a message to siteprofiles@gov.bc.ca
Tyler O'Grady
Senior Contaminated Sites Officer
Land Remediation Section
Ministry of Environment
Esquimalt Opts Back Into Site Profile Administration
January 23, 2009
Under section 4(4) of the Contaminated Sites Regulation, local governments are provided the option of opting out of their duty to administer site profiles under section 40 of the Environmental Management Act.
Having previously opted out, on January 2, 2009, the Corporation of the Township of Esquimalt informed the Minister of Environment that it had decided to opt back in. Thus, as of that date, persons under the jurisdiction of Esquimalt can no longer use the provision in section 4(4) of the Contaminated Sites Regulation to be exempted from the duty to submit a site profile.
Fact Sheet 6, "Site Profile Administration: Local Government Opt Out Option" has been amended to reflect this change. It is available on our website here. Additional information on site profiles is provided here.
If you have any questions, please send a message to siteprofiles@gov.bc.ca
John Ward
Manager, Operations Management
Land Remediation Section
Ministry of Environment
New Site Profile Form Available
January 22, 2009
The Stage 6 amendments to the Contaminated Sites Regulation came into effect on January 1 and modified the site profile form in Schedule 1 of the regulation. As well as making latitude and longitude information mandatory, the amendments changed a number of questions in Sections IV - IX of the form. We have posted the amended site profile form on our website.
Please note that all site profile submissions must now be made using this new version.
If you have any questions, please contact Tyler O'Grady.
John Ward
Manager, Operations Management
Land Remediation Section
Ministry of Environment
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