Week ending March 7th, 2025

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ESAA Environmental Summit

April 1-3, 2025
Kananaskis Mountain Lodge 

Final Program Now Available – Starts in 4 weeks – Register Now

The 2025 ESAA Environmental Summit (‘The Summit’) will feature all of the things you expect from an ESAA event: great talks, great location and great networking.

The 2025 edition will take place at the Kananaskis Mountain Lodge.  The completely modern getaway nestled amidst the pines and mountains. Room rates at the Lodge start at $255.00 + taxes.

The format will be a series of nine (9) panel discussions over the two-days of the conference, two networking receptions and two great keynotes.  Full event details can be found at: https://esaa.org/summit/

Registration is now OPEN.  Early bird rates end February – Register now at: https://esaa.org/summit/register/  ** Day passes are also available (limited quantity)

Sponsorship is now OPEN. See our the website for all sponsorship opportunities https://esaa.org/summit/sponsors/ 

ESAA truly appreciates your support of world-class events and looks forward to welcoming you to ‘The Summit’ at the amazing Kananaskis Mountain Lodge.

 

RemTech 2025

October 15-17, 2025
Fairmont Banff Springs

Call for Abstracts / Early Bird Registration  – 40% Sold Out

ESAA is pleased to announce that early bird registration is open for the 24th edition of RemTech.

RemTech 2025 will feature technical talks, 2 receptions, 55 exhibits, networking opportunities and three great keynotes. 

Keynotes:

Opening Keynote

Robert Bilott, Environmental Lawyer
Robert was instrumental in the lawsuit against Dupont over PFAS exposure in a community in West Virginia and resulted in a $1B settlement against Dupont and the basis of the movie – Dark Waters.

Thursday Lunch Keynote

Kate Moore – Author of Radium Girls
The Radium Girls fully illuminates the inspiring young women exposed to the “wonder” substance of radium, and their awe-inspiring strength in the face of almost impossible circumstances. Their courage and tenacity led to life-changing regulations, research into nuclear bombing, and ultimately saved hundreds of thousands of lives.

Friday Lunch Keynote

Julie Angus – Explorer, Scientist, Author
First person / Woman to row solo across the Atlantic. 

Registration

Early Bird Registration is Now Open.  Registration details at: https://esaa.org/remtech/register/ Register Early and Save.  (

Call for Abstracts

Complete details for the 2025 call for abstracts is available at: https://esaa.org/remtech/call-for-abstracts/.   Submission deadline is June 13th, 2025.

Sponsors / Exhibitors

For sponsorship & exhibitor information contact Lorrine Hamdon, lorrine@tl2.ca

Hotel Reservations

The Fairmont Banff Springs will be accepting reservations shortly.  Accommodations for RemTech™ 2025 delegates start at $289 per night plus $16 resort fee (tipping of bell and housekeeping not required) per night depending on the type and occupancy of the room. Rates do not include taxes and surcharges.  Rate also includes 1 free drink (per room) at any Fairmont Banff Springs bar (valid during RemTech, October 15-17, 2025). Full details available soon along with the reservation link.

Full RemTech 2025 details can be found at: https://esaa.org/remtech/

Thank you for your continued support!

 

Protecting Canadians’ health and Canada’s environment from “forever chemicals”

The federal government is committed to protecting the health of Canadians, as well as safeguarding the environment. Today, the Government is taking additional steps to address the potential harm of per- and polyfluoroalkyl substances (PFAS), also known as “forever chemicals,” commonly found in everyday products, including clothing, electronics, food packaging and cosmetics.

PFAS are a class of thousands of extremely persistent human-made substances. They are used in a wide range of products for their waterproofing, oil resistance or non-stick properties.

Today, the Government is publishing the State of Per- and Polyfluoroalkyl Substances (PFAS) Report. The report concludes that the class of PFAS, excluding fluoropolymers, is harmful to human health and the environment.

Exposure to PFAS can adversely affect multiple organs and systems including the liver, kidneys, thyroid, immune system, nervous system, metabolism and body weight, and reproduction and development. In the environment, PFAS are harmful to wildlife and can build up in living organisms. These substances do not break down easily and remain in the environment for long periods of time.

To address these risks, the Government of Canada is taking steps to propose the addition of the class of PFAS, excluding fluoropolymers, to Part 2 of Schedule 1 to the Canadian Environmental Protection Act, 1999 (CEPA). Through a step-by-step approach, the Government will prioritize the protection of health and the environment while considering factors such as the availability of alternatives. Phase 1, starting in 2025, will address PFAS in firefighting foams to better protect firefighters and the environment. Phase 2 will focus on limiting exposure to PFAS in products that are not needed for the protection of human health, safety, or the environment. This will include products like cosmetics, food packaging materials, and textiles.

Beginning in 2025, the Government of Canada will also require manufacturing and other facilities to report the use of PFAS to the National Pollutant Release Inventory. This data will improve understanding of how PFAS are used in Canada, help evaluate possible industrial PFAS contamination, and support efforts to reduce environmental and human exposure to harmful substances.

Canadians are invited to comment on the Risk Management Approach and the Proposed Order to add the class of PFAS, excluding fluoropolymers, to Part 2 of Schedule 1 to CEPA, until May 7, 2025.

The Government of Canada will continue to engage all interested parties over the coming years to protect the health of Canadians and the environment.

Quotes

“Today, the Government is taking a significant step forward to better protect workers, firefighters, and all Canadians from ‘forever chemicals.’ Science shows that the ongoing use of PFAS can harm both the environment and human health. With this announcement, we are leading the way with our partners—including Indigenous peoples and industry experts—to protect not only the health of our ecosystems and Canadians but also the resilience of our economy. In coming months, we will consult Canadians on proposed federal actions to improve transparency of information on the presence of substances of concern in products, including PFAS. These actions position us among the world’s leaders in tackling harmful PFAS exposure.”
– The Honourable Steven Guilbeault, Minister of Environment and Climate Change

“PFAS have negative effects on our health and Canadians deserve to be protected. Our government is taking action on PFAS to keep Canadians and our environment safe from the harmful exposure to these chemicals.”
– The Honourable Mark Holland, Minister of Health

Quick facts

  • In recognition of growing evidence that adverse environmental and human health effects identified with well-studied PFAS are more broadly applicable to others, the Government has examined PFAS as a class (a group). This approach helps prevent the substitution of one regulated PFAS for an unregulated PFAS that potentially possesses similar hazardous properties.

  • The broad use of PFAS, their extreme persistence in the environment, their ability to move locally and over long ranges, and their consequent ubiquitous presence in the environment have resulted in continuous environmental and human exposure to multiple PFAS.

  • In humans, PFAS can affect multiple organs and systems, including the liver, kidneys, thyroid, immune system, nervous system, metabolism and body weight, and reproduction and development.

  • Humans can be exposed to PFAS from various sources, such as food and food packaging materials, cosmetics, consumer products, air, dust, and drinking water.

  • In wildlife, PFAS have been shown to cause toxicity to the immune and nervous systems, and general effects on growth, reproduction, and development.

  • Canada already regulates a number of PFAS via regulations, such as the Prohibition of Certain Toxic Substances Regulations, 2012.

  • Fluoropolymers have been excluded from the State of Per- and Polyfluoroalkyl Substances (PFAS) Report as current evidence suggests they may have different exposure and hazard profiles compared to other PFAS. PFAS meeting the definition of fluoropolymers are planned for consideration in a separate assessment.

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AER: Seismic event February 20, 2025

The Alberta Energy Regulator (AER) received a report of a seismic event from R360 Environmental Solutions on February 20 at 8:41 a.m. MT. This event occurred approximately 100 kilometres south of Grande Prairie, Alberta and is currently estimated to be ML= 5.08 in magnitude.

The Alberta Geological Survey (AGS), a branch of the AER, is reviewing the incident to determine the cause. There are no reports of damage or injury at this time. The AER requires companies to engage mitigation protocols when events occur.

Scientists at the AGS use more than 70 monitoring stations to measure and research seismic activity across Alberta. The AGS uses this information to form an accurate picture of earthquake locations, magnitudes and discern the nature of these events.

 

AER: Review Estimated Liability Before Issuance of Orphan Fund Levy

The Alberta Energy Regulator (AER) is targeting issuance of the 2025/26 orphan fund levy on April 1, 2025. Wells, facilities (including oilfield waste management facilities), and pipelines will have their estimated liability included in the calculation of the annual levy. The formula in section 16.530(1) of the Oil and Gas Conservation Rules will be updated before the issuance of the 2025/26 orphan fund levy since it will no longer be calculated using the liability management rating.

Recent updates occurred as part of the ongoing implementation of the Liability Management Framework (see Bulletin 2025-04), including Directive 011: Estimated Liability, which describes how estimated liability will be determined, including the estimation methods and when liability changes. Additionally, appendix 1 of Directive 011 sets out licence types that are eligible for Orphan Well Association orphaning and the licence types included in the calculation of the orphan fund levy. Leading up to the issuance of the 2025/26 levy, licensees can use the daily liability assessments available in the OneStop Liability Assessment Report along with appendix 1 of Directive 011 to review licences that will be included in the orphan fund levy calculation.

Through use of a new Groundwater Protection Missing Information form in OneStop, Directive 011 now enables licensees to submit missing cementing information. As outlined in section 5.1.1.2 of Directive 011, if the groundwater is not protected, a groundwater protection estimated liability cost is added. Once the AER receives the form and reviews the information, if appropriate, the AER will remove this additional estimated liability cost.

Information that could affect estimated liability as identified in Directive 011 must be submitted on or before March 26, 2025, to be considered in the calculation of the 2025/26 orphan fund levy, including groundwater protection, abandonment notifications, or submissions under the Conditional Adjustment of Reclamation Liability Program. Submissions made after this date will not be considered. Once the levy is issued, licensees will be able to view the specific licences and estimated liability used to calculate their 2025/26 orphan fund levy through the OneStop Liability Assessment Report.

If you have any questions, contact our Customer Contact Centre by phone at 1-855-297-8311 or by email at inquiries@aer.ca.

 

AER: Alberta Energy Regulator penalizes CST Canada Coal Ltd. for contraventions

CALGARY, AB – The Alberta Energy Regulator (AER) has issued an administrative penalty to CST Canada Coal Limited (CST Canada Coal) for contravening the Environmental Protection and Enhancement Act (EPEA). A copy of the decision is on the AER’s Compliance Dashboard.

Following an investigation by the AER, it was determined that on or about March 4, 2023, near the Smoky River north of Grande Cache, Alberta, CST Canada Coal contravened section 227(e) of EPEA. The company released a substance from an on-site pond into the Smoky River that exceeded its approved limit set by the AER under EPEA. The AER also concluded that CST Canada Coal failed to immediately report this contravention to the AER, contravening section 227(e) of EPEA. Consequently, CST Canada Coal was assessed a $9,000 administrative penalty payable within 30 days.

The AER also issued a separate administrative penalty to CST Canada Coal in December 2024 for contravening its approval under EPEA. A copy of the decision is on the AER’s Compliance Dashboard.

An administrative penalty is one of many compliance and enforcement tools the AER can use when companies do not comply with the regulatory requirements.  

 

AER: Alberta Energy Regulator penalizes Pembina Pipeline Corp. for Public Lands Act contraventions

CALGARY, AB – The Alberta Energy Regulator (AER) has issued an administrative penalty to Pembina Pipeline Corporation for contravening the Public Lands Act. A copy of the decision is on the AER’s Compliance Dashboard.

Following an investigation by the AER, it was determined that between January 23 and 28, 2023, Pembina contravened section 56 (1) (n) of the Public Lands Act by commencing various activities near Saddle Hills County without completing a wildlife sweep, which was a requirement in its disposition. As a result, Pembina is assessed a $24,000 administrative penalty, payable within 30 days.

An administrative penalty is one of many compliance and enforcement tools the AER can use when companies do not comply with the regulatory requirements.  

 

Southern Alberta Native Seed Collaborative (SANSC) Native Seed Market Needs and Capacity Assessment Survey

Calling all native seed growers, harvesters, users, and policy makers.  Your input is needed to help take the pulse of the current native seed supply in Alberta and identify opportunities to grow Alberta’s domestic native seed industry.

The Southern Alberta Native Seed Collaborative (SANSC – https://grasslandrestorationforum.ca/the-southern-alberta-native-seed-collaborative/) is working to advocate for and facilitate the growth of a sustainable, locally sourced native seed industry to supply the needs of restoration projects in Southern Alberta.  SANSC developed around the issue of a lack of suitable high quality, regionally adapted native seeds to restore existing and planned industrial disturbances and restoration projects in southern Alberta.  Barriers include access to land, funding, and unpredictable markets, as well as a lack of policy, communication, education, and knowledge sharing.

SANSC has engaged Enviro Q&A Services (Chris Powter) and Wild Rose Consulting Inc. (Ann Smreciu) to conduct the survey.  Your contribution to this survey is important, and it should only take 15 to 20 minutes to respond.

What better time than now to identify opportunities to grow our domestic native seed industry!

Please fee free to distribute this survey to others in your organization, especially f they work in different grassland regions or on different land disturbance types.

The survey closes March 28, 2025.

Take the survey now – https://www.surveymonkey.com/r/DGVHPPD

 

CCME: Canadian Ambient Air Quality Standards Handbook

CCME has posted the Canadian Ambient Air Quality Standards Handbook.

Canadian Ambient Air Quality Standards (CAAQS) are health and environment-based air quality objectives for pollutant concentrations in outdoor air. CAAQS are the major drivers for actions to improve air quality across Canada by all jurisdictions under the Air Quality Management System. This document compiles information about CAAQS and answers the most common questions related to their history, purpose, development and implementation.

 The publication can be found here or through CCME’s searchable resource browser.

 

(Source: NY Times) Plans to transform Hanford, which was integral to the nation’s nuclear arsenal after World War II, had just begun inching forward when President Trump started his second term.

In the weeks since President Trump has taken office, he has pushed to unleash oil and gas production and has signed executive orders halting the country’s transition to renewable energy.

But in Washington State, a government-led effort has just started to build what is expected to be the country’s largest solar generating station. The project is finally inching forward, after decades of cleaning up radioactive and chemical waste in fits and starts, at the Hanford Nuclear Reservation, a sweep of desert that was pivotal to the nation’s weapons arsenal from 1943 until it was shut down in 1989. A developer, Hecate, was brought on last year to turn big stretches of the site into solar farms.

Hecate will have access to 10,300 acres that the government has determined sufficiently safe to redevelop. The company has already started site evaluation on 8,000 acres, an area nearly 10 times the size of Central Park in New York and enough space for 3.45 million photovoltaic panels. (Hanford’s site is nearly 400,000 acres.)

If all goes according to plan, the Hecate project, which is expected to be completed in 2030, will be by far the largest site the government has cleaned up and converted from land that had been used for nuclear research, weapons and waste storage. It is expected to generate up to 2,000 megawatts of electricity — enough roughly to supply all the homes in Seattle, San Francisco, and Denver — and store 2,000 more in a large battery installation at a total cost of $4 billion. The photovoltaic panels and batteries will provide twice as much energy as a conventional nuclear power plant. The nation’s current biggest solar plant, the Copper Mountain Solar Facility in Nevada, can generate up to 802 megawatts of energy.

The big unknown still hanging over the plan is whether the Trump administration will thwart efforts that the Biden administration put in place to develop more clean electricity generation.

 

Jennifer M. Granholm, until recently the energy secretary, said she was “hopeful that they will see the benefit of being able to reuse these lands for something that is really beneficial to the nation.”

“These sites were developed to protect our national security,” she said in an interview. “Letting the sites just go fallow is not consistent with protecting, necessarily, our national or energy security.”

Dan Reicher, who served as assistant secretary of energy efficiency and renewable energy in the Clinton administration, also defended the plan. The Energy Department’s agreements with Hecate are not the government’s “spending taxpayer dollars to build energy generation,” he said, but rather its “having made real progress on cleaning up the site, seeking a private developer and now moving ahead.”

While a clean energy project may clash with Mr. Trump’s policies, there’s a reason the administration may allow Hecate’s solar development to move forward: the revenue the government will get for the land lease. Hecate and the Energy Department declined to discuss the land’s market value, but private solar developers in the region said such easements typically paid landowners $300 an acre annually.

Two officials at the Energy Department, who asked not to be named for fear of retaliation, said that neither the president nor the leaders of the administration’s effort to reshape federal agencies had yet to intervene in the solar project, but that the future of the initiative was uncertain. One of the officials said the new energy secretary, Chris Wright, a former oil executive, had not yet reviewed the project as of late February.

Alex Pugh, Hecate’s director of development, said the company was moving ahead despite shifting political winds. “The fundamentals of the project are strong regardless of policy direction,” he said. “The region needs the project. There is a huge demand for electricity here.”

Demand for power in the Pacific Northwest is increasing as more data centers are being built to power artificial intelligence. Businesses in the cities closest to Hanford — Kennewick, Pasco and Richland — and organizations pushing for job creation in the region formed the Tri-City Development Council, which has been encouraging clean energy and other environmentally safe industrial development on the federal reservation.

Hecate identified the large expanse of open ground alongside high-voltage transmission lines at Hanford as a potential site for its plant several years ago, Mr. Pugh said — long before the Energy Department solicited proposals. The potential benefits, he said, were plainly apparent.

“It’s a big plus for the region,” he said. “Future investors, take note: They’ll have the land. They’ll have water. They’ll have tax incentives for development. They’ll have 2,000 megawatts coming online, potentially by the end of the decade. Everything that a developer would want.”

What they also have, however, is risk. The site where Hecate plans to build its photovoltaic panels is near an area where groundwater and soil were decontaminated and alongside an experimental 400-megawatt nuclear reactor complex that was decommissioned in 2001. It’s also about 20 miles south of B Reactor, the world’s first full-scale nuclear reactor, which produced the plutonium for the atomic bomb used on Nagasaki, Japan.

Hecate, which has operated and developed solar stations in 12 states and is 40 percent owned by Repsol, a Spanish oil and gas company, is proceeding with caution at Hanford. “The potential risk at the site is if we find contaminated soil, contaminated water — something nobody knew about,” Mr. Pugh said.

 

Hanford produced two-thirds of America’s plutonium for nuclear weapons that were deployed during World War II and the Cold War. When the site was decommissioned, 54 million gallons of highly radioactive sludge was left behind in underground tanks filled with boiling liquid. The site also encompassed radioactive research and production buildings and huge stretches of poisoned land that was leaching toxic waste toward the Columbia River six miles away.

The Energy Department started an initiative in 1990 to demolish the old laboratories and manufacturing buildings and clear the nuclear reservation of hazards, but the plan became tangled with complications of developing technology to handle especially poisonous wastes and federal budget cuts in 2013 and 2019. Design defects, for instance, halted construction in 2012 of a five-story, 137,000-square-foot chemical treatment plant to reduce the risk of radioactive sludge after $4 billion had already been spent.

At one point, the government considered leaving the leftover waste buried forever in the underground tanks. Just since 2017, the government has spent $20 billion for Hanford’s cleanup, which is not expected to end until late this century.

Initially, business leaders were concerned about the scale of Hecate’s plan. But the Tri-City Development Council, which leases 1,641 acres from the federal government at the Hanford site, has come around, largely because Hecate’s energy can help recruit big projects that need the power to the area. One that has recently arrived is Atlas Agro, which is spending $1 billion on an agricultural fertilizer plant that has lower greenhouse gas emissions and reduces the pollution risk to water.

“We would not have been supportive if we just flooded this whole area with solar,” said Sean V. O’Brien, director of the Energy Forward Alliance, a unit of the development council. “We don’t think that’s the best economic development and job creator. We’re all about the mix here.”

 

Remediation Technology News and Resource

(The following are selected items from the US EPA’s Tech Direct – http://clu-in.org/techdirect/)


Upcoming Live Internet Seminars

ITRC: Vapor Intrusion Mitigation (VIM-1) – Part II – Tuesday, March 11, 2025, 1:00PM-3:00PM EDT (17:00-19:00 GMT). When certain contaminants or hazardous substances are released into the soil or groundwater, they may volatilize into soil gas. Vapor intrusion (VI) occurs when these vapors migrate up into overlying buildings and contaminate indoor air. ITRC has previously released guidance documents focused on VI, including the “Vapor Intrusion Pathway: A Practical Guidance” (VI-1, 2007) and “Petroleum Vapor Intrusion: Fundamentals of Screening, Investigation, and Management” (PVI, 2014). However, ITRC has received multiple requests for additional details and training on mitigation strategies for addressing this exposure pathway. The ITRC Vapor Intrusion Mitigation Team (VIMT) created ten fact sheets, 16 technology information sheets, and 4 checklists with the goal of assisting regulators during review of vapor intrusion mitigation systems, and helping contractors understand the essential elements of planning, design, implementation, and operation, maintenance and monitoring (OM&M) of mitigation systems. The Vapor Intrusion Mitigation training is a series of eight (8) modules, presented over two sessions. For more information and to register, see https://www.itrcweb.org or https://www.clu-in.org/live.

ITRC PFAS Beyond the Basics: PFAS Human Health, Ecological Effects and Regulations Training – Tuesday, March 25, 2025, 1:00PM-3:00PM EDT (17:00-19:00 GMT). This training class builds on the earlier information for introductory PFAS topics presented in the PFAS 101 CLU-IN training. It provides more in-depth information for human health effects, ecological toxicity and ecological risk assessment, PFAS regulations, and AFFF alternatives and replacement. For more information and to register, see https://www.itrcweb.org or https://www.clu-in.org/live.

New Documents and Web Resources

Technology Innovation News Survey Corner. The Technology Innovation News Survey contains market/commercialization information; reports on demonstrations, feasibility studies and research; and other news relevant to the hazardous waste community interested in technology development. Recent issues, complete archives, and subscription information is available at https://clu-in.org/products/tins/. The following resources were included in recent issues:

    • Electrical Resistivity Tomography Monitoring of In Situ Soil Flushing at the Hanford 100-K East Area: 100KE Soil Flushing Monitoring
    • Maximum Contaminant Level Goals (MCLGs) for Three Individual Per- and Polyfluoroalkyl Substances (PFAS) and a Mixture of Four PFAS
    • Degradation of Poly- and Perfluoroalkyl Substances (PFAS) in Water via High Power, Energy-Efficient Electron Beam Accelerator
    • EPA’s PFAS Strategic Roadmap: Three Years of Progress
    • Demonstrating Technologies for Treating Soil and Groundwater Impacted by 1,4-Dioxane


EUGRIS Corner. New Documents on EUGRIS, the platform for European contaminated soil and water information. More than 2 resources, events, projects and news items were added to EUGRIS

 

 

New ESAA Members

ESAA welcomes the following new members.  If you are not a member of ESAA you can join now via: https://esaa.org/join-esaa/

 

Full Members:

Silvacom

201, 4723 52 Ave NW
Edmonton, AB T6B 3R6
Phone: (780) 462-3238

https://www.silvacom.com

Mandy Bilous, Marketing and Communications Lead
mandy.bilous@silvacom.com

Since its establishment in 1983, Silvacom Ltd. has emerged as a leader in providing innovative solutions for natural resource management to both private and public sectors. Our expertise spans across forestry, environment, and remote sensing, using advanced technology to tackle complex challenges efficiently. We are committed to working collaboratively with clients, ensuring that each project is handled with creativity and precision to meet stringent regulatory and sustainability standards.

Upcoming Events

 

ESAA Mixer – March 13th

Join us for the first Mixer of 2025

Tanya from Our Table YEG will guide us as we build take home Charcuterie Boxes for 2
(porkless and Halal are also available)
When; 2:30 pm to 5:30 pm
Where;  The Creative Hive
16819 111 Avenue, NW
Members; $30
Non-Member; $40

Register now

 

Grasslands Restoration Forum Events 
Full details at: https://grasslandrestorationforum.ca/news-events/

GRF Winter Webinar III – March 19, 2025, Noon – 1 pm MDT. 
The Role of Plant Breeding in Native Seedstock: Defining Challenges and Opportunities. Dr. Sean Asselin (AAFC) Swift Current.
 
GRF Winter Webinar IV – April 24th, 2025 Noon – 1pm MDT.  
Choosing Flower Species for Restoration of Beneficial Insect Biodiversity: Community-level Flower Preferences and Flower Visiting Insect Responses to Native vs. Non-native Flowers. Dr. Carol Frost (UofA)
 
GRF Fall Information Session – November 20, 2025
 Save the date!
 
GRF In person Workshop
Brush up on your grassland assessment skills before field season. The Grassland Restoration Forum are offering a one day course, “How to Use the Range Plant Community Guides and Recovery Strategies Manuals for Project and Reclamation Planning in Grasslands” – Thursday March 20th, 2025, 10:00 – 16:30 at the Glenbow Ranch Schoolhouse, Cochrane.
 
 

Bureau Veritas Environmental Sampling Training Program – Calgary
Mar 17, 2025

The 2025 Environmental Sampling Program is a Bureau Veritas introductory course developed for junior to intermediate environmental staff, and anyone interested in a refresher on practices and procedures for representative sample collection.

The program provides training on key stages in the lifecycle of an analytical project from a field perspective. It includes (1) Project Planning, (2) Sample Collection Procedures, (3) Sample Submission, (4) Sample Inspection, (5) Sample Prep and Analysis, (6) Data Reporting and (7) Data Interpretation. The content is delivered by Bureau Veritas, in a classroom type setting followed by a guided tour of Bureau Veritas’ local environmental testing laboratory.

Participants will receive training on:

  • Regulatory requirements and industry best practices for the development of analytical project plans, as well as sample collection techniques
  • How to collect representative environmental samples
  • Impact of sampling technique to data quality
  • How to properly collect soil and water matrix samples, including F1/BTEX in soils, VOCs in water, metals in water (dissolved phase) and F2-F4 hydrocarbons in soil
  • How to properly fill out a Chain of Custody
  • How to properly pack a cooler and submit samples to the laboratory

Why should you attend this program?

  • To build a strong foundation of skills; the content addresses the “how” but also, very importantly”, the “why”
  • To absorb condensed material, delivered in a format that makes it easy to remember
  • To learn from qualified and experienced instructors in the field of site assessment and remediation
  • This is one of the only training programs tailored specifically for environmental field staff
  •  

Website Link To Register: https://www.eventbrite.com/e/2025-environmental-sampling-training-program-calgary-tickets-1247321033789?aff=odcleoeventsincollection&keep_tld=1

 
 

Bureau Veritas Environmental Sampling Training Program – Calgary
Mar 18, 2025

 

The 2025 Environmental Sampling Program is a Bureau Veritas introductory course developed for junior to intermediate environmental staff, and anyone interested in a refresher on practices and procedures for representative sample collection.

The program provides training on key stages in the lifecycle of an analytical project from a field perspective. It includes (1) Project Planning, (2) Sample Collection Procedures, (3) Sample Submission, (4) Sample Inspection, (5) Sample Prep and Analysis, (6) Data Reporting and (7) Data Interpretation. The content is delivered by Bureau Veritas, in a classroom type setting followed by a guided tour of Bureau Veritas’ local environmental testing laboratory.

Participants will receive training on:

  • Regulatory requirements and industry best practices for the development of analytical project plans, as well as sample collection techniques
  • How to collect representative environmental samples
  • Impact of sampling technique to data quality
  • How to properly collect soil and water matrix samples, including F1/BTEX in soils, VOCs in water, metals in water (dissolved phase) and F2-F4 hydrocarbons in soil
  • How to properly fill out a Chain of Custody
  • How to properly pack a cooler and submit samples to the laboratory

Why should you attend this program?

  • To build a strong foundation of skills; the content addresses the “how” but also, very importantly”, the “why”
  • To absorb condensed material, delivered in a format that makes it easy to remember
  • To learn from qualified and experienced instructors in the field of site assessment and remediation
  • This is one of the only training programs tailored specifically for environmental field staff

 


Website Link To Register:https://www.eventbrite.com/e/2025-environmental-sampling-training-program-calgary-tickets-1247217554279?aff=odcleoeventsincollection&keep_tld=1

 

Bureau Veritas Environmental Sampling Training Program – Grande Prairie
Apr 10, 2025

The 2025 Environmental Sampling Program is a Bureau Veritas introductory course developed for junior to intermediate environmental staff, and anyone interested in a refresher on practices and procedures for representative sample collection.

The program provides training on key stages in the lifecycle of an analytical project from a field perspective. It includes (1) Project Planning, (2) Sample Collection Procedures, (3) Sample Submission, (4) Sample Inspection, (5) Sample Prep and Analysis, (6) Data Reporting and (7) Data Interpretation. The content is delivered by Bureau Veritas, in a classroom type setting.

Participants will receive training on:

  • Regulatory requirements and industry best practices for the development of analytical project plans, as well as sample collection techniques
  • How to collect representative environmental samples
  • Impact of sampling technique to data quality
  • How to properly collect soil and water matrix samples, including F1/BTEX in soils, VOCs in water, metals in water (dissolved phase) and F2-F4 hydrocarbons in soil
  • How to properly fill out a Chain of Custody
  • How to properly pack a cooler and submit samples to the laboratory

Why should you attend this program?

  • To build a strong foundation of skills; the content addresses the “how” but also, very importantly”, the “why”
  • To absorb condensed material, delivered in a format that makes it easy to remember
  • To learn from qualified and experienced instructors in the field of site assessment and remediation
  • This is one of the only training programs tailored specifically for environmental field staff



Website Link To Register: https://www.eventbrite.com/e/2025-environmental-sampling-training-program-grande-prairie-tickets-1247586568009?aff=odcleoeventsincollection&keep_tld=1

 

Bureau Veritas Environmental Sampling Training Program – Fort McMurray
Apr 15, 2025

The 2025 Environmental Sampling Program is a Bureau Veritas introductory course developed for junior to intermediate environmental staff, and anyone interested in a refresher on practices and procedures for representative sample collection.

The program provides training on key stages in the lifecycle of an analytical project from a field perspective. It includes (1) Project Planning, (2) Sample Collection Procedures, (3) Sample Submission, (4) Sample Inspection, (5) Sample Prep and Analysis, (6) Data Reporting and (7) Data Interpretation. The content is delivered by Bureau Veritas, in a classroom type setting followed by a guided tour of Bureau Veritas’ local environmental testing laboratory.

Participants will receive training on:

  • Regulatory requirements and industry best practices for the development of analytical project plans, as well as sample collection techniques
  • How to collect representative environmental samples
  • Impact of sampling technique to data quality
  • How to properly collect soil and water matrix samples, including F1/BTEX in soils, VOCs in water, metals in water (dissolved phase) and F2-F4 hydrocarbons in soil
  • How to properly fill out a Chain of Custody
  • How to properly pack a cooler and submit samples to the laboratory

Why should you attend this program?

  • To build a strong foundation of skills; the content addresses the “how” but also, very importantly”, the “why”
  • To absorb condensed material, delivered in a format that makes it easy to remember
  • To learn from qualified and experienced instructors in the field of site assessment and remediation
  • This is one of the only training programs tailored specifically for environmental field staff



Website Link To Register: https://www.eventbrite.com/e/2025-environmental-sampling-training-program-fort-mcmurray-tickets-1247336790919?aff=odcleoeventsincollection&keep_tld=1

 

Alberta Wetlands: From Classification to Policy
May 06, 2025 – May 07, 2025

Aquality is pleased to announce that registration for our spring offering of the course, “Alberta Wetlands: From Classification to Policy” is now open!
 
The course material includes wetland classification, ecosystem roles and functions of wetlands, wetland hydrology, and an examination of characteristics of peatlands and mineral wetlands. Federal, provincial, and municipal policies, regulations, and legislations affecting wetlands in Alberta, particularly the Alberta Wetland Policy (2013), will be discussed. Wetland assessments including both desktop delineations and field assessments, ABWRET assessments, and economic valuation of wetlands will be examined. Wetland avoidance, mitigation, compensation/replacement guidelines, and WAIR/WAIF applications will also be addressed.
 
This 2-day course will be taking place online via Zoom on May 6-7, 2025. The course will run from 9:00 am – 4:00 pm both days.
 
This comprehensive course is designed to help consultants, industry professionals, resource managers, planners, not-for-profit organizations, municipalities, and government regulators understand the theoretical component used in wetland assessments. If you or any of your colleagues are interested in registering, you can visit our website at http://www.wetlandpolicy.ca/alberta-wetlands-from-classification-to-policy to obtain further information.


Website Link To Register: http://www.wetlandpolicy.ca/alberta-wetlands-from-classification-to-policy

 

Bureau Veritas Environmental Sampling Training Program – Edmonton
Mar 25, 2025

The 2025 Environmental Sampling Program is a Bureau Veritas introductory course developed for junior to intermediate environmental staff, and anyone interested in a refresher on practices and procedures for representative sample collection.

The program provides training on key stages in the lifecycle of an analytical project from a field perspective. It includes (1) Project Planning, (2) Sample Collection Procedures, (3) Sample Submission, (4) Sample Inspection, (5) Sample Prep and Analysis, (6) Data Reporting and (7) Data Interpretation. The content is delivered by Bureau Veritas, in a classroom type setting followed by a guided tour of Bureau Veritas’ local environmental testing laboratory.

Participants will receive training on:

  • Regulatory requirements and industry best practices for the development of analytical project plans, as well as sample collection techniques
  • How to collect representative environmental samples
  • Impact of sampling technique to data quality
  • How to properly collect soil and water matrix samples, including F1/BTEX in soils, VOCs in water, metals in water (dissolved phase) and F2-F4 hydrocarbons in soil
  • How to properly fill out a Chain of Custody
  • How to properly pack a cooler and submit samples to the laboratory

Why should you attend this program?

  • To build a strong foundation of skills; the content addresses the “how” but also, very importantly”, the “why”
  • To absorb condensed material, delivered in a format that makes it easy to remember
  • To learn from qualified and experienced instructors in the field of site assessment and remediation
  • This is one of the only training programs tailored specifically for environmental field staff

 

Website Link To Register: https://www.eventbrite.com/e/2025-environmental-sampling-training-program-edmonton-tickets-1247343370599?aff=odcleoeventsincollection&keep_tld=1

 

Bureau Veritas Environmental Sampling Training Program – Edmonton
Mar 26, 2025


The 2025 Environmental Sampling Program is a Bureau Veritas introductory course developed for junior to intermediate environmental staff, and anyone interested in a refresher on practices and procedures for representative sample collection.

The program provides training on key stages in the lifecycle of an analytical project from a field perspective. It includes (1) Project Planning, (2) Sample Collection Procedures, (3) Sample Submission, (4) Sample Inspection, (5) Sample Prep and Analysis, (6) Data Reporting and (7) Data Interpretation. The content is delivered by Bureau Veritas, in a classroom type setting followed by a guided tour of Bureau Veritas’ local environmental testing laboratory.

Participants will receive training on:

  • Regulatory requirements and industry best practices for the development of analytical project plans, as well as sample collection techniques
  • How to collect representative environmental samples
  • Impact of sampling technique to data quality
  • How to properly collect soil and water matrix samples, including F1/BTEX in soils, VOCs in water, metals in water (dissolved phase) and F2-F4 hydrocarbons in soil
  • How to properly fill out a Chain of Custody
  • How to properly pack a cooler and submit samples to the laboratory

Why should you attend this program?

  • To build a strong foundation of skills; the content addresses the “how” but also, very importantly”, the “why”
  • To absorb condensed material, delivered in a format that makes it easy to remember
  • To learn from qualified and experienced instructors in the field of site assessment and remediation
  • This is one of the only training programs tailored specifically for environmental field staff



Website Link To Register: https://www.eventbrite.com/e/2025-environmental-sampling-training-program-edmonton-tickets-1247345506989?aff=odcleoeventsincollection&keep_tld=1

 
 
 

ESAA Job Board

Check out the new improved ESAA Job Board.  Members can post ads for free.

 
Current Listings:
  • Senior Biologist – Worley Consulting
  • ERP System Administrator – Trace Associates Inc.
  • Project Manager – Nelson Environmental Remediation
  • Sales Scientist – Edmonton AB – CARO Analytical Services
  • Junior Environmental Scientist – Trace Associates Inc.
  • Senior Technical Specialist – Summit
  • Senior Accountant – Trace Associates Inc.
  • Project Manager – Summit

 

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