Remediation Certificates for Petroleum Storage Tank Sites

Program Overview

Remediation certificates provide an incentive to clean up spills by providing closure of regulatory liability against changing remediation standards. Remediation certificates recognize remediation projects that have achieved Alberta Environment’s environmental protection objectives. To be eligible for a remediation certificate, applicants must demonstrate remediation success and complete the Remediation Certificate Application Form as described in the Guide to Remediation Certificates for Petroleum Storage Tank Sites. 

Currently, only remediated areas of petroleum storage tank sites are eligible for certification. Future stages of the program will include other types of remediated sites.

Remediation Certificates

Participation in the remediation certificate program is voluntary. Site owners or developers that would like to receive a remediation certificate must submit a completed Remediation Certificate Application Form and an application fee of $1000. The form must be signed by the applicant and by a member of a Professional Regulatory Organization.

Applicants that meet the program requirements and apply with the required information and fee will receive a certificate acknowledging that the remediated area has met Alberta’s remediation guidelines. A remediation certificate provides assurance that additional remediation is not required if guidelines are amended or updated.

Environmental Assurance

The remediation certificate and supporting documentation are publically available so that interested parties can determine if a certificate has been issued for an area and review the application materials.

Alberta Environment audits approximately 10 per cent of certified areas. Alberta Environment can refuse to issue a remediation certificate for a site if the information requirements are not met or the remediated area does not meet Alberta‘s remediation guidelines. A remediation certificate can be cancelled if the remediated area fails an audit or there is a substantiated complaint.