Millennium EMS Solutions
September 2019
18-RRRC-04
Executive Summary
The objective of this project is to develop a scientifically-defensible protocol for closure of salt-affected sites in native prairie settings where there are no current, and no likely future adverse effects from the salts.
Given the concerns noted above with applying generic guidelines to salt sites, there is a need for an alternative method of managing these sites. The alternative method should be efficient (cost, timely) and science-based. A method meeting these objectives will enable timely, economic regulatory closure and will significantly reduce the net negative environmental benefit that can occur when unnecessary intrusive remediation occurs. This would be beneficial to landowners, regulators, the public and industry. Petroleum Technology Alliance Canada has initiated a project to look for a solution to these issues. The current document provides a proposed solution.