Guidance Documents

Alberta Health Releases Public Health Guidelines for Water Reuse and Stormwater Use

Posted on Feb 22, 2021 in Guidance Documents , Design, Climate change adaptation, Reuse

HOT OFF THE PRESS: The long-awaited Public Health Guidelines for Water Reuse and Stormwater Use have been issued by Alberta Health.

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CSA W210 Prioritization of Flood Risk in Existing Communities is open for public review until April 10/21

Posted on Feb 22, 2021 in Guidance Documents , Climate change adaptation, Flooding, Existing Communities

The CSA Group has released standard W210 Prioritization of Flood Risk in Existing Communities for public review.

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EPCOR Releases Citizen Survey Results on Flood Mitigation Priorities

Posted on Oct 28, 2018 in Modelling and Calculators, Guidance Documents , Flooding

EPCOR has released the results of its public survey on citizen priorities for protecting against floods and proposes to review a mix of grey and green solutions.

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City of Calgary Releases Source Water Protection Plan

Posted on Oct 28, 2018 in Guidance Documents , Water Quality

The City of Calgary has released its Source Water Protection Plan. The two main risks identified in the plan are stormwater and wildfire.

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Nose Creek Watershed Water Management Plan completes round of engagement on final draft

Posted on May 22, 2018 in Guidance Documents , Volume Targets, Stream Stability, Water Quality, Riparian Setbacks

Nose Creek was the first watershed in Alberta to implement a runoff volume control target. The updated plan calls for the target to be held at the 2013 level pending additional modelling and monitoring work and introduction of provincial reuse policy, guidelines, and performance criteria. In addition, the plan calls for a redevelopment runoff volume control target and related water quality objectives to be established, and to improve certainty and timeliness of approvals incorporating LID. The plan also addresses riparian setbacks and water quality. Comments are being accepted until June 15, 2018.

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CSA Erosion and Sediment Control Inspection and Monitoring Standard Now Open for Review

Posted on May 22, 2018 in Guidance Documents , Inspection, Monitoring, Erosion and Sediment Control

This Standard specifies minimum requirements for the inspection of ESC measures throughout the duration of a construction project, as well as requirements and recommendations for monitoring certain water quality parameters. Review is open until July 2, 2018.

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National bioretention design and construction standards are open for public review

Posted on Apr 09, 2018 in Guidance Documents , Design, Construction, Bioretention, Climate change adaptation

The National Research Council of Canada, under its Climate Resilient Buildings and Core Public Infrastructure Program, is supporting the development of standards that integrate and enhance climate change adaptation. The Green Infrastructure Technical Committee has produced its first standards, now open for public review, on the Design and Construction of Bioretention Systems.

Public comments are open until April 23, 2018 for the construction standard; and May 27 for the design standard.

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