Discussion Papers and Reports
This section consists of reports relating to Contaminated Sites issues.
- Canadian Council of Ministers of the Environment 14th liability principle Prepared by the Canadian Council of Ministers of the Environment (CCME), 2006 (PDF/108KB)
- Environmental Liability Transfer in British Columbia Prepared by J. Michael Sowiniski Jr., Opper & Varco LLP, March 31, 2008 (PDF/577 KB)
- Technical Guidance for Contaminated Sites: Groundwater Investigation in Site Assessment [2nd Edition] (PDF/745 KB) UPDATED JUNE 17, 2010
- Guidance on Assessment of Light Non-aqueous Phase Liquid Mobility for Site Classification Purposes in British Columbia (PDF/656 KB)
- Workshop to Support the Development of Guidance on the Assessment of Contaminated Sediments in British Columbia
(PDF/791 KB)
- A Review of the Toxicological Literature for Salt – 2002 to 2007, September 2007 (PDF/326 KB)
- Updated Ecotox Database and Revised Ecological Direct Contact Soil Standard for Soluble Barium, August 13, 2007 (PDF/237 KB)
- Estimation of a Generic Adsorption Coefficient Kd for Barium, July 3, 2007 (PDF/120 KB )
- Off-site Migration of Contamination in British Columbia: Review and Recommendations, Prepared by Braul Environmental Law and Franz Environmental Inc., June 16, 2006 (PDF/611 KB )
- Institutional Controls in British Columbia: A Review of Current Practices and an Evaluation of Program Amendment Options, Prepared by DPRA Canada, March 31, 2006 (PDF/558 KB )
- Liability Protection for Approved Professionals in British Columbia, Written by Birchall Northey on October 25, 2005 (PDF/776 KB)
- Minister's Advisory Panel on Contaminated Sites, 2003
- Security Policy Guidance for Contaminated Sites: Findings, Grant Thornton, May 2003 (PDF/906 KB)
- Security Policy Guidance for Contaminated Sites: Decision Matrix, Grant Thornton, May 2003 (PDF/603 KB)
- Response to Comments Provided by Federal and Provincial Staff on Sediment Quality Criteria Documents, Prepared by MacDonald Environmental Sciences Ltd., November, 2003 (PDF/402 KB)
- Response to Comments on the Draft British Columbia Director's Criteria for Contaminated Sites. Prepared by MacDonald Environmental Sciences Ltd., November, 2003 (PDF/649 KB )
- External Review of Mine Reclamation and Environmental Protection Under the Mines Act and Waste Management Act, Written by Patricia Houlihan & Jim Titerle on January 31, 2001 (PDF/3.31 MB)
- Report on Contaminated Sites Program. Written by David J. Fairbotham on October 6, 2000
- Report of the Contaminated Sites Implementation Committee. Written by Jim Titerle and Patricia Houlihan on July 19, 2000 (PDF/1.72 MB)
- Submission on the Contaminated Sites Legislation. Written by the BC Business Council in April, 1999 (PDF/263 KB)
- External Review of Remediation Liability Provisions: The Waste Management Amendment Act, 1993. Written by Chris Tollefson on July 31, 1996
- Local Government Liability issues presented by the Waste Management Amendment Act, 1993, (Bill 26) and the Contaminated Sites Regulation, second draft, August 30, 1994. Written by Michael C. Woodward, Patricia Houlihan, and Reece Harding on May 25, 1995. (PDF/792 KB)
- Soil Management Task Force Report, March 1992. Written by the Soil Management Task Force on March 3, 1992 (PDF/1 MB)
- New Directions for Regulation Contaminated Sites: A Discussion Paper. Written by Waldemar Braul on January 1991. (PDF/2.07 MB)
- Contaminated Sites Management in the Province of British Columbia: A Review of Provinical Roles and Responsibilities. Written by Lynne B. Huestis, Dr. Frank Henning, and Dr. Dennis Konasewich in February of 1990. (PDF/4.94 MB)
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