The BC Contaminated Sites Regulation (CSR) under the Environmental Management Act (EMA), specifies the requirements for site remediation in the province. The BC CSR allows substances to be remediated to numerical standards and risk-based standards. The numerical standards are used as remediation standards, where contamination has been cleaned up by removal (for example, treatment or excavation) and a negative Determination can be acquired if site investigation reports show absence of substances exceeding applicable numerical standards. Environmental risk assessments are undertaken when it is economically not feasible to safely remediate toxic pollutants to numerical standards or where there is potential for contaminants to cause harm to human health and the environment. These reports have human and ecological health components and propose risk management measures to mitigate potential unacceptable risks to humans and the environment.
Under the BC CSR, environmental risk assessments can be used to support applications to obtain legal instruments such as an Approval in Principle (AiP), Certificate of Compliance (CofC), and Contaminated Soil Relocation Agreement (CSRA).
Whether you own or are considering a property acquisition, or you represent a financial institution or legal firm, we can assist by providing sound technical assessment and recommendations based on fact to allow clients to obtain financing from lenders, meet terms of land transactions and lease agreements between relevant parties, obtain local government approvals (such as Development Permit Release, Occupancy Permit), and demonstrate compliance to satisfy provincial and federal environmental regulations to obtain legal instruments.
Our core services focus on regulatory compliance and/or site closure to allow development to proceed. These services include:
- CSR Site Disclosure Statement
- Negative Determination – Site is Not Contaminated
- Remediation Plans, Implementation, Management and Oversight
- Development Permit Release Notice
- Independent Remediation
- Confirmation of Remediation
- Contaminated Soil Relocation Agreement (CSRA)
- Technical Documents Submission to Ministry of Environment (BC Env.)
- Legal Notifications
- Site Risk Classification
- Summary of Site Condition
- Approval in Principle (AiP)
- Certificate of Compliance (CofC)
- Litigation Support
