Reclaiming Tomorrow Today 

Alberta has a significant number of suspended and abandoned well sites which represent ongoing environmental and fiscal liabilities.  To minimize these liabilities abandonment and reclamation of well sites and related infrastructure needs to occur in a timely fashion.  Unless we promote timelier reclamation at the end of a well site’s life, our ability to manage cumulative effects on biodiversity and landscape integrity will continue to suffer.  

Jason Unger, Staff Counsel at the ELC, will discuss issues around well site reclamation and abandonment and the Centre’s recommendations for regulatory reform. He will also provide an overview of other jurisdictions that have dealt with these issues and invites a discussion around barriers to timely reclamation at the end of the session.

See the ELC report Reclaiming Tomorrow Today:  Regulatory Timing for abandonment and reclamation of well sites in Alberta.

This is a free online event thanks to support from the Alberta Law Foundation, but donations are greatly appreciated.