| #Q001 | administrative | unknown | mandatory | Remediation Certificate Confirmatory Data Compliance | other | When applying for a remediation certificate, confirmatory analytical data must comply with the edition of the Alberta Tier 1 or Tier 2 guidelines that is in effect at the time of the application. | When applying for a remediation certificate | high |
| #Q002 | administrative | unknown | mandatory | Post-June 2024 Remediation Applications | other | Remediation certificate applications submitted after June 27, 2024, without this approval must be compliant with the 2024 edition of the Alberta Tier 1 and Tier 2 guidelines. | Applications submitted after June 27, 2024, without written regulator approval to use 2022 guideline versions | high |
| #Q003 | administrative | unknown | mandatory | Reclamation Certificate Data Report Dates (2001 Guidelines) | other | For applications using the Alberta Soil and Water Quality Guidelines for Hydrocarbons at Upstream Oil and Gas Facilities (2001) the laboratory analytical data report(s) from a Phase 2 environmental site assessment or confirmatory sampling event must be dated on or before December 1, 2007. | For applications using the 2001 Alberta Soil and Water Quality Guidelines for Hydrocarbons at Upstream Oil and Gas Facilities | high |
| #Q004 | monitoring | unknown | mandatory | Analytical Methods Compliance | other | Soil and water samples analyzed on or after March 2017 must meet these requirements. | Soil and water samples analyzed on or after March 2017 | high |
| #Q005 | monitoring | unknown | mandatory | Analysis Method for Soil Boron, Salinity, and Soluble Ions | other | soil boron, salinity and soluble ions. These must be analyzed in saturated paste extracts, as per Tier 1 guidelines. | When analyzing for soil boron, salinity, and soluble ions | high |
| #Q006 | monitoring | unknown | mandatory | Analysis Method for Barite-Barium | other | barite-barium. This must be analyzed by fusion-XRF or fusion-ICP. | When analyzing for barite-barium | high |
| #Q007 | monitoring | unknown | mandatory | Analysis Method for Monoethanolamine and Diethanolamine | other | monoethanolamine and diethanolamine. These must be analyzed by ion reflux extraction. | When analyzing for monoethanolamine and diethanolamine | high |
| #Q008 | administrative | unknown | guidance | Petroleum Hydrocarbon Elimination (Green Area) | other | Under these guidelines, petroleum hydrocarbon fractions 1 to 4 for ecological direct contact pathway may be eliminated at depths greater than 1.5 metres in fine-textured soil. This option exists only in Green Area sites that are: remote from potential human disturbance, being reclaimed to forested land use | Depths greater than 1.5 metres in fine-textured soil; restricted to Green Area sites remote from potential human disturbance and being reclaimed to forested land use. | high |
| #Q009 | operational | operational | mandatory | Subsoil Salinity Tool (SST) Training Requirement | other | All users of the SST wishing to develop Tier 2 guidelines for a reclamation or remediation certificate application must successfully complete a training course. | When using the SST to develop Tier 2 guidelines for a reclamation or remediation certificate application | high |
| #Q010 | corrective_action | treatment | mandatory | Root Zone Salinity Remediation | other | Soil within the root zone must be remediated to meet different salinity guidelines. These are found in the Alberta Tier 1 soil and Groundwater Remediation Guidelines. | Soil within the root zone | high |
| #Q011 | administrative | reporting | guidance | Reclamation Certificate Previous Edition Eligibility | other | Applications for reclamation certificates will be accepted that are compliant with guidelines from previous editions, provided the laboratory analytical data report(s) from a Phase 2 environmental site assessment or confirmatory sampling event is dated before the implementation date of the edition that replaced it. | Laboratory analytical data report(s) from a Phase 2 environmental site assessment or confirmatory sampling event must be dated before the implementation date of the edition that replaced it | high |
| #Q012 | administrative | unknown | mandatory | Regulator Approval for 2022 Guideline Use | other | The regulator may accept the use of the 2022 versions of the Alberta Tier 1 and Tier 2 guidelines in remediation certificate applications, provided that an approval has been granted in writing from the applicable regulator prior to October 1, 2024. | Approval must be granted in writing from the applicable regulator prior to October 1, 2024 | high |
| #Q013 | administrative | reporting | guidance | Previous SST Version Eligibility | other | Remediation projects completed with previous versions of the SST may be eligible for reclamation and remediation certification. | Projects completed with previous versions of the Subsoil Salinity Tool (SST) | high |