Adam Dunn on the reasons for rejections from the SRP

Alberta launched the site rehabilitation program to distribute the money it received from the federal government as part of Ottawa's $1.7-billion program to clean up oil and gas wells in Western Canada, which was announced in April.

The program has been plagued with delays as the government was overwhelmed by the response of industry. It has struggled to process more than 35,000 applications.

Some complaints by the remediation industry are similar to those by oilfield companies, including the confusing application process, poor communication by the government and long wait times.

On average, those in the remediation sector say only 2.7 per cent of their applications were approved, according to a survey released on Thursday by the Environmental Services Association of Alberta.


Learn more:
https://www.clra.ca/blog/2020/7/21/alberta-chapter-july-update-alberta-site-rehabilitation-program-asrp
https://www.cbc.ca/news/business/alberta-site-rehabilitation-program-delays-1.5662233

Adam Dunn at adam.dunn@earthmaster.ca or 403-201-5111 (ext. 226)