At the May 21, 2026 ASB Provincial Committee meeting, Alberta Agriculture's Joshua Melzer outlined new regulations for managing weeds and pests on AER-regulated oil and gas sites. Effective May 1, 2026, the Oil and Gas Conservation Regulation incorporates RCAM orders, enforcing compliance post-municipal interventions. This strategic collaboration aims to enhance enforcement and address longstanding issues.
Weeds on Abandoned Wellsites Working Group – scope expanded to include “bad actors”
December 10, 2021 meeting, Resolution 1-21, After the first meeting on September 20, 2021, it became clear that the issues extended beyond wellsites that were abandoned and moving into the Orphan Well program, to those with active licensees that were non compliant. It was decided that the Farmers Advocate should also be added to the …
Weeds on Abandoned Well Sites Working Group
Resolution 1-21 In May 2021 the ASBPC met with a delegation from the Primary Agriculture Division that included ADM John Conrad. The Committee discussed as many of the resolutions that they could in the time that was allotted, giving priority attention to those where there was some activity. From that discussion ADM learned the extent …
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