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The Alberta Government has now published the final Lower
Athabasca regional plan.
The plan would protect from development 2 million hectares of
land in Northeastern Alberta, out of a total of approximately
93,212 square kilometers in the region.
We
previously reported on the draft Lower Athabasca regional plan
published by the government in 2011. The final plan is based
on that plan and followed extensive consultation with
stakeholders.
22% of the land within the Lower Athabasca region will now be
protected, up from the 6% currently protected in the region.
Conventional oil and gas development on existing tenures will be
allowed in the protected areas, but no new tenures will be granted
in those areas.
The government has also committed to developing enforceable
limites on air, surface water and groundwater contamination.
Oil sands development will not be permitted in the protected
areas. This will result in the cancellation of 19 leases that
have already been granted for oil sands development. It is
estimated that producers paid the government a total of $29 million
for the leases to be cancelled; the amount of compensation which
will have to be paid by the government is as yet undetermined.
The plan will come into effect on Septermber 1.
For further information on the Lower Athabasca regional plan,
see here.
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