The Alberta Sustainable Resource Development Management Area dataset is comprised of all the polygons that represent the management areas established for the former Department of Alberta Sustainable Resource Development (ASRD) to provide services and management of the province's sustainable resources. Environment and Sustainable Resource Development Operations Regions have been approved and are effective May 29, 2013.

The Alberta Sustainable Resource Development Land Use Operations Office dataset is comprised of all the polygons that represent the former Alberta Sustainable Resource Development Land Use Operations Offices in Alberta. Land Use Operation Office is an administrative area designated by the former Alberta Sustainable Resource Development in which non-agricultural land uses related to public land are managed by specific Land Use Operations Branch office. The boundary is used to ensure referrals are sent to the correct offices.

In 2002 the Alberta Geological Survey initiated a project to scan and digitize water well geophysical logs from Alberta Environment and Sustainable Resource Development (ESRD) water well data holdings. Casual and summer student staff scanned hard copy logs systematically by NTS mapsheet starting with the Cold Lake area. Scanned logs were digitized into Log ASCII Standard version 2 by Divestco Ltd. This data release consists of 8,763 LAS files, comprised mostly of resistivity logs, and a tab delimited index file. About 1% of the LAS files also contain a natural gamma log. The API number (APIN) in the log header refers to Alberta Environment's water well identifier number used at the time the logs were digitized. There are 205 records where the API number starts with 900. We were unable to confidently match the log file surface location to an AENV location for these records. The approximate aerial coverage is from latitude 49 degrees to 56 degrees N and from longitude 110 degrees to 120 degrees W. This work concluded in March, 2007.

Annual report for the Ministry of Sustainable Resource Development for the Province of Alberta

The Alberta Sustainable Resource Development Land Use Operations Office dataset is comprised of all the polygons that represent the former Alberta Sustainable Resource Development Land Use Operations Offices in Alberta. Land Use Operation Office is an administrative area designated by the former Alberta Sustainable Resource Development in which non-agricultural land uses related to public land are managed by specific Land Use Operations Branch office. The boundary is used to ensure referrals are sent to the correct offices.

The GoA is committed to a vision of a vibrant and prosperous province where Albertans enjoy a superior quality of life and are confidence about the future for themselves and their children. Safe and adequate supplies of water, clean air and land, together with healthy, dynamic communities are the foundations of a high quality of life. All Albertans share responsibility for stewardship of the environment and the responsible use of our natural resources. As part of its mandate, Alberta Environment and Sustainable Resource Development is responsible for working with Albertans to ensure that environmental quality is maintained and that natural resources are used responsibly.

Alberta’s environmental legislation sets out requirements for the protection and wise use of the environment. If these rules are not followed, Alberta Environment and Sustainable Resource Development has a range of enforcement options, one of which is prosecution. When a prosecution results in a guilty plea or a finding of guilt by a trial judge, the court can decide to impose a creative sentencing order as part of the sentence. In 2013, eight new creative sentencing orders were issued by Alberta provincial court judges. Once an order has been imposed by the court, the environmental investigations liaison with Alberta Environment and Sustainable Resource Development monitors the completion of the project as laid out in the court document. The court can place conditions and require offenders to comply with the terms of creative sentence orders for up to three years.

As part of the Government of Alberta’s commitment to be open and accountable to the public, all ministries are required to prepare and make public three-year ministry business plans. The ministry business plan encompasses the department and all consolidated entities, and aligns with the strategic direction of the Government of Alberta. Each business plan includes a description of the ministry, desired outcomes, priority initiatives, and performance measures and indicators. Current and forecast budgeting information for the planning period is also included.

Activities specified in the Activities Designation Regulation under the Environmental Protection and Enhancement Act require an approval from Alberta Environment and Sustainable Resource Development prior to their construction or operation. The Act outlines the application procedure necessary to apply for an approval with further detail provided in the Approvals and Registrations Procedure Regulation. The Regulation outlines the information and content that is required in an application in order to inform the decision whether to grant an approval.

This report summarizes the work of an Alberta Chronic Wasting Disease Management Program Review Panel. The Panel was convened in Fall 2007 to review Alberta's past and current CWD surveillance and response strategies and efforts for wild deer and to provide recommendations to improve ongoing provincial wild deer CWD management. Based on whirtten and verbal information shared by the Fish and Wildlife Division of Alberta SRD, the Panel considered the province's CWD surveillance efforts since surveillance was initiated and then expanded when CWD was documented in wild deer in Saskatchewan in 2001 and in two Albertan cervid farms in 2002, as well as provincial CWD control efforts that began in response to the first identification of CWD in a wild Alberta deer in 2005.

Ministerial order regarding provincial parks fees.

In response to 2013 flood events in southern Alberta, Environment and Sustainable Resource Development implemented enhanced water quality monitoring programs for both ambient (raw) water in rivers, streams and reservoirs, and treated drinking water. This report presents the detailed results of the ambient water quality monitoring conducted during the week of July 2 to 5, 2013.

Ministers' and associate ministers' office expenses are disclosed to the public on a monthly basis, posted by the end of the following month. Expenses reported are those of the ministers and associate ministers, their executive assistants and their administrative support staff, and are reported in the following categories: meals, accommodation and travel; hospitality and working sessions; and goods, supplies and services.

Ministers' and associate ministers' office expenses are disclosed to the public on a monthly basis, posted by the end of the following month. Expenses reported are those of the ministers and associate ministers, their executive assistants and their administrative support staff, and are reported in the following categories: meals, accommodation and travel; hospitality and working sessions; and goods, supplies and services.

This trails plan for West Bragg Creek is sponsored jointly by the GBCTA and TPR through their partnership agreement. Planning funds included a grant to GBCTA from the Shell/Husky Moose Mountain Environmental Enhancement Fund as well as matching funds and contributions in-kind from TPR, Kananaskis Country. This plan to upgrade and enhance trail opportunities in West Bragg Creek is intended to improve existing recreation while reducing impacts on the Elbow River watershed and area wildlife, as well as conflicts with other land uses. A series of objectives and principles guided plan preparation by a Plan Advisory Committee consisting of trail users, land managers, conservation groups, key stakeholders and a planning consultant. They gathered background information, determined user needs, assessed potential trail opportunities and constraints, and have made a series of recommendations. The plan was revised following review and comment by stakeholders and the public between November 2009 and May 2010. Approval for recommendations will come from Alberta Sustainable Resource Development (SRD), TPR and the GBCTA.