Proposed Application Requirements: Scott Pit Project
The Natural Resources Conservation Board (NRCB) has published notice of Proposed Application Requirements for the Scott Pit sand and gravel project in the Calgary Herald, Calgary Sun, Alberta Native News, and Rocky View Weekly, and has posted the proposed requirements on the NRCB website. Members of the public and the project proponent are invited to submit comments to the NRCB on these proposed requirements by March 31, 2025.
Public interest review
The Scott Pit Project is a proposed sand and gravel extraction operation to be located in Rocky View County and the City of Calgary. The proponent is Heidelberg Materials Canada Limited. On November 27, 2024, the Government of Alberta referred the Scott Pit Project through Order in Council to the NRCB for a quasi-judicial review under the Natural Resources Conservation Board Act. The NRCB review will determine whether the proposed project is in the public interest of Albertans considering the project’s potential social, economic, and environmental effects.
Proposed Application Requirements
Alberta Environment and Protected Areas has determined that an environmental impact assessment is not required for the project under the Environmental Protection and Enhancement Act. As a result, the NRCB has developed Proposed Application
Requirements for the project to instruct the proponent on the environmental, social, and economic assessments that must be presented in their final application. The proposed requirements include all information that is considered relevant to provincial approvals under the Water Act, Environmental Protection and Enhancement Act, and the Code of Practice for Pits.
Public participation
The NRCB values public participation in its review process. Albertans who are directly affected by the proposed project are encouraged to participate in the process, including any public hearing on the matter. If you are interested in the NRCB’s review of this project you can subscribe on the project page on the NRCB website to receive updates as they become available—scroll down and click on the words “Sign up for updates to this project”.
More information on the NRCB review process for reviewable projects under the Natural Resources Conservation Board Act and how to participate in the process can be found on the NRCB website at https://www.nrcb.ca/natural-resource-projects/about-natural-resource-project-reviews and in the “Board Review Process under the NRCBA Process Guide”.
Next steps
The NRCB will issue a Notice of Filing in the above-mentioned local newspapers and on the NRCB website once the application has been received from the proponent. When the application has been deemed complete the NRCB will issue a notice inviting public submissions. If valid objections are filed, the NRCB will hold a public hearing.
More information
Notice of Scott Pit Project Proposed Application Requirements
Scott Pit Project Proposed Application Requirements
For more information, please contact Laura Friend, Manager, Board Reviews at laura.friend@nrcb.ca or 403-297-8269 (Toll free: 310-0000).