Our client’s objective was simple – ensure environmental compliance. To meet this objective, our client had their own in-house audit team, which they supported with external, independent auditors as a means to supplement their expertise.
Environmental Compliance Monitoring
Highway 407 East Expansion – Geomorphology and Channel Design
The Province of Ontario is trying to facilitate the economic development of the Durham region and its municipalities through building highway and transit infrastructure to provide transportation links to communities in the Greater Toronto Area and beyond.
City of Medicine Hat Management System Support
The City of Medicine Hat is committed to environmental sustainability. Part of their commitment includes an initiative to have all of their departments develop and align their environmental management system (EMS) to the international ISO 14001 standard.
Bakken Crude Oil Pipeline
Our pipeline client had commitments from oil producers to use their current and prospective pipelines to get Bakken crude oil to market. To achieve this goal, provincial and federal regulatory applications needed to be submitted, stakeholder concerns needed to be met, and an interprovincial pipeline needed to be built.
Hangingstone Environmental Impact Assessment
In winter 2010, Athabasca Oil Corporation began the regulatory approval process for the Hangingstone in situ oil sands development. The initial phase was permitted and constructed from 2011 to 2014. Production began in early 2015. The approval process for expansion phases is nearing completion.
Recent Posts
Pipeline Crossings – Hydrogeological Risk Ranking and Assessment
VALLEYVIEW, ALBERTAPROJECT SUMMARY The numerous oil and gas leases west of Valleyview, Alberta are maintained by various companies and are continually being expanded and connected to the local pipeline network. As part of this expansion, additional pipeline segments...
Pre- and Post-Disturbance Water Well Testing and Assessment
NORTHEAST BRITISH COLUMBIAPROJECT SUMMARY To meet conditions of the National Energy Board approval for a pipeline expansion project, water wells within a 200 m proximity of blasting locations where required to be assessed before and after blasting activities. The...
Oil Sands Exploration Site Closure Experience
NORTHEAST ALBERTASince 2010 Matrix has been supporting oil sands exploration (OSE) programs with site closure expertise for in-situ sites in Northeast Alberta. We provide practical and cost effective services that support site closure, beginning after OSE program...
Well Site Reclamation Portfolio
CENTRAL-EAST ALBERTAPROJECT SUMMARY A multinational energy company retained Matrix to provide reclamation services on a large portfolio of inactive oil and gas facilities in the Wainwright, Alberta area. The facilities have passed beyond their productive operating...
Well Site Abandonment, Remediation and Reclamation Portfolio
SOUTHEAST SASKATCHEWAN / SOUTHWEST MANITOBAPROJECT SUMMARY An oil and gas producer with operations in southeast Saskatchewan and southwest Manitoba has been progressing a large-scale abandonment program of approximately 50 to 100 well sites annually. Matrix was...
We routinely lead characterization of stream morphology to:
- Assess fluvial erosion hazards
- Develop alternatives for erosion control in environmental assessments
- Develop management strategies as part of land use planning (subwatershed, secondary, tertiary plans and site plans)
- Assist in culvert/bridge design
- Define erosion thresholds to inform stormwater management