Canada
Online Course: The Subsoil Salinity Tool (SST) Version 3.0 is a software tool used to assess, manage, and guide remediation of salinity impacts. It is an approved regulatory tool by Alberta Environment and Protected Areas (AEPA) and Alberta Energy Regulator (AER), and can be used to generate Tier 2A and 2B Subsoil Remediation Guidelines (SRGs) for chloride, SAR and sodium. Training course offerings include two distinct options – a full 4-day certification course and a 1-day overview course. Each course touches on the following topics, though in substantially more detail in the full certification course than the 1-day overview course:
- purpose, basis, and benefits of the SST
- key receptors and risks related to salinity / chloride contamination
- what guidelines are relevant to salt contamination and where they should be applied
- variables that drive the movement of salinity / chloride within soils and water
- layout and content of the SST User Manual
- key information required to perform an SST assessment
- minimum site investigation requirements
- reporting requirements
- typical case examples
This 1 day overview course will provide an overview of the Subsoil Salinity Tool (SST), and is intended for a range of audiences for whom a high-level understanding of salinity impacts and techniques for their investigation and remediation is important but who do not require specific formal certification. This could include producers, project managers, field investigators, representatives of various government or regulatory agencies, or a range of other positions. For those who require formal certification to use the SST and sign-off on assessments submitted to AEPA or AER, the full multi-day certification course (including exam) should be considered instead. All the topics listed above will be covered at a higher-level in this overview course.