Location
Canada
Event Date and Time
September 9th, 2025 at 9:00am MST to September 12th, 2025 at 4:30pm MST
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