##  [CLRA Alberta Chapter Calgary Lunch & Learn: Working Around Water: Permitting and Best Practices for Watercourse Crossings During Infrastructure Reclamation](/portal/wetland-knowledge/events/clra-alberta-chapter-calgary-lunch-learn-working-around-water) 

Organization

[Canadian Land Reclamation Association (CLRA)](/organization/canadian-land-reclamation-association-clra)

 

 

Location

The Bow, Mountain View Room  
500 Centre St S  
Calgary AB  
Canada



 

Event Date and Time

 November 17th, 2026 at 11:45am to November 17th, 2026 at 1:30pm 

 

 [Register Here](https://www.clra.ca/clra-alberta-lunch-learn-working-around-water-permitting-and-best-practices-for-watercourse-crossings-during-infrastructure-reclamation/) 

 

Reclaiming legacy energy infrastructure, including access roads, wellsites, and associated watercourse crossings, presents unique challenges when work occurs in or near aquatic environments. Reclaiming watercourse crossings can provide opportunities to restore natural stream processes, improve fish passage, and reduce long-term liabilities. Successful reclamation requires careful planning to navigate regulatory requirements, manage environmental risks, and ensure disturbed channels and banks are restored.

The presentation will focus on the practical and regulatory considerations involved in working around water during infrastructure reclamation in Alberta, with particular emphasis on permitting requirements, construction planning, and environmental mitigation.

Speaker: Ngaio Baril, P.Biol., RPBio, QAES, has over 20 years of experience in the environmental industry. She is the Director of the Foothills Stream Crossing Partnership (FSCP) and founder of Poseidon Environmental Ltd., specializing in aquatic habitat, stream crossing mitigation, and collaborative approaches to improving fish habitat connectivity and reducing the environmental impacts of resource roads.

Available online as well.