The purpose of this policy is to provide guidance for end land use on public lands when planning, conserving and reclaiming new surface dispositions incidental to energy activities. This Guideline provides a general foundation for desired land use types and reclamation components for incorporation into borrow activity and reclamation planning. The guidance provided in this document does not supersede requirements within Regional and Sub-regional plans. Municipal plans may also provide additional considerations. When Indigenous knowledge related to reclamation outcomes is provided, it should be included in end land use planning with guidance from the Indigenous community and or knowledge holder(s).
A primary goal of this Guideline is to emphasize the long-standing preference for reclaiming and restoring public lands to the pre-disturbance land use type. Pre-disturbance land types align with the requirements to reclaim to equivalent land capability within the Public Lands Administration Regulation.