Environmental Protection Branch Alberta Division Environmental Protection Branch Alberta Division Twin Atria #2, Room 200 4999 - 98 Ave. Edmonton, Alberta Canada T6B 2X3 Tel: (780) 951-8858 Fax: (780) 495-4099 Our head office is located in Edmonton and a smaller office is located in Calgary.

To report a spill or an environmental accident in Alberta, call Alberta Environment at 1-800-222-6514.

The Alberta Division is responsible for the delivery of the full range of Environmental Protection Branch programs in Alberta. It is also the focal point for discussion and joint delivery of projects and programs with provincial and other federal agencies.

Responsibilities include:

• co-ordination of Environment Canada's specialist information and knowledge for the review of projects in Alberta that are subject to the Canadian Environmental Assessment Act (CEAA)
• enforcement of the Canadian Environmental Protection Act (CEPA) and regulations in cooperation with Alberta Government in accordance with the "Alberta Equivalency Order"
• enforcement of the pollution prevention provisions of the Fisheries Act (FA) and regulations in cooperation with Alberta Government in accordance with the "Canada-Alberta Administrative Agreement for the Control of Deposits of Deleterious Substances under the Fisheries Act"
• emergency prevention and preparedness, especially at federal facilities
• participation in the delivery of many national programs (National Pollutant Release Inventory, regulations development, etc)
• administration of CEPA, FA, and other agreements with the Province of Alberta.
• provide program secretariat support and expert advice for the Federal Contaminated Sites Accelerated Action Plan through Interdepartmental Regional Working Group (IRWG) activities in Prairie and Northern Region. This includes the technical review of proposals, the support of consistency in assessments, and the provision of guidance and training to departments.