The Board invited representatives from each party to participate and the attendance at this meeting included parties identified on page 2. In reviewing the document, all parties presented a willingness to enter into mediation, signed the agreement, and the pre-hearing continued. The Appellants expressed their concerns which formed the basis and grounds of their appeals in relation to the Designation Order and the contaminated site. All parties agree that the site is a potentially contaminated site and that Alberta Treasury Branches will undertake to conduct, in consultation with Alberta Environmental Protection, further testing of the site to determine what level of contamination, if any, presently exists. All parties agree that the area identified by drawing I-2 contained within the MH Curtis Environmental Engineering Inc. Phase II Environmental Assessment Study, prepared in May 1996 and submitted to the City of Drumheller, should be reclaimed consistent with reasonable engineering and environmental practices.
All parties believe that someone else is primarily responsible for the contamination of the site.
That pursuant to s. 113, the parties will attempt to enter into an agreement with the Director, with or without other persons responsible for the contaminated site, regarding a remedial action plan and providing for the apportionment of the costs of the remedial action plan. That the appellants, Alberta Treasury Branches and the City of Drumheller agree to withdraw their current Notices of Appeal. That the withdrawal of the appellants' appeal is without prejudice to their right to file an appeal to the Environmental Appeal Board against future actions of the Director involving the appellants' status as persons responsible for a contaminated site. The Board recommends that the Minister of Environmental Protection confirm the decision of the Director of Chemicals and Assessment Management Division in Notice of Designation, Block 1, Lot 4, Plan 6561C0, subject to all of the conditions contained in the Resolution. William A. Tilleman Footnotes 1.