Notice of Application - Environmental Protection and Enhancement Act
by Town of High River
24/11/2025
Community
PUBLIC NOTICE
TOWN OF HIGH RIVER
ENVIRONMENTAL PROTECTION AND ENHANCEMENT ACT
NOTICE OF APPLICATION (PDF)
In accordance with the Environmental Protection and Enhancement Act, the Town of High River has applied to Alberta Environment and Protected Areas (EPA) for an amendment to its existing EPEA Approval No. 776-03-00 for the Town’s wastewater system.
The wastewater system currently treats wastewater from the Town of High River and certain developments in Foothills County. It consists of a wastewater collection system, an aerated lagoon treatment facility located at SW ¼ 29-19-28-W4, and a connection to a regional treated wastewater pipeline that discharges to Frank Lake.
The application requests an extension of the deadline for submitting a complete upgrade application. This extension is required to allow additional time for technical studies, including dissolved oxygen and temperature modeling for the Highwood River, and to evaluate the feasibility of a regional wastewater treatment facility in partnership with Foothills County.
The application also notes that current design for the upgraded system is considering the discharge of treated wastewater to both Frank Lake and the Highwood River.
A directly affected person may provide input into certain regulatory decisions, as allowed by the Environmental Protection and Enhancement Act (section 73). Specifically, any person who is directly affected by this application may submit a written statement of concern within 30 days of the date of this notice to:
Environment and Protected Areas
Regulatory Assurance Section
Approvals Unit
5th Floor, South Petroleum Plaza
9915 - 108 ST
EDMONTON, AB T5K 2G8
Email: epa.epeaapplications@gov.ab.ca
The written statement of concern should include the following information to be assured it can be considered:
- The application number 025-776.
- Describe concerns that are relevant to matters regulated by the Environmental Protection and Enhancement Act.
- Explain how the filer of the concern will be directly affected by the activities proposed in the application.
- Provide the legal land location of the land owned or used by the filer where the concerns described are believed to be applicable
- State the distance between the land owned or used by the filer and the site in the application.
- Contact information, including the full name and mailing address of the filer. Please provide a telephone number and/or email address for ease of contact.
Environment and Protected Areas will review each written statement of concern, seek more information if needed, and concerns that are relevant to the application and for which the Director has delegated authority to address in the decision on the application, will be considered in the technical review of the application. The Public Notice of this application will also be posted on the Department’s website at https://avw.alberta.ca/PublicNoticesViewer.aspx.
Statements of concern submitted regarding this application are public records which are accessible by the public and the applicant. Failure to file a statement of concern may affect the right to file a Notice of Appeal with the Environmental Appeals Board.
Copies of the application and additional information can be obtained from:
Town of High River
Attention: Andrea Kozak
Engineer, Development Management
309B MACLEOD TRAIL SW
HIGH RIVER, AB T1V 1Z5
Telephone: 403-603-3535
Email: akozak@highriver.ca