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History of CSAP

1997
Inception of Contaminated Sites Regulation (“CSR”)

The Contaminated Sites Regulation (“CSR”) came into force on April 1, 1997.

1998
Legal instruments

The BC Ministry of Environment and Parks (“ENV”) identified a need to address a backlog of applications and proposed the idea of external review services. This would provide a mechanism to provide proponents an alternative means for review of applications for legal instruments* now authorized under the CSR.
* Legal instruments (now certification documents)

1999
Numerical Standards

In the first stage amendments to the CSR, section 49.1 created the legal authority to make recommendations for legal instruments for low- to moderate-risk sites that apply numerical standards.

2000
2000 – 2008, Quality Reviews

The Roster auditing function for submissions (subsequently termed “quality reviews”) evolved from being conducted by ENV staff (2000–2003), to one ENV auditor and one Roster member auditor (2003–2004), to two Roster member reviewers and submission of the quality review findings to the ENV representative on the Roster Steering Committee (2005–2008).

2003
Final Report of the Minister’s Advisory Panel

ENV issues Final Report of the Minister’s Advisory Panel on Contaminated Sites dated January 16, 2003. A Licenced Environmental Professional (“LEP”) Subcommittee was established under the Roster Steering Committee (“Roster”) and was tasked with developing an LEP system to implement the Panel Report recommendations. The term Licenced Environmental Professional later transitioned into “Approved Professional.”

2004
Environmental Management Act (“EMA”)

The Environmental Management Act (“EMA”) replaced the Waste Management Act, and the term “Approved Professional” was included in Part 4 of the EMA. The July 28, 2004, version of Protocol 6 replaced the designation “Professional Expert” with “Approved Professional”.

2005
First risk assessment exam

A risk assessment exam was held for the first time.

2007
Protocol 6

The September 1, 2007, version of Protocol 6 was expanded to authorize risk-based standards Approved Professionals to make recommendations for certifications (legal instruments) using risk-based standards.

2008
CSAP Society fully operational
  • On July 2, 2008, the Society of Contaminated Sites Approved Professionals (“CSAP Society” or “Society”) became fully operational. Catherine Schachtel was hired as CSAP Society’s first Executive Director.
  • Initial CSAP Society membership was at 71 APs.
  • 80 submissions were processed in the first year of CSAP Society’s operation.
  • At the end of 2008, there was a total of 81 members.
2009
First annual report

The first annual report issued by CSAP Society covered the time period of April 1, 2008, to March 31, 2009.