OPERATIONS
What waste is accepted at the Waste Transfer Stations?
Please visit our waste transfer station page.
When will my road be snowplowed?
Bus routes will be cleared first. Please visit our snow removal page for details.
My neighbor has drained water onto my land, causing flooding and/or damage. What can be done?
To drain any amount of surface water, a permit is required from Alberta Environment and Protected Areas. The County of Minburn has no jurisdiction on these matters. If you suspect illegal drainage has occurred, please phone the AEP Hotline at 1-800-222-6514.
The County's culvert is blocked, will the County come remedy this?
Yes. Please phone the County office to let us know the location of the culvert or use the County app and follow the Report a Problem function contained within.
There are beaver dams on my land, can the County remove them?
The County does not remove beaver dams on private land unless they are threatening county infrastructure. Property owners should take of these issues on their own.
I feel the County's culvert is too high/located in the wrong place?
The County will inspect these types of concerns as resources allow, however, we usually find that culvert concerns occur during times of exceptional melt and rainfall, and the County is not in a position to reconfigure its drainage system to account for temporary excessive runoff or unseasonable variation to weather. Please phone the County office to register complaints.
My neighbor farms the road allowance, why is this allowed?
The County does not forbid producers from farming undeveloped road allowances in the County. But there is an expectation that neighboring landowners will cooperate and share this public right-of-way. If a conflict arises, we encourage neighbors to work together. If this does not work, the County may decide to return the road allowance to grass and not allow any further use of it.
Can I remove brush/trees from County road allowances?
No, the County does not permit brush or trees to be cleared from public road allowances for agricultural purposes.
I want the County to build me an approach.
As per Policy OP 9022-01-A, the County will provide one approach per quarter section, provided the quarter section is located on a high-grade gravel road. The County does not build second approaches into quarter sections.
I want to build an approach into my land.
Please fill out the Approach Request Application Form and submit via mail or email to the County. The County will then inspect the area to ensure it is a safe location for an approach and issue an approach approval as required. The County will then inspect the area to ensure it is a safe location for an approach and issue an approval as required. The County will provide, free of charge, a culvert to landowners wishing to construct an approach.
I want the County to widen an existing approach.
The County will widen an existing approach, providing the requesting landowner provide the necessary clay. Landowners are also responsible for the costs of any culvert extensions. An Approach Widening Application Form is required to be submitted to the County office.
I want to widen an existing approach.
Please fill out the Approach Request Application Form and submit via mail or email to the County. The County will then inspect to ensure the feasibility of the request. The County will also provide the necessary culvert or culvert extensions.
What is a CFO?
A confined feeding operation (CFO) means fenced or enclosed land or buildings where livestock are confined for the purpose of growing, sustaining, finishing, or breeding by means other than grazing and any other building or structure directly related to that purpose.
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How many livestock can I have before it is considered a CFO?
Schedule 2 of the Agricultural Operation Practices Act (AOPA) sets out the threshold levels by type of livestock for approvals and registrations. For assistance interpreting Schedule 2, please contact an NRCB office.
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Where can I find more information about Confined Feeding Operations?
The Natural Resources Conservation Board (NRCB) is responsible for reviews of proposed major natural resource projects, and for the regulation of confined feeding operations in Alberta. Access all public CFO fact sheets, guidelines, and policy documents here.
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I want to grow industrial hemp. Where do I start?
Please visit the Canadian Hemp Trade Alliance (CHTC) website to learn everything you need to know about growing industrial hemp: www.hemptrade.ca
Canadian Rockies Hemp (CRH) are now contracting growers in the area. Get in touch with CRH to contract hemp acres for high quality feedstock to the Bruderheim Plant: www.canadianrockieshemp.com
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There are beaver dams on my land, can the County remove them?
The County does not remove beaver dams on private land unless they are threatening County infrastructure. Property owners should take care of these issues on their own.
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Can I remove brush/trees from County road allowances?
No, the County does not permit brush or trees to be cleared from public road allowances for agricultural purposes.
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Do I need a permit to excavate a dugout?
No, a municipal permit is not required to excavate a dugout. However, the dugout must be setback a minimum of 30m (98.4 ft.) from any adjacent public road. If the proposed dugout does not meet this minimum setback requirement, a development permit would be required.
The dugout must also be constructed in accordance with Provincial Regulations.
A Provincial Water Act approval and/or license may be required - see details here.
