SUBJECT:          DUST ABATEMENT POLICY

EFFECTIVE:        February 12, 2014                                       SECTION:  32

REVIEW DATE:   October 10, 2018 Res. No. 415/18; February 11, 2020; February 23, 2022, Res. No. 0822/22, March 13, 2024

Res. No. 082/24

Policy Statement

The purpose of this Policy is to outline the parameters of the County of Forty Mile No. 8 Dust Abatement Cost-Sharing Program in which County residents may request to have a dust abatement product placed on a developed road allowance adjacent to their residence for dust abatement purposes.

Guidelines

1) Dust abatement measures on a gravelled public road will be provided to a maximum of 200 metres per residence on a cost-share basis. For lengths greater than 200 metres, the ratepayer / resident shall be responsible for 100 per cent of the cost of the dust abatement product, other materials, labour and equipment.

2) Requests for dust abatement along with a signed agreement must be received from the affected ratepayer by April 30th, of the current year.

3) The date for the application of the material will be determined at the sole discretion of the County and will be at such time as material is available and can be applied.

4) The applicant is responsible for ensuring that the dust abatement is applied at the proper location and length, either by placing flags at each end or by being on site when the equipment arrives to apply the product.

5) The cost of the dust abatement must be paid by the Ratepayer at the time the application is submitted to the County.

 

Dust Abatement Options

1. Calcium Chloride or similar product - will be provided at a flat rate based on the current years product/equipment cost - for a maximum distance of two hundred (200) metres per residence. This method of dust abatement will be guaranteed for the current season.
2. Road Oil – Ratepayers requesting road oil for dust abatement will be responsible for the cost of the oil. Maximum distance of 200 meters per residence. The use of road oil as a means of dust abatement will be guaranteed for the current season. Following the guarantee period, the County’s Municipal Supervisor will monitor / inspect the dust abatement area and if it is determined that patching and / or repair work is required the work shall be completed by County forces and invoiced to the ratepayer at current equipment / material rates. If it is determined that the dust abatement area is a hazard, the County’s Municipal Supervisor can authorize the dust abatement area to be ripped up and returned to a normal gravel road surface.

Haul Routes

1)  Gravel Haul: Dust abatement may be provided to residents who are adversely affected by a County gravel haul. The County will supply and apply at no charge up to 200 meters of the most appropriate form of dust abatement if the County’s Municipal Supervisor and Division Councillor agree that the resident is adversely affected.

2)  Designated Haul Routes: Dust abatement (Calcium Chloride or similar product) will be provided up to a maximum of 200 metres to any resident living alongside a designated haul route at no charge.

The following roads are considered as DESIGNATED HAUL ROUTES:

1.	Nemiscam Road - RR103	- From Highway No. 3 to Highway No. 61
2.	Bow Island Shop Road - RR110	- From Highway No. 3 going south for 12 miles
3.	Bow Island Airport Road - RR105	- From Highway No. 3 north for 4 miles
4.	West of Etzikom - RR93	- From Highway No. 61 going south to Highway 501
5.	Nemiscam Road - RR102	- From Highway No. 61 going south to Highway 501
6.	Rge Rd 130 from Twp Rd 60 to Twp Rd 42
7.	Rge Rd 112 from Twp Rd 90 to Twp Rd 110

As traffic patterns change, the designated haul route list may also change.

COUNTY OF FORTY MILE NO. 8

a municipal corporation in the Province of Alberta

(hereinafter called "the County")

 

- And -

AND WHEREAS the County has agreed, upon request and subject to certain terms and conditions, to apply Dust Abatement Material.

NOW THEREFORE this Agreement witnesseth that in consideration of the covenants and agreements hereinafter set forth, the Parties hereto covenant and agree to as follows:

1. Immediately upon entering into this agreement, the Ratepayer agrees to pay to the County the cost of applying the Dust Abatement Material to the aforesaid portions of roadway as determined in accordance with the County’s Dust Abatement Program.
2. The date for application of the material to the aforesaid portions of roadway will be determined at the sole discretion of the County, and will be at such time as material is available and can be applied.
3. The Ratepayer acknowledges that it is his / her responsibility to flag the desired area and to confirm footage with the County of Forty Mile Representative prior to application.
4. The Ratepayer acknowledges and agrees that the County only guarantees the life expectancy of the material for the current season and any future repairs will be billed out as per the County’s Dust Abatement Policy.
5. The Ratepayer agrees that the County shall be permitted to scarify, grade, and return the said portions of roadway back to normal gravel and dirt surface when it is deemed necessary by the County to eliminate potholes and maintain a reasonably smooth surface to the said portions of roadway.
6. The County shall not be required to re-apply Dust Abatement Material after returning the roadway back to a normal gravel and dirt surface and any subsequent application of Dust Abatement Material to the said roadway shall be subject to reapplication by the Ratepayer, approval by the County, and entering into a new Dust Abatement application agreement.
7. The County shall apply the Dust Abatement Material on the said portions of roadway to a width of 7 metres or to such additional width as the County in its sole discretion may decide.
8. The Ratepayer agrees to release any claims they might have against the County for any damages to real and personal property owned or occupied by them, including damages to trees and crops growing or located on their said real property, and further agree to indemnify the County against all liabilities, costs, suits, claims, demands, actions and causes of actions of any kind for which the County may become liable by reason of the application of Dust Abatement Material to the said roadway or any injury or damage to property occasioned to or suffered by any person or any property, crops, trees, or livestock by reason of the application of Dust Abatement Material to the said roadway.

 

IN WITNESS THEREOF this Agreement has been executed on behalf of the County of Forty Mile No. 8 by its proper officers in that behalf and has been duly executed by the Owner.

DATED AND SIGNED the day and year first above set forth.

P.O. Box 160, Foremost, AB T0K0X0 – Address: 113072 HWY 61 – Phone: (403)867-3530 – Fax: (403)867-2242

Application Deadline – April 30th at midnight
Please submit applications to info@fortymile.ab.ca, mail, or drop off at County Office

To a Maximum of 200 Metres

Please draw or submit a sketch that include township and range information on the map edges

P.O. Box 160, Foremost, AB T0K0X0 – Address: 113072 HWY 61 – Phone: (403)867-3530 – Fax: (403)867-2242