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Alberta waste code BLBDWT Hot water drained off boilers to limit buildup.

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BLBDWT, boiler blowdown water.

  • Alberta oilfield waste codes

    boiler blowdown water

AER oilfield waste code.

Water bled from boilers to keep dissolved salts down, often carrying treatment chemicals. An AER oilfield code.

Is Alberta BLBDWT hazardous waste?

Not from the code alone. Alberta BLBDWT is the AER oilfield-waste code for boiler blowdown water. The waste must come from the upstream facilities, wells or pipelines on that route. Having the code doesn’t make the waste dangerous oilfield waste.

Dangerous oilfield waste stays on the AER route within Alberta. It doesn’t use an Alberta hazardous-waste manifest unless it is exported from Alberta. Record the AER code in the oilfield waste information. A regulated export also needs the federal movement assessment, and a generic industrial category doesn’t replace the AER code.

What does Alberta BLBDWT cover?

Water discharged during boiler blowdown. Directive 051 gives the deep-well disposal options. The waste’s actual composition and properties still decide whether it is dangerous and how it is handled.

Is boiler blowdown water always Alberta BLBDWT?

CodeWhen it fits
BLBDWTThe waste comes from the AER upstream oilfield route and the material matches this stream.

Oilfield origin is part of the choice. Waste from an unrelated industrial activity doesn’t become oilfield waste because its material has a similar name.

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