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A910 federal activity code Waste from municipal water plants, the activity that made it.

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A910, Urban water treatment facilities.

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    Urban water treatment facilities

Use A910 when urban water treatment facilities generated most of the material.

Source code for waste that came mostly from urban water treatment facilities. It names the activity, not the material.

Where does Federal activity A910 go on the federal notification?

In the waste classification details. A910 describes a waste or recyclable line on the federal notification. It records the activity that made the waste, and doesn't decide whether it is hazardous.

For federally regulated international shipments, the applicant enters the waste classification in the waste-line details of the federal notification in CNMTS. The movement rules and exclusions still apply.

What does Federal activity A910 cover?

This records urban water treatment facilities as the activity that made the waste. Pick it from the activity, reason, physical state or operation reported for that waste line, not from the waste name alone.

Official wording
Urban water treatment facilities

Is urban water treatment facilities federal activity A910 or another code?

CodeWhen it fits
A910Most of the material came from urban water treatment facilities.

A910 records the activity that made most of the material. It doesn't name the destination operation or decide hazard status.

Which codes sit beside Federal activity A910?

CodeWhat it is
A871Research (including research laboratories)
A880Administrative activities, offices
A890Households
A900Cleaning and maintenance of public areas
A920Urban waste treatment
A930Treatment of industrial effluents and waste
A931Incineration
A932Physico-chemical treatment