D3 federal disposal code Waste pumped deep underground into wells or mines.
- Free, no account
- Based on SOR/2021-25 and official ECCC guidance
- Nothing is stored
Find a Canadian waste code
D3, Deep injection.
Federal disposal operation codes
Deep injection
Use D3 when the intended operation is deep injection.
ComplyOnSiteWhere does Federal disposal D3 go on the federal notification?
In the waste classification details. Federal disposal D3 is a field value describing a waste or recyclable line on the federal notification. It records the disposal operation and doesn't decide whether the material is hazardous.
For a federally regulated international shipment, the applicant enters the waste classification in the waste-line details of the federal notification in CNMTS. Read the movement rules and exclusions.
What does Federal disposal D3 cover?
For this value the disposal operation is deep injection. Pick it from the activity, reason, physical state or operation reported for that waste line, not from the waste name.
- Official wording
- Deep injection, such as injection into wells, salt domes, mines or naturally occurring repositories.
- Rule
- SOR/2021-25
Is deep injection always Federal disposal D3?
| Code | When it fits |
|---|---|
| D3 | The receiving facility will use deep injection, such as injection into a well, salt dome, mine or natural repository. |
D3 records the disposal operation the receiving facility plans. It says nothing about the waste itself.
Which codes sit beside Federal disposal D3?
| Code | What it is |
|---|---|
| D1 | Release into or onto land |
| D2 | Land treatment, such as biodegradation of liquids or sludges in soil |
| D4 | Surface impoundment of waste |
| D5 | Specially engineered landfilling |
| D6 | Release into water |
| D7 | Release into a sea or ocean |
| D8 | Biological treatment, not otherwise set out in this Schedule |
| D9 | Physical or chemical treatment |