D6 federal disposal code Waste discharged into rivers, lakes or other fresh water.
- Free, no account
- Based on SOR/2021-25 and official ECCC guidance
- Nothing is stored
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D6, Release into water.
Federal disposal operation codes
Release into water
Use D6 when the intended operation is release into water.
ComplyOnSiteWhere does Federal disposal D6 go on the federal notification?
In the waste classification details. Federal disposal D6 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 D6 cover?
For this value the disposal operation is release into water. Pick it from the activity, reason, physical state or operation reported for that waste line, not from the waste name.
- Official wording
- Release into water, other than a sea or ocean, other than by an operation that bears the disposal code D4.
- Rule
- SOR/2021-25
Is release into water always Federal disposal D6?
| Code | When it fits |
|---|---|
| D6 | The receiving facility will release the waste into water other than a sea or ocean, and the operation is not D4. |
D6 records the disposal operation the receiving facility plans. It says nothing about the waste itself.
Which codes sit beside Federal disposal D6?
| Code | What it is |
|---|---|
| D2 | Land treatment, such as biodegradation of liquids or sludges in soil |
| D3 | Deep injection |
| D4 | Surface impoundment of waste |
| D5 | Specially engineered landfilling |
| D7 | Release into a sea or ocean |
| D8 | Biological treatment, not otherwise set out in this Schedule |
| D9 | Physical or chemical treatment |
| D10 | Incineration or thermal treatment on land |