D7 federal disposal code Waste discharged into the sea, including on the sea floor.
- Free, no account
- Based on SOR/2021-25 and official ECCC guidance
- Nothing is stored
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D7, Release into a sea or ocean.
Federal disposal operation codes
Release into a sea or ocean
Use D7 when the intended operation is release into a sea or ocean.
ComplyOnSiteWhere does Federal disposal D7 go on the federal notification?
In the waste classification details. Federal disposal D7 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 D7 cover?
For this value the disposal operation is release into a sea or ocean. Pick it from the activity, reason, physical state or operation reported for that waste line, not from the waste name.
- Official wording
- Release into a sea or ocean, including sea-bed insertion, other than by an operation that bears the disposal code D4.
- Rule
- SOR/2021-25
Is release into a sea or ocean always Federal disposal D7?
| Code | When it fits |
|---|---|
| D7 | The receiving facility will release the waste into a sea or ocean, including seabed insertion, and the operation is not D4. |
D7 records the disposal operation the receiving facility plans. It says nothing about the waste itself.