


{"id":95350,"date":"2018-05-22T08:29:30","date_gmt":"2018-05-22T12:29:30","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/mrnf.gouv.qc.ca\/RADF\/section-39\/"},"modified":"2026-03-04T13:15:16","modified_gmt":"2026-03-04T18:15:16","slug":"section-39","status":"publish","type":"cpt_radf","link":"https:\/\/mrnf.gouv.qc.ca\/en\/RADF\/guide\/chapter-iii\/section-39\/","title":{"rendered":"Section 39"},"content":{"rendered":"<p>[et_pb_section bb_built=&#8221;1&#8243; _builder_version=&#8221;3.0.94&#8243; module_class=&#8221;bg-radf&#8221; box_shadow_color=&#8221;#000000&#8243;][et_pb_row _builder_version=&#8221;3.0.94&#8243; module_class=&#8221;wrapper-radf&#8221;][et_pb_column type=&#8221;4_4&#8243;][et_pb_text _builder_version=&#8221;3.3.1&#8243;]<\/p>\n<p class=\"titre-section\">Chapter III \u2013 Protection of aquatic environments, riparian areas, wetlands and soils<br \/>\nDivision IV &#8211;\u00a0Sylvicultural drainage, washing water, contaminants, earth and tree debris<br \/>\n\u00a72. Discharge, recovery and treatment of washing water<\/p>\n<h1>Section 39<\/h1>\n<p>Water for washing logging machines may be discharged in the forest only if all the following conditions are met:<\/p>\n<ol class=\"alpha\">\n<li>washing is not done at the top of a slope leading directly to an open peat bog, a marsh, a swamp, a lake or a watercourse;<\/li>\n<li>the washing is limited to the engine space;<\/li>\n<li>washing is done using high pressure equipment and without degreasing agents;<\/li>\n<li>a geotextile membrane is placed under the logging machine to collect the residues dislodged by washing;<\/li>\n<li>the geotextile membrane and dislodged residues must be recovered and disposed of in accordance with the <a title=\"This link opens a new window\" href=\"http:\/\/legisquebec.gouv.qc.ca\/en\/ShowDoc\/cr\/Q-2,%20r.%2032\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener\">Regulation respecting hazardous materials <img decoding=\"async\" src=\"\/wp-content\/uploads\/lien_externe.png\" alt=\"This link opens a new window\" \/><\/a>\u00a0(chapter Q-2, r. 32). <img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" src=\"\/wp-content\/uploads\/drapeau-texte.png\" alt=\"\" width=\"18\" height=\"18\" \/><\/li>\n<\/ol>\n<div class=\"disposition\">\n<h2>1<\/h2>\n<h4>Objectives<\/h4>\n<ul>\n<li>To preserve the integrity of an aquatic, wetland or riparian environment<\/li>\n<li>To avoid contaminating the forest<\/li>\n<\/ul>\n<h4><\/h4>\n<h4>Additional information<\/h4>\n<p>Logging machines must not be washed at the top of a continuous slope leading directly to an open peat bog, a marsh, a swamp, a lake or a watercourse. Washing must take place further away, at a place where the land no longer slopes towards these environments. This will ensure that the water will be evacuated towards an area of vegetation, well away from the other environments.<\/p>\n<p><a href=\"\/wp-content\/uploads\/Art038_anglais-web.jpg\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener\"><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" class=\"alignnone\" title=\"Rules governing the washing of logging machines\" src=\"\/wp-content\/uploads\/Art038_anglais-web.jpg\" alt=\"Rules governing the washing of logging machines\" width=\"380\" height=\"285\" \/><\/a><\/p>\n<p><span style=\"font-weight: bold;\">Figure 38<\/span> Rules governing the washing of logging machines<\/p>\n<\/div>\n<p>Despite the first paragraph, washing water may be discharged in the forest provided that it is treated on the site and that it does not contain more than 30 mg\/l of suspended matter and 15 mg\/l of hydrocarbons (C10-C50). \u00a0<img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" src=\"\/wp-content\/uploads\/drapeau-texte.png\" alt=\"\" width=\"18\" height=\"18\" \/><\/p>\n<div class=\"disposition\">\n<h2>2<\/h2>\n<h4>Objectives<\/h4>\n<ul>\n<li>To preserve the integrity of an aquatic, wetland or riparian environment<\/li>\n<li>To avoid contaminating the forest<\/li>\n<\/ul>\n<h4><\/h4>\n<h4>Explanations<\/h4>\n<p>Water for washing logging machines may be discharged in the forest if all the conditions set out in subparagraphs 1 to 5 of the first paragraph of this section are met. However, if all the conditions cannot be met, but the washing water is treated on the site and does not contain more than 30 mg\/l of suspended matter and 15 mg\/l of hydrocarbons (C10-C50), it may still be discharged in the forest.<\/p>\n<\/div>\n<p>Residues from washing and water treatment on the site must be recovered and disposed of in accordance with applicable laws and regulations.<img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" src=\"\/wp-content\/uploads\/drapeau-texte.png\" alt=\"\" width=\"18\" height=\"18\" \/><\/p>\n<div class=\"disposition\">\n<h2>3<\/h2>\n<h4>Objective<\/h4>\n<ul>\n<li>To avoid contaminating the forest<\/li>\n<\/ul>\n<\/div>\n<p>&nbsp;<\/p>\n<p>&nbsp;<\/p>\n<p>[\/et_pb_text][\/et_pb_column][\/et_pb_row][\/et_pb_section]<\/p>\n","protected":false},"featured_media":0,"parent":95244,"menu_order":0,"template":"","format":"standard","meta":{"_acf_changed":false,"_et_pb_use_builder":"","_et_pb_old_content":"","_et_gb_content_width":"","_oasis_is_in_workflow":0,"_oasis_original":0,"_oasis_task_priority":""},"class_list":["post-95350","cpt_radf","type-cpt_radf","status-publish","format-standard","hentry"],"acf":[],"yoast_head":"<!-- This site is optimized with the Yoast SEO plugin v24.9 - https:\/\/yoast.com\/wordpress\/plugins\/seo\/ -->\n<title>Section 39 - Minist\u00e8re des Ressources naturelles et des For\u00eats<\/title>\n<meta name=\"robots\" content=\"index, follow, max-snippet:-1, max-image-preview:large, max-video-preview:-1\" \/>\n<link rel=\"canonical\" href=\"https:\/\/mrnf.gouv.qc.ca\/en\/RADF\/guide\/chapter-iii\/section-39\/\" \/>\n<meta property=\"og:locale\" content=\"en_US\" \/>\n<meta property=\"og:type\" content=\"article\" \/>\n<meta property=\"og:title\" content=\"Section 39 - Minist\u00e8re des Ressources naturelles et des For\u00eats\" \/>\n<meta property=\"og:description\" content=\"[et_pb_section bb_built=&#8221;1&#8243; _builder_version=&#8221;3.0.94&#8243; module_class=&#8221;bg-radf&#8221; box_shadow_color=&#8221;#000000&#8243;][et_pb_row _builder_version=&#8221;3.0.94&#8243; module_class=&#8221;wrapper-radf&#8221;][et_pb_column type=&#8221;4_4&#8243;][et_pb_text _builder_version=&#8221;3.3.1&#8243;] Chapter III \u2013 Protection of aquatic environments, riparian areas, wetlands and soils Division IV &#8211;\u00a0Sylvicultural drainage, washing water, contaminants, earth and tree debris \u00a72. 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