All the salt that we apply to roads and sidewalks ends up in our freshwater.Salt is an effective deicer, but over-application results in major problems. Salt prematurely ages roads and bridges and causes chloride contamination in our freshwater lakes and streams.
Municipalities throughout the Root-Pike Watershed Basin are working hard this winter to implement various smart salting practices, such as calibrating equipment, incorporating the use of salt brine, educating operators, and avoiding the over application of salt.
Dozens of Wisconsin municipalities are striving to improve their winter maintenance programs and slow down the salting of our lakes, streams, and drinking water..
See Also:
DNR asks residents to reduce salt use this winter
Chlorides in Wisconsin rivers have increased about 33% since the early 2000s.
Wisconsin DNR: Learn how to reduce salt use this winter
Ken Notes: I was talking to a local community about using salt brine and pre-treating roads. He said, "Ken I would love to, can you lend me the $250,000 for new equipment so I can save $10,000 per year in salt using my existing trucks."
This may be a good place to invest some of our "infrasture" money --- alas not a qualified expense. Did I mention a plan????
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