Don't Be Salty This Winter
With winter in full swing, we're reminding you how to be road salt wise! Chlorides that enter our waterways from road salt can't easily be removed. It's important to only use what we need for safety. This winter, resolve to go on a salt diet. Here are some tips to help you be more salt wise:
- Shovel snow early
- Don't use more salt than you need: 12 oz. should cover 10 sidewalk squares
- Sweep up excess salt
- Ask private contractors how they manage their salt and encourage them to explore sustainable solutions, including our disposal program. Click here for details.
- If you see excess salt on the road call us and we'll clean it up
- Become a Citizen Scientist. Visit Saltwatch.org to get a kit and learn how to test the chlorides in the water.
This is a City of Gaithersburg, Maryland announcement.
Winter Leaves, Kentlands Photowalk, Gaithersburg, Maryland USA
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Photograph by Roy Kelley
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