Mark DeVries

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    Reducing salt use during winter

    EPA is requiring public works departments to reduce chloride impacts during winter operations. Operator certification courses help make that happen.

    5 MIN READ
    Expect to see more warning signs as the EPA asks locatilites to curb winter road salt usage. We may soon have a total maximum daily limit (TMDL) for chloride in the groundwater. If EPA doesn’t raise the issue, someone else might. Farmers in Canada and Michigan recently sued their local transportation departments for salt damage to crops and loss of property value. The Canadian court awarded the farmer $100,000; in Michigan, the court sided with the DOT.

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