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Water protection: winter salt management

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This project supports the Region of Waterloo's strategic focus area(s):  An icon representing the Region's strategic focus area Environment and climate action.

Salting Shift imageOne of the biggest impacts to water quality is from using salt in the winter. Over time, the salt we put on the ground can end up in our drinking water and cause it to taste salty.

Share ideas and learn how you can help protect drinking water from over salting. To stop salting completely may not be an option but we know we all could use a little less.

Join the conversation online using #SaltingShift.

www.regionowaterloo.ca/saltingshift

This project supports the Region of Waterloo's strategic focus area(s):  An icon representing the Region's strategic focus area Environment and climate action.

Salting Shift imageOne of the biggest impacts to water quality is from using salt in the winter. Over time, the salt we put on the ground can end up in our drinking water and cause it to taste salty.

Share ideas and learn how you can help protect drinking water from over salting. To stop salting completely may not be an option but we know we all could use a little less.

Join the conversation online using #SaltingShift.

www.regionowaterloo.ca/saltingshift

Consultation has concluded

  • Wildlife is dying due to road salt, and it must stop

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    WWF (Jan. 10, 2018): It’s white and granular and gets spread heavily every winter. We see it pouring onto highways and staining our boots. It’s familiar. And it’s toxic.

  • Has Road Salt Run its Course?

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    Water Canada (Dec. 18, 2017): Rock salt helps keep roads safe when winter storms hit, reducing winter road accidents. But it can also have serious, negative effects on aquatic ecosystems.

  • New campaign aims to raise awareness about winter salt use

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    Waterloo Region Record (Dec. 6, 2017): The Region of Waterloo is launching a new marketing campaign in a bid to continue curbing excessive salt use that's affecting our water supply.