One way that homeowners, businesses, HOAs, and community organizations can help to reduce water pollution from winter salt is by using chicken grit as a no-salt alternative.
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Cattails to the rescue?
Could cattails help to solve phosphorus and chloride pollution in some of our lakes and wetlands? A new pilot initiative led by the South Washington Watershed District (SWWD) aims to find out.
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Aug. 21 clinic will offer free nitrate and chloride testing for homes with private wells
During the clinic, volunteers will run a screen test to measure nitrate and chloride (salt) and will also offer one-on-one consultations to discuss wellhead protection and groundwater concerns, including arsenic, bacteria, pesticides, and Perfluorinated Alkylated Substances (PFAS). PFAS testing will NOT be conducted at this clinic.
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St. Croix Watershed research highlights growing impact of chloride pollution
Chloride is toxic to freshwater organisms like fish, frogs, and aquatic invertebrates and also alters lakes’ internal chemistry, causing a cascade of unexpected impacts.
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Local cities find innovative strategies to reduce chloride pollution
From heated sidewalks to GPS-based snow plow systems, local cities are taking big steps to reduce chloride pollution.
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Local and statewide programs aim to identify contaminants in drinking water
On Tuesday, May 21, local partners in the East Metro will offer a free well water screening clinic from 1-6pm at the Hardwood Creek Library in Forest Lake. Read on for more info about water testing programs statewide.
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As cities work to reduce their salt use, more action is still needed to protect water resources
Communities across the Twin Cities are currently waging a battle against time, as they work to curb the flow of salt into lakes, rivers, streams and groundwater before it’s too late.
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A very hygge holiday?
Most often, you experience hygge with a small group of friends or family, possibly in front of a fireplace with warm wooly socks and a steaming drink in hand, but definitely not behind the wheel of a car, careening through rush hour traffic in the middle of an ice storm.
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Salt continues to pollute Minnesota lakes and streams
Once concentrations are high enough, the chloride becomes toxic to fish and invertebrates and can even prevent lakes from turning over the in spring and fall.
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Smart Salting – Save Money, Do Good
Many homeowners and most businesses use way more salt than necessary. In reality, a relatively light dusting with about 3-inches of space between each granule of salt is enough to melt ice effectively without wasting salt.
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