Despite predictions for another below-average snowfall this winter, the County can’t stray from a solid-if-not-frozen annual strategy: Prepare for whatever nature may drop.
Salt management strategy toolkit available from Virginia DEQ
Published Monday, Apr. 5, 2021, 4:38 pm
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The Virginia Department of Environmental Quality and more than 60 stakeholders in Northern Virginia are still thinking about winter – and reducing the environmental impacts of salt.
During winter weather, the use of salt keeps Virginia’s roads, parking lots and sidewalks safer, businesses and vital services open, and the economy running smoothly. However, unintended impacts can result in harm to aquatic life, corroded infrastructure and property, and increased salt levels in drinking water. Each year, environmental and property damage can cost thousands of dollars per treated lane mile.