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MPCA encourages smart salt application
December 09, 2025
As Minnesotans reacquaint themselves with the winter chore of clearing sidewalks and driveways, the Minnesota Pollution Control Agency urges people to remember smart salting practices. Salt damages infrastructure and plants and is harmful to water. When the snow melts or it rains, salt runs into storm drains and into nearby lakes, rivers, and groundwater. Too often, salt is over-applied,…