Resources for Salt Management at Home
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Avoid slips, trips, and falls: - Pay attention to surface conditions when walking.
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Try to avoid ice at all costs.
- Wear proper footwear in winter conditions and take smaller steps.
Practice best winter driving practices
- Avoid the roads unless necessary.
- Winter maintenance crews can do their jobs more effectively with less salt usage on roads that have less traffic.
- Slow down: four-wheel drive does not equal four wheel stop in snowy or icy conditions. Keep your speed reasonable.
- Keep greater distances between you and other cars. You may be an expert in wintery conditions, but not everyone is.
- For more information watch the video below:
Know Your Roads
The Maryland Department of Transportation has an application where you can learn who manages your road. To learn more, head over the
MDOT's Know Your Roads.
Additional Resources
Keeping Pets Safe during Winter: The Dangers of Ice Melts
The ASPCA published an article in 2018 about pets and the dangers of ice melts. The article can be viewed here.
Izaak Walton League
In 2017, Izaak Walton League of America launched
Winter Salt Watch (leaving MDE's website) after noticing a huge pile of salt left by a salt truck sitting directly next to a storm drain. That salt was headed right for the Muddy Branch, a local Maryland stream that feeds into the Potomac.
Now you can do your part and take the Salt Watch Pledge by collecting samples from your own local stream and helping build their citizen science program.
Photos sourced from MDOT Flickr and video from AAA.
