Road Salt: Less is More

By mid-winter in Minnesota, roadways, sidewalks, and cars all sport a veneer of road salt. From home-owners to professional salt applicators, cautious Minnesotans don’t just use the recommended 1-3 cups of sodium chloride per 1,000 feet of pavement to get rid of ice, they over-salt. On parking lots and sidewalks, piles of de-icing salt collect from excess application.

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  - West Vadnais Outlet Project EAW: Record of Decision
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  - West Vadnais & Rice Street Update
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  - Swan Deaths at Sucker Lake: Updated with Article
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- October
  - VLAWMO Welcomes Dawn Tanner
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- May
  - Lambert Creek Spring Maintenance
  - 2017 Annual Report Now Available
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