OSHKOSH, Wis. — Fox Valley public works departments discuss salting practices ahead of the winter season.
Oshkosh Public Works Director James Rabe says the goal is to keep roads free of snow and ice without using lots of salt…
Alyssa Reinke, Northeast Wisconsin Stormwater Consortium Coordinator with the Fox-Wolf Watershed Alliance, says salt is a permanent pollutant, meaning it cannot be removed from waterways…
According to Wisconsin Salt Wise, a coalition of organizations dedicated to reducing salt pollution in water, it takes one teaspoon of salt to pollute five gallons of water to a level that is toxic for freshwater ecosystems.
