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Dakota County board authorizes chloride‑reduction program to curb road salt impacts
Summary
Board authorized a county program to reduce chloride pollution from de‑icing, following a staff presentation on impaired waters and available outreach tools.
The Dakota County Board on Feb. 18 voted to authorize implementation of a county chloride reduction program aimed at reducing salt and chloride runoff from sidewalks, parking lots and other non‑road surfaces.
Valerie Nepple, groundwater protection unit supervisor, told commissioners that chloride is a long‑lasting pollutant with ecological and infrastructure impacts, noting in the presentation that “one spoon of salt pollutes up to five gallons of water.” Nepple pointed to Minnesota Pollution Control…
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