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Committee reviews voluntary chloride‑reduction program: certification, BMPs and an affirmative defense for certified applicators
Summary
Legislative staff outlined a voluntary chloride-contamination reduction program that would create best management practices, certify commercial and municipal applicators, require recordkeeping and reporting, and provide an affirmative defense for certified applicators and municipalities that follow BMPs (excluding gross negligence). Implementation would be contingent on appropriation.
Legislative Council presented a bill to establish a voluntary chloride-contamination reduction program focused on winter deicing solids (salts and alternatives), certification of commercial and municipal applicators, and education and monitoring to reduce water-quality impacts that can lead to TMDLs.
"This is not a mandatory program. This is a program for voluntary education training," the legislative walkthrough said, describing a framework…
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