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Senate committee advances S.218 to limit chloride pollution with voluntary applicator program, contingent funding
Summary
The Senate Appropriations Committee advanced S.218 (the SALT/chloride bill) after hearing that the measure would create a voluntary certification program for salt applicators, require a state report on salt storage, and include contingent funding language tied to agency appropriations.
The Senate Appropriations Committee voted to advance S.218, a bill targeting chloride contamination in Vermont waters, after hearing testimony that the measure would create a voluntary certification program for commercial salt applicators and include a state study of salt-storage facilities.
Speaker 2, describing the bill, said the measure aims to reduce chloride — primarily from road, parking-lot and sidewalk salting — which has appeared in drinking water and is stressing aquatic biodiversity. "It is literally about chloride," Speaker 2 said, summarizing the bill's focus on salinity and ecosystem impacts.
Under the bill, commercial applicators could take a best-practices training, keep records, and, if…
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