Thousands tune in to Winter Salt Awareness Week to discuss dangers and solutions to road salt pollution
During the week of January 27-31, organizations across the U.S. held events to raise awareness about the dangers of and solutions to road salt pollution. The week was a collaboration…
Salt Storage Solutions: Why Proper Road Salt Storage Matters for the Environment
As winter and freezing weather are ahead, there are a lot of preparations to be made. We homeowners may give a glance at the snow shovel when we start tidying…
Salt Pollution in Our Fresh Water: A Costly Crisis for Human Health, Infrastructure and Aquatic Life
Abby Hileman | Outdoor America 2023 Issue 4 We may be on our way to a crisis in our supply of fresh water on Earth due to increased levels of…
Volunteer Water Quality Monitoring: A Win for Both Volunteers and Local Decision-Makers
When volunteers with the Izaak Walton League’s Virginia Save Our Streams (VA SOS) program in Christiansburg, Virginia, reached out to the town’s Environmental Program Supervisor, Patricia Colatosti, about monitoring water…
News from the Missouri River Initiative: August 2024
By Paul Lepisto The “Mighty Mo,” America’s longest river, flows past communities in Montana, North Dakota, South Dakota, Nebraska, Iowa, Kansas and Missouri – plus it receives water from Wyoming,…
Seeking the Source: What Could Be Causing Salt Pollution in the Spring?
When we see chloride spikes in the wintertime, it confirms our suspicions that road salt is in fact contributing to chloride pollution in local waterways. Chloride can linger or persist…
For the Sake of Clean Drinking Water, Pass a Better Farm Bill
Our natural resources connect us all—the water we drink, the climate we live in, the outdoors we enjoy. In the face of water quality concerns, a changing climate and more,…
The Spring Flush: Why are nitrate concentrations higher in the spring?
April showers bring… polluted runoff? Unfortunately, this is the case in many parts of the United States. The results can be dangerous. Waterways often see peak nitrate concentrations in the…
My Town Tried to Tell Me There’s No Road Salt in This Photo
In late January 2019, I observed a township truck spreading salt in my neighborhood ahead of what turned out to be a dusting of snow. The driver spread so much…
Your kit will include a bottle containing 25 nitrate test strips which you can use to test your water source(s) throughout the year. You’ll also receive postcards explaining how to use your nitrate test strips and how to share your Nitrate Watch results on the Clean Water Hub.
Your kit will include four test strips so you can test your waterway throughout the season. You’ll also receive a chart to help you interpret your results and a postcard with instructions for completing a Salt Watch test and reporting your findings.