Category: Salt Watch
The “Smart Salting” Strategy: Winter Maintenance Contracts that Reduce Costs and Protect Liability (Webinar)
Learn more about putting performance-based practices into winter maintenance contracts. Traditional ‘per-ton’ or ‘per-application’ salt contracts can inadvertently encourage over-salting, leading to higher costs, damaged infrastructure, and environmental harm. This…
SOS Annual Report 2025
A summary of the data collected and progress made by IWLA’s Clean Water Program in 2025.
Road Salt in the Environment Fact Sheet
A fact sheet that details how road salt impacts plants and animals and affects the overall health of aquatic ecosystems.
Road Salt, Lead and Drinking Water Fact Sheet
A fact sheet about the scope of the issue, the relation between road salt and lead in drinking water and the sources of lead in drinking water.
Achievable Actions to Reduce Pollution with Salt Watch (Webinar)
Winter is coming, and so is road salt pollution and increased Salt Watch monitoring! This kickoff webinar covers what to expect and what’s new for the upcoming monitoring season. Joining…
Road Salt in Drinking Water Fact Sheet (English)
A fact sheet to educate your community about road salt pollution and its impacts on drinking water. (English)
Road Salt and Infrastructure Fact Sheet (English)
A fact sheet to educate your community about road salt pollution and its impacts on infrastructure. (English)
Salt Watch Izaak Walton League Chapter Toolkit
A toolkit providing Izaak Walton League members with the information and resources necessary to help engage their chapters and their communities in Salt Watch.
Salt Watch Flyer to Educate Neighbors (English)
A flyer to educate neighbors about Smart Salting practices.
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.