Policy Text:
To ensure that any Existing or Future application or handling and storage of road salt cease to be, or never become, significant drinking water threats, where these activities are, or would be, significant drinking water threats, the City shall develop and implement education and outreach programs for the private and public sector, as well as the general public, about the impacts of road salt on drinking water sources and the use of best management practices. Key messages should be to promote the efficient use of road salts and the use of alternatives and to educate that storage of salt exposed to precipitation or runoff is prohibited.