In order to be more cost effective and environmentally conscious, Marathon County ishoping to utilize a standard salt usage plan as the road de-icing techniques currently vary in eachof the 11 municipalities in the county. This disconnect is not only ineffective, but also potentiallydangerous to drivers traveling throughout different municipalities that salt heavier or lighter thanothers. Ideally, the amount of salt used to de-ice should be as little as is safe to apply because salthas negative environmental effects such as worsening soil quality, destroying roots thus stuntingplant growth, and polluting water sources which can kill aquatic life. Similarly, salt also causesinfrastructural damage which further proves the need to reduce salt usage.
UniverCity Year Contact Info
Gavin Luter
Managing Director
gavin@cows.org
608-261-1141