DEP Urges Salt-Wise Practices to Protect Waterways This Winter

Montgomery County DEP is reminding residents and property managers to minimize road salt use during winter storms, noting that salt runoff pollutes the Potomac and Patuxent Rivers—sources of drinking water for county residents not on private wells. Sodium is not removed during water treatment. DEP has published winter salt tips and links to the Maryland Department of the Environment's Winter Salts Story Map.