Video: Improved Winter Maintenance: Good Choices for Clean Water

Ever wonder happens to the thousands of tons of salt applied to our roads, parking lots and sidewalks in winter? Most of it ends up in our lakes, rivers, streams and wetlands. As a result, clean water in the Twin Cities is in jeopardy. Mississippi Watershed Management Organizations new video, Improved Winter Maintenance: Good Choices for Clean Water, features a few easy things about tools, techniques and products that we can all use to keep our driveways and sidewalks safe and protect our waters.

Visit MWMO's website for more snow and ice removal tips [PDF] and a list of certified snow removal contractors.