Save Our Water

Hello! We are 4 students running a campaign to end road salt's contamination in our ecosystem, more specifically: our water. Help us make the change.

[Save Our Water @savethewater4]

We can only WAIT to see whats in store for us this winter...
https://t.co/giMCtzi3Ge
#roadsalt #roadsaltcontamination #waterdocs #waterbrothers #Saveourwater #bethechange #salty #lessroadsalt

[Save Our Water @savethewater4]

@krystynt Ladies and gentlemen, for our next trick, we will make all the snow and ice disappear! (as well as clean water and ecosystems, shh) 🤔🤔

[Save Our Water @savethewater4]

Yup.

[Save Our Water @savethewater4]

For our third trick we will turn our freshwater/groundwater supplies into saltwater! The secret? Road salt. 🤔🤔🤔

[Save Our Water @savethewater4]

@fxrseen @PaulHBeckwith I can only imagine 🙁

[Save Our Water @savethewater4]

So many concerned citizens... how long till we stop? 🤔🤔🤔
#roadsalt #roadsaltcontamination #waterdocs #waterbrothers #Saveourwater #bethechange #salty #lessroadsalt

[Golden Horseshoe Food & Farming @GHfoodfarming]

TRCA releases 2018 Watershed Report Cards — high levels of chloride from road salt continues to be an increasing issue: https://t.co/jomIzAz9EJ #watersheds #waterquality #water #gta #toronto #ontag #agland

[Jaime Pulfer @JaimePulfer]

From @TorontoHydro: 15k still without power. @PowerStreamNews: 4k still without power; most in Markham. Road salt sparking fires! #680news

[Dayna Vettese 🌪️ @daynavettese]

Weather conditions causing power flickers again: high humidity, drizzle, road salt contamination causing shorts #onstorm #Markham #Vaughan

[Cary Institute @caryinstitute]

Long after the snow has melted, #RoadSalt lingers in the environment, where it can pollute drinking water.

Analysis of 956 private wells in East Fishkill, NY found more than half exceeded EPA standards for sodium. @JEnvironQual

https://t.co/lOT7Wc2Cg1

[Angela Wallace @AngelaWallaceTO]

Not just bad for water, #RoadSalt is also bad for trees too.

“salting did contribute to the decline of these trees”

https://t.co/sOupk4Ufwv via @torontostar

[Save Our Water @savethewater4]

Ladies and gentlemen, for our next trick, we will make all the snow and ice disappear! (as well as clean water and ecosystems, shh) 🤔🤔🤔
#roadsalt #roadsaltcontamination #waterdocs #waterbrothers #Saveourwater #bethechange #salty #roadsaltalternatives

[Save Our Water @savethewater4]

Though this post is based on the US, the same issue applies to us in Canada and other areas as well. 🤔🤔🤔

[USGS Upper Midwest Water Science Center @USGS_UMid]

Supplementing physical snow removal, roadsalt is a valued snow & ice removal tool. But overuse is known to impair lakes & streams (https://t.co/ul0uXYAmDD). Recent USGS research shows chloride also is increasing corrosivity of water: https://t.co/Fdii8KnYnR #roadsalt #chloride