Salt a growing problem for Minnesota’s water

In the early 2000’s, Heinz Stefan, a civil engineering professor at the University of Minnesota’s St. Anthony Falls Laboratory asked a simple question, “What happens to all of the salt we put on roads during the winter?” By 2008, Stefan and his research team were able to share the unfortunate answer – it ends up in our lakes, rivers, streams and groundwater.

Continue reading Angie Hong’s post at eastmetrowater.org