Featured Action: Email Ontario Decision-makers for Salt Action Now!

Ontario freshwater ecosystems and drinking water sources are facing growing, dangerous, and chronic salt pollution. Ontario is Canada’s #1 user of winter salt, dumping approximately 2-3 million tonnes of salt each winter. Road salt is a known toxic substance designated under the Canadian Environmental Protection Act because of tangible threats including serious, irreversible environmental and public health damages. Other impacts to critical public infrastructure (roads, bridges, buildings) and private property are also a concern.

Currently, there are no provincial policies or regulations for road salts, including no salt use standards, required training, enforcement mechanisms, or protections against salt pollution. This policy void has created liability issues for snow and ice management contractors and has left municipalities out in the cold to deal with salt pollution issues locally. People across Ontario are coming together to work together toward provincial action on salt pollution.

 

Ontario Salt Pollution Coalition

Water Watchers leads the Ontario Salt Pollution Coalition, a group of organizations, grassroots groups, and individuals who are pursuing provincial action on salt pollution. Explore the actions and join us in holding Ontario to account for addressing the salt pollution of Ontario waters.

 

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