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Some area's won't be allowed to use salt, I know in Issaquah in Washington state they could not use salt upon the roads due to laws to protect the salmon stream
by Zenst 6y ago
Some area's won't be allowed to use salt, I know in Issaquah in Washington state they could not use salt upon the roads due to laws to protect the salmon streams.
Probably a fair few area's in which salt is prohibited for road use due to such things. So sand makes sense and for some that is all they will see in their area.
- grogenaut 6y agoIn the Seattle area, which Issaquah is part of, they use Sugar Beet Juice. Theres an interesting little article on it here: https://www.king5.com/article/news/local/bellevue/unique-mixture-coats-bellevue-streets-before-a-snowstorm/281-a6ad32c0-7082-4fed-ac4c-6da5a9113337 https://www.king5.com/article/news/local/bellevue/unique-mix....
- ryanwhitney 6y ago(To help keep the salt stuck to the road instead of blowing away.)
- whimsicalism 6y agoTo me, this is a much more restrictive claim than the original.
- freewilly1040 6y agoHow much persistent snow does Washington state get though? The discussion is most relevant for places where snow falls and will stay where it is for months if something is not done.
- blendergeek 6y agoQuite a lot, especially at higher elevations.
- umanwizard 6y agoIssaquah is in the Puget Sound region, not the mountains. It has about as much snow as Seattle; i.e., some but not very much.
- Supermancho 6y ago> How much persistent snow does Washington state get though? At elevation, of course there's some that's persistent, but that's not much of the state at all. eg Crystal Mountain has snow in the winter, but is completely bare by the summer.
- coryrc 6y agoThat's not even kinda the Midwest.
- throwaway0a5e 6y agoWhen you live in a coastal city everything outside the beltway is the midwest
- Nasrudith 6y agoThat is pretty ironic that salmon are at risk of salt given they are famous for adjusting to the ocean. Even though they are essentially already terminally ill and falling apart when they head back into the river to spawn.
- jessaustin 6y agoThis may be about the other end of the cycle? The salt might harm microscopic things that salmon fry eat on their way downriver.