What are the next steps for managing road salts?
A 60-day public comment period is underway on the recommendation that road salts, which contain inorganic chloride salts with or without ferrocyanide salts, be added to Schedule 1 under the Canadian Environmental Protection Act (CEPA) 1999. The recommendation will be published in the Canada Gazette, December 1, 2001. The government will make a final decision on this important legal step following a complete review and consideration of the comments received. Under CEPA, the government has two years to develop management measures to reduce the impact of road salts on the environment. A broad range of management actions will be studied, including, improved application technologies, and better storage and handling techniques. These measures will be selected and developed by the Government of Canada with input from and building upon work already done by some provinces and territorities, along with stakeholders, including municipalities, transportation and road maintenance authorities, the r
