Winter Salt Week
Winter Salt Week
January 27 – January 31 EST
January 27–31 is Winter Salt Week, a multistate effort to raise awareness about the harms of road salt. Stroud Water Research Center is leading the charge in the mid-Atlantic region, helping dozens of organizations sample streams and tell the story of road salt in their communities.
Virtual Opportunities
Winter Salt Week and its partner organizations will offer live streams to raise awareness about salt pollution and solutions to reduce it.
- Monday, January 27, 1:30 p.m. and 7:30 p.m. ET. “An Eye on Salt Pollution,” presented by Abby Hileman.
- Tuesday, January 28, 1:30 p.m. ET. “Dilution is NOT the solution,” presented by Jess Hua.
- Wednesday, January 29, various sessions. Public works perspectives presented by state and local agency staff from Maine, Maryland, Michigan, Minnesota, New Jersey, New Hampshire, Virginia, and Wisconsin.
- Thursday, January 31, 1:30 p.m. ET. Policy Solutions Panel. A 30-minute lightning round of presentations followed by Q&A.
In-Person Opportunities
On January 31, organizations throughout the Delaware River watershed and beyond will host stream sampling events for community scientists and volunteers to collect chloride and conductivity data in what scientists call a synoptic sampling event or salt snapshot. Stroud Center scientists will use the snapshot data to produce a high-resolution map of salt concentrations in regional streams. The data map will be available at stroudcenter.org/salt following the event.
Winter Salt Stream Snapshot in West Chester, Pa.
Presented by Stroud Water Research Center in partnership with West Chester University and the Borough of West Chester
- When: Friday, January 31, from 11 a.m. to 3 p.m.
- Where: Borough Hall, 401 E Gay St, West Chester, PA 19380.
Join our salt snapshot initiative to collect as many stream water samples as possible in one day! Bring in samples from your favorite creeks and streams; they will contribute to an interactive map of salt pollution.
- Collect about two cups of water in a clean container for each sample.
- Note your sampling location as precisely as possible by dropping a pin in a mapping app on your phone.
- Bring your samples to Borough Hall between 11 a.m. and 3 p.m.
Additional Salt Snapshots Open to the Public
Please contact the organizers for more information.
| Organization | Time (Friday, January 31) | Watershed | Meetup Location | Contact |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Valley Forge Chapter of Trout Unlimited | 10 a.m. to 3 p.m. | Valley Creek | Pending – East Whiteland Township Building, 209 Conestoga Rd, Frazer, PA 19355 | Pete Goodman, peteg5020@gmail.com |
| Newlin Grist Mill | 10 a.m. to 3 p.m. | Chester Creek | Newlin Grist Mill Visitor Center, 219 S. Cheyney Road Glen Mills, PA 19342 | Jessica Shahan, jshahan@newlingristmill.org |
| Upper Chartiers Creek Watershed Association | 1 to 5 p.m. | Chartiers Creek | Mondays Brewing Company, 1055 Waterdam Plaza Dr, McMurray, PA 15317 | Roger Shaw, rshaw1003@yahoo.com |
Visit the Winter Salt Week website for a multistate list of events.
It’s Time to “Cut the Salt”
The Stroud Center is sharing road salt information and resources through its Cut the Salt campaign. Anyone can follow #cutthesalt on social media and order a free Freshwater Test Kit at stroudcenter.org/salt.