Salt Watch Newsletter Out Now!

IAN and the Loudoun Wildlife Conservancy recently published "The Salt in our Streams," a newsletter summarizing the results of the Loudoun County Salt Watch Program 2024-2025 season. Salt Watch is a program that tracks the amount of chloride in waterways as a result of road salt use. In addition to being highly corrosive, elevated chloride levels negatively impact stream life, particularly sensitive macroinvertebrate species. This newsletter aims to educate residents about the impact of excessive road salt use and encourage community members to be more mindful about salt use and provide tools for reporting excessive road salt use by the county and state.