Michael Thomas

I support this bill to set rules for the safe storage and management of snow and ice control chemicals—including sodium chloride, calcium chloride, magnesium chloride, and treated abrasives—so they don’t contaminate groundwater or surface water. This just seems like good common sense and I am amazed it hasn't previously been required. I think this bill should also include requirements to clean up loading areas and truck clean-out areas if they do not occur under cover already. We see the effects of salt storage areas at Little Lake Sunapee where the DOT salt storage facility located up stream and uphill of the lake and was not covered until relatively recently still impacts Bucklin Brook. Chloride levels routinely are measured at over 100 mg/liter whild Kidder Brook which is not far away has chloride levels of around 3 mg/liter.