ENRTF ID: 081-B

Project Title: Adaptive Management to Reduce Road Salt Pollution

Category: B. Water Resources

Summary: We will develop a practical spreadsheet-based tool to enable cities to evaluate the impact of salting/de-icing practices on water quality and thereby enable adaptive management to improve efficiency.

Total Project Budget: $ 438,000
Proposed Project Time Period for the Funding Requested: June 30, 2023 (3 yrs)

Name: Lawrence Baker
Sponsoring Organization: U of MN
Job Title: Research Professor
Department: Bioproducts and Biosystems Engineering
Address: 1390 Eckles Ave., Bioag Engineering Bldg, Dept. Bioproducts and Biosystems Enginering
St. Paul MN 55108
Telephone Number: (763) 370-1796
Email baker127@umn.edu
Web Address http://larrybakerlab.cfans.umn.edu

Location: Statewide

Alternate Text for Visual: Graphic (four photos) illustrates the tool development process: data acquisition, tool development, development of workshop-based adaptive management practices, and reduced chloride pollution.