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Leave the Leaves, Baltimore City!

November 15, 2024 | By Jennifer Kunze
Leave the leaves is a movement that supports letting the fallen leaves stay on the ground in your yard to create an eco-friendly mulch for a healthier environment. Leaves provide many benefits including those for the environment, your health, and your home.
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Environmental Effects of Salt

September 29, 2021 | By Tiffany Bui
While it is possible for salt levels to stabilize in freshwater systems, this will take decades of stabilized and reduced road salt usage. This problem will only grow more difficult to fix if action is not taken.
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Road salt ends up in Minnesota lakes and rivers. Photo: flickr.com/mango_sparrow (CC BY-NC-ND 2.0)

How Salt Gets in the Environment

September 29, 2021 | By Emily Ranson and Tiffany Bui
Human inputs of salt increase concentrations far beyond naturally occurring levels, threatening ecosystem balance. While salt can enter the environment through many different activities, road salt usage is the most significant contributor to salt pollution.
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How Salty is Maryland?

September 29, 2021 | By Emily Ranson and Tiffany Bui
The Potomac River, which supplies drinking water to more than 5 million people, is three times saltier than 30 years ago. It is crucial that we halt this trend before more people lose access to safe drinking water.
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List of chloride impaired waters

How Does a Septic System Work?

July 7, 2020 | By Emily Ranson

Did you know? Your septic system is likely the most expensive appliance in your house!

Did you know? Your septic system flows into our streams and groundwater - it treats wastewater and keeps them clean!

Taking simple precautions today will both save you headache in the future and keep your system

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