Salt Institute endorses efficient, expert drinking water source protection
In August 28 comments to Environment Ontario , the Salt Institute articulated principles it favors for inclusion in pending legislation to improve drinking water source protection in the Province of Ontario. Salt Institute president Richard L. Hanneman noted that the four Ontario salt production plants all operate under federal and provincial permits and recommended that source protection be integrated into the existing permitting program or, alternatively, that the new responsibilities and capabilities of regional conservation authorities include granting permits to avoid duplication. He noted the great strides that Ontario governments have made in improving their road salt management practices in recent years and recommended that the conservation authorities be encouraged to support implementation of the national Road Salts Code of Practice as the best management requirement for drinking water source protection against contamination from road salts.
