Garages, sidewalks, lakes, you name it, salt is ruining or weakening it. Why should you care? Salt Certification may not mean much to anyone, except winter maintenance professionals, until now. In this episode, salt certification and why you should be selecting professionals who responsibly use the common tabletop standby is explained in a way you haven’t heard of before. Not only is salt impacting our water quality in Madison, but it puts aquatic life and freshwater resources at risk, it’s costly to remove, weakens and damages the concrete, brick and stone that makes up our homes, garages, bridges and roads. In this episode, City of Madison Engineering Division Public Information Officer Hannah Mohelnitzky hosts Engineer Phil Gaebler and Christal Campbell from Dane County, who is the Stormwater Education Coordinator, and is part of the Madison Area Municipal Stormwater Partnership. Gaebler and Campbell talk about why every resident should choose a professional who uses salt responsibility. Find salt certification classes and a list of certified applicators: https://www.cityofmadison.com/live-work/sustainability/winter-salt-certification