[wastedyears]

After two back-to-back massive storms in 2010, Baltimore ploughed snow right into the city's Inner Harbor. While this may seem like a no-brainer for cities near water, the practice is frowned upon for environmental reasons.

What's wrong with combining one form of water with another?

[dead]

Any objections are probably about the debris, oils and litter in plowed snow. In other words, ado about not much.

NYC and Hoboken throw all the snow in the Hudson.

[acapesket]

The halite/ chemical salt mix they are using is Nasty! Cannot even walk my dog on the street! Wonder if the freakin’ EPA approves this sh*t?
Don’t really want it on my beach! Nor do i wish to swim in it.

[be-baw]

The belief is when you push water that has been polluted into nearby waterways you are adding toxins into the water. Many think toxins are better handled if they are allowed to seep into the soil. Recent construction standards often include adding vegetation around the site designed to keep toxins close to their source

[21twelve]

Here in Seattle they had banned the use of salt in the sanding trucks for environmental reasons. Until a school bus full of kids ended up sliding down a hill and ended up with the front end hanging over a 50-foot wall.

My young son at the time said “Environmental reasons? Puget Sound is salt water!”