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By the handful, locals met the latest winter storm with rock salt, reaching into five-pound bags over and over to scatter ice-melting crystals onto recently shoveled driveways and sidewalks. On a larger scale, plow trucks equipped with spreaders did much the same on local roads. The wintertime routine in Lancaster County, like in most of the country where snow and ice are common this time of year, involves applying salt and chemical de-icing solutions to roadways, often in mix with anti-skid materials like sand. But itâs a road-safety routine that comes with a cost, specifically the polluting of local soils and waterways, including those that serve farms and homes alike.