Salt Shortage

[OhMari]

Can anyone explain why there is a salt shortage? Not the kind you put on your food, but the kind that is put on the roads.

The price of salt has tripled and it is almost impossible to buy anywhere.

Some company in WI, had outdated garlic salt that they had in a huge vat. They donated it to their town and their town is spredding garlic salt. I guess it really works good, but the smell is driving people nuts.

I've seen beet salt used on roads.

Sand mixed with salt so the salt can be spread out more sparingly.

So, where does this salt come from. I always thought salt comes from the ocean. You would think if there is such a need, this industry would be hiring and trying to produce the salt. So what is going on?

 

[Charade]

The salt comes from a salt mine (like a coal mine).

 

[Rock'n Robin]

I don't know, but in our town they are only salting school bus routes and main streets this year. DD#1 slid into someone coming out of her school last week and will need a new hood for her 97 plymouth. One of her friends did a skid today and ended up in a field.
Robin M.

 

[#1hockeymom]

I know the city of Detroit is built on top of salt mines. I know its in other pockets of the state, too.

I know a lot of the salt shortages are due to communities not being able to afford the same amount of salt in their budgets due to massive budget cuts.

I just googled and found some cool info which is more accurate than my memory!

http://www.saltinstitute.org/mich-1.html

http://apps.detnews.com/apps/history/index.php?id=17

 

[OhMari]

I know the city of Detroit is built on top of salt mines. I know its in other pockets of the state, too.

I know a lot of the salt shortages are due to communities not being able to afford the same amount of salt in their budgets due to massive budget cuts.

I just googled and found some cool info which is more accurate than my memory!

http://www.saltinstitute.org/mich-1.html

http://apps.detnews.com/apps/history/index.php?id=17

Thanks everyone for your responses.

I remember when I was little, seeing how they take the salt out of the water from the ocean. I don't know why I thought road salt came from the ocean.

 

[Clio]

I know that there's a huge salt mine under Lake Erie just north of my house but the cities around here say there's a salt shortage. They've been using salt mixed with cinders on the main street of m y town. Yesterday the closed all the bridges around here because they became iced covered and the salt they did use disn't work fast enough.
Liz