Fall River Watering the Streets Before Snowstorm Is Normal

Recently, a Fall River resident witnessed what they thought was a watering of the streets but it's actually entirely normal before a snowstorm.

Sometimes we may find ourselves behind a truck that appears to be dropping lots of water, or some kind of fluid onto the streets. We think it's by accident, or at least I thought it was.

We have been pretty fortunate to have had a somewhat mild winter with relatively little snowfall so far.

I can't be the only one who didn't know that they put more than salt on the roads to help keep them drivable through whatever Mother Nature decides to send our way.

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Sodium chloride and water, or liquid magnesium chloride solution, have been used for years and is poured on to some of our SouthCoast streets to melt snow and ice, or as a preventative measure, it is poured before expected storms.

According to the Massachusetts Department of Transportation website, this an extremely affective but expensive road treatments they use in the state.

Some say this type of treatment isn't the most environmentally friendly as it can run off into our oceans and water supply. Just ask our own Gazelle, who when I mentioned this mixture being poured on the roads said, "Yeah, let them keep pouring that stuff on our roads, then the next thing you know they are canceling another Buzzards Bay swim."

My mind is blown. I always just thought it was some goober that just overfilled their tanks or just pulled some fish out of the ocean and was leaking water all over the street.

Make fun of me all you want, but I guarantee their are some of you reading this who were also unaware.