Granato, G. E., DeSimone, L. A., Barbaro, J. R., Jeznach, L. C. 2015. Methods for Evaluating Potential Sources of Chloride in Surface Waters and Groundwaters of the Conterminous United States. U.S. Geological Survey Open-File Report 2015-1080. U.S. Geological Survey, Reston, VA.

Analysis, Groundwater, Maintenance, Management, Road salt, Surface water, Urban, Urbanization, Water quality, Roads, Methods, Water balance model, Chloride, Decision-making, De-icing, Winter maintenance

This report describes a literature review on sources of chloride in surface- and groundwaters of the U.S. It describes water and solute budgets and methods for collecting useful water quality data for source identification.