Ballast Disposal

[lreops]

Seems to me that there may be some issues with the disposal of some old ballast (Calcium Chloride) from my old wheels and tires, so I thought that I had better ask for some opinions. I am not sure of the concentration but I do know that is appears to be highly concentrated. I was thinking of digging a hole to drain it. I know that is a vegetation killer but am wondering what effects it could have gradually filtering down to my stream that is about 50 yards from the hole.

I can expect to get some EPA comments, but sometimes they can be on the side of "Overkill". Just looking for a practical and hassle free method of disposal.

Thanks

Ron

 

[kuboman]

Seems to me that there may be some issues with the disposal of some old ballast (Calcium Chloride) from my old wheels and tires, so I thought that I had better ask for some opinions. I am not sure of the concentration but I do know that is appears to be highly concentrated. I was thinking of digging a hole to drain it. I know that is a vegetation killer but am wondering what effects it could have gradually filtering down to my stream that is about 50 yards from the hole.

I can expect to get some EPA comments, but sometimes they can be on the side of "Overkill". Just looking for a practical and hassle free method of disposal.

Thanks

Ron

It is horrible crap to put it mildly. Depending how much you have you may be able to get a tire shop that deals with the stuff to come get it other wise spread it on a gravel road. I would not dump anywhere on my property if it was mine.

 

[Stumpy]

It is used as an ice melter up here but it's much nastier than regular sodium chloride. Kills the grass even in fairly weak solutions. If you dump a bunch of it in one spot I doubt anything would grow there again for a long while. It's probably not horribly hazardous but I second kuboman in that I wouldn't want it on my property. My county collects all sorts of junk like that for proper disposal once a year at the fair grounds. That's probably your best bet. If that's not available in your county I'd call up a waste disposal company and get the professional's opinion.

If you want to make it easier to handle pour it into a big pan or tray of some sort and set it in the sun to evaporate the water out of it.