<body><div><img src="https://img.particlenews.com/image.php?type=thumbnail_580x000&amp;url=2OYhLk_1GuRXzJZ00" alt="https://img.particlenews.com/image.php?url=2OYhLk_1GuRXzJZ00" width="1250" height="703" >WARREN, Ohio — It’s been more than a week since the Morton Salt mine in Fairport Harbor discovered enough water in the mine to force its closure and the layoff of workers. Multiple counties around the state have orders of salt from that mine and are watching closely in case they can no longer count on their delivery.Trumbull County currently has about 14,000 tons of salt on hand“When we purchase salt, we purchase not only for our own use, but we also purchase for 30 other communities in Trumbull County, mostly the townships and the villages and some cities as well,” said Trumbull County engineer David Dechristofaro.But those communities may not get what they ordered following what Morton Salt calls a “significant inflow of water,” which forced an evacuation and then the mine’s closure. Trumbull County is just one of six counties under contract to get salt from the Fairport Harbor mine. The others include Ashtabula, Geauga, Lake, Mahoning and Portage counties.“I don’t have a concern at this point in time, but I imagine by next year, the mines will be addressed,” said Dechristofaro.The Ohio Department of Transportation was notified of the leak. They said in a statement:“ODOT has been in contact with Morton as we work to determine any potential impacts from the closure of their mine. We are confident we have the resources to keep Ohio roads safe this winter.”ODOT has 655,000 tons of salt, 76% of our total statewide storage capacity, on hand for the upcoming winter, with more to be delivered. On average, ODOT uses around 650,000 tons of salt each winter season.Dechristofaro said about half of their salt was delivered in the summer, and the rest gets delivered in the winter but said they have a plan if the salt is delayed.“We mix it with aggregate,” said Dechristofaro. “We should be able to stretch our supply through the end of the winter season. But I’d love to see that mine open, so we can use straight salt throughout the season.”Lake County also gets salt from the Fairport Harbor mine and said in a statement:“The Lake County Engineer’s Office has a contract with Morton Salt in Fairport Harbor, Ohio, to supply 24,000 tons of salt during the 2026/2027 winter season. Morton has reached out to us to make us aware of the mine shutdown and that they are waiting to find out what their future will be concerning if or when the mine will reopen. Morton does have a salt supply in Fairport Harbor above ground that they can still distribute. Based on that, we anticipate that we will be able to receive some salt deliveries. Otherwise, we must wait and see what will happen, like everyone else. The Lake County Engineer’s office typically uses 12,000 to 15,000 tons of road salt per year. We have 9,200 tons of salt stockpiled at the road garage. The crews and equipment are ready to go.”Lake County Engineer Alan Exley said his office usually uses 12,000 to 15,000 tons of road salt per year. They currently have a little over 9,000 tons of salt on hand.As of October 28th, 77 employees were laid off because of the mine closure.Morton Salt is one of the largest salt companies in the world, and their headquarters are in Overland Park, Kansas.</div></body>

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WARREN, Ohio — It’s been more than a week since the Morton Salt mine in Fairport Harbor discovered enough water in the mine to force its closure and the layoff of workers. Multiple counties around the state have orders of salt from that mine and are watching closely in case they can no longer count on their delivery.

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WARREN, Ohio — It’s been more than a week since the Morton Salt mine in Fairport Harbor discovered enough water in the mine to force its closure and the la

Ohio counties respond to salt mine closure

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