Dust control
Apply for dust control services
If you live beside a gravel road in Leduc County, you are eligible for dust control services. There are two different types of dust control products available - calcium chloride and incorporated petroleum.
Calcium chloride
- Calcium chloride is a top-shoot dust control product that is applied by spraying over the gravel surface.
- Two applications of product will be completed for every residence applying for this dust control product. The second application will be automatically applied approximately six-to-eight weeks after the first application (weather permitting).
- Residents desiring a calcium chloride dust control product on the County road adjacent to their residence are required to complete an application form and must prepay a fee of $573.75 for the first 122 metres (400 feet). Dust control requested beyond 122 metres (400 feet) will be charged an additional $9.41/metre.
Online application and payment
Dust control applications can be filled out and paid for online.
Apply for calcium chloride dust control online
In-person application and payment
- Application forms are also available for pick up at our Road Operations office, located at 1103 5 Street in Nisku.
- Applications with payment can be mailed to 1101 5 St., Nisku, AB T9E 2X3 or delivered in person to our Services Building, which is located at 1103 – 5 Street in Nisku.
Incorporated petroleum
- Incorporated dust control is a petroleum-based product that is applied to the road surface and mixed in and packed by graders.
- It is warrantied for one year from the date of application.
- Residents desiring an incorporated dust control product on the County road adjacent to their residence will be required to complete an application form and must prepay a fee of $4,426.25 for the first 122 metres (400 feet). Dust control beyond 122 metress (400 feet) will be charged an additional $40.98/metre.
Online application and payment
Dust control applications can be filled out and paid for online.
Apply for incorporated petroleum dust control online
In-person application and payment
- Application forms are also available for pick up at our Road Operations office, located at 1103 5 Street in Nisku.
- Applications with payment can be mailed to 1101 5 St., Nisku, AB T9E 2X3 or delivered in person to our Services Building, which is located at 1103 – 5 Street in Nisku.
Other information
- GST will be added to all of the above-listed prices.
- The prices listed are after receiving a Leduc County subsidy of $573.75 per strip.
- This subsidy is provided to County residents living in permanent residences along a County gravel road.
- Businesses will be charged the full rate without subsidy.
- The dust control program begins as soon as possible after seasonal road bans have been lifted.
Application deadline
Applications for the 2024 dust control program open on April 1. They will be accepted until May 15.
You can apply for dust control services each spring. Please note this is not a year-round service; the application deadline for dust control services is May 15.
Fees
Review the dust control policy for full details about the fees and eligibility criteria.
Subsidy eligibility
To qualify for a dust control subsidy, you must have a residential property alongside a gravel road. Commercial businesses are not eligible for the subsidy. Schools, churches, cemeteries, community centres, agricultural societies and waste transfer stations are exempt from the cost of this service.