Dust control
Dust control applications for 2025 are now closed
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 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 $640.45Â plus GST for the first 122 metres (400 feet). Dust control requested beyond 122 metres (400 feet) will be charged an additional $10.50/metre.
Online application and payment
Dust control applications can be filled out and paid for online. Applications for 2025 are now closed.
In-person application and payment
- Beginning April 1, 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 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 $4359.55Â plus GST 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. Applications for 2025 are now closed.
In-person application and payment
- Beginning April 1, 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 $640.45 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 2025 dust control program were open from April 1 to May 15, 2025.
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.