Do you see that? The white stuff on the ground??? Snow!!! It's February, and its on the ground. Was it there during Christmas? No. Was it 60 degrees in January? Yes. So now that there is snow, what does this mean for the local water supply!!??? (The excessive punctuation feels right on this occasion.)
The snow will eventually melt, creating runoff--where will this water go? The layout of the apartment complex doesn't have access to streams or rivers, so I would tend to think that the water would be absorbed through the grass, or stones/pebbles that border the apartments and sidewalks. With that being said, I wouldn't expect the runoff to be that significant. More likely, the snow would evaporate and become water vapor. If there were more accumulation, then runoff might be an issue and flooding may occur.
BUT THERE'S A SHIT LOAD OF SALT ON THE GROUND.
Ok, so there is an issue of increased salinity. In order to keep people from falling, breaking limbs, cracking skulls, busting noses, breaking phones, dirtying clothes--in an effort to avoid things people generally describe as "bad," salt is tossed down onto the cement in order to provide proper footing for people who walk in the area.
Could that affect the grass?? And other plants??? Maybe...Barney????
Trees can actually have a positive effect on areas with increased salinity. Although, I don't think that a situation like this necessarily calls for Barney to have to mitigate the surrounding area, and the salinity is mostly an issue with groundwater.
Salt. Salt. Salt. Salt. So much salt.
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