Smart Salting Assessment tool (SSAt)

Main page for WMAt

The Smart Salting Assessment tool (SSAt), formerly the Winter Maintenance Assessment tool, has been developed as a resource of all known salt saving BMPs. The SSAt is a free, web-based tool that can be used to assist public and private winter maintenance organizations in determining where opportunities exist to improve practices, make reductions in salt use, and track progress.

PLEASE NOTE: This SSAt was developed to help minimize the use of road salt on Minnesota parking lots, sidewalks and roadways. However, this tool works for any location where road salt is used as a de-icer. The MPCA created this tool in a web-based environment and encourages the use of the tool anywhere there is a need to minimize road salt use.

• Link to the Smart Salting Assessment tool (SSAt)
• How to create a SSAt account

Related pages

• Overview and impacts of road salt and deicers
  • How salt works and overview of deicing chemicals
  • Environmental impacts of road salt and other deicing chemicals
  • Other impacts of road salt use
• Smart Salting Best Management Practices (BMPs)
  • Snow and salt storage
  • Salt application BMPs
  • Technology-based deicing BMPs
  • Non-chloride chemical alternatives for deicing
  • Emerging and non-traditional deicing BMPs
• Management tools
  • Chloride Management Plan
  • Winter Maintenance Assessment tool (WMAt)
• Smart Salting (S2) training program
  • Winter Parking Lot and Sidewalk Maintenance Manual
  • Winter Parking Lot and Sidewalk Maintenance Factsheet
  • Smart Salting (S2) training information
  • Smart Salting (S2) training certificate holders
• Educational resources for Smart Salting (S2)
• Cost-benefit considerations for Smart Salting (S2) and road salt winter maintenance
• Case studies for Smart Salting (S2) and road salt winter maintenance
• Chloride TMDL projects
• Links for Smart Salting (S2) and road salt winter maintenance
• References for Smart Salting (S2) and road salt winter maintenance