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Level 2 training has been developed for winter maintenance leadership (public or private). It will help leaders assess their entire winter maintenance operation and chart a path towards salt reduction. The training centers around the use of the free online Smart Salting Assessment tool SSAt. Note that attending Level 2 training is not required to become Level 2 certified but using SSAt is required. Level 2 training walks attendees through how to use the tool and its many capabilities for assessments, salt saving projections and reporting. | Level 2 training has been developed for winter maintenance leadership (public or private). It will help leaders assess their entire winter maintenance operation and chart a path towards salt reduction. The training centers around the use of the free online Smart Salting Assessment tool SSAt. Note that attending Level 2 training is not required to become Level 2 certified but using SSAt is required. Level 2 training walks attendees through how to use the tool and its many capabilities for assessments, salt saving projections and reporting. | ||
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==MPCA Smart Salting Level 2 training and certification: Smart Salting Assessment Tool (SSAt)== | ==MPCA Smart Salting Level 2 training and certification: Smart Salting Assessment Tool (SSAt)== | ||
Level 2 is a certification for public and private organizations to help you assess your salt use and take steps to minimize it. | Level 2 is a certification for public and private organizations to help you assess your salt use and take steps to minimize it. | ||
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#Click the ‘Submit’ after the proper reports have been selected. | #Click the ‘Submit’ after the proper reports have been selected. | ||
#After the reports have been submitted, if they are complete the tool will generate a certificate for your organization. Return to the user home page and select "Print Certificate." The "Certification status" section of the user home page will note when your Level 2 certification expires. | #After the reports have been submitted, if they are complete the tool will generate a certificate for your organization. Return to the user home page and select "Print Certificate." The "Certification status" section of the user home page will note when your Level 2 certification expires. | ||
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| − | + | Maintaining Level 2 Certification Organizations with Level 2 certification remain certified as long as they update and resubmit their reports every 2 years. | |
| − | + | *The MPCA is interested in sharing positive, salt-saving changes. Please share your success story with us at [mailto:smartsalting.pca@state.mn.us] | |
| − | + | *If you have any questions about the certification process or the SSAt please contact us. [mailto:smartsalting.pca@state.mn.us] | |
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==Property Manager certification== | ==Property Manager certification== | ||
Revision as of 21:16, 21 May 2020
Did you ever think about what happens to the tons of salt that goes on our roads, parking lots, and sidewalks each winter? Most of it ends up in our lakes, streams, wetlands, and groundwater. As a result, clean water in Minnesota is in jeopardy.
The MPCA’s Smart Salting trainings provide suggestions to improve operator effectiveness and for reducing chloride pollution while keeping the roads, parking lots, and sidewalks safe. Many organizations that have participated in the Smart Salting training have been able to reduce their salt use by 30-70%!
Learn how you and your organization can become Smart Salting certified.
Contents
- 1 Smart Salting (S2) training schedule
- 2 MPCA Smart Salting Level 1 Certification: Snow and ice control best practices
- 3 MPCA Smart Salting Level 2 training and organizational level certification
- 4 Smart Salting Assessment Tool (SSAt)
- 5 Property Manager certification
- 6 Model Snow and Ice Policies
- 7 Example Snow and Ice Policies
- 8 Additional Winter Maintenance Resources
- 9 Related pages
Smart Salting (S2) training schedule
Because of the initial success of the pilot project, Fortin Consulting has received a 319 grant to conduct additional training sessions in Minnesota. The training calendar is found here.
Training sessions include the following.
- Level 1 training
- Smart Salting for roads
- 5 year individual certification
- Smart Salting for parking lots and sidewalks
- 5 year individual certification
- Smart Salting for Property Management
- 3 year individual certification
- Smart Salting for roads
- Smart Salting Level 2
- 2 year organizational certification
MPCA Smart Salting Level 1 Certification: Snow and ice control best practices
If you are involved with winter maintenance, you can learn how to significantly reduce your salt use, reduce damages to infrastructure and vegetation and save money while maintaining your current level of service.
Who should participate?
- State, city, county, schools and other government winter maintenance staff
- Private sector winter maintenance professionals
- Property managers
- Environmental professionals, law makers, researchers or anyone wanting to gain a better understanding of the chloride situation and ways to reduce salt use.
- Manual that accompanies the Smart Salting for Parking lots and sidewalks (Note: Will be updated in 2020)
- Manual that accompanies the Smart Salting for Roads (Note: Proposed update in 2021)
- Manual that accompanies the Smart Salting for Property Management - coming soon
MPCA Smart Salting Level 2 training and organizational level certification
Level 2 training has been developed for winter maintenance leadership (public or private). It will help leaders assess their entire winter maintenance operation and chart a path towards salt reduction. The training centers around the use of the free online Smart Salting Assessment tool SSAt. Note that attending Level 2 training is not required to become Level 2 certified but using SSAt is required. Level 2 training walks attendees through how to use the tool and its many capabilities for assessments, salt saving projections and reporting.
Smart Salting Assessment Tool (SSAt)
Today SSAt allows the user to conduct assessments in winter maintenance and in dust control. Future additions are planned in Water Softening and likely Fertilizer.
Maintaining Level 2 Certification Organizations with Level 2 certification remain certified as long as they update and resubmit their reports every 2 years.
- The MPCA is interested in sharing positive, salt-saving changes. Please share your success story with us at [1]
- If you have any questions about the certification process or the SSAt please contact us. [2]
Property Manager certification
The goal of this training is to help property managers save money and protect water resources by using less salt to de-ice parking lots, sidewalks and other surfaces. The salt used in winter maintenance is having serious side effects on infrastructure, vegetation and lakes, streams and groundwater. Participants will learn strategies for achieving safe surfaces in the winter with less salt.
This is a 3 year certification, to become Smart Salting certified.
- Attend training
- Pass test
- Pledge to hire certified contractors
- Pledge to certify your staff
- Pledge to reduce salt use on your properties
Model Snow and Ice Policies
- Model Snow and Ice Policy Advisory Committee Minnesota Model Snow and Ice Management Policy File:Model Snow Ice Policy.docx
- Model Snow and Ice Policy Advisory Committee Guidance Document File:Model Contract Exhibit Language.docx
- Minnesota Model Exhibit for Private Snow and Ice Service Contract File:Model Contract Exhibit Language.docx
Example Snow and Ice Policies
- Scott County Snow Policy
- Goodhue County Snow Policy
- Olmstead County Snow Policy
- City of Eagan Road and Trail Snow Policy
Additional Winter Maintenance Resources
Related pages
- How salt works
- Environmental impacts of road salt
- Other impacts of road salt use
- Snow and salt storage
- Salt application BMPs
- Technology-based deicing BMPs
- Non-chloride chemical alternatives for deicing
- Emerging and non-traditional deicing BMPs
- Chloride Management Plan
- Winter Maintenance Assessment tool (WMAt)
- Winter Parking Lot and Sidewalk Maintenance Manual
- 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