Difference between revisions of "Road salt, smart salting and winter maintenance"
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The following table of contents summarizes pages and sections in the manual that address road salt, Smart Salting (S2), and winter maintenance. | The following table of contents summarizes pages and sections in the manual that address road salt, Smart Salting (S2), and winter maintenance. | ||
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| + | *Overview and impacts of road salt and deicers | ||
| + | **[[How salt works and overview of deicing chemicals]] | ||
| + | **[[Environmental impacts of road salt and other de-icing chemicals]] | ||
| + | **[[Other impacts of road salt use]] | ||
| + | *Information on costs and economic impacts of road salt | ||
| + | *Management tools | ||
| + | **[https://www.pca.state.mn.us/sites/default/files/wq-s1-94.pdf Minnesota Statewide Chloride Management Plan] | ||
| + | **[[Smart Salting Assessment tool (SSAt)]] | ||
| + | **[https://www.pca.state.mn.us/water/statewide-chloride-resources Model Ordinances] | ||
| + | **[https://www.pca.state.mn.us/water/statewide-chloride-resources Model Snow and Ice Policies] | ||
| + | *MPCA Smart Salting Training Program | ||
| + | **[https://www.pca.state.mn.us/water/smart-salting-training Smart Salting Training Program] | ||
| + | **[https://www.pca.state.mn.us/water/smart-salting-training-calendar/2021-01 Smart Salting Training Calendar] | ||
| + | **[https://www.pca.state.mn.us/water/salt-applicators Resources for Winter Maintenance Professionals] | ||
| + | **[https://www.pca.state.mn.us/water/statewide-chloride-resources Chloride Reduction Assistance] | ||
| + | *Education Resources | ||
| + | **[[Educational resources for Smart Salting (S2)]]. For more information see [https://www.pca.state.mn.us/water/statewide-chloride-resources Educational resources for Smart Salting (S2)] | ||
| + | **Success stories: salt reduction and cost saving examples | ||
| + | **[https://www.pca.state.mn.us/water/statewide-chloride-resources Technical reports and Chloride TMDLs] | ||
| + | **[https://www.pca.state.mn.us/water/water-permit-holders-and-chloride Chloride and NPDES Permits] | ||
| + | *[[Guidance for calculator to estimate chloride loading to groundwater from infiltration]] | ||
| + | **[[References for Smart Salting (S2) and road salt winter maintenance]] | ||
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*Overview and impacts of road salt and deicers | *Overview and impacts of road salt and deicers | ||
**[[How salt works and overview of deicing chemicals]] | **[[How salt works and overview of deicing chemicals]] | ||
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**[[Other impacts of road salt use]] | **[[Other impacts of road salt use]] | ||
*Smart Salting Best Management Practices (BMPs) (coming soon) | *Smart Salting Best Management Practices (BMPs) (coming soon) | ||
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**[[Salt application BMPs]] | **[[Salt application BMPs]] | ||
**[[Technology-based deicing BMPs]] | **[[Technology-based deicing BMPs]] | ||
**[[Non-chloride chemical alternatives for deicing]] | **[[Non-chloride chemical alternatives for deicing]] | ||
| − | **[[Emerging and non-traditional deicing BMPs]] | + | **[[Emerging and non-traditional deicing BMPs]] |
*Management tools | *Management tools | ||
**[[Chloride Management Plan]] | **[[Chloride Management Plan]] | ||
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*[[Guidance for calculator to estimate chloride loading to groundwater from infiltration]] | *[[Guidance for calculator to estimate chloride loading to groundwater from infiltration]] | ||
*[[Links for Smart Salting (S2) and road salt winter maintenance]] | *[[Links for Smart Salting (S2) and road salt winter maintenance]] | ||
| − | *[[References for Smart Salting (S2) and road salt winter maintenance]] | + | *[[References for Smart Salting (S2) and road salt winter maintenance]]--> |
Revision as of 14:41, 15 December 2020
For information on model snow and ice policies and examples, click on this link.
MPCA recommends a low-salt diet for Minnesota waters. Doctors tell us to stick to a low-salt diet. Our lakes and streams should follow the same advice. When winter comes and snow and ice build up on Minnesota roads, parking lots, and sidewalks, one of the most common reactions is to apply salt, which contains chloride, a water pollutant.
Salt pollutes. When snow and ice melts, the salt goes with it, washing into our lakes, streams, wetlands, and groundwater. It takes only one teaspoon of road salt to permanently pollute 5 gallons of water. Once in the water, there is no way to remove the chloride, and at high concentrations, chloride can harm fish and plant life. Less is more when it comes to applying road salt.
The following table of contents summarizes pages and sections in the manual that address road salt, Smart Salting (S2), and winter maintenance.
- Overview and impacts of road salt and deicers
- Information on costs and economic impacts of road salt
- Management tools
- MPCA Smart Salting Training Program
- Education Resources
- Educational resources for Smart Salting (S2). For more information see Educational resources for Smart Salting (S2)
- Success stories: salt reduction and cost saving examples
- Technical reports and Chloride TMDLs
- Chloride and NPDES Permits
- Guidance for calculator to estimate chloride loading to groundwater from infiltration
- Success stories: salt reduction and cost saving examples
- Information on costs and economic impacts of road salt
- Chloride TMDL projects
- Guidance for calculator to estimate chloride loading to groundwater from infiltration
- Links for Smart Salting (S2) and road salt winter maintenance
- References for Smart Salting (S2) and road salt winter maintenance-->