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==MPCA Smart Salting (S2) training program==
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[[File:Smart salt training icon.png|300px|thumb|alt=calendar image|<font size=3>[https://www.pca.state.mn.us/water/smart-salting-training-calendar/2019-08 Link to the Smart Salt training calendar]</font size>]]
  
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===MPCA Smart Salting Level 1 Certification: Snow and ice control best practices===
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{{alert|Because of the expanded training schedule, we no longer maintain the training schedule in the stormwater manual. The training calendar [https://www.pca.state.mn.us/business-with-us/smart-salting-training is found here].|alert-info}}
  
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'''Audience:''' Contractors and staff maintaining private/public walkways and/or parking lots, property managers writing contracts, distributors of anti-icing/de-icing products, snowplow drivers— those who make it happen. Anyone else interested in reducing salt use.
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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.
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Purpose:  Through education and outreach, applicators of road salt can learn best practices and significantly reduce their use while maintaining road safety.
 
  
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Why is it important? This class will help:
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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%!
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• Save you money.
 
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• Keep our parking lots and sidewalks safe.
 
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• Protect our water.
 
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• Get certified.
 
  
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===Level 1Training schedule===
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Learn how you and your organization can become Smart Salting certified.
  
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Because of the initial success of the pilot project, Fortin Consulting has received a 319 grant to conduct additional training sessions in Minnesota. The following training schedule is changed periodically as training events are completed/added.
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==Smart Salting (S2) training schedule==
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*Road salt training schedule (p-tr1-00)  (2015/2016 Season)
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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 [https://www.pca.state.mn.us/business-with-us/smart-salting-training is found here].
  
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*Clip Board Pages  (p-tr1-20) (October 2010) - for applicators attending training will be given a clip board containing critical information. The hope is that this clip board will be a useful tool for applicators to keep in there their vehicles during storm events.
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Training sessions include the following.
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*Level 1 training
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**Smart Salting for roads
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***5 year individual certification
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**Smart Salting for parking lots and sidewalks
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***5 year individual certification
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**Smart Salting for Property Management
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***3 year individual certification
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*Smart Salting Level 2 
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**2 year organizational certification
  
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MPCA Smart Salting Level 2 Training
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[[Category:Level 2 - Pollutants/Chloride]]
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Audience: Winter Maintenance Supervisors and Leadership
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[[Category:Level 2 - Management/Winter management]]
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Purpose:  
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*Explore the WMAt with guided instruction
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==MPCA Smart Salting Level 1 Certification: Snow and ice control best practices==
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*Demonstrate how the Winter Maintenance Assessment tool (WMAt) can be used to assist with planning and prioritizing implementation of salt reducing BMPs.  
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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.
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*Show how the WMAt can help organizations show progress already made and additional opportunities for reducing salt use to improve water quality and potentially save money. 
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*Discuss how the WMAt can be used to gain support from the public, local decisions makers, and others to implement salt reducing BMPs.
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Who should participate?
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*State, city, county, schools and other government winter maintenance staff
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*Private sector winter maintenance professionals
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*Property managers
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*Environmental professionals, law makers, researchers or anyone wanting to gain a better understanding of the chloride situation and ways to reduce salt use.
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*[https://www.pca.state.mn.us/sites/default/files/p-tr1-10.pdf Manual that accompanies the Smart Salting for Parking lots and sidewalks] ('''Note: Will be updated in 2020''')
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*[http://www.mnltap.umn.edu/publications/handbooks/documents/snowice.pdf Manual that accompanies the Smart Salting for Roads] ('''Note: Proposed update in 2021''')
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*Manual that accompanies the Smart Salting for Property Management - '''coming soon'''
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==MPCA Smart Salting Level 2 training and organizational level certification==
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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.
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==Smart Salting Assessment Tool (SSAt)==
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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. 
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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.
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*The MPCA is interested in sharing positive, salt-saving changes. Please share your success story with us at [mailto:smartsalting.pca@state.mn.us at this email address]
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*If you have any questions about the certification process or the SSAt please contact us [mailto:smartsalting.pca@state.mn.us at this email address]
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==Other resources==
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===Model Snow and Ice Policies===
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*[https://stormwater.pca.state.mn.us/index.php?title=File:Model_Snow_Ice_Policy.docx Model Snow and Ice Policy Advisory Committee Minnesota Model Snow and Ice Management Policy File:Model Snow Ice Policy.docx]
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*[https://stormwater.pca.state.mn.us/index.php?title=File:Model_Contract_Exhibit_Language.docx Model Snow and Ice Policy Advisory Committee Guidance Document File:Model Contract Exhibit Language.docx]
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===Model Snow and Ice Contracts===
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*[https://www.pca.state.mn.us/sites/default/files/p-tr1-51c.pdf Minnesota Model Exhibit for Private Snow and Ice Service Contract]
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*[https://www.pca.state.mn.us/sites/default/files/p-tr1-52a.pdf Minnesota Model Private Snow and Ice Service Contract]
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Model Ordinances
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*[https://www.pca.state.mn.us/sites/default/files/p-tr1-54.pdf Chloride Reduction Model Ordinance Language]
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<noinclude>
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==Related pages==
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*[[How salt works]]
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*[[Environmental impacts of road salt]]
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*[[Other impacts of road salt use]]
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*[[Snow and salt storage]]
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*[[Salt application BMPs]]
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*[[Technology-based deicing BMPs]]
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*[[Non-chloride chemical alternatives for deicing]]
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*[[Emerging and non-traditional deicing BMPs]]
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*[[Chloride Management Plan]]
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*[[Winter Maintenance Assessment tool (WMAt)]]
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*[[Winter Parking Lot and Sidewalk Maintenance Manual]]
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*[[Smart Salting (S2) training information]]
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*[[Smart Salting (S2) training certificate holders]]
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*[[Educational resources for Smart Salting (S2)]]
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*[[Cost-benefit considerations for Smart Salting (S2) and road salt winter maintenance]]
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*[[Case studies for Smart Salting (S2) and road salt winter maintenance]]
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*[[Chloride TMDL projects]]
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*[[Links for Smart Salting (S2) and road salt winter maintenance]]
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*[[References for Smart Salting (S2) and road salt winter maintenance]]
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[[Category:Level 2 - Management/Winter management]]
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Latest revision as of 18:45, 13 December 2022

smart salting photo
calendar image
Link to the Smart Salt training calendar
Information: Because of the expanded training schedule, we no longer maintain the training schedule in the stormwater manual. The training calendar is found here.

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.

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 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?

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 at this email address
  • If you have any questions about the certification process or the SSAt please contact us at this email address

Other resources

Model Snow and Ice Policies

Model Snow and Ice Contracts

Model Ordinances


Related pages

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