Performance-Based Chloride Reduction Strategies

Performance-Based Chloride Reduction Strategies
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Audience	years 1-2	years 1-2 years 3-5	years 6-10	Beyond year 10
Winter Maintenance Leadership (state, county, city, schools, private): those not involved in day to day operations of maintenance crew.	Review responsibilities Develop policies Assess the situation Create goals Set priorities Implement changes Use WMAt	Follow plan Share successes	Re-assess operations Revise goals Continue to implement changes Share successes	Re-assess operations Revise goals Continue to implement changes Share successes.
Winter Maintenance Professionals (state, county, city, schools, private): plow drivers, mechanics, supervisors of crew.	Attend training Keep an open mind towards change Look for ways to make salt use more efficient Use WMAt tool Create list with the desired changes Prioritize the action plan Implement changes Use less salt	Follow plan Eliminate poor practices Share successes Use less salt	Re-assess operations Adjust goals Follow plan Eliminate all poor practices Share successes Use less salt	Re-assess operations Revise goals Continue to implement changes Share successes Use less salt
WMOs/WDs, Environmental Organizations and Institutions, and Educators	Modify plan Put salt education and outreach goals in the operating plans Develop/modify grant program Develop a cost share program If there is an existing grant program, modify Continue monitoring	Implement plan Educate	Implement plan Educate	Review and revise the outreach plan Continue to educate Encourage testing of new technologies
Municipalities	Create a plan Start implementing the plan Track progress Use the WMAt Prioritize actions Continue monitoring	Follow plan Continue to improve practices MS4s report progress to MPCA	Review and revise plan Continue to improve practices MS4s report progress to MPCA	Follow plan Continue to improve practices MS4s report progress to MPCA
Wastewater Treatment Plants and Industrial Dischargers	Understand the sources Create a plan to reduce and remove chloride Monitor chloride in effluent	Implement plan Discharge less salt	Continue implementing plan for lower salt discharge Share successes Discharge less salt	Review and revise plan Continue making progress Discharge less salt
Water Treatment Facilities (water supply)	Research to determine if centralized softening or individual softening would be a lower salt solution Develop plan for minimal salt use in water distribution area.	Implement plan	Implement plan	Continue to work towards lower salt solutions.
Citizens	Follow recommendations Use less salt Encourage others to use less salt	Reduce salt use Encourage others to reduce salt use	Reduce salt use Encourage others to reduce salt use.	Continue to reduce salt use.
MPCA	Create and share the CMP for the TCMA Create an internal plan to assist stakeholders Continue monitoring chloride Help various groups better understand the salt problem Educate and promote lower salt solutions	Support TCMA CMP Follow internal chloride reduction plan	Support TCMA CMP Follow internal chloride reduction plan	Determine if TCMA CMP was effective Adjust as needed Re-evaluate chloride reduction efforts
Policy Makers (city, county, state, other)	Understand why we use salt Understand what the options are for lower salt use	Improve policy	Improve policy	Improve policy