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[[file:Check it out.png|200px|thumb|alt=check it out image|<font size=3>For information on model snow and ice policies and examples, [https://stormwater.pca.state.mn.us/index.php/Smart_Salting_(S2)_training_information#Model_Snow_and_Ice_Policies click on this link].</font size>]]
  
 
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.
 
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.
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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
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**[[How salt works and overview of deicing chemicals]]
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**[[Environmental impacts of road salt and other de-icing chemicals]]
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**[[Other impacts of deicer use]]
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*[[Information on costs and economic impacts of road salt]]
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*Management tools
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**[https://www.pca.state.mn.us/sites/default/files/wq-s1-94.pdf Minnesota Statewide Chloride Management Plan]
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**[[Smart Salting Assessment tool (SSAt)]]
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**[https://www.pca.state.mn.us/water/statewide-chloride-resources Model Ordinances]
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***[[File:Model Snow Ice Policy.docx|Model snow ice policy]]
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**[https://www.pca.state.mn.us/water/statewide-chloride-resources Model Snow and Ice Policies]
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*MPCA Smart Salting Training Program
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**[https://www.pca.state.mn.us/water/smart-salting-training Smart Salting Training Program]
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**[https://www.pca.state.mn.us/water/smart-salting-training-calendar/2021-01 Smart Salting Training Calendar]
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**[https://www.pca.state.mn.us/water/salt-applicators Resources for Winter Maintenance Professionals]
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**[https://www.pca.state.mn.us/water/statewide-chloride-resources Chloride Reduction Assistance]
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*Education Resources
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**[[Educational resources for Smart Salting (S2)]]. For more information on chloride resources, see [https://www.pca.state.mn.us/water/statewide-chloride-resources Statewide chloride resources]
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**[[Success stories: salt reduction and cost saving examples]]
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**[https://www.pca.state.mn.us/water/statewide-chloride-resources Technical reports and Chloride TMDLs]
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**[https://www.pca.state.mn.us/water/water-permit-holders-and-chloride Chloride and NPDES Permits]
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*[[References for Smart Salting (S2) and road salt winter maintenance]]
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*Chloride and groundwater
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**[https://www.mgwa.org/documents/whitepapers/impacts_of_stormwater_infiltration_on_chloride_in_minnesota_groundwater.pdf Impacts of stormwater infiltration on chloride in Minnesota groundwater] - White paper produced for the Minnesota Groundwater Association
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**[https://stormwater.pca.state.mn.us/index.php?title=File:Chloride_groundwater_loading_calculator.xlsx Calculator for estimating chloride loading to groundwater]
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**[[Guidance for calculator to estimate chloride loading to groundwater from infiltration]]
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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]]
 
**[[Environmental impacts of road salt and other de-icing chemicals]]
 
**[[Environmental impacts of road salt and other de-icing chemicals]]
 
**[[Other impacts of road salt use]]
 
**[[Other impacts of road salt use]]
*Smart Salting Best Management Practices (BMPs)
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*Smart Salting Best Management Practices (BMPs) (coming soon)
 
**[[Snow and salt storage]]
 
**[[Snow and salt storage]]
 
**[[Salt application BMPs]]
 
**[[Salt application BMPs]]
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*Management tools
 
*Management tools
 
**[[Chloride Management Plan]]
 
**[[Chloride Management Plan]]
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**[[Smart Salting Assessment tool (SSAt)]]
**[[Chloride Management Plan - Background and description]]
 
**[[Chloride Management Plan - Water quality conditions]]
 
**[[Chloride Management Plan - Prioritization and implementing restoration and protection]]
 
**[[Chloride Management Plan - Monitoring, tracking, reporting and adaptive management]]
 
**[[Chloride Management Plan - Research needs]]
 
**[[Chloride Management Plan - Stakeholder and public involvement process]]
 
**[[Chloride Management Plan - References]]-->
 
**[[Winter Maintenance Assessment tool (WMAt)]]
 
 
*Smart Salting (S2) training program
 
*Smart Salting (S2) training program
 
**[[Winter Parking Lot and Sidewalk Maintenance Manual]]
 
**[[Winter Parking Lot and Sidewalk Maintenance Manual]]
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**[http://www.lrrb.org/media/reports/200501REV.pdf Minnesota snow and ice control - Field handbook for snowplow operators]
 
**[http://www.lrrb.org/media/reports/200501REV.pdf Minnesota snow and ice control - Field handbook for snowplow operators]
 
*[[Educational resources for Smart Salting (S2)]]
 
*[[Educational resources for Smart Salting (S2)]]
*[[Cost-benefit considerations for Smart Salting (S2) and road salt winter maintenance]]
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[[Cost-benefit considerations for Smart Salting (S2) and road salt winter maintenance]]
 
*[[Case studies for Smart Salting (S2) and road salt winter maintenance]]
 
*[[Case studies for Smart Salting (S2) and road salt winter maintenance]]
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*[[Success stories: salt reduction and cost saving examples]]
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*[[Information on costs and economic impacts of road salt]]
 
*[[Chloride TMDL projects]]
 
*[[Chloride TMDL projects]]
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*[[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]]
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Revision as of 17:08, 28 January 2021

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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.