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Legal and Policy Strategies for Chloride Management
Dave Strifling, J.D. P.E., Director of Marquette University’s Water Law and Policy Initiative, will describe a menu of responsive legal and policy options to the problem of chloride pollution. These […]
Winter Maintenance for Roads
This class will share how to improve and practice winter maintenance for both high and low-speed roadways including best management practices to keep paved areas safe, benefits of using a […]
Salt Wise Stories: City of De Pere
Tony Fietzer, Street Superintendent with the City of De Pere, will overview De Pere’s salt reduction strategies, successes, and next steps. Info here.
Smart Salting for WI Roads Workshop
Free, hands-on training for winter maintenance professionals who remove snow, apply road salt or maintain snow removal equipment used on roads. Learn how using the right amount of salt can […]
Smart Salting for WI Roads Workshop
Free training for winter maintenance professionals who remove snow, apply road salt or maintain snow removal equipment used on roads. Learn how using the right amount of salt can save […]
Salt Wise Stories: City of Eau Claire
Cory Tietz, Street Superintendent with the City of Eau Claire, will overview Eau Claire’s salt reduction strategies, successes, and next steps. When the Streets Department was told that a new […]
Brine Blends
When temps drop below 15F salt brine doesn’t cut it, but where do you start? Calcium, magnesium, beet juice, proprietary products? 90/10, 80/20? The options for concocting the perfect solution […]
Direct Liquid Application
Bill Kern, Jefferson County Highway Department, will join us to discuss the use of salt brine in winter maintenance operations. The focus will be on direct liquid application during all […]
Where have all the Mayflies gone?
Bob Miltner, Ohio EPA, and Kevin Goodwin, Michigan Environment, Great Lakes and Energy, discuss recent research from Great Lakes states into the toxic impacts of road salts on native freshwater […]