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Despite the all-too-appropriate snowy conditions, attendees of the annual Road Salt Symposium came together to explore current research and innovative best practices for use of road salt that ensure protection of our natural resources and our communities. Participants came away with actionable steps to take to manage and reduce chloride use in their own communities - along with plenty of salt puns! xxxxxx
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Click the titles below to view speakers' presentations
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Getting the public to see road salt
Annie Baxter - American Public Media; Content Manager, The Water Main
Road salt impacts on water quality in stormwater ponds
Dr. Jacques Finlay - University of Minnesota, Department of Ecology, Evolution, and Behavior and the St. Anthony Falls Laboratory
Salt on I-93: chronicle of a chloride corridor catastrophe
Ted Diers - Watershed Management Bureau Administrator, New Hampshire Department of Environmental Services
Insight on the three times failed limited liability legislation
Sue Nissen - Citizen Volunteer, StopOverSalting(SOS)
MN contract templates for property managers and contractors
Jessica Wilson - Water Resources Coordinator, City of Edina
Chloride rulemaking: Nine Mile Creek Watershed District
Erica Sniegowski - Program and Project Manager, Nine Mile Creek Watershed District
A-salt and battery: limited liability relief in New Hampshire
Ted Diers - Watershed Management Bureau Administrator, New Hampshire Department of Environmental Services
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Moving toward a Direct Liquid Application (DLA) Model
William T. Kern, PE - Highway Commissioner, Jefferson County Highway Department, WI
Emergency management = salt reduction strategies
Christine Walsh - APWA 2017 Snow & Ice Presidential award winner; Emergency Preparedness Instructor, Texas A&M
Salt savings from potassium acetate on state routes
Chris Cheney - MnDOT District 1 Maintenance Operations Superintendent
Steve Baublitz - MnDOT District 1 Duluth Subarea Supervisor
Increasing brine usage by modifying standard equipment
Josh Dix - Street Maintenance Foreman, City of Roseville
OPERA: funding for local agencies with research and innovation ideas
Mindy Carlson - Program Director, Minnesota LTAP
Chlorides in winter maintenance: an international perspective
Tina Greenfield - Iowa DOT RWIS coordinator and committee chair
MPCA chloride update
Brooke Asleson - Watershed Project Manager, Minnesota Pollution Control Agency
Pigeonhole Live Question and Answer Sessions
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February 2019 Environmental Leadership Award Winners:
Nine Mile Creek Watershed District: Randy Anhorn, Robert Cutshall, Erica Sniegowski, Erin Hunker, Gael Zembal, Steve Kloiber, Lauren Foley, Jodi Peterson, Grace Sheely
Edina Public Schools: Brent Kaley, Curt Johanson, Eric Hamilton, David White, Greg Pafko, Kai Hauglid, Bryan Horn, Shawn Draves, Kory Smith, Corey Montgomery, Keith Wolfe, TJ Lyman, Norman Vanderlinde, Matt Mosby, Mike Kilanowski, Ron Michaletz, Timothy Myre
MnDOT District 1, Duluth Subarea KAc Project: Steve Baublitz, Chris Cheney, Dennis DeFoe, Jim Cameron, Josiah Davey, Tyson Jackson, Jason McPherson, Shawn Meyer, Ken Kelly, Bob Cheetham, Ron Mattson, Heather Davis, Aaron Benson, John Benson, and Kevin Anderson
Precision Landscaping & Construction Inc.: Joby Nolan, Scott Zuzek, Josh Fox, Bryan Rubin, Aaron Masloski
Dr. Stephen Druschel
StopOverSalting (SOS): Sue Nissen, Randy Holst, Joe Knaeble, Walter Levesque, LouAnn Waddick, Barb Thoman
Read more about this year's winners.
See past winners of Environmental Leadership Awards
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