Wednesday Webinars
Catch the latest in Salt Wise happenings via YouTube-livestreamed conversations over the noon hour (12-1pm CT) with private contractors, facility managers, and more. Tune in live to ask questions over the chat. Register in advance to receive a reminder email with a direct link the morning of the program.
Upcoming Webinars
September 2 - Battle of the Blades
Lance Wilkinson, City of Appleton Operations Foreman - Streets Division, discusses the pros and cons of various plow blades. Background: Several years ago the City of Appleton made a significant policy change. They used to plow streets at 2” or more of snow accumulation and apply salt to anything below 2”. Now, they plow mains at 0.25” and residential streets at 1.5”. In addition to reducing salt use, the new policy provides a better overall situation for motorists. Mechanically removing as much snow as possible prior to salting, rather than “burning off" snow, means more wear-and-tear on plow blades. Operators saw quickly that not all blades were up to the challenge!
October 7 - Straight Talk on Liability Legislation: A New Hampshire Contractor's Perspective
Join Dean Outhouse as he provides an on-the-ground perspective of what it's truly like to operate as a snow and ice management contractor in a state with liability-limiting legislation. Drawing from real-world experience, Dean will discuss how these laws impact operations, documentation and risk management. He will also highlight North Point Outdoors' role as the first company in New Hampshire to be challenged - and to successfully prevail - in a NH Green Snow Pro court case.
December 16 - Making Clean Brine from Dirty Salt
Manufacturing salt brine comes with challenges depending on how dirty or clean is your rock salt. Learn a technique to remove the excess debris (such as limestone aggregate and sand) that can cause the brine system and applicator trucks to fail. You will learn about the hydrocyclone sand separator filter and how adding this filtration step will protect your equipment and brine manufacturing/application systems.
TBD - Salt Wise Stories: Village of Walworth
After attending a Salt Wise workshop in Fall 2024, Village Public Works staff built a rudimentary brine maker and brine application units to pre-treat roads and sidewalks with salt brine. On a shoe-string budget, they engineered basic gravity-fed units. In the off-season, they made updates to increase brine production capacity and better control application rates. In early 2026, the Village passed a new snow removal policy with a heavy emphasis on liquids for anti-icing, pre-wet, and direct application.
Estimated salt savings per event is roughly $1,000.