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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.
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.
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.