MPCA Smart Salting training program update

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New Smart Salting Refreshers & Level 2 Certification training available!

The MPCA has recently created Smart Salting Refresher trainings as supplemental trainings between certification trainings. These trainings meet MS4 annual winter maintenance training requirements. The 3-hour refreshers are available for anyone who has a current Smart Salting certification and are hosted online by the MPCA. They are free to attend and each takes a deeper dive into different aspects of winter maintenance practices. Note these trainings are supplemental and do not extend the Level 1 Smart Salting certification.

Weather for Winter Maintenance Refresher 

Provides a closer look at weather, prediction tools and in-time pavement conditions that provide winter maintenance crew a basis to develop strategies for product use, frequency and application for each winter event.

Oct 24 online – Register here

Salt & Snow Storage Refresher 

Analyze your salt and snow storage practices and regulations including MS4 and Above ground Storage Tank requirements so that winter maintenance activities minimize product loss and stormwater runoff exposure.

November 16 online– Register here

Liquid Deicer Refresher 

Consider starting, expanding or learning more about liquid deicers. Learn about equipment, storage and application rates, providing winter maintenance crew a basis to develop strategies for product use, frequency and application for each winter event.

October 31 at Plymouth – Register here 

November 28 online– Register here

Organizations can also host a private in-person or online refresher training for their crew with a cost share by contacting smartsalting.pca@state.mn.us.

Smart Salting Level 1 Certification

If all or some of your crew isn’t yet Smart Salting Level 1 Certified, they can attend one of our upcoming Smart Salting for Roads or Parking lots & Sidewalks trainings.

Parking lots & Sidewalks

October 26 Online – Register here

November 1 at RPBCWD in Chanhassen- Register here

November 29 Online – Register here

Roads

November 15 Online – Register here

Contact smartsalting.pca@state.mn.us if you wish to host a certification training for your crew.

Property Management 

Get your environmental staff, administrators, building managers and management up to date on the environmental effects of chloride, addressing concerns on safety and liability and learn about resources available to support chloride reduction with our Smart Salting for Property Management Certification training. To learn more about what this training offers watch our MPCA Smart Salting training for property management video.

November 14th – Register here

Get your Organization Smart Salting certified!!

Level 2 Certification training 

Participants are shown how to best use the web-based Smart Salting Tool (SST) and the steps to obtain Level 2 certification for their organization. The SST provides the user a way to complete a detailed evaluation of all their winter maintenance practices and identify opportunities to improve practices that can save money and protect water resources. Participants will also get a brief overview of our NEW Source Assessment feature of the Smart Salting Tool!

    • Audience: winter maintenance leadership, public works managers & supervisors, MS4 permittee’s, business owners, superintendents, and other lead staff
    • 4 hours online
    • 2 year Level 2 (organization) certification

December 5th – Register here

For more details check out the MPCA Smart Salting Training webpage and watch the MPCA Smart Salting Training for Winter Maintenance Professionals video to hear from maintenance pros that are now using less salt and still offering a high level of service!

Questions? Contact us at smartsalting.pca@state.mn.us