MPCA Smart Salting for Property Management (online course)

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MPCA Smart Salting for Property Management (online course)

In this highly-rated online course, you'll learn how to use less salt on your properties and save $$ while still prioritizing safety!

By Lake Superior Reserve Coastal Training Program

Date and time

Thursday, September 23, 2021 · 7 - 11am PDT

Location

Online

About this event

Collectively, we spread a lot of salt in the winter. What if we didn't have to?

If you manage winter maintenance of properties to keep spaces safe and passable for visitors, this (free!) online certification training course will help you learn how to plan for less salt and still win winter.

In this region, we spread salt on sidewalks, parking lots, roads and driveways to melt ice and allow safe passage. More salt is not always better. Our well-intentioned efforts to keep spaces clear of ice sometimes amounts to use of far more salt than is necessary to get the job done. Talk about money down the drain!

As property managers, business owners, and community decision-makers, you have an important role in planning, budgeting, and managing winter access in our communities. If you manage winter maintenance of public or private properties, this online Smart Salting class is designed for you.

Winter salt expenses add up. Salt isn't free, and application costs add up. Exposure to salt accelerates the corrosion of concrete and metal. Every ton of salt laid down is estimated to cause about $1,000 in property damage. Many organizations that have participated in the Smart Salting training have been able to reduce their salt use by 30-70%!

Excess salt pollutes fresh water. Salt can be toxic to aquatic plants and fish - and it doesn't ever disappear. One teaspoon of salt will permanently pollute 5 gallons of water!

It's a free training, and you will become Smart Salting Certified at the end of it - just in time for the cold weather season ahead! All who successfully complete the course receive the official Smart Salting Certification, offered by the Minnesota Pollution Control Agency.

It's being offered online - so it's convenient. Join the course from the comfort of your desk!

This class is developed and taught by winter maintenance and natural resource experts at Fortin Consulting and the Minnesota Pollution Control Agency.

This class is being offered to a northern Minnesota and northwest Wisconsin audience by the Regional Stormwater Protection Team, the Minnesota DNR'S Lake Superior Coastal Program, the Lake Superior Reserve, and the North St. Louis Soil and Water Conservation District.

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