Deicing Workshops
We offer workshops for public road winter maintenance, as well as other regional salt and chloride focused events.
Best Management Practices
View our resources for creating Salt Smart winter deicing operations.
Outreach Materials
Get support for your Salt Smart deicing operations. Let residents know that we can use less salt and still maintain safe roads!
Best Management Practices
Click to download the Pre-wetting and Anti-icing – Techniques for Winter Road Maintenance, Wisconsin Transportation Information Center
Click to download Chapter 8: Winter Snow and Ice Operations, McHenry County, Illinois
Click to download Salt Application Rate Tables for Parking Lot and Sidewalks, Minnesota Pollution Control Board
Click to download the Calibration Log, Salt Smart
Click to download the Salt Brine Phase Diagram, Federal Highway Administration
How to Calibrate a Salt Spreader
How Deicers Work - Ohio DOT
Helpful Websites
Clear Roads
The Clear Roads research program brings together transportation professionals and researchers from around the country to drive innovation in the field of winter maintenance. Their site highlights events across the nation and often shares the latest research on winter management.
Salt Institute
The Salt Institute is a North American based, non-profit trade association dedicated to advocating the many benefits of salt, particularly to ensure winter roadway safety, quality water and healthy nutrition.
U.S. Department of Transportation Federal Highway Administration – Road Weather Management Program
A source for many publications related to snow and ice including anti-icing, dicing and winter maintenance.
WI Salt Wise
WI Salt Wise is a coalition of organizations from across Dane County, WI working together to reduce salt pollution in lakes, streams and drinking water. Their primary goals are to: educate residents, leaders and winter maintenance professionals on salt pollution and solutions, provide training and promote best practices to reduce salt pollution and recognize contractors committed to using the right amount of salt for conditions.
