Road Salt Trainings and Certifications
Trainings
Lake Champlain Sea Grant has sponsored or co-hosted a number of workshops and conferences to educate professionals about low salt best practices that allow our roads, parking lots, and driveways to remain safe, while at the same time reducing use of salt to benefit the environment, protect infrastructure, and save money. We have hosted or co-hosted workshops for private and municipal employees since 2017. Access agendas and presentations from past workshops and conferences below.
Winter Maintenance Training for Parking Lots and Sidewalks - October 25, 2021
- Training based on the Minnesota Pollution Control Agency (MPCA) Smart Salting courses and customized for Vermont and the Lake Champlain basin
2021 Adirondack-Champlain Salt Summit co-hosted with Lake George Association - October 14, 2021
Road Salt Education Workshop, South Burlington, VT - October 24, 2019
- Agenda & Presentations
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- 2019 Road Salt Education Workshop Agenda (PDF)
- Science of Salt (PDF) - Stu Johnson, Vermont Local Roads
- Insurance and Safety Precautions to Prevent Accidents and Reduce Claims (PDF) - Jeff Theis, Vermont League of CIties and Towns
- Operator's Experience on Road Salt Reduction and Brine Preparation (PDF) - Rob Volpleus, Town of Lake George, NY and Chris Navitsky, FUND for Lake George and Lake George Waterkeeper
Adirondack Champlain Regional Salt Summit, Lake Placid, NY - October 3, 2019
- Agenda & Presentations
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- 2019 Road Salt Education Workshop Agenda (PDF)
- Setting the Stage for Today - Brendan Wiltse, AuSable River Association
- Lake George Salt Reduction Successes - Dan Stec, NYS Assembly, District 114; Eric Siy, the FUND for Lake George; Raqib Omer, Viaseys; Rob Vopleus, Town of Lake George Highway Dept; Matt Coffin, Town of Hague Highway Dept; Steve Johnson, Warren County DPW
- How Changing Weather Patterns Are Impacting Winter Maintenance Approaches - Frank Lombardo, President/CEO, WeatherWorks
- Adirondack Park-wide Pilot and Pledge Recognition - Brittany Christenson, AdkAction
Lake Champlain Watershed Deicing Conference, Burlington, VT - October 10, 2018
- Agenda & Presentations
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- 2018 Lake Champlain Watershed Deicing Conference Agenda (PDF)
- H Case Study of State BMPs and Salt Reduction (PDF) - Caleb Dobbins, New Hampshire Department of Transportation
- How and Why Snow Removal Companies Across Vermont and New York Use Low-Salt Best Management Practices (PDF) - Holden Sparacino, UVM Rubenstein School of Environment and Natural Resources
- New Hampshire’s Green SnowPro Training (PDF) - Patrick Santoso, Axiomatic
- Sustainable Winter Management (SWiM™) Case Study Results (PDF) - Phill Sexton, Wit Advisors
Lake Champlain Watershed Deicing Conference, Burlington, VT - September 29, 2017
Salt Smart Certified Professionals
In October 2021, Lake Champlain Sea Grant hosted Fortin Consulting to provide the Minnesota Pollution Control Agency’s Winter Maintenance Training for Parking Lots and Sidewalks.
- These individuals successfully completed the training and an exam and became Smart Salt Certified Winter Maintenance Professionals:
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- Robert Cary, S&D Snowblowing, Essex, Vermont
- Adam Cate, City of South Burlington, Vermont
- Nicholas DeGraff, S&D Snowblowing, Essex, Vermont
- Christine Dougherty, Town of Williston, Vermont
- Keith Dunbar, S&D Snowblowing, Essex, Vermont
- David Lenz, Middlesex Ice Control, Middletown, Connecticut
- Dan Roberge, Town of Essex, Vermont
- Lisa Schaeffler, Town of Williston, Vermont
- Aaron Smith, S&D Snowblowing, Essex, Vermont