Smart Salting training is designed to help management-level property managers, applicators, business owners, and municipalities improve salt application effectiveness & reduce chloride pollution while keeping roads, parking lots, and sidewalks safe. Participating organizations have been able to reduce their salt use by 30 to 70%, and the training has been shown to prevent chloride contamination in bodies of water. The tons of salt used every year to manage snow & ice damages infrastructure & vegetation and pollutes lakes, streams & groundwater.
This training has been adapted for the City from the renowned Smart Salt training in Minnesota, implemented by Fortin Consulting Inc., now Bolton & Menk, Inc. Attendees will receive a “Gaithersburg Smart Salt Business” plaque to display, helping identify the property or business as partner in the City’s environmental initiatives.