Winter Maintenance for Business
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Salt is a major water quality concern. Properties in wellhead protection areas near municipal groundwater wells may be required to complete a Winter Maintenance Risk Management Plan.
Free winter maintenance resources
Request free resources to support your winter maintenance plan including:
- Planning worksheet
- Property review for qualifying properties
- Health and safety materials
- Outdoor sign to display at closed areas
- Sample templates and forms for record keeping, calibrating equipment, and contracts
- Webinar recordings and videos
- Fact sheets and articles
Help keep salt out of groundwater
Join other businesses taking steps to use less salt without compromising winter safety.
Prior to winter:
- Walk your property to understand where ice forms and how to prevent it
- Close areas not requiring winter maintenance
- Require salt training for your winter maintenance team and hired service
- Maintain annual documentation of winter maintenance activities and training
- Prepare your winter maintenance plan with the help of our free worksheet
- Know where to store plowed snow so ice doesn't form across your parking lot
- Have a plan to deal with ice when it is too cold for salt to work (around -10C)
After winter, review your plan and ask yourself:
- Were there problem areas from drifting snow or ice formation
- Is there salt staining or property damage from over salting
- Are there areas you can close next winter instead of salting
- Are there changes your contractor can make to use less salt
Resources for snow and ice removal services
- Complete salt management training and certify as a Smart About Salt contractor
- Free weather forecasts for eligible Smart About Salt certified contractors to support record keeping requirements and preparing for upcoming weather events. Complete the weather forecast request form to find out if your organization qualifies for this free service.
- Offer your client materials to support their winter maintenance plan
