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
- Offer your client materials to support their winter maintenance plan
