The Spring issue of Salt and Highway Deicing (pdf 279.28 kB) newsletter is out.
Lack of sufficient storage is often a major issue for agencies that use rock salt for winter maintenance activities. Bret Hodne, Superintendent of Operations, Public Works for the City of West Des Moines, IA, past chair of the American Public Works Association's Winter Maintenance subcommittee and one of APWA's Top Ten Public Works Leaders, explains how his city and more than 20 neighboring jurisdictions jointly operate a large salt storage facility that allows them to take early season salt deliveries. The discounts they qualify for make the economics pay off for them.
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