Previous Salt Symposiums have recorded sessions. Recordings can be streamed by only one device at a time using personalized links and credentials associated with your purchase.
Presentations are available based on agreement with our Speakers. All Salt Symposium attendees have access to recordings from the year they attended.
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2025 Salt Symposium - One Day Only!
Alycia Overbo (Minnesota Department of Health) - Addressing Chloride Concerns for Drinking WaterCarolyn Dindorf (Bolton & Menk, Inc.) - Optimizing Water Softeners for Chloride ReductionEric Faulkner (Vaisala) and Tyler Buerger (City of Oak Creek, WI) - Storm Severity Index: Leveraging Technology to Reduce Salt UseLorna Murison (Credit Valley Conservation, Ontario) - Liquid Anti-icing on Permeable and Asphalt Parking Lot SurfacesSujay Kaushal (University of Maryland) - Saltwater Intrusion From Land and SeaConnie Fortin (Bolton & Menk, Inc.) - Low Salt DesignDavid Veneziano (Iowa State University) - Designing Pedestrian Safety Countermeasures for Winter MaintenanceCarl Rosen (University of Minnesota) - Chloride Cycling in Agricultural Cropping SystemsWyatt Weatherson (Toronto Metropolitan University) - Evaluating Municipal Perspectives on the Influence of Climate Change on Winter Road MaintenanceAllison Madison (Wisconsin Salt Wise) - Winter Salt Week: Raising Awareness Around Salt Pollution and Reduction SolutionsErica Sniegowski & Elizabeth Boor (Nine Mile Creek Watershed District) - Addressing Chloride Reduction through Education, Collaboration, Funding, and RegulationFeaturing 5-Minute Updates from...Eric Peterson (Environmental & Engineering Geosciences Journal ) - Special Edition: Salt SymposiumRick Nelson (AASHTO Winter Weather Management) - Standardizing Winter Maintenance TerminologyAndy Erickson (Saint Anthony Falls Research Laboratory) - Cold Climate Center of Excellence
2024 Salt Symposium - Day 1
Presentations focused on salt use (and its implications) in agricultural settings and water distribution systems.Cristoph-Martin Geilfus, Geisenheim University - Chloride in SoilEric Peterson, Illinois State University - Chloride in AgricultureEric Watkins, University of Minnesota - Optimization of Salt-tolerant Roadside Turfgrass Seed MixturesSam Worden, Sustain Dane - The Hard Task of Softening Water in Multifamily HousingBaishali Bakshi, US Environmental Protection Agency - Centralized Softening as a Solution to Chloride PollutionEmily Jones, Madison (WI) Metropolitan Sewerage District - Reducing Residential Salt Use in New ConstructionTim Young & Jim Fisher, City of Waukesha, WI & Jacobs Solutions - City of Waukesha Softener Salt Optimization ProgramJames Morin, Washington State Department of Transportation - Washington State Tree Browning Monitoring ProgramAbby Hileman, Izaak Walton League of America - The Salt Watch Community Science InitiativeChloride is a byproduct of manure, potash, and ion exchange water softening. Learn more in these sessions!
2024 Salt Symposium - Day 2
Presentations focused on salinity caused by the use of chemicals used for the winter maintenance of pavements.Ryan Sorichetti, Ontario Ministry of the Environment - Influence of Roads on Chloride LevelsKimberly Engle, Cryotech - The Power and Challenges of AcetatesJack Distel & Bryan Gruidl, City of Bloomington, MN - Centering Water to Become Winter WisePavement Monitoring Panel Discussion with Bob Miller, City of North Chicago, IL; Tina Greenfield, Iowa Department of Transportation; Joseph Huneke, Minnesota Department of TransportationHeated Pavements Panel Discussion with Amy Hanson, City of Plymouth; Jeff Buch, PaveDrane; Jeff Genova, City of Holland, MIMijia Yang, North Dakota State University - Reduce Salt Usage by Preventing Snow Drifting on Roads - a Solar Snow Fence TechnologyThis topic was the inspiration for Salt Symposium! We've seen huge strides in mitigating the use of deicers over the years. Review this session to learn about the latest and greatest research and implementation.
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