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The ADA and Snow – What You Need to Know

Are you aware that the Americans with Disabilities Act (ADA) has specific requirements for managing snow on public property? Did you know that you have always been required to maintain…

Hiring Maintenance Employees? Find a Qualified Candidate Pool in Your Own Backyard

Front Range Community College is partnering with state and local maintenance agencies to offer a high school internship program that develops qualified public works candidates. Until now, your candidate pool…

The CPWP Designation: What Is It and Why Should I Get It?

The CPWP-Management certification recognizes individuals in the public works field who have the knowledge and experience to manage organizations within a public works department. The certification is for public works…

How the City of Ottawa is Optimizing Fleet Operations with Data Science

Overseeing the City of Ottawa’s public works fleet involves many moving parts. Canada’s capital city relies on thousands of vehicles to maintain roadways, public services, and infrastructure. Information management and…

The Decider Guide: How and When to Use Cooperative Purchasing Contracts to Add to Your Public Dollar

You put a lot of time and energy into your operations to make them run smoothly. Purchasing puts a lot of time and energy into solicitations to be compliant and…

How to Make Better Decisions Using Weather Radar

By far, radar is the most used weather tool by nearly any professional making decisions about weather. Radar seems like a simple concept—the colored pixels represent precipitation, and if you…

The Science and Experiences of Helping You Select The Right Liquid Deicer Products for Your Agency

This session will highlight some of the challenges and confusion prevalent in the public works profession when selecting liquid deicer products. The speakers will address the science and also share…

How to Relieve Pressure from Winter Maintenance

Chloride is a growing pollutant of concern across the snowbelt near the Great Lakes. This permanent pollutant contaminates drinking water, remains toxic to aquatic life, and harms vegetation. In Minnesota,…

Towards a Better Understanding of Pre-wetting – Insights from the Lab

It is remarkable how much the performance of rock-deicing salt can be enhanced simply by making it wet. The value of pre-wetting has been thoroughly established based on many years…

“Enviroproofing” Your Winter Maintenance Program

An increasing number of agencies have to adapt their winter maintenance operations because of environmental concerns over chlorides in groundwater, rivers, lakes, and streams. In this session, we will examine…