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The 2018 Snow Conference has it all — from expert-led snow and ice education sessions to an exhibit floor full of excited vendors who can't wait to show you the latest winter maintenance solutions your community's been looking for…
Coconino County's recent APWA reaccreditation highlighted its extensive snow plan as an APWA Model Practice. The county relies on its snow plan to guide its response to the varying snow events that can occur in this jurisdiction that spans 18,661 square miles and is the 5th snowiest region in the U.S., averaging 110 inches per year.
Learning Objectives:
Review the 4 key elements of a functional response plan: preparation, mobilization, response, and after-storm action.
Examine Coconino County's plan for rapid, efficient, and scalable mobilization.
Discuss how the county uses locally-sourced cinders instead of salt or chemical deicing.
Proactive best practices focus on preventive and predictive methods including deploying anti-icing approaches vs. deicing; measuring pavement temperature vs. ambient temperature; and using data from automated weather stations…
Find out how the introduction of contract services has changed the Village of Mundelein's winter operations program. They'll explain how it has impacted levels of service and the bottom line and they will share the lessons they learned in integrating both public and private labor resources…
Standard operating procedures (SOPs) are step-by-step instructions about how to do a job or task properly to ensure consistent and quality results. St. Joseph County, Indiana, will share what they learned while developing and implementing SOPs for winter maintenance operations…
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