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1 Connecticut s own Karl Reichle and Mark Owens present : Hey, Where s Connecticut? Cell phones If yours goes off, Don t worry,we know what you do for a living. Just step out into the hall and take care of business. I promise I won t get upset or make fun of you for very long. 1

2 Sensible Winter Maintenance Or how to protect your community from old man winter and survive until spring Comments /Questions Shout them out, don t hold em to the end, if you re like us you ll forget em. We don t have all the answers, we don t even know all the questions We are not here to endorse anyone s specific products or brands But we will tell you what we are using in South Windsor and what we like about the products 2

3 The next picture is of the South Windsor s Public Works Garage in taken February 2011 South Windsor Public Works Garage Winter of 2011 So what is sensible? In South Windsor We think it s Providing treatment to the roads. Before, during and after a winter storm. Keeping the men and women working during the storms safe. Providing the taxpayers with a cost effective way to make the roads safer during winter conditions 3

4 What does the motoring public need for driving in the winter? Traction, Traction and more Traction Where the rubber meets the road wrong kind of traction Visibility Ability to see problems that may lie ahead for motorist and yourself Who provides the protection during a winter storm??? Public Works Departments all over the world Contractors Sand, Salt and chemical suppliers Truck and Equipment manufactures and dealers Dedicated Men and Women Taxpayers 4

5 In South Windsor its an great effort by the Men and Women of: Street Services Fleet Maintenance Parks and Recreation Police Services Building Maintenance Public Works HOW???? With the right plan for the situation at hand With a good stock pile of materials to treat the roads With a highly trained work force A break in the weather A little luck Winter maintenance in South Windsor starts with Pre-treating roads with the right amount of treated salt, before it starts snowing. 5

6 We use a product from called ClearLane It s sodium chloride (Salt) that is made from a liquid magnesium chloride formula and mixing process. Combined with prewetting and deicing agents, including a corrosion inhibitor, a coloring agent, and a leaching inhibitor, It s rock salt that s treated We use it at at 500 lbs per road mile, on an initial application before its snowing Then we use 300 lbs per road mile to retreat during the storm as needed. Salt is mined all over the world Most of South Windsor s winter salt comes from Cargill s salt mine in Lansing New York, located ½ mile below the surface of the earth, under a lake. The salt is transported around in the mine by payloaders and conveyors, not quite like the ones we are use to. 6

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8 What we like about ClearLane It has less bounce on the road, it stays where we want it to. It works at a lower temperature than straight salt Rock Salt works to about 18 above Clear lane works to about zero 8

9 We calibrate our salt spreaders along with our contractors spreaders before the winter season Calibration of Salt spreaders is Crucial to getting good results If you can t count it you can t control it. You need to know how much material you are applying. Its no different than applying fertilizer, to little you get poor results, to much is a waste of money, and can cause harm to the environment. 9

10 We determine the amount of material discharged in a minute using a stop watch and a scale 10

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12 Truck calibration Card Different types of controllers for salt spreader Some of our vehicles have automatic ground speed controllers made by Certified Power we are presently using a Spreadrite Model GL 400 controller 12

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15 We weigh every bucket of salt that leaves our salt shed with an onboard weighing system right on our Payloaders Our Loadrite road boss system Keeps track of each truck that was loaded How many times it was loaded The time of day or night At the end of the storm we have an record of how much salt went out. How much material was loaded into each truck 15

16 At the end of every storm we generate a salt usage report m a t e r i a l u s e d Truck Rental 1 Rental BOE 1 Rental 1 Rental 2 Truck speed is very important in application of salt To fast = to much salt bounce, not enough material where we want it (in the center of the road) To Slow = to much salt applied to the road resulting in wasted resources 20 MPH =Just right application speed 16

17 Typical Plowing operation Non Typical Plowing operation 17

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19 How do we know where we have Plowed? Talk to the Drivers via two way radio s Go out and drive around 140 miles of road Check the GPS tracking unit Receive calls from angry residents saying we haven t been down their street all night 19

20 Don t worry someone will always tell you what you're doing wrong 20

21 We have used GPS tracking systems in the past Some good Some not so good Some expensive Some good and expensive We are still searching but think we are close 21

22 Does this mean big brother is watching?? In a way yes. It is only an enhancement of what we have always done to check the snow plowing operation Here is why we think its important Helps us know where we need to deploy more resources during a storm Improve on the plow routes Helps to confirm our drivers are driving as they should be, when people say they are travelling to fast while plowing Helps to keep everyone honest on their plow routes It s good to Keep the Public informed Using many different forms of communication helps spread the message of what we are doing. Direct House Mailings, s, Web sites all help with the distribution of a Snow Brochure 22

23 You can t communicate to much. Can you? Keeping Track of Everything Did someone make a fresh pot of coffee When did it start snowing When did we plow What did the Overtime cost How many contractors worked How much snow did we get When did we salt Who worked What hours How long did it take to clean up How much salt did we use What Trucks worked How much fuel did we use Should we have school tomorrow What s broken down How much fuel do we have on hand How much did the storm cost What is the latest weather forecast When s my break 23

24 Because someone will ask: we use A Storm log Excel spread sheets Time cards Storm report Salt usage reports Plow vehicles we are considering due to the current economic climate 24

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26 South Windsor Public Works keeps plowing along storm after storm Were waiting for you Mr. snowplow driver Please feel free to contact either Karl E. Reichle Superintendent of Operations/ Tree warden Town of South Windsor Ct (860) office (860) cell (860) fax at Serving South Windsor since

27 or Mark D. Owens Street Manager Town of South Windsor Ct (860) office (860) cell (860) fax at Serving South Windsor since 1989 God Bless Public Works Dept s. all around the world on the great job they do 27

28 Thank you very much Fun Facts South Windsor entire snow budget s $ 680, We budget for about 3,500 ton of treated salt per year Treated Salt cost us per ton Untreated salt cost is Typical snow plow operator makes per hour Contracted rental plow truck and driver is about per hr. Average cost of a house in South Windsor is 285 K Average household income 90,

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