SOP Snow Removal and De-Icing _____________________________________________ Public Works Director [or other] MA MS4 The permittee shall establish and implement procedures for winter road maintenance including the use and storage of salt and sand; minimize the use of sodium chloride and other salts, and evaluate opportunities for use of alternative materials; and ensure that snow disposal activities do not result in disposal of snow into waters of the United States. For purposes of this MS4 Permit, salt shall mean any chloride-containing material used to treat paved surfaces for deicing, including sodium chloride, calcium chloride, magnesium chloride, and brine solutions. Personnel The following personnel are responsible for snow and ice removal. Employees performing the procedures in this SOP shall attend yearly stormwater pollution prevention training. TABLE 1 Equipment The municipality owns and maintains ice control and snow removal equipment listed in Table 2. Equipment maintenance shall be conducted consistent with the Vehicles and Equipment maintenance SOP found here: [enter location of vehicle washing SOP]. The wash bay/ area is located at: [enter location of wash bay] Plowing When conditions warrant, plows are installed on the [enter number] larger trucks to move snow from the traveled roadway. Average time to install a plow is approximately [30] minutes. [enter number] smaller trucks are available for plowing of residential streets and clearing public lots. Sand Spreaders When conditions warrant, sand spreaders are installed on the larger trucks to spread sand on number] the traveled roadway. Each sand spreader is calibrated prior to the deicing season and every number of [enter weeks or days etc.] thereafter. Sand spreaders are calibrated to dispense [enter number] cubic yards of sand per lane mile. Salt Spreaders and Pre-Wetting Devices
Snow Removal and De-Icing SOP _____________________________________________ Public Works Director [or other] MA MS4 The permittee shall establish and implement procedures for winter road maintenance including the use and storage of salt and sand; minimize the use of sodium chloride and other salts, and evaluate opportunities for use of alternative materials; and ensure that snow disposal activities do not result in disposal of snow into waters of the United States. For purposes of this MS4 Permit, salt shall mean any chloride-containing material used to treat paved surfaces for deicing, including sodium chloride, calcium chloride, magnesium chloride, and brine solutions. Personnel The following personnel are responsible for snow and ice removal. Employees performing the procedures in this SOP shall attend yearly stormwater pollution prevention training. TABLE 1 Equipment The municipality owns and maintains ice control and snow removal equipment listed in Table 2. Equipment maintenance shall be conducted consistent with the Vehicles and Equipment maintenance SOP found here: [enter location of vehicle washing SOP]. The wash bay/ area is located at: [enter location of wash bay] Plowing When conditions warrant, plows are installed on the [enter number] larger trucks to move snow from the traveled roadway. Average time to install a plow is approximately [30] minutes. [enter number] smaller trucks are available for plowing of residential streets and clearing public lots. Sand Spreaders When conditions warrant, sand spreaders are installed on the number] larger trucks to spread sand on the traveled roadway. Each sand spreader is calibrated prior to the deicing season and every [enter number of weeks or days etc.] thereafter. Sand spreaders are calibrated to dispense [enter number] cubic yards of sand per lane mile. Salt Spreaders and Pre-Wetting Devices
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