Winter Plowing Operations

Best Management Practices and Studies

• Maine Environmental Best Management Practices for Snow & Ice Control (PDF)
• University of Maine Salt Study
• MaineDOT's Snow & Ice Control Program
• “Clear Roads” – a resource for anyone in the snow/ice control business
• UNH article on "pros & cons of sand" (PDF)
• EPA's "Safe Winter Roads & the Environment" (PDF)
• CT study (Nov 2015) on de-icing vs anti-icing (PDF)

Technical specs, rates, and quantities for towns

• Calculating quantities of salt to sand (PDF)
• Salt application rate table (PDF)
• Anti-icing decision flowchart (PDF)
• Winter Sand Specifications (PDF)

Guides and articles

• MaineDOT Salt Prices for 2022/2023 (PDF)
• How salt chemistry helps fight snow and ice(PDF)
• Understanding salt brine concentration(PDF)
• Notice to Residents who plow snow into or across a road (PDF)
• What's in a Snow Plan Brochure and How's Your Snow Plan? (PDF)
• "Sand/Salt Buildings - No Trespassing" (MMA article Oct2018) (PDF)
• Contracting for Snow & Ice Control (PDF)
• Snow Dumps (PDF)
• Snowplow Turnaround Easement Sample (Word)
• Winter Road Question and Answers from MMA's Jim K. (PDF)
• Snow Fence Guide (PDF)