Date: Wednesday, November 9, 2011
Time: 6:30 PM Meeting, 7:00 Presentation
Place: Ft. Snelling State Park, Visitor's Center
Presenter: Connie Fortin
Our regular chapter business meeting begins at 6:30 PM with the presentation to begin at 7:00. Please plan to arrive as early as 6:00 for a chance to greet and converse with chapter members.
Winter Maintenance with Reduced Environmental Impacts
Connie Fortin is the president of Fortin Consulting, an environmental consulting firm. Her company works in a variety of ways to protect water quality. Ms. Fortin is active in bringing together the transportation and environmental communities to reduce environmental impacts of road salt while maintaining a high level of service. Fortin Consulting and a technical expert team wrote Winter Parking Lot and Sidewalk Maintenance Manual, Reducing Environmental Impacts of Chlorides, Minnesota Snow and Ice Control Handbook for Snowplow Operators, and created the video Winter Maintenance Training for Small Sites (www.youtube.com/watch?v=rqdR4PDgl3I. Connie initiated the "Road Salt Symposium" which is now in its 11th year. Fortin Consulting has trained over 3,000 professionals in winter maintenance with reduced environmental impacts. Connie believes that by working together we can be successful in protecting our lakes, rivers and groundwater.