Overall Rating Silver - expired
Overall Score 48.22
Liaison Sarah Rykal
Submission Date July 25, 2013
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STARS v1.2

University of Wisconsin-Stout
OP-T2-22: Snow and Ice Removal

Status Score Responsible Party
Complete 0.25 / 0.25 Leann Fay
STARS Graduate Assistant
Sustainability Office
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Has the institution implemented technologies or strategies to reduce the environmental impacts of snow and ice removal?:
Yes

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A brief description of the snow and ice removal program, policy, or practice:
The goal is to minimize the use of salt and ideally not use any salt on campus. To minimize salt, grounds keeping pre-treats surfaces with sodium chloride brine and when it gets colder, a sodium chloride and magnesium chloride brine combination. Routes for snow and ice removal are also set up to be as fuel efficient as possible.

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The website URL where information about the program, policy, or practice is available:
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Data source(s) and notes about the submission:
Information from Grounds Department Supervisor

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