January Office Hours and Salt Awareness Week 2021

I will be hosting office hours in January virtually on Tuesday, January 12th in the morning and Thursday, January 21st in the evening. I will be using Zoom (with video). 

Please use the registration links below to get the Zoom link. When you register, you'll also get an e-mail reminder on the day of Office Hours. You can register in advance or the day of.

Note: I have set it up so I can only meet one person at a time. If I'm meeting with someone else, there will be a small waiting period in a meeting lobby. If you don't want to use Zoom, I will be answering calls (608-912-0000) during this time as long as I'm not speaking with someone else. 

Virtual Office Hours: Tuesday, 1/12/2021 @ 07:30 AM - 9:30 AM

Register for 1/12/2021 Office Hours: https://madisonwi.link/d19v0112

If you don't wish to use your PC for your audio or use Zoom at all, you can call me: 608-912-0000

Virtual Office Hours: Thursday, 1/21/2021 @ 04:30 PM - 6:30 PM

Register for 1/21/2021 Office Hours: https://madisonwi.link/d19v0121

If you don't wish to use your PC for your audio or use Zoom at all, you can call me: 608-912-0000

If you have a question, concern, or topic of interest that you would like to discuss, but the times above don't work for you, you can e-mail me.

Less Salty: Don't Miss Out on Salt Awareness Week 2021

City Engineering is asking the public to reduce salt use when removing ice and snow this winter and join Wisconsin Salt Wise  for Wisconsin Salt Awareness Week, Jan. 11-15, 2021.

City Engineering and Wisconsin Salt Wise will have a number of resources next week on social media to help the community take steps toward reducing salt use.

City Engineering will have a series of one-minute Facebook videos  covering different topics the community can use to reduce salt use. The "Less Salty" videos will cover the following topics on the City of Madison Engineering Division Facebook page :

• How to Use a Pavement Thermometer to Your Advantage
• Winter Snow Removal Kit
• Missing the Storm, Try Brine
• 3 Questions to Ask a Hired Winter Maintenance Contractor
• Snowblower 101

Wisconsin Salt Wise is hosting half-hour livestream conversations  each day from 12:30-1 p.m. on the following topics from experts in the industry:

• Jan. 11: Salty Streams and Formerly Freshwater Lakes: An Ecosystem Perspective 
• Jan. 12: Be Salt Wise and Pet Smart 
• Jan. 13: Salt your Dinner, not our Drinking Water 
• Jan. 14: Put your house/business on a low-salt diet 
• Jan. 14: (8 a.m.-12 p.m.) Smart Salting for Property Managers 
• Jan. 15: Salt Reduction Champions 

Impact of Salt: Why this Matters

It only takes one teaspoon of salt to permanently pollute five gallons of water. When over-salting happens, salt impacts our environment and infrastructure. It travels into our lakes, rivers, streams and wetlands, putting our aquatic life at risk and endangers our freshwater resources.

An easy way to be mindful of salt use, is to be "salt wise." Wisconsin Salt Wise  is a coalition of organizations from across Dane County working together to reduce salt pollution in our lakes, streams and drinking water. Wisconsin Salt Wise is a great resource for residents to learn about salt use, its impacts on our community and salt-certified winter maintenance professionals in the community.