Winter Maintenance

Winter Maintenance

The NH MS4 permit contains a multitude of requirements that pertain to winter maintenance activities and are found throughout the permit. This central location has been created for all winter maintenance related resources so the permittee, or user, can easily obtain any and all resources pertaining to winter maintenance in a single location. This page contains documents and resources exclusive to winter maintenance activities for all of the permit requirements, including MCM #1, MCM #6 and Appendix H requirements.

New Hampshire DES (NHDES) Salt Reduction Program Coordinator:

• Chris Avery:
  • Email: Christopher.L.Avery@des.nh.gov
  • Phone: (603) 271-5329
  • Website: https://www.des.nh.gov/land/roads/road-salt-reduction
  • Facebook page: https://www.facebook.com/NHGreenSnowPro

Salt Usage Report for Year 3

Please note, that you can either use the Annual Salt Usage Report Form or the Salt Management System Database to report your year 3 annual salt usage but please do not use both. 

• Annual Salt Usage Report Form (Posted 6/10/2021) 
• New Hampshire Salt Management System Database (Posted 6/10/2021)

MCM #1 (Winter Maintenance) Resources:

• WMUR Winter Maintenance Public Service Announcement (Posted 8/7/2020) 

MCM #6 (Winter Maintenance) Resources:

• MCM #6: Winter Road Maintenance Procedure Template (Updated 3/30/2021. Added training link.)

Appendix H – Water Quality Limited Waterbodies (Winter Maintenance) Resources:

• Appendix H: Salt Reduction Plan Template (Updated 3/30/2021. Added training link.)

Training (Winter Maintenance):

• As of May 11th 2021, there are several completely free Green SnowPro trainings available to municipalities. The trainings are:
  • Full Green SnowPro Trainings:
    • July 27, 2021 through July 29, 2021 from 8 AM to 10 AM each day (you must attend all three days).
    • October 5, 2021 through October 7, 2021 from 8 AM to 10 AM each day (you must attend all three days).
  • Green SnowPro Refresher Trainings:
    • July 14, 2021 from 8 AM to 10 AM
    • September 7, 2021 from 8 AM to 10 AM
• Winter Maintenance Personnel Training Log Template (Posted 11/12/2020)
• Green SnowPro Trainings (Posted 2/17/2021)

General (Winter Maintenance) Resources:

• New Hampshire Salt Management System Database (Posted 12/17/2020)
• Logging Client Visits and Plow Routes into the New Hampshire Salt Management System Video Tutorial (Posted 9/14/2020)
• Filing Annual Salt Usage Reports in the New Hampshire Salt Management System Video Tutorial (Posted 9/14/2020)

BMP (Winter Maintenance) Resources:

• Anti-Icing (Posted 11/12/2020)
• Application Rate (Posted 11/12/2020)
• Salt Alternatives (Posted 11/12/2020)
• Calibration (Posted 11/12/2020)
• Prewetting (Posted 11/12/2020)
• Road Temperature (Posted 11/12/2020)
• Salt Storage (Posted 11/12/2020)
• Dinsmore Brook Watershed Chloride Implementation Reduction Plan (Posted 11/12/2020)
• Green SnowPro Salt Reduction Handbook (Posted 11/12/2020)

500 Foot Salt Buffer Zone Maps:

• Bedford
  • MCQUADE BROOK (NHRIV700060905-12) (Posted 11/12/2020)
  • MCQUESTEN BROOK (NHRIV700060803-16) (Posted 11/12/2020)
• Derry
  • BEAVER BROOK (NHRIV700061203-09) (Posted 11/12/2020)
  • BEAVER BROOK (NHRIV700061203-11) (Posted 11/12/2020)
  • BEAVER BROOK (NHRIV700061203-16) (Posted 11/12/2020)
• Dover
  • BERRY BROOK (NHRIV600030608-15) (Posted 11/12/2020)
  • INDIAN BROOK (NHRIV600030608-06) (Posted 11/12/2020)
• Durham
  • COLLEGE BROOK (NHRIV600030902-09) (Posted 11/12/2020)
  • RESERVOIR BROOK (NHRIV600030902-10) (Posted 11/12/2020)
• Exeter
  • PARKMAN BROOK (NHRIV600030806-04) (Posted 11/12/2020)
• Goffstown
  • CATAMOUNT BROOK (NHRIV700060607-20) (Posted 11/12/2020)
• Greenland
  • PICKERING BROOK (NHRIV600030904-06) (Posted 11/12/2020)
• Hooksett
  • DORRS POND INLET BROOK (NHRIV700060802-13) (Posted 11/12/2020)
• Londonderry
  • BEAVER BROOK (NHRIV700061203-11) (Posted 11/12/2020)
  • BEAVER BROOK (NHRIV700061203-16) (Posted 11/12/2020)
  • LITTLE COHAS BROOK – UNNAMED BROOK (NHRIV700060804-05) (Posted 11/12/2020)
  • SOUTH PERIMETER BROOK (NHRIV700060804-12) (Posted 11/12/2020)
• Manchester
  • BAKER BROOK (NHRIV700060803-08) (Posted 11/12/2020)
  • DORRS POND (NHLAK700060802-01) (Posted 11/12/2020)
  • DORRS POND-E INLET (NHRIV700060802-16) (Posted 11/12/2020)
  • DORRS POND INLET BROOK (NHRIV700060802-13) (Posted 11/12/2020)
  • HUMPHREY BROOK (NHRIV700060803-15) (Posted 11/12/2020)
  • LITTLE COHAS BROOK – UNNAMED BROOK (NHRIV700060804-05) (Posted 11/12/2020)
  • MCQUESTEN BROOK (NHRIV700060803-16) (Posted 11/12/2020)
  • NUTT POND (NHLAK700060803-01) (Posted 11/12/2020)
  • RAYS BROOK (NHRIV700060802-15) (Posted 11/12/2020)
  • SOUTH PERIMETER BROOK (NHRIV700060804-12) (Posted 11/12/2020)
  • STEVENS POND (NHLAK700060803-02) (Posted 11/12/2020)
• Nashua
  • NASHUA RIVER – NASHUA CANAL DIKE (NHIMP700040402-03) (Posted 11/12/2020)
• Portsmouth
  • BORTHWICK AVE TRIBUTARY (NHRIV600031001-09) (Posted 11/12/2020)
  • LOWER HODGSON BROOK (NHRIV600031001-04) (Posted 11/12/2020)
  • NEWFILEDS DITCH (NHRIV600031001-10) (Posted 11/12/2020)
  • PICKERING BROOK (NHRIV600030904-06) (Posted 11/12/2020)
  • SAGAMORE CREEK (NHRIV600031001-03) (Posted 11/12/2020)
  • UPPER HODGSON BROOK (NHRIV600031001-05) (Posted 11/12/2020)
• Rye
  • EEL POND (NHLAK600031002-01) (Posted 11/12/2020)
• Salem
  • POLICY BROOK (NHRIV700061102-17) (Posted 11/12/2020)
  • POLICY BROOK – PORCUPINE BROOK (NHRIV700061102-18) (Posted 11/12/2020)
  • UNNAMED BROOK – TO HARRIS BROOK (NHRIV700061102-21) (Posted 11/12/2020)
• Seabrook
  • CAINS BROOK – NOYES POND (NHIMP600031004-06) (Posted 11/12/2020)
• Stratham
  • PARKMAN BROOK (NHRIV600030806-04) (Posted 11/12/2020)
• Windham
  • CONNIES BROOK (NHRIV700061204-06) (Posted 11/12/2020)
  • DINSMORE BROOK (NHRIV700061204-01) (Posted 11/12/2020)
  • POLICY BROOK – PORCUPINE BROOK (NHRIV700061102-18) (Posted 11/12/2020)
  • UNNAMED BROOK TO WESTERN EMBAYMENT (NHRIV700061102-23) (Posted 11/12/2020)