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Liquid Deicer for Winter Operations |
| 10-December-09 |
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The County of Wellington is a leader in the industry in the use of liquid deicer for winter operations to clear roads of snow and ice. The deicer we are using is a combination of two products, Liquid Magnesium Chloride and Caliber, a refined 100% corn product. When mixed together, this product is non-toxic, environmentally friendly, and has a freezing point of –65 C. We will be adding this deicer to our sand and salt, by pre-wetting (applying the liquid just before the sand or salt leaves the truck). We have all of our snowplows equipped with the ability to pre-wet.
Once again we will be anti-icing using this product on several Wellington County roads through out the County. The liquid will be sprayed directly onto the road surface ahead of a storm to prevent the ice from bonding to the road surface. It may also be applied after a storm to cut thru the ice or hard pack for quicker removal from the roadway and applied in areas prone to Black Ice, frost, or on bridge decks in place of using rock salt.
We have a variety of trucks capable of applying this liquid; therefore if you encounter this operation and your vehicle is sprayed it is completely harmless. It will not rust your vehicle (1/10th as corrosive as salt) and is easily removed with soap and water. As mentioned earlier this product is completely non-toxic, environmentally friendly, and has a freezing point of –65C.
We have already seen benefits in using this product in reducing our need for road salt as a deicer. Our goal is to help the environment and saving you, the taxpayer, money.
For more information please call
Paul Johnson, Operations Manager
County of Wellington, 519-837-2601 or 1-866-899-0248, Ext. 2230
For Information on Winter Conditions on Wellington County Roads, Please contact Central Garage at 519-821-2090 or 1-866-799-4166. This number is available 24 hours a day, seven days a week from November 7, 2009 to April 10, 2010.
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