Title/Name/Summary
Henderson Salt Brine Maker - Co-Op Purchase
History
The current salt brine making equipment is approximately fifteen (15) years old and requires a full time operator to produce brine, test salinity, fill trucks, and make repairs to keep the equipment functioning. With ever tightening chloride restrictions being mandated by the EPA to protect the environment, reducing the amount of road salt used in our snow fighting operations is paramount to meeting this goal. In order to use less road salt, increasing our anti-icing and pre-wetting applications is necessary and requires a higher volume of brine production which our outdated equipment cannot produce. Pre-storm anti-icing helps break the bond between the pavement and snow to make plowing easier thus reducing road salt usage. Pre-wetting the road salt as it is dispersed from the spreader also decreases road salt usage because this helps reduce scatter and keeps more salt on the road.
The Village's current brine making equipment inadequately produces 2,000 gallons of brine per day, whereas the proposed new equipment will produce 6,000 gallons per hour, which will greatly improve our snow fighting capabilities by allowing staff to apply anti-icing to additional lane miles prior to a storm event and refill pre-wetting equipment at all times. The new automated equipment will allow staff to perform other duties while the equipment automatically produces brine, measures salinity, alerts staff when salt is running low, and allows each driver to fill their own equipment.
The Public Works Department budgeted $140,000.00 for new salt brine making equipment. A proposal was requested from Henderson Products, Inc. utilizing Sourcewell Cooperative contract 052919-HPI. The proposed salt brine maker will also come with a hopper extension to help funnel salt into the hopper while loading with either a skid steer or front end loader. An automated truck fill station will also be purchased to accurate...
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