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There are studies and training programs that address these issues, which aim to educate private contractors about best practices, and how these can improve level of service, protect the environment, and reduce costs. However, uptake of these programs has been low.
There are studies and training programs that address these issues, which aim to educate private contractors about best practices, and how these can improve level of service, protect the environment, and reduce costs. However, uptake of these programs has been low.
To address this gap, LSRCA and its partner agencies identified a need for a guideline document that could be used by designers, regulatory agencies, owners, contractors, and others to consider design elements in the design and layout of parking lots and related infrastructure that can help to reduce the requirement for salt application. This effort culminated in the development of the [https://www.lsrca.on.ca/Shared%20Documents/Parking-Lot-Design-Guidelines/Parking-Lot-Guidelines-Salt-Reduction.pdf Parking Lot Guidelines to Promote Salt Reduction]<ref>LSRCA. 2015.Parking Lot Design Guidelines to Promote Salt Reduction. GHD. 11115623 (2). https://www.lsrca.on.ca/Shared%20Documents/Parking-Lot-Design-Guidelines/Parking-Lot-Guidelines-Salt-Reduction.pdf</ref>.
To address this gap, LSRCA and its partner agencies identified a need for a guideline document that could be used by designers, regulatory agencies, owners, contractors, and others to consider design elements in the design and layout of parking lots and related infrastructure that can help to reduce the requirement for salt application. This effort culminated in the development of [https://www.lsrca.on.ca/parking-lot-guidelines LSRCA's Parking Lot Design Guidelines]<ref>LSRCA. n.d. Parking Lot Design Guidelines. Webpage. Accessed 25, Mar. 25. 2022. https://www.lsrca.on.ca/parking-lot-guidelines</ref>
The LSRCA commissioned study into salt management design strategies for parking lots can be read here: [[LSRCA salt guide]]. The report identified four key design strategies. They can be see summarized below:
*LSRCA has created a landing page with their partners, which include three key documents:
**[https://www.lsrca.on.ca/Shared%20Documents/Parking-Lot-Design-Guidelines/Parking%20Lot%20Design%20Guidelines.pdf Fact Sheet - Parking Lot Guidelines]: Highlights the impacts of elevated chloride levels in freshwater systems in the Lake Simcoe watershed and detailed, bullet-point descriptions of how to design parking lots to limit over application of rock salt.
**[https://www.lsrca.on.ca/Shared%20Documents/Parking-Lot-Design-Guidelines/Parking-Lot-Guidelines-Salt-Reduction.pdf Parking Lot design Guidelines - Full Report]: Written in partnership with GHD the Parking Lot Design Guidelines to Promote Salt reduction is the primary document LSRCA uses to provide background on the issue of over salting roads and parking lots, primary design features for owners and contractors to consider, case study and site examples where the guidelines have been followed and Drawings of these sites that can be found on the main Parking Lot Guideline landing page.
**[https://www.lsrca.on.ca/Shared%20Documents/Parking-Lot-Design-Guidelines/Policy%20Templates.pdf Municipal Policy Template]: This template document aids municipalities in the drafting of their own parking lot design and salt reduction policy document based on the findings and design guidance from LSRCA's Parking Lot design Guidelines - Full Report, 2017.
The LSRCA's commissioned study with GHD describes preferred salt management design strategies for parking lots, which can be read here: [[LSRCA salt guide]]. The report identified four key design strategies. They can be seen summarized below:
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