AED United is currently offering the Lifepak CR2 USB AED
for a limited time with significant discounts.

Please see the attached flyer for details on the device.

This device is not normally open to the public and due to
unique circumstances will be offered for a limited period of time.

AED United is providing additional trade-in rebates and discounts,
so you can upgrade to the advanced LIFEPAK CR2 for nearly
$1000 off its normal price. This ensures you maintain
optimal readiness with key features like continuous chest compression feedback and easy-to-follow visuals.
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For example:

• MSRP $2100
• New Factory MSRP: $1610
• Est Rebate: $250
• IAMU Discount: $250
• Total: $1,110.00

Get a head start on your AED needs with a limited-time offer – Nearly $1000 off the LIFEPAK CR2! This includes a $250 IAMU discount and a $250 rebate, bringing the total price down to just $1110.00

Ready to Learn More?
​Contact Rocky Vest from the AED United sales team at [email protected] or 515-957-1258 (Office) to discuss your AED needs or place an order.

IAMU is seeking a detail-oriented professional who will be responsible for event coordination.  The Event Assistant will support events from conception through completion. This includes excellent customer service when handling communication with staff, members, vendors, speakers and sponsors.  This position will report to the Director of Member Communications. The Event Assistant will work 20 - 25 hours per week. Schedule is flexible, although hours will be worked during our business hours of 8:00am to 4:30pm on days with no events and event hours on days with events. Most events are held during business hours.  Hybrid schedule available once thoroughly trained.  See details here. 

:00​Nominations are now being accepted for the 2025 IAMU Broadband Vanguard Award. The Broadband Vanguard Award recognizes individuals or organizations that have played a vital role in the promotion and advancement of municipal broadband in Iowa.
 
Past Broadband Vanguard Award winners are:
 
2024
Jill Thornton, Consortia Consulting
David Schilling, formerly of Cedar Falls Utilities
David Fyffe, ImOn Communications
 
Prior year’s awards went to:

• Bob Borchers, formerly of Hawarden Municipal Utilities
• Ivan Webber, formerly of Ahlers Law
• Cedar Falls Utilities
• Julie Smith, former IAMU legislative liaison
• Larry Butler, Oak Hill Consulting
• Sal Lobianco, former General Manager of MPW
• Bob Haug, former IAMU Executive Director
• Osage Municipal Utilities

 
Nominations will be accepted until 5 pm on March 21, 2025. If you would like to nominate yourself or another individual/organization, send an email to Curtis Dean, broadband services coordinator, at [email protected] with the name of the individual/organization and a brief description of why you think that person/organization should be honored. 
 
Nominations will be reviewed by the IAMU Broadband Committee and selections made by the IAMU Awards Committee.
 

Make plans to attend IAMU’s Trenching and Shoring Workshop on March 20, 2025. This workshop is an excellent opportunity to become qualified as a competent person (or stay current with the responsibilities). The competent person is required to evaluate site safety and resolve existing and potential hazards. 

The DNR has approved 0.4 CEUs for WD and WW only.

Who Should Attend:
This workshop is designed for city and utility employees and outside contractors employed by a city, or anyone working in a trenching and shoring situation. The training received will cover the overall requirements of the law, including:

•  Employee safety
•  Dealing with traffic
•  Soil identification
•  Emergency equipment
•  Determining if shoring is needed
•  Proper methods of trenching and shoring

Contact the contractors who work for your city/utility and encourage them to register and attend. 

Cost:
IAMU Members - $182; Non-IAMU Members - $248

​Location:
IAMU Training and Office Complex
1735 NE 70th Avenue
Ankeny, IA  50021
Registration:
For registration and additional info, please click here 

Certified water and wastewater operator certificates expire every two years on June 30th of
​odd-numbered years. Applications for renewal are mailed to operators 60 days before the expiration date.
 
To be eligible for renewal, operators must have earned the required number of Continuing Education training Units (CEUs) during two-year periods ending March 31 of odd-numbered years.
 
You can view your CEUs at: 
https://programs.iowadnr.gov/opcertweb/pages/opmenu.aspx              
 
If you still need CEUs, check out the IAMU calendar to view upcoming CEU-eligible workshops.

Natural Gas Utility Workers Day started nine years ago in 2015. The designation is meant to recognize employees who provide one of their most valuable assets—their natural gas utility. The date of March 18 was chosen because it was the date of the New London, Texas school explosion in 1937 that led to the widespread odorization of natural gas and an increased emphasis on safety.

Ways in which you can acknowledge Natural Gas Utility Workers:

• Share IAMU’s Facebook Graphic to announce the day, you can find that here: https://www.facebook.com/IAMUpage
• Issue a company email or press release using information in the above paragraph or information found on the American Public Gas Association (APGA) website and provide more information
• about the projects you have been involved with in your community: www.apga.org/events/naturalgasutilityworkersday. You can also find some great posting suggestions for your social media channels, along with graphics you can use.
• Have a social media posts with their photo or names that March 18.  
• Thank your workers! Send the message out to employees showing appreciation for their hard work.

​Life as we know it would be impossible without groundwater. It is the world’s most extracted natural resource, and it supports our ecosystems.

An annual observance established in 1999 to highlight the responsible development, management, and use of groundwater, the event is also a platform to encourage yearly water well testing and well maintenance, and the promotion of policies impacting groundwater quality and supply. Groundwater advocates across the country also use the week to highlight local water issues in their communities.

The National Groundwater Association (NGWA) has all you need to get the word out. Just go to https://www.ngwa.org/get-involved/gwaw to access free tools, resources, and facts and social media artwork to share with others. During National Groundwater Awareness Week, IAMU will be sharing information on the topic on Facebook and LinkedIn.  Feel free to share our posts.

The Iowa Association of Municipal Utilities is pleased to offer two scholarship programs this year – a scholarship program for students pursuing a post-secondary program with a utility focus and a general scholarship program for children or grandchildren of IAMU member employees.
 
“IAMU is pleased to have two scholarship offerings again for 2025,” said Troy DeJoode, IAMU executive director. “Last year, we awarded four scholarships to students pursuing educations in utility-related fields to help the next generation of professionals to get the education and training that they need. Again this year, we are offering another scholarship to the children and grandchildren of IAMU members. This is a general scholarship, and the recipients do not need to be pursuing a utility-related certification or degree.”
 
Utility-Focused Scholarship
Each $2,000 scholarship will be distributed to the educational institution. To apply, candidates must fill out and submit the Utility Focused Scholarship Application. Applications are due March 11, 2025 to [email protected]. A minimum of 4 scholarships will be awarded. IAMU will announce the award recipients by April 25, 2025.
 
To be eligible for consideration, candidates must:

• Live in a residence that is a verified customer of an IAMU member or attend a high school that is a verified customer of an IAMU member. If you are unsure whether your local area is an IAMU member, contact your city hall.
• Be a 2025 graduating high school senior or have previously graduated from high school.
• Be attending a post high school education program located in Iowa in the fall of 2025.

 
Preference will be given to applicants entering a utility-related career with a special preference to applicants entering utility-related trades programs leading to careers in difficult to fill utility careers such as, as an example only, electric line worker, water treatment or distribution operator, or operator qualified natural gas positions.
 
General Scholarship
Each $500 will be distributed to the educational institution. To apply, candidates must fill out and submit the General Scholarship Application.  Applications are due March 11, 2025 to [email protected]. A minimum of 4 scholarships will be awarded. IAMU will announce the award recipients by April 25, 2025.
 
To be eligible for consideration, candidates must:

• Attend college/technical school within the state of Iowa.
• Have a parent/grandparent/legal guardian who is an employee of an IAMU-verified member.
• Have a 3.0 minimum GPA.

 
IAMU members are encouraged to share this scholarship information with their communities. You might post information to your social media account(s) and website, and submit information to your local newspaper and/or radio station. IAMU is sending an email about the scholarships to high school guidance counselors, you might also consider reaching out to your local guidance counselors as well.
 
If you have any questions about the scholarship program, please feel free to contact IAMU at [email protected].