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EPA Webinar: Risk and Resilience Assessments – Lessons Learned

4/29/2020

From ASDWA Weekly Update, April 23, 2020

“EPA is hosting an upcoming webinar on lessons learned regarding AWIA risk and resilience assessments. This webinar will offer first-hand insights to medium and small-size systems in completing risk and resilience assessments and emergency response plans. A large water utility that achieved AWIA compliance with the March 31, 2020 deadline will also be sharing their strategy. Participants will learn how to access the latest tools, resources and guidance to assist their water utility in complying with the requirements of AWIA."

Date: Thursday, May 28

Time: noon – 1:00 pm (CDT)

Registration

IAMU Broadband Conference is Rescheduled

4/29/2020

The IAMU Broadband Conference has a new date! After being postponed from March due to the COVID-19 outbreak, the 2020 Conference will now be held on November 4th and 5th, 2020 at the Holiday Inn Des Moines Airport. Additional information will be announced soon, so save the date on your calendars!

APPA Thank You Video to the Men and Women of Public Power

4/29/2020

APPA has produced a video thanking the men and women of public power for the work they are doing in the field to make sure #WePowerOn.

We strongly encourage you all to share it widely:
https://twitter.com/publicpowerorg/status/1254818266133999616

Best Practices for Siting of Large-Scale Solar Energy Systems Webinar – May 22nd

4/29/2020

The Center for Energy and Environmental Education (CEEE) at UNI, the Iowa Environmental Council (IEC), and the Center for Rural Affairs (CFRA) are hosting a webinar on large scale solar siting on May 22nd. The webinar is focused on best practices around siting of large-scale solar in county ordinances and includes elements related to co-siting with pollinator habitat. The full description and registration page can be found at the following link:

https://ceee.uni.edu/solar-siting-webinar

IAMU member utilities are encouraged to participate and learn helpful information to consider as utilities adapt to a future with increased emphasis on renewable energy generation. For questions or further information please contact Eric Giddens, Energy Education and Outreach Coordinator at CEEE: eric.giddens@uni.edu or 319-273-7499.

COVID-19 Impact Study

4/28/2020

In an effort to better advocate on your behalf at the state and federal levels we are asking you to take a moment to fill out the spreadsheet below. This will allow us to better quantify the impact of the COVID-19 pandemic on the membership and hopefully garner some of the monetary aid that is being, and will continue to be provided. Instructions are included. If you do not easily have the details asked for just give us what you have. There is some time urgency with this. If you are not the correct person within your utility to have this data, please feel free to forward this to the correct person or persons. If you have any questions you can email Troy DeJoode directly at tdejoode@iamu.org or coviddata@iamu.org, or call Troy at 515-201-2856 even during nights and weekends. Thank you for your assistance with this matter. Stay safe and healthy.

COVID-19 Data Template Collection Instructions

COVID-19 Data Template

2020-2021 IAMU Membership Directory Advertising Opportunities

4/28/2020

The Iowa Association of Municipal Utilities publishes a membership directory every other year. The directory lists all members — utility members (water, gas, electric, and broadband), affiliate members, and associate members. This directory is a resource that members use on a regular basis. Advertising in the directory will get your name and services in front of members over and over again during the two-year period.

Directory Ad Rates

Back Cover: $1,200
Inside Covers (Front & Back): $900
Inside Full Page: $700
Inside Half Page: $400

Click here to order.

Interim OSHA Enforcement Response Plan for NCoViD 19 Webinar

4/22/2020

IAMU’s Margret Meade, Safety Outreach Coordinator, has recorded a webinar to explain recent OSHA memos that affect the workplace and employees. This 35 minute webinar will cover employer and employee responsibilities during this pandemic on their potential exposure, and how OSHA will assess workplaces in regards to employee exposure.

How do these memos affect my workplace and employees?
What responsibilities do I have as an employer regarding my employees and their potential exposure to SARS CoV 2?
How will OSHA assess my workplace/working conditions in regards to employee exposure to SARS CoV 2?
What resources do I have to help me through this pandemic?

To watch the webinar, click here. (use passcode - 1c!F@984)

To download a PDF of the PowerPoint slides, click here.

2020-2021 IAMU Membership Directory Advertising Opportunities

4/22/2020

The Iowa Association of Municipal Utilities publishes a membership directory every other year. The directory lists all members — utility members (water, gas, electric, and broadband), affiliate members, and associate members. This directory is a resource that members use on a regular basis. Advertising in the directory will get your name and services in front of members over and over again during the two-year period.

Directory Ad Rates

Back Cover: $1,200
Inside Covers (Front & Back): $900
Inside Full Page: $700
Inside Half Page: $400

Click here to order.

Gov. Reynolds launches Test Iowa Initiative to expand testing capacity to limit the spread of COVID19

4/22/2020

Today, Governor Kim Reynolds launched the Test Iowa Initiative to expand testing capacity to limit the spread of COVID-19 in Iowa. The state is partnering with Nomi Health and its subsidiary DOMO which has already launched a similar initiative in the state of Utah.

Gov. Reynolds made the announcement at today’s news conference. Watch here.

“Iowa is now the second state in the nation to deploy this ambitious initiative, and starting today I am encouraging Iowans to go to testIowa.com to complete their own health assessment,” said Gov. Reynolds. “This type of information will help Iowans assess eligibility for testing and further inform the state’s response to COVID-19.”

The Test Iowa Initiative includes an assessment that was developed in coordination with the Iowa Department of Public Health and it will better inform Iowans of their current health status, whether or not they should get a COVID-19 test, and instructions on how to get tested. The assessment asks about existing symptoms and occupational considerations.

Governor Reynolds also kicked off the #TestIowaChallenge in a video encouraging Iowans to go to testIowa.com and complete the assessment. The #TestIowaChallenge encourages all Iowans regardless of symptoms to take the assessment and get tested if needed. Those part of the essential workforce are especially encouraged to take the assessment and then get tested if needed.

Watch the Governor Reynolds’ #TestIowaChallenge video here.

Secretive group's petition to FERC could 'end net metering as we know it,' lawyers say

4/22/2020

A recent filing submitted to the Federal Energy Regulatory Commission could "end net metering as we know it," according to legal experts.

The petition from the New England Ratepayers Association (NERA) asks FERC to "declare that there is exclusive federal jurisdiction over wholesale energy sales from generation sources located on the customer side of the retail meter." In other words, NERA makes the case that any behind-the-meter, or customer-sited, energy generation is a wholesale sale, subject to FERC jurisdiction.

Click here for more information.