IAMU would like to invite you to the Utility Workers Appreciation Night at Principal Park on Saturday, Aug. 10. Please join fellow municipal utility workers from across the state for a fun-filled night taking in an Iowa Cubs baseball game. Tickets are $8 each with no limit on the number of tickets you may purchase. You may purchase tickets for family and friends or forward the link to the registration page to them so they can purchase their own tickets. We look forward to seeing you at the ballpark!

To purchase tickets, click on the link below:
https://groupmatics.events/event/Iowaassociation

That’s not all! The I-Cubs team is providing IAMU with the opportunity to throw out the first pitch at the game. IAMU will hold a drawing for the chance a week before the game. If you are interested or know someone who is (children of IAMU members are also eligible), contact Jen Cronin at jcronin@iamu.org.

Join fellow wastewater professionals from around the state for this comprehensive workshop. The workshop, sponsored by CIT Sewer Solutions, will be held from 8 a.m. to 2:45 p.m., Tuesday, Aug. 6 at IAMU. The hands-on training qualifies for 0.5 CEUs for wastewater.

Topics covered included:

• Collection System Maintenance 101
• Geospatial Tools & Tricks for Sanitary Sewer Triple Bottom Line Results
• Grouting Fundamentals for I/I Reductions

In addition, there will be live demonstrations on:

• Portable Lift Stations
• Jet Vac O/M
• MH Grout
• Trenching/Shoring/Confined Space Safety

For more information or to register for the workshop, click here.

Jim Silvers started on July 22 as an IAMU Safety Coordinator. Jim has worked in the safety field for 32 years as a Safety Coordinator, Manager, and a Training Consultant at various high-profile companies, most recently as the Director Program Development & Training with the Iowa Illinois Safety Council. Jim has a vast safety knowledge base and is an approved instructor for OSHA-outreach classes. Jim will conduct trainings; perform OSHA walkthroughs, program reviews, and program customization for members; team teach the OSHA 10 & 30 classes; assist with employee scheduling and creating annual safety agreements; assist with special projects; and helping to develop and organize more safety workshops.

Iowa will host the annual Midi-American Regulatory Conference on August 11 – 14, at the Hilton Des Moines, 435 Park Street, Des Moines.

The four-day event will be packed with informative sessions and networking opportunities with utility professionals from across a 14-state region. States include Arkansas, Kansas, Illinois, Indiana, Iowa, Michigan, Minnesota, Missouri, Nebraska, North Dakota, Oklahoma, South Dakota, Texas, and Wisconsin.

Below is a link to the agenda.
http://www.marc-conference.org/MARC%20Conference%20Program%207-19-19%20-%20FINAL.pdf 

To learn more about the conference, go to http://www.marc-conference.org/

IAMU is planning to host a luncheon on Friday, August 23, 2019, at IAMU, as part of Water and Wastewater Workers Week. The event will go from 11 a.m. until 1 p.m. The menu includes hamburgers, brats, salads, chips, and cookies. We will also be drawing for door prizes. More details soon. For now, mark it on your calendar and plan to attend.

Don Heck started as an IAMU Safety Specialist on July 15. Don has worked as a Director and Manager of Human Resources and other similar HR capacities. He has an extensive safety background, working on safety and loss prevention programs and training.  Don also previously worked a number of years for a railroad company.  He brings many years of leadership with strong administrative skills and creative abilities to his new position with IAMU. Don’s main duties will be to travel around the state, helping IAMU to deliver quality OSHA training classes to our membership.

The Hawkeye Chapter of the American Society of Safety Professionals invites you to help fund the Jack Beno & Bill Dickenson Memorial Scholarships by participating in the ASSP Hawkeye Chapter’s 23rd Annual Memorial Golf Outing at Terrrace Hills (Altoona, IA), on Friday, July 26th, 2019. 

·Check in: 9 a.m.     
·Shotgun Start: 10 a.m.
·Reception to follow the golf outing.
 
Register your team TODAY, or register individually (and we’ll pair you up with other golfers).
 
Click here for more information or to register.

IAMU is once again offering the Electric Utility System Operation Short Course (EUSO) presented by Skip Collier of Professional Training Systems, Inc.
 
Skip is highly regarded and has an extensive background in electric utility design, construction, maintenance and operation.
 
EUSO Short Course:  July 23 – 25
The EUSO Short Course is designed for any employee whose job performance will benefit from a basic understanding of the operations side of the business.  This includes those from legal, rates, engineering, purchasing, computer application, marketing, customer service, inventory control, finance, accounting, safety, risk analysis as well as those from generating plants.  One goal for this class is to have students leave with the ability to easily identify all of the electrical equipment they see in a substation as they walk by, along with all the equipment found on the poles in a residential area.  Non-electrical engineers are often at a disadvantage in the electric utility environment due to a lack of familiarity with technical issues.  The better you understand the utility’s product – electrical energy – and how it is created and distributed, the better you can serve the utility and your customers.  This course assumes no electrical background, and builds on the basics to provide a comprehensive understanding of the equipment and operations.
 
*Line Maintainer apprentices will receive 21 Basic OJT hours for taking the EUSO Course.*

Registration fees for the course are below.
 
(*If you are planning on sending more than one participant from your organization, please make sure to share this with multiple departments so that you qualify for the reduced cost with the initial registration.)

• EUSO Course - $950 for a single registrant OR $850 each for two or more participants from the same utility/organization

For additional information and to register, please click HERE.

Join fellow wastewater professionals from around the state for this comprehensive workshop. The workshop, sponsored by CIT Sewer Solutions, will be held from 8 a.m. to 2:45 p.m., Tuesday, Aug. 6 at IAMU. The hands-on training qualifies for 0.5 CEUs for wastewater.

Topics covered included:

• Collection System Maintenance 101
• Geospatial Tools & Tricks for Sanitary Sewer Triple Bottom Line Results
• Grouting Fundamentals for I/I Reductions

In addition, there will be live demonstrations on:

• Portable Lift Stations
• Jet Vac O/M
• MH Grout
• Trenching/Shoring/Confined Space Safety

For more information or to register for the workshop, click here.

IAMU currently has a career opening for anyone looking to join our talented staff.  For more information and to apply, click the link or submit cover letter, resume and references to:

Dawn Hyler, Business Manager
Iowa Association of Municipal Utilities
1735 NE 70th Ave.
Ankeny, IA  50021-9353
(515) 289-1999 or recruiter@iamu.org

Special Project Assistant
The Iowa Association of Municipal Utilities (IAMU) is seeking a qualified applicant for the position of Special Project Assistant.