The 24th Annual Water and Wastewater Operator’s Training Workshop will be held November 13 – 15, 2018, at Holiday Inn Northwest, Des Moines. To register, click here.

This yearly training is a must for any water and wastewater professionals wanting practical information to help them do their jobs. The three-day workshop includes basic and advanced topics on water treatment, water distribution, and wastewater. Attendees can earn up to 1.2 CEUs toward certification, plus get a chance to connect with other municipal water professionals from around the state as well as check out products and services from water-related vendors.

Early registration deadline is Friday, November 2nd! Don’t wait!

Site Selection magazine annually awards the Governor’s Cup recognition based on the number of new and expanded corporate facilities as tracked by the Conway Projects Database.
 
The Iowa Economic Development Authority (IEDA) is so proud to work with on some fantastic projects and expansions throughout Iowa, but IEDA knows that it only touch a fraction of our state’s projects. That’s why the IEDA asking for your assistance. 
 
The IEDA NEEDS YOUR HELP to build out the list of qualified projects in Iowa. We want to know about EVERY expansion and job created in Iowa that meet these guidelines.
 
Please send your community/region’s information, either in an existing format OR by using this excel template, by November 16 to matthew.kodis@iowaeda.com.  
 
The IEDA will compile the list of qualified projects and submit Iowa’s entry on behalf of the state. 
 
Together, we can bring the cup to Iowa! Thanks, in advance, for your participation.

Please note: The projects must be announced they are under construction or have completed construction after December 15, 2017 to be considered.

December 18-20, 2018 at the IAMU Training & Office Complex.

The Iowa Association of Municipal Utilities is pleased to offer our Transformer School for line workers. The Transformer School will focus on transformer theory plus single-phase and three-phase transformer connections.

Participants will be challenged by the course instruction and hands-on station work that can benefit any utility! The various stations are designed to simulate "real world" scenarios without the real-world dangers. Working individually and in small groups, participants will benefit by understanding, building, examining, and collaborating to further develop troubleshooting methods that can help maintain your utility's reliability.

This course will be limited to the first 24 enrollments.  Further details will be released soon.

Registration will be open soon.  Questions?  Contact Dan Llewellyn, 515-971-8481 or dllewellyn@iamu.org.

IAMU currently has an opening for a safety specialist.

For more information, and to apply for this new opportunity, please click here.

The 30-Hour course establishes a foundation for the utility / company safety program. It will help locate and apply OSHA safety & health standards, policies, and procedures; utilize OSHA standards & regulations to implement an on-going safety & health program; identify common violations of OSHA standards and propose abatement actions; describe appropriate abatement procedures for selected safety hazards and conduct internal training on OSHA regulations. Hands-on activities will be included.

Who should attend?
This advanced course is recommended for supervisors and managers. If you previously attended a 10-Hour course you may be particularly interested in attending because of the depth & application of the subject matter.

In depth coverage to be offered on these topics:

• Introduction to OSHA; Inspections, Citations & Penalties; OSHA Act; General Duty Clause; Recordkeeping
• Personal Protective Equipment
• Subpart V, 1910.269
• Competent Person Requirements
• Permit Required Confined Space
• Bloodborne Pathogens
• Crane & Hoist and Below the Hook
• Fall Protection
• Scaffolding
• Fire Protection & Life Safety
• Trenching
• Basic Electrical Requirements
• Hazard Communication & GHS
• Lockout-Tagout / Machine Guarding

For more information, and to register, click here.

If you haven’t registered for this year’s Iowa Governor’s Safety & Health Conference yet, the deadline has been extended to Friday, Oct. 26.

Check out the featuring sessions on many urgent safety topics, including the recently added session “When Disaster Strikes! The Vermeer Tornado and Lessons Learned.” In this presentation, Steve Flann, Vermeer’s senior director of environmental, health, safety and security, will discuss how robust planning protected the lives of Vermeer employees and allowed the company to get back up and running a short time after the July 19, 2018 tornado. This session will be provided on both Thursday, Nov. 1 and Friday, Nov. 2.

Exhibitor Registration Also Closes Oct. 26 
Now is the time to register as an exhibitor if you plan to attend. You can learn more about the benefits of exhibiting at the conference and register at our website.

Location
As in previous years, the conference will take place at the Meadows Events & Conference Center in Altoona. You can reserve your hotel room now at the discounted rate of $107 plus tax by calling the reservation desk at 515-957-3000 and asking for the “47th Annual Iowa Governor's Safety & Health Conference” room block, or by registering online. Use the group code 10312018GOV to get the discounted rate.

Industrial and commercial facilities with “stormwater discharge associated with industrial activit” are required to obtain permits, typically known as General Permits #1 and #3. This includes many municipal utilities. A new training opportunity has been developed to help those facilities understand their permitting requirements, develop pollution prevention plans, and implement best management practices with the goal of staying in compliance.
 
The workshop, scheduled for Nov. 29, 2018, is presented by the Iowa Stormwater Education Partnership (ISWEP) (www.iowastormwater.org) and co-sponsored by the Iowa Department of Natural Resources (DNR).
 
Who should attend? 
Company and utility managers, site supervisors, environmental managers and staff, consultants, contractors, and others.  Presentations will feature experts on industrial stormwater permitting and compliance, including:

• Mark Matthews, U.S. Environmental Protection Agency: “Why are you here?  Basics of industrial stormwater permitting”
• Joe Griffin, Iowa DNR: “What is the IDNR process and implementation expectations?”
• Rebecca Svatos, Stanley Consultants: “How to implement stormwater pollution prevention plans”
• Alison Manz, Iowa DNR Field Office 4: “How to comply with your permit and keep DNR and the public happy”
• Allison Sambol, Felsburg, Holt, and Ullevig: “Keeping it clean - best management practices to control runoff”
• Patti Cale-Finnegan, ISWEP: “Bringing it back home - training key staff”

 
Seating is limited for this workshop.  Registration information is online at:  https://bit.ly/2EvzpZo.  For questions, contact Patti Cale-Finnegan, patticf59@gmail.com or 515-490-4684.

The latest edition of IAMU's Toolbox Talks - Fire Door Annual Inspection Requirements is now available.  Click here to download it.

Other Toolbox Talk articles are available here.

If you have a Toolbox Talk idea, please send it to Margret Meade.

The 24th Annual Water and Wastewater Operator’s Training Workshop will be held November 13 – 15, 2018, at Holiday Inn Northwest, Des Moines. To register, click here.

This yearly training is a must for any water and wastewater professionals wanting practical information to help them do their jobs. The three-day workshop includes basic and advanced topics on water treatment, water distribution, and wastewater. Attendees can earn up to 1.2 CEUs toward certification, plus get a chance to connect with other municipal water professionals from around the state as well as check out products and services from water-related vendors.

Early registration deadline is Friday, November 2nd! Don’t wait!