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Congratulations to Ryan Boozell of Indianola Municipal Utilities on completing the IAMU Apprenticeship program.  Ryan began the program in December of 2016 and graduated out of the program March 16, 2021.
For more information about the Apprentice Program contact IAMU Director of Electric Services Bob Hiatt at bhiatt@iamu.org
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Notice of Expiration of Current Certificate for Iowa Certified Water and Wastewater Operators4/8/2021 The Iowa Department of Natural Resources is notifying all certified Water Treatment, Water Distribution, and Wastewater operators that their current Iowa certificate will expire on June 30, 2021.
On April 16, 2021, renewals will be posted under each operator’s individual details on our on-line database. Notifications will be sent out on May 3-4, via the U.S. Mail. We are encouraging operators to renew on-line using a credit card or electronic check. Submission of payment online instantaneously renews a certificate. Continuing Education Renewal Requirements: Continuing education hours are still being reported to the Iowa DNR. If your CEUs do not appear online after April 12th, please contact Beth at Elizabeth.feilmeier@dnr.iowa.gov or call 515-725-0463. For renewal on June 30, 2021, you are required to earn the amount of CEUs required by the certificate(s) you held on April 1, 2019. Please note: If you are not required to earn CEUs this renewal period, you still must pay the appropriate fee. Mark your calendars for the spring IAMU Water Distribution & Leak Detection/Line Locating Workshops. The workshops will take place May 26 - 27 at the IAMU Training and Office Complex.
These workshops will be IN-PERSON training events. Water Distribution Training topics will include:
Water Leak Detection / Line Locating topics will include:
0.6 CEUs each day for Water Distribution Cost: Early Registration (on or before May 21) IAMU Members - $65/day or $115 both days Non-Members - $105/day or $190 both days Late/At-the-Door Registration IAMU Members - $75/day or $135 both days Non-Members - $115/day or $210 both days *IAMU Members, please remember to sign-in to your member profile to receive member pricing.* Registration is open and limited to 30 registrations. For more information about the workshops, brochure, and online registration, click HERE. Questions? Contact Steve Marsh at smarsh@iamu.org, or (800) 810-4268.  People are continually bombarded with information, so how do you get your customers to pay attention to important information that they need to know about? If you want your messages to stand out, include attention-grabbing images with them.
Messages with the right images tend to get noticed and remembered more than just words. Notice that right was italicized in that last sentence; that’s because not just any image will do. Don’t include an image for image-sake. Think cheesy clipart will be compelling? Not so much. Make sure the images that you select are:
The Iowa Waste Reduction Center (IWRC) at the University of Northern Iowa is providing free compressed air leak detection assessments during its energy assistance audits for Iowa small businesses. Through this program, the IWRC will conduct a comprehensive, on site energy assessment analyzing all aspects of your business’s energy use including a compressed air leak audit, facility lighting analysis, and a building envelope inspection.
Leaks in your compressed air system can result in significant energy loss, and potentially cost your business thousands of dollars. The IWRC uses an ultrasonic leak detector that identifies leaks and quantifies air loss. This reading, along with an assessment of the pressure of your compressed air line, hours of operation, and your facility’s electrical energy costs allow for an accurate calculation of energy loss and associated costs. During the inspection, identified leaks are marked with a specific tag number that documents the magnitude and location of the leak, and pressure of the line. After the on-site energy assessment, the IWRC team will prepare a report outlining the amount of energy being lost, potential energy savings based on your annual operation hours and your facility’s energy costs and an estimated return on investment of energy saving recommendations. IWRC will also provide you with on-site technical assistance and educational materials specifically tailored to the needs of your business. To date, IWRC has completed 27 energy reduction assessment and identified a potential savings of over $108,000. To learn more about these free assessments and to sign-up, please visit https://iwrc.uni.edu/iowa-energy-efficiency/small-businesses. For more information contact: Dan Nickey, Associate Director, Iowa Waste Reduction Center, University of Northern Iowa, 319-273-6588, daniel.nickey@uni.edu About the Iowa Waste Reduction Center. The IWRC has been providing environmental services including business assistance, industry training, as well as research and development for over 30 years. IWRC is a non-profit organization, part of Business and Community Services at the University of Northern Iowa. For more information, visit www.iwrc.org.  After forming a safety committee , you may be wondering, “What now?” To ensure your committee’s ongoing success, you’ll need to develop a clear plan of action.
Click here to read the EMC Loss Control Insights article. The application for the Iowa Rent and Utility Assistance Program is now available at IowaHousingRecovery.com under assistance for renters.
Requests of Utility Providers 1) Provide Program Information to Customers
Complete the form here. Questions about this form can be directed to the Housing Recovery Team. Polk County and the City of Des Moines is administering the program locally. Therefore, Iowans residing in either Polk County or the City of Des Moines will be ineligible to apply for the Iowa Rent and Utility Assistance Program. More information on the program that may assist Polk County and City of Des Moines residents is available here. One hundred twenty-nine utilities have earned the American Public Power Association’s (APPA) Safety Award of Excellence for safe operating practices in 2020.
Three hundred twenty-nine utilities from across the country entered the annual Safety Awards. Entrants were placed in categories according to their number of worker-hours and ranked based on the most incident-free records during 2020. Utilities’ incidence rate, used to judge entries, is based on the number of work-related reportable injuries or illnesses and the number of worker-hours during 2020, as defined by the Occupational Safety and Health Administration (OSHA). “Utilities that receive an APPA Safety Award have demonstrated that they have made the health and safety of their employees a core value,” said Brandon Wylie, Chair of APPA’s Safety Committee and Director of Training & Safety at Electric Cities of Georgia. “Designing and maintaining a top-notch utility safety program takes a lot of hard work and commitment. These utilities and their communities should be very proud.” The Safety Awards have been held annually for more than 65 years. A complete list of winners is available HERE. IOWA 2020 Honorees Group A (less than 15,000 worker-hours of exposure) First Place Rock Rapids Municipal Utilities, IA Group B (15,000 to 29,999 worker-hours of exposure) First Place Coon Rapids Municipal Utilities, IA Independence Light & Power, IA Group C (30,000 to 59,999 worker-hours of exposure) First Place Spencer Municipal Utilities, IA Waverly Utilities, IA Group F (250,000 to 999,999 worker-hours of exposure) Second Place Muscatine Power & Water, IA Did you know: IAMU currently runs a rebate program with online form submission and configurable rebates for 11 of our members? If you have been frustrated by dealing with paper rebate forms, or determining what’s a good rebate amount for your program – let IAMU do that work for you! This will be an hour long webinar where the MunEEBuck$ administrators go over the program and educate members on the benefits of participating. We will have current MunEEBuck$ participants on the call to give perspective on the program. Bring your questions, and join us next Wednesday!
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