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Posted By IAMU,
Tuesday, January 12, 2021
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From EPA’s Water Security Division news release, 1/6/2021
“EPA’s Water Security Division recently published the EPA Cybersecurity Best Practices for the Water Sector webpage. The new page contains cyber resilience resources available from EPA including the Water Sector Cybersecurity Brief for States, Cybersecurity Incident Action Checklist, Water Sector Cybersecurity Training and Response Exercises, and Water Sector Cybersecurity Technical Assistance Program. The webpage also provides information on available Department of Homeland Security Cybersecurity and Infrastructure Security Agency (CISA) Alerts, including for the recent SolarWinds incident.”
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Posted By IAMU,
Tuesday, January 12, 2021
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EPA Region 7 is sponsoring a free three-part virtual workshop to help community drinking water systems (CWSs) learn about the requirements of America’s Water Infrastructure Act (AWIA). On October 23, 2018, AWIA was signed into law; Section 2013 requires
CWSs serving more than 3,300 people to develop or update risk and resilience assessments (RRAs) and emergency response plans (ERPs). (Note: Under this law, the population also includes those people served in consecutive systems.) The law specifies
the components that the assessments and ER plans must address and establishes deadlines by which water systems must certify to EPA completion of each. The EPA is administering this law and its requirements in Iowa; for more information, please
contact them at dwresilience@epa.gov. The assessment and plan are not submitted to EPA by the CWS; rather, those are retained at the CWS and a certification
form for each is required to be completed and submitted. There is also a requirement for the CWS to evaluate each document every five years, in order to maintain a current assessment and plan. This workshop contains three modules and each
module requires a separate registration:
- Module 1 – AWIA Section 2013 Requirements, Certification, & Section 2018 Basics
- Module 2 - Risk and Resilience Assessments: Malevolent Acts, Natural Hazards, and the Small Systems Checklist
- Module 3 - Emergency Response Plan Template and Guidance
Who Should Attend: This virtual workshop is designed for CWSs serving 3,301-99,999 people. Note: the population includes any consecutive systems that are served by the CWS.
All CWSs, as well as vendors and consultants, especially those who
are assisting CWSs in achieving AWIA requirements, are welcome to attend. EPA invites those who would like to lead a version of this AWIA workshop (e.g., technical assistance providers) to attend in a “Train-the-Trainer” capacity. In this role, one
can observe the workshop and receive presentation materials with speaker’s notes. At the end of Module 3, EPA will host a 30-minute Train-the-Trainer session to answer questions about using the materials provided to host one’s own trainings.
When and Registration:
- Module 1: Tuesday, 2/16/2021, 1:00 – 2:30 p.m. CST, Registration
- Module 2: Wednesday, 2/17/2021, 1:00 – 2:30 p.m. CST, Registration
- Module 3: Thursday, 2/18/21, 1:00pm-3:00pm CST* Registration
*If you are attending as a trainer, please plan for a 30-minute Q&A session at the end of Module 3.
CEU: 1.5 hours Iowa WT or WD per module.
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Posted By IAMU,
Tuesday, January 12, 2021
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The State of Iowa has received federal funding from FEMA to offer
free virtual counseling and assistance to those affected, in any way, by
COVID-19. COVID Recovery Iowa provides counseling, virtual
activities, referrals and help finding resources to any Iowan seeking
assistance or a listening ear.
Iowans of all ages may join groups online to find support and learn
creative strategies for coping with the effects of the pandemic. COVID
Recovery Iowa will announce additional programs in the coming weeks to
help Iowans build coping skills and resilience. Visit their website here. Download a flyer here.
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Posted By IAMU,
Tuesday, January 12, 2021
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The latest edition of IAMU's Toolbox Talks -
How to Properly Start a Chainsaw 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.
IAMU has resumed the Mobile Crane Operator certification classes and you may register @ https://members.iamu.org/events/event_list.asp or
contact Margret Meade @ 515.210.6617 or mmeade@iamu.org
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Posted By IAMU,
Wednesday, January 6, 2021
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The Iowa Association of Municipal Utilities, through the IAMU Education and Research Fund, is pleased to announce the creation of a scholarship program. Each $1,000 scholarship will be distributed to the student. To apply, candidates must fill out and submit the scholarship application. Applications are due February 15, 2021 to scholarship@iamu.org. A minimum of four scholarships will be awarded. IAMU will announce the award recipients by May 1, 2021. 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 IAM member.
- Be a 2021 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 2021.
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. “IAMU is committed to supporting the future of Iowa and its municipal utilities,” said Troy DeJoode, IAMU executive director. “That commitment involves helping the next generation of professionals to get the education and training that they need. For the last several years, we have emphasized making high school students aware of the tremendous career opportunities that exist in public utilities. This scholarship program is an extension of that priority.” 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 scholarship to high school guidance counselors, but 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 scholarship@iamu.org.
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