The Gas “Boot Camp” Operator Qualification Training Workshop will take place September 28 – October 2 at the IAMU Training & Office Complex.

Who Should Attend:

• This workshop is designed to give personnel new to the natural gas industry all of the basic fundamentals needed to aid in the day-to-day operations as well as the ability to perform certain “On-Call” tasks.
• In addition, any office personnel who may receive a report of a natural gas leak (Dispatch personnel) should attend to obtain all the qualifications that are needed to perform their duties.
• This workshop is also beneficial to natural gas operators who are looking to gain additional training, re-qualify on tasks offered, as well as providing a great opportunity to network with other operators from around the State addressing problems , concerns, techniques, etc.

Dispatch personnel should plan to attend September 28.

Qualifications will be offered for topics covered.

Registration is OPEN.  The workshop will be limited to 15 registrants.

REMINDER - OQ System – Username & Password

As a general reminder, if you have not received, or do not know, your Online OQ Testing username and password, please contact Nick Vandegriff for access.

For additional information, brochure, COVID-19 guidelines, and online registration, please click HERE

The Iowa Association of Municipal Utilities - in coordination with our industry and government partners—continues to monitor the evolving situation with regard to COVID-19.  We are committed to the health and safety of our staff, membership, and the public at large.  Any and all actions we take as an association will be in an effort to honor this commitment.  We understand actions taken by our members (including travel restrictions) and will accommodate them as necessary.

We will be implementing precautionary measures during the class.

• Due to the small workshop size, distancing measures will be implemented for attendees in the testing environment.
• A majority of the workshop will take place outdoors.  Even then, group sizes will be minimal and groups will be separated.

We understand that this situation is continuously evolving and fluid.  We will monitor the news and directives coming from the Iowa Department of Public Health and the Governor’s Office to act accordingly in regards to the workshop.

If you have any questions, please contact Nick Vandegriff, IAMU Gas Services Compliance Specialist at nvandegriff@iamu.org, or (641) 919-8411.

Thank you for your time.

We wanted to make certain you’re aware there are 16 counties that are eligible to apply for Public Assistance funding under Disaster Declaration 4557 (Derecho Storm). For any communities that qualify this funding could cover the cost of material such as poles, wire and associated equipment as well as the labor costs, both straight time and overtime, as well as debris removal in some instances.

The counties that qualify are as follows:

The following link will navigate to the Iowa Homeland Security & Emergency Management website where the information and details for this program can be found.

https://www.homelandsecurity.iowa.gov/disasters/public_assistance.html

If you have any questions the public assistance program contacts are:

Rick Biondi – (515) 979-3519
Katie Waters – (515) 249-2242