CGI Annual Meeting Invite Dec. 11

CGI Stakeholder Member, Common Ground Iowa – CGI, your Iowa chapter of Common Ground Alliance (CGA) to promote the use of the CGA Best Practices to prevent underground utility damages is holding our annual membership meeting on December 11, 2020 starting at 10:00 a.m.  THIS MEETING WILL BE ON ZOOM. The agenda is attached.  Our two presentations during the…

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Utility Damages Cost Approximately $30 Billion in 2019

According to CGA’s 2019 DIRT Report, damages to buried utilities were estimated to cost the U.S. approximately $30 billion in 2019 alone. An Enormous Cost The societal cost of damages in 2019 was more than double the U.S. federal law enforcement budget. The astonishing financial impact of rising damages is a compelling motivator to damage…

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IUB urges Iowans to always call 811, plan ahead during COVID-19 and Safe Digging Month

(Des Moines) – Excavators and utility locators have additional precautions to be aware of this spring as the COVID-19 public health emergency continues to affect staffing and scheduling of underground utility locates required by Iowa’s One Call law. April is annually recognized as National Safe Digging Month, and the Iowa Utilities Board (IUB) joins with the…

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COVID-19 Governor’s Executive Order

COVID-19 Update and the Governor’s Executive Order, March 2020 On March 17, 2020 Iowa Governor Kim Reynolds issued a State of Public Health Disaster Emergency. Whereas this act does activate the public health response and recovery aspects of the State Disaster Emergency Plan, it does not alter the requirements of the Underground Facilities Information Act…

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