811 Day Celebration – Official Proclamation August 11 for 811 Day!

811 Day on August 11, 2021 was celebrated in Des Moines for breakfast at the Iowa Utilities Board.  Governor Kim Reynolds singed an  official proclamation recognizing August 11 as “811 Day in Iowa”.  During this event we had commentary by key representative from the Iowa Governor’s Office, the Iowa Attorney General’s Office, the Iowa Utilities…

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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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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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