IA 2020 State Damage Prevention Grant

Overview

Fast Facts
State	Iowa
Project No.	903
Grant No.	693JK32040003PSDP
Grant Recipient	Iowa Utilities Board (IUB) 350 Maple Street Des Moines, IA 50319
AOR	Annmarie Robertson
Grantee Contact Info	Magid Yousif Manager of Safety & Engineering Section magid.yousif@iub.iowa.gov 515-725-7315

Financial and Status Data
Project Status	Completed
Start Fiscal Year	2020 (09/28/2020)
End Fiscal Year	2021 (09/27/2021)
PHMSA $$ Budgeted	$100,000.00

Main Objective

Under this grant agreement, the recipient will: Fund enforcement, education, training, communication, support, analysis, partnership, and mediation activities associated with its damage prevention program. (Elements 1-9)

Public Abstract

Under the terms of this grant agreement, the Recipient will address the following applicable elements listed in the approved application, pursuant to 49 U.S.C. §60134 (a), (b).

Element 1 (Enhanced Communication Between Operators and Excavators): Participation by operators, excavators, and other stakeholders in developing and implementing methods for establishing and maintaining effective communications between stakeholders - from receipt of an excavation notification to successful completion of the excavation, as appropriate.
Element 2 (Fostering Support and Partnership of All Stakeholders): A process for fostering and ensuring the support and partnership of stakeholders, including excavators, operators, locators, designers, and local government in all phases of the program.
Element 3 (Operator's Use of Performance Measures for Locators): A process for reviewing the adequacy of a pipeline operator's internal performance measures regarding persons performing locating services and quality assurance programs.
Element 5 (Public Education): A process for fostering and ensuring active participation by all stakeholders in public education for damage prevention activities.
Element 6 (Enforcement Agencies' Role to Help Resolve Issues): A process for resolving disputes that defines the state authority's role as a partner and facilitator to resolve issues.
Element 7 (Fair and Consistent Enforcement of the Law): Enforcement of state damage prevention laws and regulations for all aspects of the damage prevention process, including public education, and the use of civil penalties for violations assessable by the appropriate state authority.
Element 9 (Data Analysis to Continually Improve Program Effectiveness): A process for review and analysis of the effectiveness of each program element, including a means for implementing improvements identified by such program reviews.