Engineering Manager Beverly Ohman
A Day at the Iowa Utilities Board
"I’m excited to say from a damage prevention standpoint, the results of our November 2018 audit show we are meeting safety requirements."
Regulatory Analysis Manager Jon Tack
A Day at the Iowa Utilities Board
"The Iowa legislature a few years ago expanded the Board’s jurisdiction to cover privately owned wastewater and stormwater utilities."
Iowa Utilities Board Legal Team
A Day at the Iowa Utilities Board
"If there is something new coming in, we ensure it complies with statute and Board rules, and identify for the general counsel if issues need to be addressed further or resolved by the Board."
Chief Operating Officer Louis Vander Streek
A Day at the Iowa Utilities Board
"More unique to my position is the policy role and staying in tune with dockets the IUB is overseeing and with the items going on with the Legislature."
Board Member Nick Wagner
A Day at the Iowa Utilities Board
"Initially, Iowa didn’t see a lot of opposition to wind development. We’ve started to see more opposition. In the next five years, we’ll probably see more opposition if wind development continues as it has."
Board Member Richard Lozier Jr.
A Day at the Iowa Utilities Board
"We’re trying to build a long-term strategy NARUC can focus toward helping Commissioners, educating Commissioners, making sure they can do their jobs to the best of their abilities."
Chair Geri Huser
A Day at the Iowa Utilities Board
"Social media and technology have brought an awareness to Iowans that they can participate in this regulatory process."
A Day at the Iowa Utilities Board
Unique conversations
The PUF team traveled to Des Moines, Iowa, the home of the Iowa Utilities Board, which got its start in 1878 as the Iowa Board of Railroad Commissioners, and later the Iowa State Commerce Commission.
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