Interstate Municipal Gas Agency

SEPT-OCT 2016 Issue 89

Public Natural Gas Week (PNGW) is a nationwide observance that offers the perfect opportunity for you to showcase your public natural gas system and generate enthusiasm about the benefits of public natu-ral gas. This year, PNGW will be celebrated October 2-8, 2016. Hopefully Municipal natural gas utilities will join in this nationwide observance to honor this work and importance of locally-owned pub-lic natural gas systems. The American Public Gas Association will help you plan and promote your system’s PNGW celebrations. Many municipal gas systems prepare promotional events and cam-paigns each year, however for those of you who could use some addi-tional ideas, we encourage you to download sample materials that include a stock press release, op-ed, design templates and suggestions for events to celebrate the week in your community. These materials may be found at apga.org/apgamainsite/resources/pngw. We hope you find these materials helpful and make 2016 Public Natu-ral Gas Week one of the best yet!

OQ Training Sessions to Resume

IMGA is pleased to announce that the OQ training program will be starting up again in December. This training season courses will be offered on Meter Sets/Pressure Testing; Pipeline Installa-tion; Pipeline Repair. All courses will be offered in two locations, one in Auburn, Illi-nois: Meter Sets/Pressure Testing, December , 2016; Pipeline Installation, January , 2017 and Pipeline Repair, March , 2017 and one in Pinckneyville, Illinois: Meter Sets/Pressure Testing, December , 2016; Pipeline Installation, February , 2017 and Pipe-line Repair, March , 2017. Thus, making a day trip convenient for all. All sessions will continue to have a classroom component as well as hands on experience.

Mid-Season Hurricane Update The Weather Channel

The statistical peak of the hurricane season in the Atlantic basin came on September 10th, which means we are now more than past the half way point through the season that provides some of the world’s big-gest beasts. So far, it has been a busy season. There have been four hurricanes, eight tropical storms, and one addi-tional tropical depression before Sept. 10. All but two of these sys-tems impacted land: Tropical Storm Fiona and Tropical Depression Eight. Tropical Depression Eight indirectly impacted the Carolina coast by bringing breezy weather and adding to the waves that then Hurricane Gaston created and pushed west. We are ahead of pace so far this hurricane season. All of the named storms in 2016 have formed before their historical average formation dates.

Seasonal Highlights So Far Tropical Storm Colin and Hurricane Hermine made landfall within 50 miles of each other. Colin made landfall in June near Dekle Beach, Florida, in rural Taylor County. Hermine made landfall just east of St. Marks, Florida. Gaston currently holds the record for lowest pressure so far this season with a minimum pressure of 956 millibars. Gaston also holds the record for the highest wind speeds so far this season with a maximum sustained wind of 120 mph. Colin and Danielle became the earliest third and fourth named storms in recorded history. As always, we remind you that hurricane season continues through the end of November (even though storms can happen at any time of year). Always be prepared.

Interstate Municipal Gas Agency 1310 West Jefferson Auburn, IL 62615

IMGA Member Communities Aledo, Illinois

Auburn, Illinois Bethany, Illinois Chester, Illinois Cobden, Illinois Corning, Iowa

Creal Springs, Illinois Divernon, Illinois Enfield, Illinois Findlay, Illinois Franklin, Illinois Fulton, Missouri Grayville, Illinois Karnak, Illinois Lamoni, Iowa

Louisville, Illinois Milford, Illinois

New Boston, Illinois Perryville, Missouri

Pinckneyville, Illinois Pittsfield, Illinois

Plattsburg, Missouri Pleasant Hill, Illinois

Riverton, Illinois Rossville, Illinois Tamms, Illinois Thebes, Illinois Vienna, Illinois

Waverly, Illinois Westville, Illinois

White Hall, Illinois Winchester, Illinois

IMGA Eligible Utility DD Farms, Inc.

Graceland University Illinois State University

Southern Illinois University-Carbondale Western Illinois University

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Winter Operations Packets Coming Soon

IMGA is providing Winter Op-erations Packets to all of our purchasing members. Packets will be mailed in the middle of October and will in-clude a winter weather forecast, NYMEX settlement price graph, your community’s annual usage graph, your percentage of fixed winter volumes graph, and your winter risk management price graph. We hope you will find this infor-mation useful when you are planning for future winters.

IMGA would like to remind you to keep the little ones in your commu-nity safe this Halloween. Please remind them about the following safety tips before they go out to Trick-or-Treat.

Trick-or-Treat in your own neighborhood.

Wear white or reflec-tive clothing.

Never enter a strange house or car.

Always remember to say thank you.

Have an adult check the candy when they return home. Plan your route in advance. Stay in well lighted areas. Walk Do not run. Carry a flashlight or glow sticks.

Set a time limit for Trick-or-Treating.

Make sure older kids go out with friends.

Younger children should be with an adult.