This week, at the request of Senator Carroll Leavell, Karin Foster met with representatives of Excel, Concho and the Construction Industries Department regarding the amount of time it takes to get electricity out to well sites. The CID Director, Katherine Martinez, has worked with her staff to streamline the process so that our electrical contractors no longer need to wait for a release from the Department to energize a location. An annual permit to install the same type of systems is a new tool now offered by CID to our contractors. A draft policy document has been prepared and is now available for comment. Please review the linked document and get back to Ms. Foster by February 28th if you have any comments or concerns so that IPANM can continue a dialogue with the Department on behalf of our membership.