Irrigation Safety Tips

When making checks on the electrical system, please keep in mind that a possibility of electric shock does exist.
All motor screens should be in place and checked for blockage with foreign material such as lint, dirt, or insects. Cross-ventilation of closed pumps house structures should be provided with doors or louvers.
If belts or pulleys are exposed, they should have guards in place.
Look up for overhead wires when moving irrigation pipe.
Doors must have positive catches to prevent closing. Keep controls out of the sun.
Block all electrical box unclosed openings (knockouts) to prevent rodent entry.
Discourage children from playing or climbing around irrigation equipment.
Stay away from the center pivot during and electric storm.
If you suspect a short circuit due to a “tingle,” do not touch the machine again. Have an electrician check the machine.
Bury and guard all power lines around a center pivot. Mark the area with a buried line sign.
Never service a center pivot irrigation system without personally shutting off and locking the master disconnect switch.
Avoid getting any portion of your body in contact with high-pressure water streams such as the end guns on center pivots. Be careful of fast return end guns.
When working on a tower or tower motor, turn off the tower control switch. This switch is always located on the machine’s electrical control box on top of each tower. If a system restart should occur and the tower switch is on, the wires you are holding will be energized.

Scammers do not take summer vacations. Cornhusker Public Power District urges customers to be alert. There have been many recent phone scam incidents reported around Nebraska.

If you receive a call from someone claiming to be with your local electric utility, do not give them any personal or financial information. Instead, hang up and call Cornhusker Public Power District or your electric utility right away.

COVID-19
Cornhusker Public Power District, its employees and directors continue to monitor the ongoing developments of the COVID-19 pandemic. Currently there is activity in Platte and Colfax Counties, so our lobby will remain closed to the public. Please check back for updates.

Even though our lobby is closed to the public, we are still taking phone calls and staff is committed to keeping business as close to normal as we can. If you have questions regarding engineering services, load control, service requests, or our billing department, please call us at: 402-564-2821.

Our services are deemed essential and so we will continue doing all we can to provide safe, reliable electric service during this challenging time. As many of you know, things can change quickly, so we constantly monitor several resources including guidance from our President, Governor and our local health officials, and are prepared to make necessary adjustments quickly.

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