1. Where are you in the Year 2000 planning cycle?
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Inventory |
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Assessment |
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Correction/Repair |
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Contingency Planning |
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Testing/Validation |
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Implementation |
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AWARENESS... According to the U.S. General Accounting Office (GAO), Year 2000 Awareness can be defined as "identifying the Year 2000 problem and gaining upper level support and sponsorship for development of an overall strategy to address Year 2000 issues.."
INVENTORY and ASSESSMENT... Year 2000 industry experts recommend that owners and operators locate and list all computerized equipment and equipment with embedded computer chips in their systems and determine which are vulnerable. Following this inventory, a prioritization for conversion or replacement is recommended, i.e., Assessment.
CORRECTION/REPAIR... Once problem areas have been identified, correction of the systems should occur. This can involve modification, repair, or replacement of systems, or components.
CONTINGENCY PLANNING... As a backup measure, Year 2000 industry experts recommend that all systems have a contingency plan to deal with unforeseen problems and emergencies. These plans should address how systems would be manually operated until computerization problems are resolved, and should look at problems that could occur both within and from outside the organization.
TESTING/VALIDATION... Includes running tests on corrected systems and confirming Year 2000 compliance. Problems encountered within the test phase need to be addressed iteratively.
IMPLEMENTATION... All systems Year 2000 compliant and in operation.
2. To evaluate the effect of external Year 2000 problems on the wastewater industry...
a) Do your plant(s) have the ability to operate fully or partially (circle one) in the event of a regional power failure?
___ Yes ___ No
- If yes how long? _____________________________________
- If yes, what is the power source? ________________________
b) Do your pumping stations have the ability to operate in the event of a regional power failure?
___ Yes ___ No
- If yes how long? _____________________________________
- If yes, what is the power source? ________________________
c) Do you anticipate a disruption in chemical or supplier deliveries after January 1, 2000?
___ Yes ___ No
d) Do your pumping stations have the ability to operate in the event of a regional telecommunications failure?
___Yes ___ No
3. Do you anticipate additional manpower needs and/or shortages of manpower should Y2K problems require manual operation?
__ Yes ___ No
Comments: ___________________________________________________________________________
___________________________________________________________________________ ___________________________________________________________________________ ___________________________________________________________________________4. To evaluate the effect of embedded chip problems within the wastewater industry and potential impacts. Have you inventoried, assessed, corrected, and tested the following systems within your agency’s operations for problems related to embedded chips and Y2K non-compliance?
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EMBEDDED CHIP
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Plan to Inventory/ Assessment (check if applicable) |
Current Inventory/ Assessment Underway (check if applicable) |
Inventory/ Assessment Completed (check if applicable) |
Correction/ Testing Completed (check if applicable) |
Potential Impact of Failure(0-5)
0-None 3-Moderate 5-Major |
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Communications
- portable radios, wireless transmitters |
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Buildings/Grounds
- security, HVAC, fire/smoke alarms |
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Instruments
- samplers, flow meters, laboratory |
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Treatment Plant Process Operations
- SCADA, programmable controllers, data loggers, |
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Remote Process Operations
- SCADA, programmable controllers, data loggers |
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Please fax to AMSA, 202-833-4657
Attn: Jeni Hornback
by October 16
Thank you for your response!