Y2K and CWA: Ready, Set, Go!

Everyone seems to be wondering about the "Millennium Bug." What will happen at 12:01 am on January 1, 2000? The Chester Water Authority (CWA) has been preparing for the Year 2000 for the last several years. We put a formal plan in place last year to assure that the Authority is "Year 2000 Compliant."

At CWA, we are going through a rigorous series of tests to make sure every piece of equipment in our plant, pumping stations, and offices is fully compliant. This means not only the huge motors which drive the water treatment facilities, but also the copy machines and elevators in our offices. Our master checklist contains hundreds of items. As each piece of equipment is tested, a record is made of its performance. Any equipment which does not meet the compliance standards has been upgraded or replaced.

Because we have been aware of the possible Year 2000 issues for a number of years, we have made sure that all of the computers and software purchased by CWA within the last three years are already certified compliant.