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To: Alex who wrote (23092)11/18/1998 2:38:00 PM
From: John Mansfield  Read Replies (1) of 116846
 
OT - 'Water Utilities Survey Reports Extremely Bad News and
Very Good News. How's That Again?
Link:
awwa.org
Comment:
The American Water Works Association has released the results of
a comprehensive survey of the y2k status of the industry. A disaster
looms.

You have to click through on each question to get the results of the
survey. Spend some time on this.

Without water, you're dead in five days. Without water, no modern
city could survive a year. Water is the lifeline. Where will cities get
water? This survey indicates that the industry will not finish on time.

Urban people think water is forever, and it's cheap. If it stops
flowing, urban life degenerates into bare survivalism.

Click through for the bad news. Spend some time clicking on the list
of questions.

36% have no formal y2k plan.

Less than 10% of the industry began its y2k projects earlier than
1997.

Over 70% have not completed the repairs and testing; 6% refused to
respond. In large cities, it's over 90%

69% had not surveyed their suppliers and vendors; 5% did not
answer.

72% have no contingency plans for internal breakdowns. 5% did not
answer.

What about emergency contingency plans for external problems?
83% said they had none. 5% refused to answer.

But. . . .

How many of their systems remain at risk? 59% said zero. 20% said
under 10%.

65% said they are confident that they will be ready in 2000.

One question was not asked: Have you implemented your
y2k-compliant system?
Link:
awwa.org

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