Trenton Municipal Utilities officials have been working the past several months to make sure its customers have all their utility services available to them when Jan. 1, 2000 rolls around.
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Trenton Municipal Utilities officials have been working the past several months to make sure its customers have all their utility services available to them when Jan. 1, 2000 rolls around.
“We have been actively engaged in taking all reasonable measures to identify, correct and present problems within our control before they occur,” according to TMU Accounting Supervisor Theresa Price. “We will do everything we reasonably can do to make sure that serve to our customers remains as unaffected as possible.”
Mrs. Price said that concerns with problems involving Y2K are currently being addressed and that TMU has an ongoing plan to protect itself from the Y2K problem.
“We have already replaced or upgraded most of the hardware and software (used in TMU operations,” Mrs. Price said.
Mrs. Price went on to say that TMU will be compliant with the year 2000 in those areas over which the utility has control.
“However, we never have, nor can we guarantee, 100 percent reliability,” Mrs. Price said. “Our electric system is interconnected with many other Missouri utilities (and) we have been informed that those entities are doing whatever is necessary so as not to have a Y2K problem.”
Mrs. Price noted that Trenton is fortunate in that the utility has adequate generation capabilities to meet customers needs, if necessary. She said that the generation will be used to minimize any interruptions from outside source suppliers.
Mrs. Price also added that the TMU water production plant also expects to be fully compliant and operational in preparation for Jan. 1.
“We do not anticipate any water problems related to the year 2000,” she said.