And now:Ish <[EMAIL PROTECTED]> writes:
Y2K Test Causes Huge Sewage Spill
4 Million Gallons Seeped Into A Van Nuys Park
VAN NUYS, Calif., Posted 5:57 a.m. June 17, 1999 -- How
do you know when a computer system has failed a Y2K test?
When it caused 4 million gallons of raw sewage to spill into the
streets.
CBS 2 News reports crews armed with vacuum trucks worked
through the night to clean up the mess that seeped out of the
Donald C. Tillman Water Reclamation plant.
The sewage started coming out of a utility hole near the plant
on Woodley Avenue south of Victory Boulevard about
midnight, plant manager Bob Birk told reporters.
The spill flowed about 500 feet onto Woodley Avenue and into
a brushy area at Lake Balboa Park. According to CBS 2 News,
the mess isn't expected to harm the vegetation, rather it will
likely act as fertilizer.
The spill occurred when the plant was testing its Y2K
contingency plan yesterday by mimicking various computer
malfunctions. . . .
The error occurred when a computer closed a gate, blocking a
major sewage line serving the western San Fernando Valley
and causing the sewage to back up and overflow, a wire service
reports.
"The computer didn't tell us it closed the gate," Birk said,
adding the reason for the problem was not immediately clear. .
. .
Link:
http://www.cbs2.com/news/stories/news-990617-081237.html
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