美国环境保护局（USEPA）发布了一项执法政策，旨在鼓励用水企业、公司和其他设施及时测试计算机相关设备，以确保环境合规性不受2000年（Y2K）问题的影响。该机构打算免除100%可能适用的民事处罚，并建议对在旨在识别和消除Y2K相关故障的特定测试期间造成的环境违规行为不提起刑事诉讼。该政策仅限于在2000年2月1日之前向美国环保局披露的测试相关违规行为，并受本文讨论的某些条件的约束。包括参考资料。

The US Environmental Protection Agency (USEPA) has issued an enforcement policy designed to encourage water utilitites, companies, and other facilities to promptly test computer-related equipment to ensure that environmental compliance is not impaired by the year 2000 (Y2K) problem. The agency intends to waive 100 percent of the civil penalties that might otherwise apply and to recommend against criminal prosecution for environmental violations caused during specific test designed to identify and eliminate Y2K-related malfunctions. This policy is limited to testing-related violations disclosed to USEPA by February 1, 2000, and is subject to certain conditions, which are discussed in this article. Includes references.