The NC Department of Environmental Quality would add 45 jobs, primarily in water resources, and upgrade its outdated lab to address the statewide problem of emerging contaminants, according a portion of Gov. Roy Cooper’s draft budget released today. Under the proposal, DEQ would receive $7 million for water quality analysis and sampling of emerging contaminants, ...
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