Septic system services companies contend with a labor shortage, but so do some health departments. And some of them have a plan to fix the problem.
A group of health departments in North Carolina are pushing for a two-year degree program to train environmental health specialists, reported The Pilot of Southern Pines, North Carolina. To become a specialist, state law currently requires a four-year degree, an internship, and passing state and local exams.The two-year program would be developed in partnership with universities and would focus on courses about onsite wastewater and water. People completing the program would be able to work in
