Investor Presentaiton
Key Challenges
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Severe lack of sustainable funding and resources
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Increasing overhead and operating expenses
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Other increasing costs and resources related to hiring, training, and retention of qualified employees.
Increasing federal environmental mandates (many of which are unfunded)
Grant funding has not increased in decades
Low salaries compared to other agencies and private sector
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Professional categories, such as engineers, geologists, biologists, chemists, etc.
Additional emerging contaminants
Will require built-in capacity and expertise to understand and communicate public health risks
Centralization of internal agency support services within DHEC
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Unintentionally resulted in a decreased focus on mission-critical servicesView entire presentation