Governor Stein Proclaims Wastewater Professionals Appreciation Day

Wastewater Professionals Appreciation Day

2026

By The Governor Of The State Of North Carolina

A Proclamation

Whereas, water is the most valuable and vital natural resource, and the state of North Carolina is committed to guaranteeing access to clean water across the state and ensuring the health and safety of all those living in and visiting North Carolina; and

Whereas, the North Carolina Wastewater Monitoring Network provides critical public health information and is a pillar of the state’s public health programs for monitoring and preventing infectious diseases; and

Whereas, the success of this program relies on dedicated wastewater professionals across North Carolina to collect and submit wastewater samples for disease monitoring that enables rapid and cost-efficient tracking of COVID-19 and other public health threats; and

Whereas, many North Carolinians are unaware of the critical role that wastewater professionals play in public health response and the sacrifices they have made on behalf of the state’s shared mission of promoting and protecting the health of the people of North Carolina; and

Whereas, on this occasion, the state of North Carolina joins the North Carolina Department of Health and Human Services, alongside dedicated advocates, organizations, and professionals, in celebrating wastewater professionals for their dedicated service to protecting and promoting the health, safety, and overall well-being of all North Carolinians;

Now, Therefore, I, Josh Stein, Governor of the State of North Carolina, do hereby proclaim February 25, 2026, as “Wastewater Professionals Appreciation Day” in North Carolina and commend its observance to all residents.

In Witness Whereof, I have hereunto set my hand and affixed the Great Seal of the State of North Carolina at the Capitol in Raleigh this twenty-seventh day of January in the year of our Lord two thousand and twenty-sixth and of the Independence of the United States of America the two hundred and fiftieth.