""We still have a few vacancies," Fung said. "But the attention to the position was helpful.""
""Without a doubt, the ability to perform oversight is critical to preventing an outbreak," he said."
New York City hired six additional water ecologists in the weeks after a Legionnaires' disease outbreak that killed seven people and sickened 114. The hires increase capacity to inspect cooling towers where Legionella bacteria can grow. The water ecologist roster now totals 30, a 25% increase since the start of the outbreak. The positions require a bachelor's degree and have been historically difficult to fill, with private-sector salary competition noted as a factor. Prior staffing shortfalls reduced cooling-tower inspections to historic lows. The city expects expanded inspections to improve regulatory compliance and is determining a new inspection goal.
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