TBI requests funding for proposed program to test wastewater for illicit drugs

KNOXVILLE, Tenn. – If you have drugs in your water, the Tennessee Bureau of Investigation might be able to find out soon. David Rausch, the TBI director is asking for millions of dollars from the state for a new program to test wastewater. TBI representatives met with Governor Bill Lee and other state leaders last week to request nearly $22 million dollars for this upcoming fiscal year. Around $3 million of that would go to this new program.

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