Building an Onsite Wastewater Treatment System Management Database for Your Municipality

Authors

Christopher C. Obropta, Rutgers Cooperative Research and Extension Water Resources ProgramFollow
Katie A. Buckley, Rutgers Cooperative Research and Extension Water Resources ProgramFollow

Volume

44

Issue

1

Abstract

In an attempt to protect groundwater and surface water quality in the face of rapid residential development, a New Jersey municipality established an "Onsite Wastewater Disposal Management District." After 15 years of having the program in place, the municipality asked Rutgers Cooperative Research & Extension to update the management program database. The newly developed database is automated to generate form letters, invoices, late notices, and license renewals, and it is linked to the municipality's geographic information system. The database has increased productivity, improved tracking abilities, and has resulted in faster identification of systems needing inspection for the municipality.

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Recommended Citation

Obropta, C. C., & Buckley, K. A. (2006). Building an Onsite Wastewater Treatment System Management Database for Your Municipality. The Journal of Extension, 44(1), Article 21. https://open.clemson.edu/joe/vol44/iss1/21