Orange County NC Website
Browse       Search
duly 14,1999 13 <br />Phase III: Evaluation and Tracking System and Staff Preparation <br />Phase III has two distinct but related components: computer database management and staff <br />development. The computer database is important to track the progress of the WTMP program, <br />The staff development component is important for orienting county staff to the new program, the <br />educational materials and the new county policies regazding wastewater treatment <br />For evaluation purposes it is important to track the level ofparticipation in the WTMp <br />educational plan. Fortunately, the OCHD has a GIS workstation for environmental health. With <br />this system, environmental health staff can target water quality critical areas and identify the <br />most urgent (defined as containing failing systems)' neighborhoods needing intervention. Also, <br />staff can track participants in the educational sessions and then compaze improvements to those <br />azeas receiving the education and follow up. <br />Phase III Purpose: <br />The purpose of phase three is to: <br />• Establish an efficient system of tracking and record in <br />• Utilize available technolo ~ g~ <br />gy (GIS system) to support public health initiatives; <br />Establish a system with ongoing monitoring of initiatives activities (businesses, <br />homeowners); and <br />Track changes in practices of installers and pumpers. <br />The GIS system will be used to graphically display baseline data and periodic updates on the <br />fallowing: <br />a. Location of septic tanks in Orange County; <br />b. Identity of priority neighborhoods (based on number of failing systems in the <br />critical areas selected); <br />c. Tracking of education and training; <br />d. ~ Tracking of pumping/septic tank checks (before training and after training); <br />e. Tracking of failed systems. <br />The second component in phase three is the staff orientation. The staff education and orientation <br />consists of an overview of the WTMP plan and the educational plan. It includes clarification of <br />changes in policies and procedures, the GIS tracking and the evaluation procedures. <br />