Posts Tagged ‘permitting’

Cleaning Up the Septic System Permit Process

The West Piedmont, VA, Health District goes high-tech when it comes to digging below ground

August 12th, 2009

va-dept-of-healthThe West Piedmont, VA, Health District is going high-tech when it comes to digging below ground. By using Laserfiche to enable instant access to digging permits, this branch of the Virginia State Health Department has expedited the process of digging wells and septic systems for new real estate development in this scenic slice of the Blue Ridge Mountains.
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Draining the Paper Pool

Rice Creek Watershed District uses Laserfiche to stem the flow of paper

April 15th, 2009 by Danielle LeongDanielle Leong is a Laserfiche Luminary

rice-creek-logoMinnesota. It’s not called the land of ten thousand lakes for nothing. This aqueous state needs a total of 45 watershed districts to manage water quality and to regulate any land development projects near bodies of water.

In Minnesota, watershed districts are local, special-purpose units of government that work to solve and prevent water-related problems. The boundaries of each district follow those of a natural watershed and consist of land in which all water flows to one outlet, and districts are usually named after that watershed. They range in size from the Carnelian-Marine District with 43 square miles, to the Red Lake Watershed District with 5990 square miles.
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