Overview
The Good Housekeeping program tracks maintenance activities and good housekeeping practices at municipal facilities. It works as a running log of BMP-related maintenance actions like street sweeping, litter control, landscaping, spill cleanup, and similar tasks.
How the program is organized
The Good Housekeeping program is not site-based. Instead of being tied to a specific site, each maintenance activity is logged as an Entry. Every entry is categorized, which drives what data fields appear on the form.
You work with two things:
Entries: individual maintenance activities you log.
Categories: the types of maintenance activities your organization tracks (for example, Street Sweeping, Litter Pickup, Landscaping, Spill Cleanup). Each category defines the data types that appear when logging an entry.
Logging an entry
From the left sidebar, open the Good Housekeeping program. The main page lists existing entries and has filters for Search By Name, Created After, and Created Before.
To create a new entry, click Add New Entry. Fill in the form:
Select Category: choose the activity category. The fields that appear below depend on the category you select.
Reporting Date: when the activity took place.
Select Data Type: the specific measurement type for this category (set up by an admin when the category was created).
Quantities: the numeric measurement for the activity (supports decimals).
Comment: notes about the activity.
Click Save to record the entry.
Admin configuration
Adding a new category
Administrators can add categories from the entry form itself. Click Add New Category (top-right of the Entry card) to open the category dialog. Fill in:
Category Name
Description
Add Data Type: add one or more data types that will appear as options when someone selects this category on an entry.
Click Save. The new category is immediately available in the Select Category dropdown.
At least one data type is required before a category can be saved.
Reporting
Entries can be exported to CSV from the main Good Housekeeping page, giving you a record of maintenance activity over time. Use the date filters to scope exports to a reporting period (for example, an annual permit reporting window).
FAQ
Q: Where do I log a maintenance activity?
A: Open the Good Housekeeping program from the left sidebar, then click Add New Entry.
Q: Why don't I see the Quantities or Comment fields when I start a new entry?
A: Those fields are hidden until you select a category. The fields shown depend on the data types configured for the category you pick.
Q: How do I add a new category?
A: If you're an administrator, click Add New Category on the entry form. You'll need to set a name, description, and at least one data type.
Q: Is the Good Housekeeping program tied to specific sites?
A: No. Entries are logged at the program level rather than against individual sites, which makes this program different from most other SwiftComply programs.