Custom app for soil flow administration under the Bbk
Appfront builds apps for soil banks, contractors and earthmoving companies that move soil and dredging spoil under the Dutch Soil Quality Decree (Besluit bodemkwaliteit): each batch with its origin, the environmental hygiene declaration, the quality class and the application location, the notification to the Soil Quality Reporting Point (Meldpunt bodemkwaliteit) before the first load, the loads with weighbridge tickets in between, and the depot that shows what is stored. So that during an inspection by the environmental agency, it is clear for each batch where it came from and where it went.
What is an app for soil flow administration under the Soil Quality Decree?
Soil flow administration under the Soil Quality Decree means keeping track, batch by batch, of what happens to soil or dredging spoil: where it was excavated, which environmental hygiene declaration applies, which quality class it falls into, whether it has been temporarily stored, where it was applied, and whether that has been reported to the Soil Quality Reporting Point. An app records this as a chain: the batch is created at excavation, receives its declaration, is reported, is moved by loads and weighbridge tickets, and ends in an application or with a processor, with every step verifiably documented.
Without such an app, the test report sits in a folder, the notification is in the reporting portal, the loads are on weighbridge tickets with the administration, and the application location is in the site manager's head. When the environmental agency asks where the soil from an excavation last year ended up, the searching begins, and a batch that was mixed with another class at the depot can no longer be traced.
We build custom software because your administration needs to match your role in the chain: whether you operate a depot, which licensed soil intermediaries you work with, how your loads are weighed and what clients and municipalities ask of you. A generic stock management system has no quality class, no notification and no application location.
Batch and declaration
Each batch with origin, quantity, the environmental hygiene declaration, the quality class and particulars such as PFAS data, with the reports attached.
Notification and application
The notification to the Soil Quality Reporting Point as a step in the chain, before the first load, and the application with location, date and the requirements that apply.
Loads and stockpile
Loads with a weighbridge ticket per batch, from excavation to stockpile or application, and a stockpile that shows per bay which batch is there and in which class.
How we build your app for soil flow administration under the Soil Quality Decree
We start with a batch from the past year: where it came from, which documents belong to it, how it was transported and where it is now. The app follows from that.
Which soil flows you have, whether you manage a stockpile, who tests and reports, how loads are weighed, and what your clients and the competent authority ask of you.
The register of parties with origin, declaration, class and attachments, and its link to the job and the client.
The notification as a step before the first load, load registration on the phone with the weighbridge ticket, and the stockpile per bay with the batches stored there.
The chain file per party, reporting for the client and the competent authority, the link with your accounts, and then maintenance and new flows.
What an app for soil flow administration under the Soil Quality Decree does in practice
The components below come up with almost every party in the soil chain. Which ones you need depends on your role and on whether you have a stockpile.
Batch register
For each batch the origin, quantity, declaration, class and status in the chain, with the test reports attached.
Notifications
For each application the notification to the Soil Quality Reporting Point as a step, with the details required for it and the proof of notification attached.
Load registration
Loads with registration plate, time, origin and destination per batch, with the weighbridge ticket, on the driver's or site manager's phone.
Stockpile management
For each bay in the stockpile which batch is there, in which class and how much, with a block on mixing batches of different classes.
Application file
For each application location the batches that went in, the requirements that applied there and the evidence, ready for the client and the competent authority.
Reporting
Soil flows by period, by project and by class, what is in stock, and the batches for which a step in the chain is still missing.
Who we build an app for soil flow administration under the Soil Quality Decree for
The app is meant for organisations where soil moves in batches through the chain and where the question of where a batch ended up has become a reconstruction.
Soil banks
Taking in, testing, storing and dispatching soil. Stockpile management per bay and the batch register are the core.
Contractors and earthmoving companies
Excavating soil on one project and applying it on another. The notification before the first load and load registration matter most.
Municipalities and water boards
Own soil flows from projects and dredging work, with a soil quality map as the basis. The application file and reporting are what is needed.
Property developers
Soil balance per development with multiple contractors. The overview per batch across contractors is the core.
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This page is about administering the soil itself. For measuring quantities, see our page on an app for quantity determination in earthworks; for planning machines, our page on an app for equipment planning in earthmoving; and for the water board side, our page on software for water boards. You can read about our approach under building software.
For planning supply and demand of soil across projects from the office, there is our software for soil balance and soil flows.
Why choose Appfront for your soil material flow administration app under the Soil Quality Decree?
Soil material flow administration comes down to one question during an inspection: where did this batch come from, and where has it gone. We build on that: one batch, one chain, one file.
The batch is the unit
Not the job, not the load. Every batch has its declaration, its class and its chain, and every load belongs to a batch.
The notification comes before the load
The app makes the notification a step that must be completed before the first load. Not afterwards, not forgotten.
The depot knows what is stored
Per bay, the batch and the class, with a block on mixing. What goes in can be traced back out.
Security and privacy for a soil material flow administration app under the Soil Quality Decree
The app handles data on locations, clients and soil quality, along with records that serve as evidence during supervision. Access is set by role and by job: the driver registers loads, the site manager sees their batches, the environmental specialist manages declarations and notifications, and the client sees only their own batches. A completed step cannot be changed without a trace showing who changed it and when.
The app runs in a European data centre, with encrypted storage and daily backups, and keeps records for as long as the retention period requires. Integrations with the weighbridge, accounts and the notification portal, where possible, use their own keys that can be revoked per integration.
Frequently asked questions about a soil material flow administration app under the Soil Quality Decree
Questions that soil banks and contractors ask before getting started.
It tracks each batch of soil or dredged material through the whole chain: origin, environmental declaration, quality class, the notification to the Soil Quality Notification Point, the loads with weighbridge tickets, storage in the depot, and the application with location and evidence. For each batch, it is clear where it came from and where it has gone.
The notification is a step in the party's chain: the app collects the data needed for it, checks that the notification has been made before the first load, and keeps proof of the notification with the party. Whether the notification itself can be submitted through an integration depends on what the notification portal allows; we will look into this in the first step.
Each batch keeps its own bay and its own class in the depot. Mixing batches with different classes is blocked, unless an environmental specialist does so deliberately and the new batch receives its own declaration. This keeps every batch traceable, even after storage.
Yes. The measured values from testing are stored with the batch, including substances subject to separate requirements such as PFAS, and the app checks an application against the requirements you have recorded for that location. Which standards apply follows from the regulations and local frameworks.
Yes. Batches applied on the basis of the soil quality map receive the map as their declaration, with the zone of origin and the zone of application. The application file shows which batches were applied where, with the evidence attached.
Yes. Weighbridge tickets come from the weighbridge or are read from the scan, loads go to invoicing, and batches feed into job costing. We connect to what you already use; the app does not become a second weighing administration.
Check that first. A certified soil intermediary inspects and issues the declaration, and sometimes keeps a list. Custom development makes sense if you need to show the chain of custody for every party yourself, if you manage a depot, if shipments and notifications must be linked to batches, or if clients and regulators ask for a complete file per batch.
Every batch of soil traceable from excavation to application?
Tell us what role you play in the chain, whether you manage a depot, and when you last had to trace a batch. We'll show you what the batch register and the application file look like.