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32 <br />Environment and Resource Conservation — Existing Time Limited <br />• Planning Technician (Water Resources) <br />Request: To extend the existing time limit for the permanent part time 20 hour time limited <br />Planning Technician (water resources) from June 30, 1999 to June 30, 2000. <br />Purpose: To develop and maintain the County's groundwater database in support of water <br />resource conservation in Orange County. <br />Job Functions: <br />❑ Updates and maintains the groundwater GIS database. <br />❑ Locates new well and septic systems using Global Positioning System receivers and <br />downloads this information into the GIS database. <br />❑ Identifies wellhead protection areas. <br />❑ Using data gathered for GIS groundwater database creates GIS map coverages for <br />analysis. <br />Reason for Request: <br />• In 1997 this position was established as permanent time limited in support of the Board's <br />"Water Resource Quantity and Quality Goal." The extension of the time - limited status is <br />requested to continue support to the County's Water Resources project. <br />This position develops and overlays GIS data with different coverages that have ground <br />water significance. Accurate location of wells and septic tanks has been identified as critical <br />for long term understanding of ground water resources. This identifies source entry points <br />for possible contamination. In the next year delineation of well head capture areas will be a <br />significant part of groundwater efforts as well as maintenance and updates to the data base <br />collected to date. <br />Outcomes: <br />❑ Complete the water resources GIS database. <br />❑ Maintain and update the groundwater data base including the addition of the 360 — 400 <br />new wells added each year. <br />Financial Impact: <br />Annual Position Cost Offsetting Net Annual <br />(Salary/Benefits) Revenue/Budget Position Cost <br />$17,598 $0 $17,598 <br />