San Francisco Bay Area

The Linking Water and Land Use in the San Francisco Bay Area workshop covered the following topics: The Ahwahnee Water Principles, Making the Connection - Water and Land Use in the Bay Area, the Seattle Story - Sustainability Starts with Creating Communities, Site Planning and Design Strategies for Water-wise Communities, From Principle to Practice - Implementing Water-wise Planning, and Where do we go from here? - An Action Agenda for the Bay Area. Below are the presentations for this workshop held on April 23, 2007.

Linking Water and Land Use Linking Water and Land Use Ahwahnee Water Principles Workshop

Clark Anderson - Local Government Commission - This presentation covers the Ahwahnee Water Principles and answers the question, "Why link water and land use?"

Water and Land Use Connections

Kathleen Van Velsor - Association of Bay Area Governments - This presentation covers the complex relationship between land use and water planning and provides comprehensive approaches for solutions.

Focused Growth for the Bay Area

Ted Droettboom Droettboom - ABAG/BAAQMD/BCDC/MTC -This presentation covers the importance of Focused Growth and the impacts development has on global warming and our natural resources, including water.

Sustainability Starts with Creating Communities Examples of How We Can Change Old Development Practices

Peg Staeheli - SvR Design Company - This presentation covers sustainable development, green urbanism, Low-Impact Development (LID), and Seattle's natural drainage system program.

Creeks and Stormwater

Leslie Estes - City of Oakland Watershed Program - This presentation covers the impacts of land use decisions on our watersheds such as pollution, erosion, and flooding. It discusses potential solutions such as site design, minimizing pavement, bank treatments, the proper usage of vegetation, and restoration.

Emeryville - Blue and Green Design

Peter Schultze-Allen - City of Emeryville Public Works - This presentation reviews Emeryville's "güd" program (green urban design). The güd program covers stormwater, recycling, green building, bike and pedestrian needs, and trees for more good design. The presentation includes case studies and lessons learned.

Designing with Nature in the Urban Landscape: Approaches to Stormwater Management

Sarah Sutton - Design, Community & Environment - This presentation covers specific treatment measures for urban settings and Bay-friendly landscaping. Topics include green roofs, pervious paving, vegetated swales, tree well filters, bioretention areas, and seven principles of Bay-friendly landscaping.

Making the Connection – Water and Land Use in the South Bay

Greg Zlotnick - Santa Clara Valley Water District - The mission of the Santa Clara Valley Water District is a healthy, safe, and enhanced quality of living in Santa Clara County through watershed stewardship and the comprehensive management of water resources in a practical, cost effective and environmentally sensitive manner. The presentation covers the strategies and guidelines that Santa Clara uses to meet the challenges the district faces.

Land Use and Water Planning

Paul Helliker - Marin Municipal Water District - This presentation covers Marin's water supply planning, Urban Water Management Plans (UWMPs), and Water Elements.

Empowering Municipal Plan Reviewers To Achieve Water Quality Benefits in Contra Costa County

Dan Cloak - Dan Cloak Environmental Consulting - This presentation reviews Contra Costa County's path to Low Impact Development (LID). It includes examples, challenges, and best practices.