Susan Longville

Though many of Saturday’s speakers will address built environment techniques and conservation, perhaps the greatest impact to water resources stem from local land use decisions. Susan Longville, director of the CSU Water Research Institute in San Bernardino, will speak on the Ahwahnee Water Principles for Resource Efficient Land Use funded by the State Water Resources Control Board and developed by the Local Government Commission to “Address the Disconnect between Water Resources and Local Land Use Decisions”.  The WRI has been involved with the Principles since the beginning, and Susan Longville is one of the proud authors.  For more information see http://www.lgc.org/ahwahnee/h2o_principles.html  

Martin Yoklic

Mr. Yoklic is a faculty researcher at University of Arizona’s Environmental Research Laboratory (ERL)  and consultant specializing in renewable resources and community sustainability.   His research interests include climate impacts on urban ecosystems and the associated implications resource scarcity (water and energy) on community viability.  His current projects include development and testing of rainwater systems for potable use as part of a facility to demonstrate the potential for net-zero energy and water in a cold climate residence and evaluating halophyte farming as a viable disposal method for the concentrate from large scale reverse osmosis water treatment facilities.