On May 8, 2021, Schroeder Law Offices supported local youth by attending the Nevada Junior Livestock Show in Reno, Nevada. Schroeder was invited by Carson City resident, Conner Simerson to bid on his broad breasted white turkey. The three-day show took place at the Reno-Sparks Livestock Event Center. The purpose of the show is to […]
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Back by popular demand is Schroeder Law Office’s FREE live webinar series. The 2021 VACCINE series follows the 2020 COVID-19 series. It will span across seven topics of water law. The first webinar of the series, Contracting Out-of-Boundary Water and Wastewater Services will take place on Tuesday, May 18, 2021 from noon to 1:00 PM,
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In the 2021 Nevada legislative session the Assembly considers nine water related bills and the State considers 15 water related bills total. The 2021 legislative session began on February 1, 2021 and will conclude on June 1, 2021. The Assembly bills are in various stages of consideration as the session approaches its conclusion. However, the
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2021 Idaho legislation seeks to classify irrigation pivot corners for taxation. House Bill 252 proposes additional language to Idaho Code, Title 63. This language would ensure county assessors classify pivot corners as agricultural land. Pivot corners are the parts of a square parcel that a center-pivot irrigation system misses. Idaho law considers land “farmland” and
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The Idaho Senate introduced ten water related bills this legislative session in addition to the twelve the House introduced. Like many of the House bills, some of the water related Senate bills already passed both houses. Others are in various stages of committee or legislative review. The Senate bills considered this legislative session are briefly
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In the 2021 legislative session, the Idaho House introduced twelve water related bills and the state considers twenty-two water related bills in total. The session began on January 11, 2021 and as of March 18, 2021, one of the proposed water bills is already law, one is before the Governor for signature, and multiple others
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The discussion of a specialized water judiciary is ramping up as Nevada considers creating water courts in both the legislative and judicial branches. I. Proposed Legislation On November 18, 2020, Senate Joint Resolution No. 1, commonly known as SJR1 was pre-filed for the 2021 legislative session. SJR1 was originally proposed by the Nevada Division of
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On February 20th and 21st, Schroeder Law Offices attended the Carson Valley “Eagles and Agriculture” weekend. The Carson Valley Chamber of Commerce and Agriculture Extension office hosted the event. It occurs annually when migratory eagles traverse the Carson Valley on their way back to Northern breeding grounds. The weekend is full of tours and workshops
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Will Nevada establish water conservation programs? The Nevada Division of Water Resources, Office of the State Engineer (“NDWR”) under the direction of Acting State Engineer Adam Sullivan distributed two draft bills to various lobbying entities. One seeks to establish a water bank system while the other considers the creation of water conservation initiatives. As of
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The Nevada Assembly Committee on Natural Resources (“Committee”) is considering a handful of water related bills in the upcoming 2021 legislative session. While we are continually receiving notice of new proposed bills, we wanted to provide a brief summary on the first few we reviewed. Assembly Bills (“AB”) 5, 6, and 15 were prefiled for
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The Nevada Division of Water Resources (NDWR) posted Notices for Hearings for Proposed Orders for hydrographic basins within numerous Nevada Counties. These include: Churchill, Clark, Elko, Esmeralda, Eureka, Humboldt, Lander, Lincoln, Lyon, Mineral, Nye, Pershing, Washoe, and White Pine Counties. NDWR scheduled the hears for October 12, 2020 through October 26, 2020. Information on the
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The Slink Fire rages on in the Carson-Iceberg Wilderness Area. Meanwhile, pilots fly an imaginary line to drop water on wildfires according to wilderness laws and procedures. This raises the question, are wilderness firefighting laws protecting or harming wilderness areas? Wilderness Firefighting Laws Congress passed
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In case you missed it, on June 10, 2020, Schroeder Law Offices presented a webinar on stockwater on and off public land. Panelists included Laura Schroeder and Therese Ure of Schroeder Law Offices, P.C. and Alan Schroeder of Schroeder Law in Boise Idaho. The panelists discussed stockwater in Nevada, Idaho, and Oregon. The webinar’s topics
Please join, Laura Schroeder and Alan Schroeder for a bonus COVID-19 webinar on Idaho Limited Agency Agreements for Stockwater on Federal Land. The webinar will be held on June 19, 2020 from 11:00 AM to 12:00 PM Pacific. You can register here. Grazing permittees and licensees in Idaho have recently been receiving Limited Agency Agreements
The Nevada Division of Water Resources (NDWR) proposes substantial changes to Nevada’s water right procedures. The agency first announced the proposed changes when it released a Small Business Impacts Survey on June 1, 2020. The survey invited participants to state if they believed the proposed regulation amendments would impact small
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In the ninth COVID-19 webinar, Laura Schroeder and Alan Schroeder discussed stockwater on and off public land. The webinar was held June 10, 2020. A recording of the presentation is available here. This webinar focusses on acquisition of stockwater use in Nevada, Idaho, and Oregon. Participants will learn how to obtain new stockwater permitted uses
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Can Nevada gardeners collect rainwater? As Northern Nevada’s last frost approaches, gardeners are gearing up to transplant seedlings and get plants in the ground. However, with planting comes watering. Nevada gardeners are all too aware of this as they battle the summer heat. In a state as arid as Nevada, garden watering occurs frequently. Water
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It’s time to call your Congressman—House Bill H.R. 5737, introduced on January 30, 2020 proposes the implementation of procedures to permanently retire federal grazing allotments. H.R. 5737 or the “Voluntary Grazing Permit Retirement Act” (the Act) proposes the ability of grazing permittees to sell or “waive” their right to graze under their Bureau of Land
The public comment period for Nevada’s 2016-2018 Draft Water Quality Integrated Report closes on January 30, 2020. On December 26, 2019, the Nevada Division of Environmental Protection (NDEP) published its Public Notice, inviting comment on the Draft Nevada 2016-2018 Water Quality Integrated Report. The report was prepared in accordance with the Clean Water Act, §§ 303(d),
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By: Caitlin Skulan and Leslie Velazquez In spite of her busy schedule attending client needs, Attorney Ure put on her Professor’s hat and gave a three-hour Water Rights Class to Reno Real Estate Agents. The class, which Attorney Ure does regularly at real estate groups’ requests, focuses on water right laws in Nevada and some
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