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Oregon Inheritance Tax Credit for Farms, Forestland and Fisheries

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By Therese Ure and Nicole Widdis Those inheriting natural resource property — which may include land used for farming, forestland or a commercial fishing operation — may qualify for the Natural Resources Tax Credit. Oregon Revised Statute 118.140 allows credit towards inheritance tax obligations based on the value of natural resource and commercial fishery properties, […]

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Aquifer Storage and Recovery (ASR) vs. Artificial Recharge (AR)

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By Therese Ure and Lincoln Herman Aquifer Storage and Recovery (ASR) is a device for the storage of excess surface water which has been appropriated under a valid water right. Originally, this device was used primarily for drinking water, however agricultural and other water users are considering ASR as a device to off set seasonal

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TCID Water Allocations Increase, as do District Assessments!

Legislation, Nevada, Water law / By

TCID announced that water allocations in the District are being increased from 80% to 90%. The District made this decision after Lahontan Reservoir levels continued to rise. Water users can expect to see the adjustment reflected on their next water card. TCID also announced that due to amendments in A.B. 226, the District now has

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Rainwater Harvesting: Oregon Smart Guides from the Building Code Division Part III

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By Law Clerk Lincoln Herman “Rainwater Harvesting” These are systems designed to capture water that runs off the roof of a structure. Under Oregon Law you may only capture the water that runs off of your roof in one of these systems. The purpose is to create a store of water that can be reused

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Water Conservation Systems: Oregon Smart Guides from the Building Code Division Part II

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By Law Clerk Lincoln Herman “Water Conservation Systems” These are systems designed to capture gray water from your house. Examples of gray water are the water that flows out of your bathtub. The premise is that the water can be captured, filtered and reused for toilet flushing. The result is a measurable reduction in the

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Rainwater Harvesting and Water Conservation Systems: Oregon Smart Guides from the Building Code Division Part I

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By Law Clerk Lincoln Herman Rainwater Harvesting and Water Conservation Systems: a Guide to Smart Water Capture and Reuse. The Oregon Building Codes Division recently published Smart Guides for Rainwater Harvesting and Water Conservation Systems. These guides are filled with valuable information relating to collecting water from sources such as roof runoff as well as

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Clean Water Act Regulates One Pot of Soup: The Unitary Waters Theory Adopted

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By Law Clerk Nicole Widdis The Eleventh Circuit Court of Appeals, in an order filed today, was the first court to interpret a recent Environmental Protection Agency (EPA) regulation, the Water Transfers Rule (40 C.F.R. § 122.3(i)), which affects the Clean Water Act National Pollution Discharge Elimination System (NPDES). The case before the Court involved

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Should Climate Change be making its way into the Oregon Water Law Statutes?

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As evidenced in the recent amendments to proposed HB 3369 concerning revisions to loan and grant funding for Oregon water projects, climate change issues are finding their way into Oregon statutes. One might ask if this is proper given the lack of science surrounding climate change issues. The Environmental Protection Agency realizes that the science

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Schroeder Law Offices to participate in the OGWA Spring Technical Conference

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The Oregon Ground Water Association (OGWA) is holding their Spring Technical Conference on March 6-7, 2009 at the Oregon Garden Resort in Silverton Oregon. Schroeder Law Offices’ Therese Ure will join the panel discussion on Government Affairs which will discuss and consider the 2009 Legislation’s proposed bills relating to the ground water industry. For more

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Oregon Legislature looks at Water Right Forfeiture Law

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In Senate Bill 424, Oregon considers changes to the water right forfeiture law. Currently a water right in Oregon is subject to forfeiture if the water has not been applied to beneficial use under the certificate once in every five year period. As proposed, this bill sponsored by Senator Girod and Representative Gilliam would allow

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Schroeder Law Offices announces a return to Hermiston!

Oregon, Presentations, Water law / By

On Tuesday, January 27th while speaking on hot topics in water at the annual Oregon Water Coalition meeting in Hermiston Oregon, Laura Schroeder, Cortney Duke and Therese Ure announced the Schroeder Law Office new Hermiston Oregon location. Attorney Therese Ure will be making a monthly rotation of up to 10 days a month in the

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Schroeder Law Offices is pleased to announce that Attorney Therese Ure was elected to the Executive Committee for the Agricultural Law Section, Oregon State Bar.

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. In January 2009, Schroeder Law Offices’ Therese Ure was elected to serve on the Agricultural Law Section’s Executive Committee for the Oregon State Bar. This section, among others, monitors issues facing agricultural interests and also provides guidance and comment to the Oregon State Bar on new legislative ideas, such as the Oregon Water Courts

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What would you do if you couldn’t use 2,4-D?

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2,4-D is a herbicide commonly used to attack broad leafed plants, but it is less harmful to grasses. In agricultural applications, herbicide is applied to wheat, small grains, sorghum, corn, rice, sugar cane, low-till soybeans, orchards, rangeland, and pasture. Others mix it with other herbicides or pesticides for application onto non-producing lands such as roadsides,

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Boardman to Hemingway: Meeting in Ontario

Oregon / By

A meeting was held on Monday, November 3rd wherein many landowners were educated on many issues surrounding the B2H high powered transmission project. For more information on the meeting, follow this link: http://www.argusobserver.com/articles/2008/11/04/news/doc49108e808f901907365579.txt Schroeder Law Offices was in attendance at this meeting and urged landowners to participate in submitting comments to the Bureau of Land

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The Boardman to Hemingway (B2H) Transmission Line Project may affect your property interests!

Idaho, Oregon / By

The B2H Project will construct a new high power (500 kilovolt) electric transmission line over 298 miles of private and public lands throughout North-Central to Eastern Oregon and Idaho. The B2H Project is currently scheduled to begin construction in 2011 and begin service in 2012. Between now and 2011, the project is undergoing the permitting

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