Renewable Energy Demand Grows; Hydro Power Faces Challenges, Opportunities

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In the Northwest, a substantial percentage of our power comes from hydroelectric projects. California’s new legislation requires utilities to provide electricity from 50% renewables by 2030, and Oregon’s new legislation requires the same by 2040. The hydro power industry is viewing these renewable standards as creating continuing demand for hydro power, but several trends are […]

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Sarah Liljefelt

Announcing Sarah Liljefelt as Junior Partner!

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Schroeder Law Offices is proud to announce Portland’s Managing Attorney, Sarah Liljefelt, has been promoted to Junior Partner.  Sarah has been with the firm since 2009 as a law clerk, and joined the firm full time after receiving her Juris Doctorate and Certificate in Environmental and Natural Resources Law from Northwestern School of Law of Lewis

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Nevada Drought Forum Releases Recommendations Report

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Upon facing the fourth year of consecutive drought, the Nevada Drought Forum formed in April 2015 by Nevada Governor Brian Sandoval to assist with water resource challenges in the State of Nevada. The Forum was comprised of members representing various governmental and quasi-governmental agencies in charge of managing water resources in the State. In September

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Title Transfer Rye Patch Reservoir

Pershing County Water Conservation District Assumes Sole Ownership of Humboldt Project

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LOVELOCK, Nevada – The Pershing County Water Conservation District (PCWCD) has assumed sole ownership of Rye Patch Dam and Reservoir, and therefore majority control of the Humboldt Project, having acquired property and water rights from the United States Bureau of Reclamation (BOR). The transfer process, which began in 2002, was finalized with the recording of

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California’s New Water Measuring, Recording & Reporting Law

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California Governor Brown signed Senate Bill 88 into law on June 24, 2015. Part of that Bill amended the California Water Code to require that all persons who divert 10 acre-feet or more of water per year after January 1, 2016 must install a water measuring device to measure the rate of diversion (including diversion

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Forest Service Changes It’s Tune on Transfer of Ski Area Water Rights

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Final rulemaking related to Forest Service permits for Ski Area Water Rights was released on December 30, 2015. Unlike an earlier directive passed in 2011, the Ski Area Water Clause will not require ski areas to transfer water rights to the federal government as a condition of operating on public land. Instead, the new clause will

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Wastewater

Nevada Wastewater Funding Approved by EPA

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On December 22, 2015, the United States Environmental Protection Agency (“EPA”) announced funding of more than $19 Million for drinking water and wastewater infrastructure projects in Nevada. The program funds fall under Nevada’s Clean Water State Revolving Fund, and provides money for state projects that promote clean water through wastewater treatment projects and improvements to

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Resentencing Issue Clouded by Militia

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The news of Dwight and Steven Hammond’s resentencing is an open platform for change in federal handling policies, but the fear incited by Ammon Bundy’s voluntary militia of protesters is clouding evidence that backs claims of federal government mismanagement. Protesters are against the Hammonds’ re sentencing and believe they were convicted unfairly under laws intended

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Klamath Basin Bill Does Not Pass This Year

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Congress has adjourned for the year without passing a bill to authorize and fund the Klamath Agreements. The Klamath Basin agreements include: the Klamath Hydroelectric Settlement Agreement (“KHSA”), Klamath Basin Restoration Agreement (“KBRA”) and Upper Klamath Basin Comprehensive Agreement (“UKBCA”) that together lay out a comprehensive scheme for changes in management along the entire reach

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Oregon Water Use Permits May be Split

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Oregon Revised Statute 537.225 was enacted in 2013, allowing water use permit holders with irrigation, nursery, temperature control, stock watering, or agricultural water uses and subsequent completion dates to apply for assignment of all or part of the water use permit, and for the issuance of a replacement water use permit that reflects that assignment.

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Governor Opens Legislature for Special Session: Water Issues Included

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Nevada’s Special Session opened December 16, 2015 with Senate Bill 1 , an act that will issue transferable tax credits and tax breaks to certain projects authorized by the government.  Section 64 of this bill relates to water use.  It is proposing to streamline the water use permitting processes in order to encourage economic development. 

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Senate Takes Action to Repeal WOTUS (Updated 1/20/16)

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On November 3, 2015, the United States Senate voted on legislation meant to repeal the federal regulation re-defining “Waters of the United States” (“WOTUS”). WOTUS sets EPA’s jurisdiction, and thereby how far the EPA can reach to regulate various waterways. The regulation increases federal jurisdiction over water within the United States, which many believe will

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