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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The Oregon Department of State Lands is holding a series of workshops covering the administrative rules pertaining to Removal and Fill permitting. These workshops will be very useful for anyone requiring a Removal-Fill permit within wetlands and waters of Oregon. To see a schedule of the time and place of the workshops please visit http://www.oregon.gov/DSL/docs/removal_fill_rule_hearings_nov2008.pdf
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Earlier this month, the U.S. Department of Interior and Commerce published final regulations amending certain aspects of the existing Section 7 consultation regulations under the ESA. The new regulations modify the existing regulations by specifying categories of project-specific actions which do not require consultation with permitting federal agencies. The new regulations are aimed at streamlining
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Throughout the fall of 2007, facilitators from Oregon State University, private business and Representative Jackie Dingfelder, Chair of the House Energy and Environmental Committee, conducted a series of roundtable meetings throughout the State of Oregon to discuss Oregon’s current water needs and priorities with water users and citizens of this state. The stated purpose of these meetings was to
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The Bureau of Reclamation recently announced they are seeking letters of interest from non-Federal entities throughout the western states to conduct river basin or sub-basin studies. The Bureau is conducting the studies as part of the Water for America initiative. The Basin studies are to be cost-shared on a 50/50 basis with state, tribal and local partners.
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. On December 2, 2008 the grand jury in the Federal District Court of Nevada returned an indictment to the court charging the Truckee Carson Irrigation District (TCID) and four of it’s employees: David Overvold, Lyman McConnell, Shelby Cecil, and John Baker with conspiracy to defraud the United States Bureau of Reclamation, falsification of records,
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Accepting associations and referrals in Oregon, Washington, Idaho and Nevada, Schroeder Law Offices recently opened its new office in Reno, Nevada. With a population of 250,000, Reno is at the center of water controversies on the Truckee, Carson, and Walker rivers. Each of these desert rivers interestingly terminate at a lake with an associated Indian
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Colm Moore and Laura Schroeder will present a 4-hour seminar on Nevada water rights in Winnemucca on December 9 and in Elko on December 10. For more information click here.
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Applicants obtain water rights through Oregon Water Resources Department (OWRD) in a process dictated by statute and rule. There are three general phases to obtaining water rights: Water Right Application Water Right Permit Water Right Certificate The administrative process undertaken by OWRD from the application stage to the certificate stage is detailed and specifically governed by the applicable rules. Because the
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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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To get a working basic knowledge of water law in Oregon, consider attending a Water Law Bootcamp. Laura Schroeder teaches an all day educational water law seminar for free. The sponsoring organization, usually Water for Life, provides coffee and lunch and charges less than 25% of other similar continuing education accredited seminars. As a former
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By Laura Schroeder After Ft Vannoy, permits or appurtenant water right certificates inside irrigation districts or organization are subject to third party determinations. Both landowners and irrigation districts/organizations should take action now to determine their own fates as to those permitted uses and water rights diverted, delivered, and/or in the name of the district or
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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
This fall, facilitators from Oregon State University, private business and Representative Jackie Dingfelder, Chair of the House Energy and Environmental Committee, have conducted a series of roundtable meetings throughout the State of Oregon to discuss Oregon’s current water situation with water users and citizens of this state. The stated purpose of these meetings has been to idenitify Oregon’s water
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Throughout the arid West, water users, state agencies and federal agencies have constructed reservoirs and ponds of varying size and capacity to store water for a variety of uses. Many irrigation districts or other water delivery organizations have acquired sizable reservoirs that were initially constructed by the Bureau of Reclamation or another federal agency for the
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PAYETTE NATIONAL FOREST RELEASES A DRAFT EIS AS RELATED TO BIGHORN SHEEP AND DOMESTIC SHEEP THAT OMITS COMMITMENTS MADE IN 1997 AND THAT OMITS ANALYSIS OF MANY CRITICAL ELEMENTS By Alan Schroeder To view the full text of this press release please click here. Weiser, Idaho. October 7, 2008. Is removing domestic sheep from the
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With food prices at all time highs, agricultural market prices rising, and water rights at a premium, now is the time to plan for the future. We suggest that water users create and update water management plans with an eye to water rights security, stability, and development. A water management plan will analyze the current state
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One can’t help but notice the increasing amount of wind-generation farms that are being installed throughout Oregon, Washington and the U.S. At first glance, wind energy seems like a great idea with many people looking to jump on the bandwagon. It provides clean renewable energy and helps stabilize energy costs and our nation’s dependence on
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TCID’s Policy Committee will meet on Monday, September 8, 2008 at the TCID office (2666 Harrigan Road, Fallon NV) to review their policy and decide on a “Possible Increase in ‘In Lieu’ Charges for the Retiring of Water Rights.” Your attendance is encouraged. The In Lieu charges are those one-time payments that TCID Policy provides
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By Lynn Steyaert and Laura Schroeder As a result of concerns relating to failures of unpermitted dams, the Department of Ecology issued notice that owners of small reservoirs built without permits must report their dams for safety inspections by September 1, 2008 or face possible fines. Following an inspection, owners may be required to hire
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