This post is one of a series highlighting the ways in which water users have adapted to life in the time of COVID-19. In some painful ways the COVID-19 pandemic has stripped us of our ability to celebrate with those we love. Arielle Zamora of Small Yard Flowers in the St. Johns neighborhood of Portland, OR
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In a previous blog, we looked into who owns an aquifer: does it belong to private individuals or the public? Under the ad coelum doctrine, the surface owner holds the ground itself – rocks, dirt, and the like – as private property, owned all the way down to the Earth’s core. On the other hand,
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This post is one of a series highlighting the ways in which water users have adapted to life in the time of COVID-19. Todd Nash is a rancher, Wallowa County Commissioner, and President Elect for the Oregon Cattlemen’s Association. He and his wife, Angie, own Nash Natural Beef. They run primarily an angus cow-calf operation in
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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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What is the Agriculture Innovation Agenda? The USDA seeks to stimulate agriculture innovations that by 2050 will (1) increase agricultural production by 40%, and (2) reduce the environmental footprint of U.S. agriculture by half. Other benchmarks include: Reduce food loss and waste by 50% by 2030 Build landscape resiliency by investing in active forest management
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By Therese Ure and Lisa Mae Gage Nevada Division of Water Resources (“NDWR”) submitted draft administrative regulation amendments to the Legislative Council Bureau for this regulation cycle (the proposed amendments can be found at http://water.nv.gov/documents/NDWR_Prop_Admin_Regs-Hearings_EOT_Water_Right_Surveyor_6-8-2020.pdf ). A public workshop concerning the administrative regulation amendments was hosted by NDWR on June 24, 2020 wherein NDWR received
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Well sharing agreements are more common than you might expect! These types of agreements allow neighbors to share a well along with the costs for electricity and maintenance. However, there are several pitfalls that can be a big headache for landowners! What are well sharing agreements? Basically, these kinds of agreements are a combination of
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Announcement: Oregon Realtors’ Water Right Training Webinar (for credit!) The Polk County Association of Realtors has teamed up with Schroeder Law Offices for a webcast to Oregon Realtors regarding water rights and initial disclosures related to water! The webinar airs this Thursday, June 18, 2020 at 11:30 AM. Click here to register. The webinar will
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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
In the final COVID-19 webinar, Laura Schroeder, Therese Ure, and Sarah Liljefelt discuss various types of easements and how to protect water access. The webinar airs on June 17, 2020 from 12:00 PM to 1:00 PM. You can view the webinar here! First, learn the different types of easements, how they are created, and when
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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By Therese Ure and Lisa Mae Gage In case you missed it, on May 13, 2020, Schroeder Law Offices presented a very informative webinar regarding water right adjudications. (To view the full webinar, please visit https://www.water-law.com/webinars/water-right-adjudication/). During this webinar, attorneys Laura Schroeder and Therese Ure provided attendees with valuable information concerning water codes in Oregon
In the eighth COVID-19 webinar, Laura Schroeder, Michelle Owen, and Scott Revell discussed various types of water organizations. The webinar aired originally on June 3, 2020 from 12:00 PM to 1:00 PM. You can view the webinar here! Above all, learn the differences between public and private water organizations. For instance, the panelists will provide
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In the seventh COVID-19 webinar, Laura Schroeder and Catherine Hansford explained the basic steps in determining the value of water rights. The webinar aired originally on May 27, 2020 from 12:00 PM to 1:00 PM. You can view the webinar here! First, participants learn the different water right components that might either add value to
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For the sixth COVID-19 webinar, paralegals Rachelq Harman, Tara Jackson, and Lisa Mae Gage will discuss the research tools and resources available on the Idaho Department of Water Resources (IDWR), Oregon Water Resources Department (OWRD), and Nevada Division of Water Resources (NDWR) online databases. The webinar will occur in 3 parts on May 20,
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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In the fifth COVID-19 webinar, Laura Schroeder and Therese Ure discussed adjudications and filing a claim for a “vested” water right. The webinar originally aired on May 13, 2020 from 12:00 PM to 1:00 PM. You can view the webinar here! Stay tuned to our blog for announcements for information about the next webinars. You
