The Director of the Nevada Department of Conservation and Natural Resources recently announced the appointment of Acting State Engineer Jason King to the position of State Engineer. Mr. King has spent more than 19 years with the Division of Water Resources. A press release from the Nevada Department of Conservation and Natural Resources on this […]
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On January 28, 2010, the Nevada Supreme Court issued its opinion in the matter of Great Basin Water Network, et al. v. State Engineer and Southern Nevada Water Authority, wherein the Court determined that the State Engineer had violated the statutory duty under NRS § 533.370(2), which requires that the State Engineer approve or reject
Do you keep your deeds in the safe? A secure file? If so, you surely know what water uses you are entitled to and have these records kept safe and secure reviewing them annually? If not, you’re lucky that the state has records on the water uses related to your property. However, it’s unlikely these records
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Federal Judge Robert C. Jones called Schroeder Law Offices attorney Laura Schroeder and others to court today to end 29 years of litigation related to over 200 transfer applications filed by various farmers in the Newlands Project, Nevada. These transfers were tied up for years by the Pyramid Lake Indian Tribe appeals to Nevada State
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Completing a teaching tour through Central Nevada, it will come as no surprise that the number one issue in the minds of participants are the duties of the Southern Nevada Water Authority to counties from which it intends to export water. Emphasis was placed on the need for affected counties to be involved in the transfer
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At Schroeder Law Offices, P.C., we routinely work with our clients to develop efficient water use and management systems. Upon reviewing the competition offered below, we thought of you! Thus, if you are an innovative and efficient water user, or perhaps want to share your ideas with others then you might check out this competition!
Water Efficiency: A Competition to Test Your Cutting Edge Ideas. Read More »
The Society for Range Management in partnership with the Bureau of Land Management has produced a 9 minute video that “serves to tell a story about the role of livestock grazing on western public rangelands and our collective hope for a future of sustained rangeland health and enjoyment.” “Hope on the Range” is a video
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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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By Law Clerk Nicole Widdis The Truckee-Carson Canal breached in early 2008, however the litigation continues. See Water Law Blog entries from April 24 and 30, 2008 for background on the matter. The latest attempt by the homeowners in this case to limit the amount of water going down the canal was heard in Nevada
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By Law Clerk Nicole Widdis On May 6, 2009, Governor Gibbons signed into law Assembly Bill 226, changing the financial requirements of irrigation districts in Nevada. This law will go into effect July 1, 2009. The existing law had limited the amount of money spent on a single purchase by a district on machinery or
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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,
What would you do if you couldn’t use 2,4-D? Read More »
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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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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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
Wind Power; Is it Worth It for the Landowner? Read More »
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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At the end of last year, the Nevada Division of Water Resources issued a bulletin to water right professionals notifying them that the Division will be refocusing its review of applications for extension of time for proof of completion of works or extensions of time for proof of beneficial use. NRS 533.380(3) precludes the State
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