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Statewide Water Roundtable: Salem Meeting

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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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Recreation Contracts: An opportunity for owners of water storage facilities

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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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Wind Power; Is it Worth It for the Landowner?

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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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Irrigation District is Holder of Water Rights Subject to Transfer

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Written by Dominic Corollo In early July 2008 the Oregon Supreme Court ruled that the party with an ownership interest in a certificated water right is the party who initiates and completes the statutory steps necessary to acquire the water right and certificate.  It is not necessarily the person who physically puts the water to

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Quagga Mussel Poses Threat to Western Water Systems

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By Dominic Corollo The House Subcommittee on Water and Power held a hearing adressing concerns over the impacts of invasive quagga mussels on Tuesday, June 24, 2008. The hearing, entitled “The Silent Invasion: Finding Solutions to Minimize the Impacts of Invasive Quagga Mussels on Water Rates, Water Infrastructure and the Environment,” particularly focused on the threat

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Tri-State Meeting

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     The Oregon Water Resources Congress (OWRC), the Washington State Water Resources Association (WSWRA) , and the Idaho Water Users Association (IWUA) met in Spokane Washington on May 16, 2008 for the first of three Tri-State Meetings to be held this year.      OWRC, WSWRA, and IWUA are all organizations which promote the protection and use

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The First Scoop

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Storage capacity is obviously an important aspect of any municipal or domestic water supplier’s system. Increased storage capacity does any number of things for a water provider, including reducing the strain on equipment during summer peak demand times, increasing a water provider’s day-to-day flexibility, and providing for water during times of emergency. We recently attended

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OWRD Legislative Concepts: Part 4

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The next topic in the OWRD legislative concepts discussion is the creation of a water development fund. OWRD discussed updating statutory language found in ORS 541.700-541.855 addressing financial aid to communities constructing water supply projects. OWRC members expressed some concern with this item because it involved project funding. Director Ward suggested that discussion of monitory

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OWRD Legislative Concepts: Part 3

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Good morning! The third part in my series of posts addresses some proposed changes to irrigation district transfer rules. Currently, when an individual transfers the place of use of a water right any supplemental rights must be transferred with it or canceled. However, the statutes controlling irrigation districts do not explicitly allow for transfer of

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OWRD Legislative Concepts: Part 2

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The second topic addressed during the OWRC teleconference was modifying language pertaining to statewide mitigation banks. OWRD wants to modify statutory language to give itself explicit authority to create statewide mitigation banks. These mitigation banks can be used to offset effects of new water supply projects. This proposed statutory change drew a few comments from

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OWRD Legislative Concepts

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The Oregon Water Resources Commission (“OWRC”) had its monthly conference call on Monday. In attendance were a majority of the OWRC members including: Ray Williams, Jay Rasmussen, Susie L. Smith, Dan Thorndike and Charles Barlow. Oregon Water Resources Department (“OWRD”) Director, Phil Ward, and a handful of his staff members were in attendance. Those attending

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Northwest Connection to International Water

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Our work in Armenia involves reviewing contracts between the State and a couple of the largest water purveying companies in the world, Veolia and Suez, which are headquartered in France. Interestingly, we have found that these French companies, through their subsidiaries Veolia Water North America and United Water, also have contracts in Oregon, Washington, and

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Water Rights Bootcamp in Baker City, Oregon

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Yesterday, I had the privilege of teaching a Water Law Bootcamp for Water for Life. Over forty people attended at the Baker County Fairgrounds in Baker City Oregon. Unlike previous presentations, attendees focused their questions primarily on due diligence water rights review in real estate transactions and valuations of water rights when lending on water

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