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Water Management Organizations

COVID-19 Webinar Series: Water Management Organizations for Ag and Domestic Delivery

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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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Water Right Value

COVID-19 Webinar Series: The Value of Water Rights : Know What You’re Selling or Buying

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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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COVID-19 Webinar Series: Elements of Water Right Online Research in Idaho, Oregon, and Nevada

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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,

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COVID-19 Webinar Series: Adjudications: Filing Your “Vested” Claim and Obtaining a Favorable Decreed Water Right

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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

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due diligence

COVID-19 Webinar Series: Water Rights Due Diligence in Land and Utility Acquisitions

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In the fourth COVID-19 webinar, Laura Schroeder and Wyatt Rolfe discussed how to conduct due diligence on water use rights. The webinar originally aired on May 6, 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 can watch

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COVID-19 Webinar Series

COVID-19 Webinar Series: What Options are Available When Your Receive Notice Your Well Construction is Non-compliant?

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In the third COVID-19 webinar, Laura Schroeder, Clint Kinney, and Bob Long discussed what to do when you receive a notice that your well construction is non-compliant. The webinar aired originally on April 29, 2020 from 12:00 PM to 1:00 PM. You can watch the webinar here! Stay tuned to our blog for announcements for

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Are you ready to obtain a building permit or financing for your rural residential property?

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By Laura A. Schroeder and Tara J. Jackson The answer to this question may depend on the paperwork you have to document domestic water use at the current or planned residence. When either a building permit or financing is required on a rural residential property, the permitting authority or lender will likely require that the

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COVID-19 Webinar

COVID-19 Webinar Series: What to Do When You Receive a Notice of Cancellation on Your Water Right

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In the second COVID-19 webinar, Laura Schroeder and Sarah Liljefelt discussed what to do when you receive a notice of cancellation of your water right in Oregon. The webinar aired originally on April 22, 2020 from 12:00 PM to 1:00 PM. You can view the webinar here!. Stay tuned to our blog for announcements for

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COVID-19 Webinar Series: What To Do When the Water Master Shuts Off Your Water?

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As the first COVID-19 Webinar in new weekly series, Laura Schroeder and Therese Ure discussed the ins and outs of how watermasters regulate water in Oregon and Nevada. The webinar aired originally on April 15, 2020 from 12:00 PM to 1:00 PM.  You can view the webinar here! Stay tuned to our blog for announcements

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Irrigation District Pilot Project allows greater ease for transfer applications

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Every year the Oregon Water Resources Department (“OWRD”) allows 15 districts to change their place of use without going through a long Transfer Application process. This process, called the Irrigation District Pilot Project, allows one transfer application for every irrigation season. The Project started in 2003 and the Oregon State Legislature has extended it several

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Oregon Dairy Farmers 2020 Conference

Oregon Dairy Farmers Association Conference

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Oregon dairy farmers produce great milk products for the northwest! Jakob Wiley attended the Oregon Dairy Farmers Association (“ODFA”) conference in Salem, Oregon this February. The conference included a fascinating keynote presentation by Alison Van Eenennaam of UC Davis. Her presentation addressed the intersection of climate change, dairy products, and cultured meat. Cultured meat is

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Groundwater Management

Associate Jakob Wiley Publishes Groundwater Management Article

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Associate Attorney Jakob Wiley recently co-authored an article titled “Groundwater Management: The Movement Toward Local, Community-Based, Voluntary Programs” in the Kansas Journal of Law and Public Policy (Volume 29, Issue 1) available for download here. Jakob’s contribution provided the western United States’ examples and perspectives for the paper. The paper is a product of a

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OWRD’s Various Aquifer Definitions

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            The Oregon Water Resources Department (“OWRD”) does not use a single definition of an aquifer. Instead, it uses different applications of the word depending on the context. Scientifically, there is a generally accepted definition (which we discussed here: https://www.water-law.com/who-owns-an-aquifer/): “body of permeable rock which can contain or transmit groundwater.”[1] Depending on the location, context,

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Surface-Water-to-Groundwater Transfers: Too Connected or Not Connected Enough?

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More and more in Oregon, hopeful groundwater use applicants are finding that proposed uses of groundwater are denied by the Oregon Water Resources Department due to the agency’s finding of hydraulic connection with surface water sources and the potential for groundwater use to cause substantial interference with existing surface water rights. When the agency makes

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Water Efficiency and Return Flow

The “Dark Side” of Water Efficiency: The Rise of Return Flow Injury

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The adoption of efficient water technologies is identified as a goal under Oregon Water Resources Department’s (“OWRD”) 2017 Integrated Water Resources Strategy (https://www.oregon.gov/OWRD/programs/Planning/IWRS/Pages/default.aspx). For agricultural uses, weather-based irrigation, soil moisture controls, computer controlled irrigation, and piping and drip irrigation systems are being developed to substantially reduce the amount of water applied to land for the

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Water Law Boot Camp Coming for the Tualatin Soil and Water Conservation District

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Schroeder Law Offices does everything water, including educating others on the basics of water law, resource planning and water rights. Recently at an educational one day “Boot Camp,” attorney Laura Schroeder covered an expansive list of water related topics for registrants from the Yamhill Soil and Water Conservation District. The class was tailored specifically to

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Wastewater treatment in action at the Columbia Boulevard Wastewater Treatment Plant in Portland, OR

S.B. 98 Broadens Ability to Turn Wastewater into Renewable Natural Gas

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Starting September 29, 2019, natural gas providers in Oregon will have a new, renewable way of powering their customers’ homes. Governor Kate Brown executed a new law at the end of July, 2019 allowing capture, treatment, and conversion of methane found in wastewater into renewable natural gas (“RNG” or “biogas”), which can then be used

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Shipping in Pacific Northwest Halted Due to Cracked Barge Lock at Bonneville Dam

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Reports of a broken barge lock at the Bonneville Dam on the Columbia River surfaced on September 9th. The crack was discovered last week and crews began working Monday morning on repairs. The cause of the damage is unknown. To begin the repairs, the crews must first demolish the cracked concrete section. It remains unclear,

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