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Oregon Department of Fish & Wildlife files for Instream Rights in Hood River Basin

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  The Oregon Department of Fish & Wildlife (“ODFW”) filed applications for numerous instream water use rights in the last few months for salmon habitat in the Hood River basin. Instream water use rights in Oregon are held by state agencies for the preservation of a public purpose, like preserving salmon habitat. Beginning in December […]

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Schroeder Law offices Congratulates Lindsay Thane on Passing the Oregon Bar!

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Schroeder Law Offices is excited to announce that J.D. Paralegal Lindsay Thane passed the Oregon State Bar, and will be licensed to practice law in Oregon upon her swearing in ceremony scheduled for May 18th, moving into the position of Associate Attorney. Lindsay joined Schroeder Law Offices in their Portland, Oregon office in 2016 after

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Oregon Women Lawyers Race in Olympia, Washington this Weekend

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Partner Sarah Liljefelt and Assistant Administrator Kelley Wesson are heading to Olympia, Washington this weekend to race dragon boats with the Oregon Women Lawyers team, the Dragonflies, at the Port of Olympia. The Oregon Women Lawyers Dragonflies is an all-women, competitive dragon boat team made up of attorneys, paralegals, and other legal professionals. The team

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Oregon Legislature Considers Bill to Fund Meters Measuring Groundwater Use

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  The Oregon Task Force on Drought Emergency Response met throughout 2016 to propose statewide recommendations to address current and future water shortages throughout the State. One of the task force’s recommendations has been embodied in House Bill 3051,[1] which has garnered support from Democrats and Republicans alike. H.B. 3051 will help pay for the installation,

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President Trump Directs Executive Departments and Agencies to Review WOTUS with an Eye to Rescind or Revise it

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Co-Authored By: Attorney Therese Ure & Lisa Mae Gage In August 2015 the United State Environmental Protection Agency (“EPA”) and the U.S. Army Corps of Engineers (“Corps”) put their stamp of approval on the Waters of the United States (“WOTUS”) final rule. The WOTUS rule significantly expanded the definition of “waters of the United States”

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Measurement and Reporting Requirements for Water Use

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As the 2017 irrigation season approaches, Oregon water permit and certificate holders may want to review the terms of those permitted and certificated uses for measurement and reporting requirements. Many groundwater permits and certificates require annual reporting of various water measurements, most notably measurements for static water levels of wells, flow meter readings or perhaps

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Schroeder Law Offices at Oregon Water Law Seminar for Annual Updates

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Oregon Legislative Updates A drought task force, authorized in 2016 by the Oregon Legislature, submitted their year-end report[1] to the Governor in November discussing how Oregon can better anticipate and adapt to increasingly common years of drought. Specifically, the report encourages the State to review the drought declaration process to better assist with drought response,

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Snake River Dam Removal Public Meetings

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  The U.S. Army Corps of Engineers, Bonneville Power Administration, and the Bureau of Reclamation (“federal agencies”) are engaged in a five year process to analyze the effects of the Federal Columbia River Power System on salmonid species. In May 2016, District Court Judge Michael Simon found the federal agencies had violated the Endangered Species

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Flying Fish Passage!

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Last month, attorney Sarah Liljefelt organized a tour of the Whooshh Innovations fish passage structure constructed for the Washington Department of Fish and Wildlife on the Washougal River. Members of the Oregon State Bar Environmental and Natural Resources Section attended, including attorneys in private practice, working for the State of Oregon, and public interest. Whooshh

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REMINDER-2016 Year End Reporting to Oregon Water Resources Department for Oregon Water Rights and Uses

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It’s getting close to that time of year again! As the 2016 irrigation season comes to a close, we here at Schroeder Law Offices want to remind you of the December deadlines to report measurements for your water uses to Water Resources Department (“OWRD”). There are two different reporting deadlines to be aware of in

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Schroeder Law Offices Welcomes Lindsay Thane to the Team!

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Lindsay Thane Schroeder Law Offices is happy to announce the newest addition the team, Lindsay Thane!  Lindsay Thane has accepted the position as JD Paralegal in the Portland, OR office.  Lindsay comes to Schroeder Law Offices from Montana where she received her J.D. from the University Of Montana School Of Law with a certificate in Natural

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Rights-of Way on Public Lands and Administrative Avoidance

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Rights-of Way on Public Lands and Administrative Avoidance Century old rights-of-way uses of public lands can only be confirmed through a long, expensive federal court process. Because the Bureau of Land Management (BLM) and U.S. Forest Service (USFS) cannot determine the validity of water delivery and road rights-of-way on public lands, farmers, ranchers, and local

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Groundwater Area

New: Harney Valley Groundwater Area of Concern

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The Oregon Water Resources Commission’s (OWRC’s) rulemaking for the Greater Harney Valley Groundwater Area of Concern (Area of Concern) became effective on April 15, 2016. The new regulations limit pending and new applications for groundwater use in the Malheur Basin. Citing concern over lowering groundwater levels in the region, OWRC passed the new regulations to

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New Oregon Water Permit Condition to Begin Construction

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The Oregon Water Code provides that construction of a water system must be completed within certain time limits from issuance of water use permits (5 years for non-municipal water use permits, and 20 years for municipal permits). ORS 537.230 (“…the holder of a water right permit shall prosecute the construction of any proposed irrigation or

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Oregon water conservation projects receive $8.9 million in funding

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The Oregon Water Resources Commission recently awarded nine water supply project proposals in the state of Oregon with a combined $8.9 million for projects focusing mainly on water conservation. The Commission received funding in the amount of $14 million from the state to implement large-scale water conservation plans across the state. Although urged to fund

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