Laura Schroeder will present her popular “Water Rights Bootcamp” on JUNE 2 in Sisters, Oregon. This presentation will be an educational seminar suitable for all with and interest and concern for water rights in Oregon. For details and an agenda see the Schroeder Law Offices web site.
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As we reported in early February, the Oregon Department of Environmental Quality (“DEQ”) has released a Water Quality Management Plan for the Upper Klamath and Lost River Subbasins for public review and comment. Due to ongoing drought conditions in the Klamath Basin, DEQ has extended the public comment period by 45 days to May 27,
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The DEQ has determined that certain stream segments in the Upper Klamath and Lost River subbasins do not meet state water quality standards. DEQ has identified water quality problems associated with temperature, nitrogen, phosphorus and biochemical oxygen demand, or “BOD.” Under the guides of the Federal Clean Water Act, the DEQ has developed a plan
The Oregon Department of Environmental Quality recently released a memo detailing the fiscal outlook for Oregon’s Clean Water State Revolving Fund (CWSRF) Loan Program. Since the CWSRF Loan Program was established in 1990, the DEQ has made low interest loans totaling more than $750 million to eligible projects. Congress increased CWSRF loan program funding for
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The 2009 Oregon Legislative Highlights, a Continuing Legal Education publication of the Oregon State Bar, is now available for purchase. The publication provides summaries of hundreds of bills impacting nearly every area of law, such as commercial and consumer law, land use law, and environmental and natural resources law. While much of the 2009 legislation
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As attorneys for the Oregon Ground Water Association (OGWA), Schroeder Law Offices was pleased to do the legal research that successfully overturned the Oregon Water Resources Department’s determination of fees. As a result of advocacy for OGWA, refunds of over $100,000 were paid back to Oregon citizens after the Oregon Water Resources Department was found to have erroneously
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The 2009 Legislative Session passed House Bill 3369. Among other things, this Bill tasked Oregon Water Resources Department (OWRD) with developing Oregon’s Integrated Water Resources Strategy (IWRS). The IWRS goals are to build resources and tools to assist Oregon in looking at its future water needs in terms of water quantity, water quality, ecological needs,
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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
Start 2010 Out Right: Organize Your Title Records! Read More »
During the next two years, OWRD and other Oregon state government agencies will be closed on the following Fridays: October 16, 2009 November 27, 2009 March 19, 2010 April 16, 2010 June 18, 2010 August 20, 2010 September 17, 2010 November 26, 2010 March 18, 2011 May 20, 2011
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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 »
Idaho Power has announced that the Boardman to Hemingway (B2H) project will be holding their Community Advisory Process Public Meetings. Participants at these meetings will have the opportunity to: 1. Learn more about the Boardman to Hemingway Transmission Line Project. 2. Review and provide input on criteria for evaluating routes for the proposed transmission line.
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The 2009 Legislative Session was full of excitement for Oregon’s water users. Specifically, new laws face those looking to drill a new ground water well for an exempt use. Oregon’s exempt ground water uses are outlined in ORS 537.545. These exempt uses include drilling a well for single or group domestic purposes not exceeding 15,000
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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
By Therese Ure and Nicole Widdis Those inheriting natural resource property — which may include land used for farming, forestland or a commercial fishing operation — may qualify for the Natural Resources Tax Credit. Oregon Revised Statute 118.140 allows credit towards inheritance tax obligations based on the value of natural resource and commercial fishery properties,
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By Therese Ure and Lincoln Herman Aquifer Storage and Recovery (ASR) is a device for the storage of excess surface water which has been appropriated under a valid water right. Originally, this device was used primarily for drinking water, however agricultural and other water users are considering ASR as a device to off set seasonal
Aquifer Storage and Recovery (ASR) vs. Artificial Recharge (AR) Read More »
Irrigation districts have many benefits. But just how much land is required to form one?It is surprising, but Oregon law contains no minimum acreage requirement for irrigation district formation! In the early 1900s when irrigation districts sprang up all over western United States, some in connection with projects constructed by the United States Bureau of
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By Attorney Therese Ure & Law Clerk Nicole Widdis This session, the Oregon Senate passed Senate Bill 311 legislation to amend the Oregon Tort Claims Act (OTCA). The OTCA limits the amount of money damages a plaintiff can receive from a state entity in a civil wrong (aka tort) case. OTCA passed originally in 1967
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By Law Clerk Lincoln Herman “Rainwater Harvesting” These are systems designed to capture water that runs off the roof of a structure. Under Oregon Law you may only capture the water that runs off of your roof in one of these systems. The purpose is to create a store of water that can be reused
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By Law Clerk Lincoln Herman “Water Conservation Systems” These are systems designed to capture gray water from your house. Examples of gray water are the water that flows out of your bathtub. The premise is that the water can be captured, filtered and reused for toilet flushing. The result is a measurable reduction in the
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By Law Clerk Lincoln Herman Rainwater Harvesting and Water Conservation Systems: a Guide to Smart Water Capture and Reuse. The Oregon Building Codes Division recently published Smart Guides for Rainwater Harvesting and Water Conservation Systems. These guides are filled with valuable information relating to collecting water from sources such as roof runoff as well as
