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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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State Engineer’s 2019 Legislative Session Recap

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On July 24, 2019, Tim Wilson, Nevada Division of Water Resources’ acting State Engineer gave an informative presentation on the 2019 Legislative Session. Mr. Wilson provided summaries of several water related bills that were introduced and/or passed during this session. A few of the more interesting bills are described below. Assembly Bill 62 (AB 62)

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Sarah Liljefelt Accepts Position as OCA’s Water Resources Committee Chair

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Schroeder Law Offices is pleased to announce that Attorney/Partner Sarah Liljefelt accepted the position of Water Resources Committee Chair for the Oregon Cattlemen’s Association, beginning in the coming year. Sarah has been a member of the Oregon Cattlemen’s Association for many years, and has been very active with the Oregon CattleWomen as Vice President and

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Attorney Laura Schroeder Wins Friend of Rural Water at OAWU Conference

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At the 41st Oregon Association of Water Utilities (OAWU) Annual Management and Technical Conference, Attorney Laura Schroeder was presented with the “Friend of Rural Water” award on March 6, 2019. To win this award, the individual must constantly “go above and beyond the call of duty” OAWU recognizes “a friend” as one who represents OAWU

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Have you heard of the Public Trust Doctrine? Are you curious how it applies to your water rights? This is a Hot Topic in Nevada right now.

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According to Black’s Law Dictionary, the Public Trust Doctrine preserves submerged and submersible lands for public use and the state bears the responsibility of preserving and protecting the public’s right to use the water upon it. Can this doctrine have an impact on your water rights, and if so, how? The Nevada Supreme Court is

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Oregon Groundwater Presentations

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Attorney Sarah Liljefelt presented at Halfmoon’s Water Laws and Regulations seminar on June 7th on the topic of Oregon Groundwater, teaching a group of engineers about groundwater ownership, regulation, and acquisition of groundwater use rights in Oregon. This week, on June 28th, Sarah will present at the Oregon State Bar Environmental & Natural Resources Section’s

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Attorney Lindsay Thane at OAWU's 3rd Annual Mini Expo

Schroeder Law Offices Presents at OAWU’s 3rd Annual Mini Expo

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On Wednesday, May 16, attorney Lindsay Thane and paralegal Rachelq Harman attended the Oregon Association of Water Utilities’  (OAWU’s) 3rd Annual Mini Expo in Rickreall, Oregon. At the Expo, they had the opportunity to meet with representatives from water districts and municipalities from across the state of Oregon. Lindsay taught an hour-long class on public

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Water Week in the United States, April 15 – April 21, 2018

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Written by Alyssa Holland, Lisa Mae Gage, and Lisa Kane Water Week 2018 is currently underway as water organizations across the country gather in Washington, D.C. to advocate the importance of water protection and conservation with hopes of ultimately elevating water to a national priority. Organizations in the water sector are using Water Week to

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Schroeder Law Hosts Lewis & Clark “1L” Reception

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On Thursday March 15, 2018, Schroeder Law Offices’ Portland office hosted first year law students for an annual “1L” (first year law student) reception, to learn more about our office and our water law practice. The students met with each attorney, Sarah Liljefelt, Laura Schroeder, and Lindsay Thane to learn about each of their practices

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Oregon Ground Water Association’s Fall Convention

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Attorney Sarah Liljefelt and Paralegal Tara Jackson attended the Oregon Ground Water Association’s Fall Convention at the end of October. Tara’s team won fourth place in the annual golf tournament, winning machetes as part of their prize package! Tara also won the women’s long drive; way to go, Tara! Sarah presented at the convention on

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Conjunctive Management of the Humboldt River Basin and Effects on Small Businesses

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The State Engineer held informational meetings on July 17 through July 20, 2017 regarding its Preliminary Draft Humboldt River Conjunctive Management Regulations. The State Engineer is proceeding through administrative rulemaking process to define how Humboldt River Decreed water rights and groundwater rights will be conjunctively managed. If you were unable to attend the informational meetings,

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Jakob Wiley presents his research on groundwater unitization and collective aquifer governance agreements to the GWAC

Collective Aquifer Governance by Contract Presentation

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Law Clerk Jakob Wiley will be presenting on unitization approaches to aquifer governance at the next Groundwater Advisory Committee (“GWAC”) meeting held June 30, 2017. He will be presenting his research on voluntary aquifer governance agreements, focusing on aquifer governance rather than groundwater management. The approach is the topic of his graduate thesis as part

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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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USCID Sacramento 2014: Conjunctive Management

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On March 4–7, the 2014 United States Committee on Irrigation and Drainage (USCID) met in Sacramento California on the topic of “Groundwater Issues and Water Management—Strategies Addressing the Challenges of Sustainability.”  The Conference included our study of “Conjunctive Management: Changing Water Regulation and Evolving Strategies.” This paper focused on western States regulation of surface and

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Advanced Oregon Water Law Seminar

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Tough times dictate that we cut our discretionary spending.  Property owners may defer some maintenance and other due diligence.  But spending money on education and protecting your property interests must be considered a continued important investment that is not discretionary. Hunkering down and waiting for it to pass us by will not work.  Business as usual

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