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

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 can view previous webinars in the series here.

Learn the elements of a claim and the process of adjudication leading to an enforceable pre-code priority water right. Receive the “how to” provide evidence of a claim, and prepare for the inevitable issues that arise in the adjudication process. If you hold a decreed right, you will leave knowing how to “read” the Court’s decree. Topics will include:

• History of water rights in Oregon and Nevada
  • Water codes generally
  • Pre-code water rights
• Adjudications
  • Initiation, process, claims, and types of evidence
• Decrees
  • General discussion of decrees, appeals, and final decrees
• Important deadlines
  • Nevada’s sunset date
  • Oregon claim registration deadline

The COVID-19 Webinar series will continue over next several weeks, including topics related to online water right research, water right sales, and water management organizations. Previous webinars are available on our website, giving you access to Schroeder Law Office’s educational events under the “social distancing” orders! Follow Schroeder Law Offices’ Water Law Blog for the most up to date information and announcements!