Important and Useful Links

Bar Associations (Water Related)

Section of Environment, Energy, and Resources	American Bar Association Section of Environment, Energy, and Resources
Oregon State Bar Association	Official web site for the Oregon State Bar Association
Section of Environment and Natural Resources	Section of Environmental and Natural Resources for the Oregon State Bar Association
Section of Agricultural Law	Section of Agricultural Law for the Oregon State Bar Association
Washington State Bar Association	Official web site for the Washington State Bar Association
Section of Environmental and Land Use Law	Section of Environmental and Land Use Law for the Washington State Bar Association
Nevada State Bar Association	Official web site for the Nevada State Bar Association
Section of Environmental and Natural Resources	Section of Environmental and Natural Resources for the Nevada State Bar Association
Idaho State Bar	Official web site for the Idaho State Bar.
Section of Water Law	Section of Water Law for the Idaho State Bar and Idaho Legal Foundation

2. Organizations
Schroeder Law Offices, PC, or its staff is a member of the following water and agriculture related organizations:

Agri-Business Council of Oregon	ABC’s purpose is to educate and inform Oregonians about agriculture’s importance to the economy and lifestyle of Oregon. Schroeder Law Offices, PC offers special consideration to ABC members.
Nevada Water Resources Association (NVWRA)	Nevada Water Resources Association’s (NWRA) mission is to provide education, training, and networking opportunities for those interested in understanding, developing, conserving and protecting Nevada’s water resources. It seeks to expand awareness of water issues throughout the state.
Oregon Association of Nurseries (OAN)	The Oregon Association of Nurseries (OAN) is a non-profit trade association that represents more than 1,600 individual nursery stock producers, retailers, landscapers and related companies serving the nursery and greenhouse industry. The OAN is the main voice for Oregon’s nursery and greenhouse producers, re-sellers, transporters, retailers and suppliers.
Oregon Ground Water Association	Education and information site for the ground water industry
Oregon Women For Agriculture	Formed in 1969 by farm women in the Willamette Valley concerned about the shutdown of grass seed field burning. Since that time, this all volunteer group has broadened to include all facets of agriculture.
Oregon Cattle Women, Inc	The Oregon Cattle Women participate in the advancement of the cattle industry through promotion and education and to perpetuate active work in legislation.
Oregon Cattlemen’s Association	The Oregon Cattlemen’s Association (OCA) was formed in 1913 in Baker County by 12 individuals who sought to advance the economic, political and social interests of the Oregon Cattle Industry. OCA now assists and represents cattle producers through out the state on a daily basis on many issues.
Oregon Farm Bureau	The Oregon Farm Bureau is a voluntary nonprofit organization representing the interests of the state’s farmers and ranchers in the public and policymaking arenas.
Oregon Water Resources Congress	The Oregon Water Resources Congress (OWRC) was founded in 1912 to protect water rights and encourage conservation and water management statewide. The mission of the Oregon Water Resources Congress is to promote the protection and use of water rights and the wise stewardship of water resources.
American Agricultural Law Association	The American Agricultural Law Association (AALA) focuses on the legal needs of the agricultural community. It offers an independent forum to investigate solutions to complex agricultural law problems.
American Waterworks Association	The American Water Works Association (AWWA) is an international non-profit scientific and educational society dedicated to the improvement of water quality and supply. Founded in 1881, AWWA is the largest organization of water supply professionals in the world. Its more than 57,000 members represent the full spectrum of the water community: treatment plant operators and managers, scientists, environmentalists, manufacturers, academicians, regulators, and others who hold genuine interest in water supply and public health. Membership includes more than 4,700 utilities that supply water to roughly 180 million people in North America.
Pacific Northwest Section	The web site for the Pacific Northwest Section of the American Waterworks Association
Water Environment Federation	Founded in 1928, the Water Environment Federation is a not-for-profit technical and educational organization with members from varied disciplines who work toward the WEF vision of preservation and enhancement of the global water environment. The WEF network includes water quality professionals from 76 member associations in 30 countries.
American Water Resources Association (AWRA)	Founded in 1964, the American Water Resources Association is a non-profit professional association dedicated to the advancement of men and women in water resources management, research, and education. Its membership includes a wide variety of water resources experts including engineers, educators, foresters, biologists, ecologists, geographers, managers, regulators, hydrologists and attorneys.
National Drinking Water Clearinghouse	The National Drinking Water Clearinghouse (NDWC) is a non-profit organization funded through the United States Department of Agriculture’s Rural Utility Service. Their mission is to help small towns and rural areas have the best drinking water possible, and they have information available to help your community achieve that goal.
National Rural Water Association	The National Rural Water Association is a non-profit federation of State Rural Water Associations. Its mission is to provide support services to its State Associations with support services to meet the needs of their membership.
Oregon Association of Water Utilities (OAWU)	Oregon Association of Water Utilities (OAWU) is a non-profit, independent association of water and wastewater utilities. OAWU was formed in 1978 to represent water utilities’ interests in the state legislature and became a state affiliate of the National Rural Water Association. NRWA is one of America’s largest and strongest voices for rural and small systems, representing over 24,500 water and wastewater systems nationally.

Other Memberships

Association of Legal Administrators and Association of Legal Administrators – Oregon Chapter	The official web site for the Association of Legal Administrators and more specifically the web site for the Oregon Chapter for the Association. Employees of SLO are members of this group, which aims to promote professionalism between all members of a legal management team.
Oregon Women Lawyers	Oregon Women Lawyers is a group that helps women lawyers network in order to help ensure equality in the workplace and advance women and minorities within the workplace.
Multnomah Bar Association	The official website of the Multnomah Bar Association.
Oregon Historical Society (OHS)	OHS is an organization that compiles the history of the state of Oregon. They have a magazine, put on various events, and promote the education of Oregonians.

General Information Sites

Water Tech Online	Interesting information about water
Water on the Web (an Educational Site)	Water on the Web (WOW) helps college and high school students understand and solve real-world environmental problems using advanced technology
National Drought Monitor Web Site	Up to date information about drought throughout the US

US Government Sites

USGS Current Water Conditions Website	Map of real-time streamflow compared to historical streamflow for the day of the year (United States)
Public Water System Supervision (PWSS) Grant Program	These grants help eligible states, territories, and tribes develop and implement a PWSS program
Drinking Water State Revolving Fund (DWSRF) Allotments	Since FY1998, the Safe Drinking Water Act (SDWA) has required that EPA allot grant funding to each state
Federal Government Generally	General information about the federal government
U.S. Environmental Protection Agency	The EPA’s website provides information about their programs and rules.
EPA’s Clean Water Act	The EPA’s information about their Clean Water Act.
Corps of Engineers Permits	Military and civilian engineers and scientists that work hand in hand to create creative solutions to environmental issues.
COE’s Regulations	Statutory, administrative and policy materials of the Corps of Engineers
USGS Office of Surface Water	The official website for the USGS Office of Surface Water
USGS Office of Ground Water	The official website for the USGS Office of Ground Water
Bureau of Land Management	US Department of the Interior’s website for the Bureau of Land Management
Bureau of Reclamation	US Department of the Interior’s website for the Bureau of Reclamation
Bureau of Reclamation- Water Operations	US Department of the Interior’s website for the Bureau of Reclamation, specifically their water operations
United States Code	Office of the Law Revision Counsel-This website gives anyone the ability to search the United States Code
Code of Federal Regulations	National Archives and Records Administration website that gives anyone the ability to search the code of federal regulations.

State Sites

Oregon

Oregon Water Resources Department (OWRD)	Official site of the Oregon Water Resources Department
Oregon Department of State Lands Removal-Fill Permit Information	Oregon Department of State Lands Status Site
Oregon Bills and Laws	Oregon State Legislature Bills and Laws Page
Office of Administrative Hearings — Decisions	Water Related Decisions Issued by the Oregon Office of Administrative Hearings (OAH — Formerly the Hearing Officer Panel)
Multnomah County	Official web site of Multnomah County, Oregon
PortlandOnline	Official web site of Portland, Oregon
The State of Oregon	The official web site of the state of Oregon
Oregon Judicial Department	The official web site of the Oregon Judicial Department
Department of State Lands	The official web site for Oregon’s Department of State Lands
Oregon Attorney General	The official web site of the Oregon Attorney General
Oregon State Legislature	The official web site for the State Legislature of Oregon
Governor’s Office	The official web site for the Governor of Oregon
Natural Resources	Oregon Department of Agriculture’s page on Oregon’s Natural Resources

Washington

Department of Ecology	The official web site for Washington’s Department of Ecology
Water Resources	Washington Department of Ecology’s web site for water resources
Washington Secretary of State	The Washington Secretary of State provides an interactive website that provides an easy process for requesting public records. A sample of the information obtainable through the Secretary of State website include: Corporation Forms Election information Archives – The archives division provides agency and department listings that the user may browse. Within a listing, the user may browse topics on which the archives division holds files. The site provides a “shopping cart” request form in which the user may collect files sought and then submit a request for the information.
Governor’s Office	The official web site for the Governor of Washington
Washington Courts	The official web site for the courts of the state of Washington
Attorney General Public Records	Washington State Office of the Attorney General Public Records

Nevada

State of Nevada	The official web site of the state of Nevada
Natural Resources	The official web site of Nevada Division of Natural Resources
Water Resources	Nevada Water Resources and State Engineer
Supreme Court	The official web site for the Nevada Supreme Court
Environmental Quality	The official web site for the Nevada Division of Environmental Quality
Attorney General	The official web site for the Nevada Attorney General
Opinions of the Attorney General	View the archives of the opinions of the Nevada Attorney General

Idaho

Legislature	The official web site for Idaho legislature
Water Resources	The official web site of Idaho Department of Water Resources
Secretary of State	Web site for Idaho Secretary of State
Governor’s Office	The official web site of the Governor of Idaho
Environmental Quality	Idaho Department of Environmental Quality
State Judiciary	Idaho State Judiciary web site

Research

General Internet Resources for Government Information

First Gov	This site provides access to local, state, and federal government resources including agency web sites, tax forms and publications, and federal grant applications.
United States Library of Congress	The Library of Congress Website has a number of options, the more useful being the e-source catalog. Under this section, the user can find an array of useful research sites.

General Legal Research

Hieros Gamos	Hieros Gamos is an international legal directory providing contacts and searches for a variety of topics. It would best be described as an international “Findlaw.”
Cornell Law School	State and federal statutes and cases are accessible through this website. In addition, general news and the like are discussed on the main page.
Findlaw	Find opinions, statutes, and administrative code on this site. In addition, this site provides an attorney referral service as well as an attorney career center.
Oregon Association of Administrative Law Judges	This site contains a list of Oregon legal resources, including the ORS, the OARs and Oregon case law.
LexisOne	This resource from Lexis-Nexis, which was designed for solo and small-firm lawyers, provides access to free case law, legal forms, and more.
Oyez	This multimedia database of U.S. Supreme Court materials allows you to listen to complete recordings of actual oral arguments and take a virtual tour of the Supreme Court Building.
National Ag Risk Education Library	This site is supported through the University of Minnesota. Documents and information on agricultural risk management are available through the website.

Statutes and Administrative Code and General State Research
Oregon

Oregon Revised Statutes	The revised statutes of the Oregon State Legislature
Administrative Rules	The official web site for Oregon Administrative Rules

Washington

Revised Code	The Revised Code of Washington
Administrative Code	The official web site for Washington Administrative Code

Idaho

State Statutes	Web site for Idaho State Statutes
Administrative Code	The official web site for Idaho Administrative Code
Water Resources	The official web site of Idaho Department of Water Resources
Water Rights and Adjudication Information	Information about water rights and adjudications from the official web site of the Idaho Department of Water Resources
Mapping	IDWR provides interactive mapping software that can be used to locate water rights, points of diversion and places of use.
GIS Data	The IDWR website provides a wealth of GIS data that can be used by the water professional. Data on soil, wetlands, basins, flood plains, and geothermal areas are available to name a few.

Nevada

Law Library	Nevada Legislature Law Library
Revised Statutes	Web site for Nevada Revised Statutes
Administrative Code	The official web site for Nevada Administrative Code
Water Rights	The following links below are part of this web site:
Permit Search	Click on the “Permit Search” link to search for specific water right(s) by number, owner(s), or certificate.
Hydrographic Abstract	Click on the “Hydrographic Abstract” link to receive an abstract of all water rights by area.
Underground Active	Click on the “Underground Abstract” link to get totals for active rights by basin.
Rulings Search	Click on the “Rulings Search” link to search for State Engineer’s Rulings by basin, use, source, and date.
Monthly Report	Click on the “Monthly Report” to search for lists of applications filed by month and year.

Case Law

Findlaw	Findlaw provides online cases as well as links to the federal district courts where recent opinions can often be found. Federal Court of Appeal decisions issued in the last ten or eleven year are also available on the site. State Court decisions are also available. For example, Court of Appeal decisions issued after 1998 can be found.
Appellate Court Decisions(Oregon)	Web site with the Oregon Appellate Court decisions
Appellate Court Decisions (Idaho)	Web site with the Idaho Appellate Court decisions. A limited number of recent opinions are available here.
Appellate Court Decisions(Washington)	Appellate and Supreme Court opinions from 1854 forward are available on the web.
Supreme Court Decisions	United States Supreme Court decisions

8. Water Rights and Mapping

Oregon Water Resources	At the initial stages of a water dispute or issue, the water professional will likely need to determine the type of water right at issue. The Water Resources Department website provides numerous interactive tools to the public in order to research water rights, create maps, or obtain general information. A first step will be to access the Department’s water rights information system. This database can be used to determine all water rights within a geographical location, within a basin, or belonging to a particular person or company. Once a water use or right is found, electronic copies of the underlying permit, decree or certificate may be downloaded and printed.
Water Rights Information System	The Water Rights Information System on the OWRD Website provides the user with the ability to research water certificates, permits, and transfers.
Mapping	Where the water is used is critical to most water rights inquiries, disputes, or other issues. The ability to map out where water is used is therefore a necessity. A water rights map will assist the attorney in identifying potential protestants and conflicts of interest. The water professional in Oregon often utilizes two main resources at the initial stages of serving a client.
The Oregon Map	This site allows the user to browse and print Oregon maps displaying tax assessment lots. Maps are displayed by township, range, and section. Plat partitions are also included.
OWRD- Maps	The Water Resources Department has provided an interactive mapping service that displays water rights. A large number of options provide flexibility to the user to sort and create maps according to their desired result. Maps can be created by basin, township, stream, permit number, or certificate number.
Google Earth	What may be one of the most cost efficient tools available on the web for free. Google Earth provides satellite imagery of the entire world. This resource can save time traveling to make site visits. Images can show water ways, ditches, ponds and other structures at issue. Google Earth should be on every water professional’s computer.
Geography.about.com	This web site holds a collection of links to web-based geographical resources as well as general information. The site caters predominantly to international inquiries. Of interest is the re-print of the CIA Fact Book where the user can gain information on any country in the world.
USDA Soil Maps	Soil Maps

9. Water Related News


Water Technology Online	Water Technology Online banks water news articles from a variety of sources.
Oregon Water List	Join this list and stay up to date with water issues facing Oregon.
Water on the Web	Water on the Web provides a water science curriculum that addresses fundamentals of watershed science, policy and data collection, management and analysis.
U.S. Water News	The official web site for the U.S. Water News magazine.
EPA Water News	Water related news from the Environmental Protection Agency.

The National Center for Agricultural Law	This web site features: 1. An ongoing series of research articles on current agricultural law topics 2. Bibliographic and other research guides on agricultural law 3. Regularly updated summaries of recent court decisions 4. Federal Register announcements affecting the agricultural sector
Bureau of Reclamation Water Page	In water, when the Bureau takes action, it’s usually newsworthy. On this page, when a user chooses a BOR region, she will be directed to a welcome page containing current BOR news for that area.
The Water Report	The Water Report is a monthly digest that addresses water rights, water quality, and water use under the prior appropriation doctrine of the western states. Receiving the report requires a subscription. However, archived issues are available online. The Water Report is based out of Eugene, OR.

10. Other Helpful Resources
Public Record Searches

switchboard.com	Switchboard is a free (and good) white and yellow pages.
argali.com	A comprehensive search of all telephone directories by the various companies. Argali.com can also search for email addresses.
accurint.com	A LexisNexis based research tool for finding people, assets, and the like. Membership account is required.

locateplus.com	Subscription based public records research site
netronline.com/public_records.htm	Subscription service that can be used to track real estate transactions and other public records searches

Metasearches: Metasearch search engines simultaneously scan all the major search engines such as Google, Lycos, and Ask.com to compile one list.

Ixquick	Metasearch Engine
MetaCrawler	Metasearch Engine
Search.com	Metasearch Engine

Reverse Dictionaries: A reverse dictionary allows you to describe a concept and then search through a list of words that are related to that concept. It’s a good way to find that perfect word, locate a group of related words, answer simple questions, and even cheat a bit on your next crossword puzzle.

onelook.com/reverse-dictionary.shtml	A reverse dictionary web site

Other Helpful Resources

Wikipedia	Comprehensive on-line encyclopedia

Idaho State Bar	The official web site for the Idaho State Bar Association
Oregon State Bar	The official web site for the Oregon State Bar Association
Washington State Bar	The official web site for the Washington State Bar Association
Nevada State Bar	The official web site for the Nevada State Bar Association
Oregon State Bar Professional Legal Fund	— Download free practice aids in PDF, Word, or WordPerfect format. — Order CLE programs on CD, DVD, or audiotape. — View and search the In Brief. — Order or download free copies of PLF publications, including A Guide to Setting Up and Running Your Law Office, A Guide to Setting Up and Using Your Lawyer Trust Account, Oregon Statutory Time Limitations Handbook, and Planning Ahead: A Guide to Protecting Your Clients’ Interests in the Event of Your Disability or Death. — Print registration forms for upcoming CLE programs and video replays.
Mult. Co. deposition guide	The deposition guide from the Multnomah Bar Association

Oregon Attorney Reference Manual	Oregon Attorney Reference Manual, which contains a variety of court forms.