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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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Upper Klamath Basin Well Regulation through Proposed Rulemaking

Temporary Hold on Upper Klamath Basin Well Regulation through Proposed Rulemaking

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            The Oregon Water Resources Department (“OWRD”) will present proposed temporary rules to the Water Resource Commission that would place a temporary hold on Upper Klamath Basin well regulation for two years, during which time OWRD would only regulate off wells within 500 feet of surface water sources in response to validated calls for water.

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America’s Water Infrastructure Act Signed into Law

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On October 23, 2018, President Trump signed America’s Water Infrastructure Act (“AWIA”), also known as the Water Resource Development Act, into law. This bipartisan bill, which previously passed the House of Representatives on September 13, 2018 and the Senate on October 10, 2018, aims to improve dams, levees, ports, and waterways throughout the United States.

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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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Conditions in the Klamath Basin Worsen in 2018

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Water use conditions in the Klamath Basin continue to worsen in 2018. On March 8, 2018, a water “call” was made in the Klamath Basin, and the Oregon Water Resources Department (“OWRD”) began the validation process for shutting off junior water users. Within the week, on March 13th, Governor Kate Brown declared a drought in

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Klamath Basin Bill Does Not Pass This Year

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Congress has adjourned for the year without passing a bill to authorize and fund the Klamath Agreements. The Klamath Basin agreements include: the Klamath Hydroelectric Settlement Agreement (“KHSA”), Klamath Basin Restoration Agreement (“KBRA”) and Upper Klamath Basin Comprehensive Agreement (“UKBCA”) that together lay out a comprehensive scheme for changes in management along the entire reach

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Ninth Circuit – Klamath Straits Drain and Clean Water Act

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NINTH CIRCUIT UPHOLDS RULING — NPDES PERMITS ARE NOT REQUIRED FOR TRANSFERS OF WATER IN THE KLAMATH BASIN ONRC Action v. United States Bureau of Reclamation (9th Cir. Or. Aug. 21, 2015) cdn.ca9.uscourts.gov/datastore/opinions/2015/08/21/12-35831.pdf The Ninth Circuit Court of Appeals was recently presented with the issue of whether the Bureau of Reclamation violated the Clean Water

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Rulemaking for Water Use Preference for Human Consumption and Stock Water Use in Klamath County; Comment Period Open

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Oregon follows the Prior Appropriation principle for water use. The guiding principle of the Prior Appropriation Doctrine is “first in time, first in right.” Thus, water users with earlier priority dates may have their water use rights satisfied before junior water users, or may even require junior users to cease diversions, if there is not

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Klamath County Drought: Extension of Comment Period for Rulemaking

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Earlier this month, the Oregon Water Resources Department announced in this press release that the Department would be submitting a second notice of proposed rulemaking, holding a second public hearing, and extending the comment period for proposed rules that grant preference for “human consumption” and “stockwatering” uses following the Governor’s declaration of a drought. The

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