Oregon

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

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

Oregon, Presentations, Water law / By

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 […]

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

Schroeder Law Offices Educates Youth at 2018 Oregon Ag Fest!

Oregon / By

This past weekend, thousands of families and agriculture enthusiasts attended Ag Fest at the State Fairgrounds in Salem, Oregon. The April 28-29, 2018 event marked the annual fest’s 31st anniversary. The event features local organizations and locally grown products to teach children (and by proxy some adults) about Oregon agriculture. Kids learn where their food,

Schroeder Law Offices Educates Youth at 2018 Oregon Ag Fest! Read More »

Schroeder Law Attends Oregon Women for Agriculture’s 31st Annual Auction and Dinner

Earth, Oregon / By

On Saturday, April 21, 2018, members of Schroeder Law Offices’ Portland office attended the Oregon Women for Agriculture’s 31st annual auction and dinner, at the Linn County Fair and Expo Center. This year’s theme was “Good Things are Growing.” Schroeder Law partnered with Country Side Nursery and Fairdale Nursery to donate a large Japanese maple

Schroeder Law Attends Oregon Women for Agriculture’s 31st Annual Auction and Dinner Read More »

Increased Spill Beginning at Federal Columbia River Power System Dams

Oregon, Water law / By

The Ninth Circuit Court of Appeals affirmed a U.S. District Court opinion requiring the Army Corps of Engineers to increase spill at dams on the Federal Columbia River Power System (“FCRPS”) to the maximum spill levels that still meet total dissolved gas criteria allowed under state law. The increased spills required by the District Court’s

Increased Spill Beginning at Federal Columbia River Power System Dams Read More »

Oregon Ground Water Association Celebrates 70 Years!!

Oregon / By

At its February Spring Technical Seminar, the Oregon Ground Water Association celebrated 70 years as an Association. Laura Schroeder and Tara Jackson helped the Association celebrate its many years of successful advocacy to promote sustainable ground water development and management. The anniversary banquet featured stories from patriarchs of the industry, complimented by a slide show

Oregon Ground Water Association Celebrates 70 Years!! Read More »

Schroeder Law Hosts Lewis & Clark “1L” Reception

Oregon, Presentations, Water law / By

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

Schroeder Law Hosts Lewis & Clark “1L” Reception Read More »

Study: Willamette Valley Project Reallocation

Oregon, Water law / By

In November 2017, the United States Army Corps of Engineers (Corps) published the Willamette Basin Review Feasibility Study, Draft Integrated Feasibility Report and Environmental Assessment (Study). The purpose of the Study (which can be viewed in its entirety here) is to evaluate the reallocation of 1,590,000 acre-feet of Willamette Valley Project stored water. The Study

Study: Willamette Valley Project Reallocation Read More »

Alfalfa Farmers Win Jury Trial for Irrigation District’s Failure to Deliver Allocated Water

Oregon, Water law / By

A jury recently decided in Malheur County Circuit Court Case #16CV32005 that local farmers, Delos & Barbara Lee, were entitled to the lost profits they incurred when Owyhee Irrigation District (“OID”) failed in 2014 to deliver the Lees their entire allocation of water and delivered their 2015 allocation in late July. The jury decided OID

Alfalfa Farmers Win Jury Trial for Irrigation District’s Failure to Deliver Allocated Water Read More »

Nursery Operations Use Permits Halted in Oregon Basins

Oregon, Water law / By

The Oregon Water Resources Department will no longer be issuing water use permits for “nursery operations use” in the Willamette, Sandy, and Goose & Summer Lakes Basins. This decision follows a very long history of the Department’s issuance of nursery operations permits all across the State, including these basins. The Department recently decided to read

Nursery Operations Use Permits Halted in Oregon Basins Read More »

Oregon Ground Water Association’s Fall Convention

Oregon, Presentations, Water law / By

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

Oregon Ground Water Association’s Fall Convention Read More »

Oregon Extensions of Time Receive Increased Scrutiny

Water law / By

Do you remember when extensions of time were approved by the Oregon Water Resources Department routinely with ease? That time was over for municipal water providers years ago (see related article); however, until recently, other permit holders simply faced increasing amounts of application paperwork.  Now, that time may be over for every permit holder. Our

Oregon Extensions of Time Receive Increased Scrutiny Read More »

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

Collective Aquifer Governance by Contract Presentation

International, Oregon, Presentations, Serious Water Gaming, Water law / By

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

Collective Aquifer Governance by Contract Presentation Read More »

image_pdfimage_print