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COVID-19 Webinar Series: Elements of Water Right Online Research in Idaho, Oregon, and Nevada

  For the sixth COVID-19 webinar, paralegals Rachelq Harman, Tara Jackson, and Lisa Mae Gage will discuss the research tools and resources available on the Idaho Department of Water Resources (IDWR), Oregon Water Resources Department (OWRD), and Nevada Division of Water Resources (NDWR) online databases. The webinar will occur in 3 parts on May 20, […]

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Therese Ure Teaches Realtor’s Water Rights Class

By: Caitlin Skulan and Leslie Velazquez In spite of her busy schedule attending client needs, Attorney Ure put on her Professor’s hat and gave a three-hour Water Rights Class to Reno Real Estate Agents. The class, which Attorney Ure does regularly at real estate groups’ requests, focuses on water right laws in Nevada and some

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Surface-Water-to-Groundwater Transfers: Too Connected or Not Connected Enough?

More and more in Oregon, hopeful groundwater use applicants are finding that proposed uses of groundwater are denied by the Oregon Water Resources Department due to the agency’s finding of hydraulic connection with surface water sources and the potential for groundwater use to cause substantial interference with existing surface water rights. When the agency makes

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Water Rights Mapping

Final Revisions Due for Newlands Project Water Rights

Notice regarding final requests for revision of the mapping of Newlands Project Water Rights has been issued by the Nevada Division of Water Resources (“NDWR”). NDWR is overseeing the revision process of identifying and mapping water rights in the Newlands Project, and will be assisting water rights owners with identification and revision as is required.

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Your Water Rights Are Valuable, Do You Really Have What You Think You Do?

By Therese Ure and Lisa Mae Gage Many people are familiar with looking up water right information on Nevada Division of Water Resources (“NDWR”) database and are familiar with reading water right applications, permits and certificates. Is that information reliable enough to conclusively show what your water rights are? The answer is no. Several factors

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Nursery Operations Use Permits Halted in Oregon Basins

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

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Water Metering

Showing Diligence in Water Use by Tracking Water Use Meters

Due to recent crackdowns by the State Engineer in Nevada regarding both forfeitures and cancellations of groundwater rights not in full use, it is important to keep records of your water use.  One method to show use is by recording your meter readings.  This is important both for permitted wells and certificated wells respectively, to

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Oregon Due Diligence Checklist

Oregon Due Diligence Checklist 1.      Needs Assessment A.      How much water is needed for project?  Total volume, time of use, rate of use? B.     What are the land use requirements of land planning agency? C.     Is water service available from a local purveyor, or will water rights be required? Will water rights be conveyed with

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Water Rights Due Diligence

Water Rights Due Diligence Introduction Assuring the existence of an adequate water supply is a critical aspect of due diligence for a land acquisition or commercial transaction. Unlike general property and commercial law, which is governed by legal principles that are largely uniform (or at least recognizable) from jurisdiction to jurisdiction, legal concepts governing ownership of water and

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Water Management Organizations (WMOs)

Public and Private Water Management Organizations Activities Eighteen years ago, Laura Schroeder focused her law practice on water by first representing the Teel Irrigation District in various water organization matters. Included in her comprehensive representation of TID was among other things: Completing organizational formalities: Draft updates to organizational documents including annual meeting notices and minutes;

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Get an Oregon Water Right

Get an Oregon Water Right: From Application to Certificate in Oregon By Cortney Duke Applicants obtain water rights through Oregon Water Resources Department (OWRD) in a process dictated by statute and rule. The process is detailed and can be lengthy for many applicants.  There are three general phases to obtaining water rights: Water Right Application

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