Water Rights

Water is perhaps the West's most valuable resource. As the population of the Western states expands, demand for water will follow—and the quest for water rights will become ever more contentious. The Stoel Rives Water Rights Team helps clients with a broad range of water allocation and management issues. We have decades of experience working with cities, utilities, industrial and commercial water users, real estate developers, nurseries and farmers to meet their water needs.  
3/8/2013Oregon Agency Confirms Klamath River Water Rights in Historic Ruling
10/7/2011Stoel Rives Adds Two Environmental and Land Use Attorneys to San Diego Office
5/18/2011ESA Law Alert: NMFS Proposes Designation of Nonessential Experimental Population of Middle Columbia River Steelhead in Deschutes River Basin
2/1/2011Water Law Alert: The California Supreme Court Renders Its Long-Awaited Decision On The Constitutionality Of the State's Water Right Fee Program, But Does Not Put The "Tax" or "Fee" Issue To Rest
12/20/2010Water Law Alert: State and Federal Agencies Address State of Bay Delta Conservation Plan
4/1/2010Environmental Law Alert: Oregon Drought Declaration Opens Door to Water Use Alternatives
1/12/2010Water Law Alert: Klamath Basin Settlement Agreements Released - Historic Dam Removal and Settlement of Water and Fish Disputes
12/22/2009State Water Resources Control Board Initiates First Step Toward Developing Flow Criteria for the Delta Ecosystem
12/10/2009Webinar Materials - The California Water Deal of 2009: A Look at the Land Use Implications
12/4/2009One Large Step Forward: The California Water Deal of 2009 - A Look at the Historic New State Water Legislation (PDF)
11/9/2009The California Water Deal of 2009: An Historic Turning Point
9/8/2009Coordinated Water Project Proposal for Sacramento Delta
12/1/2008Water—Know Your Rights (PDF)
8/30/2007Treaty Rights Law Alert: Federal Court Decision Regarding Impassable Culverts Under State Roads
12/1/2006Water Delivery: Pipes vs. Ditches (Parts 1 & 2) (PDF)
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