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The Law Office of Peter D. Mohr
One SW Columbia Street, Suite 1110 - Portland, OR 97258

Water Rights Law in Oregon

Oregon business owners, developers, municipal water boards, individuals, and non-profit corporations must contend with a complex tapestry of state and federal statutes that regulate water use and water rights.

While the prior appropriation doctrine provides the dominant regulatory framework under which water rights are administered in Oregon, key provisions of the Clean Water Act and the Endangered Species Act continue to play an increasingly significant role in water rights acquisition, transfer, and use.

Skilled Oregon Water Rights Attorney

At the Law Office of Peter D. Mohr water rights law in Oregon is the primary focus of our practice. We help clients negotiate water deals, obtain new water rights, create and obtain state approval of mitigation plans, and protect water rights once acquired.

Our firm regularly represents clients in a variety of water law matters including:

• Pre-application consultations
• Applications for new ground and surface water rights
• Change or modification of water rights
• Negotiation and acquisition of contractual interests in and to storage water rights maintained under federal reclamation or local/municipal projects
• Creation of storage facilities and establishing surface or sub-surface storage water rights
• Limited licenses for fixed duration use
• Denied water rights applications
• Water rights audits
• Creating mitigation plans with our without the use of existing water rights banking credits
• Transfers of water rights to in-stream uses
• Endangered Species Act and Clean Water Act compliance (and related environmental law issues, such as Oregon wetlands mitigation issues)
• Administrative proceedings before the Oregon Water Resources Department
• Litigation in support of securing new water rights or protecting existing water rights against injury by third parties

Contact Our Oregon Water Rights Lawyer
Please contact us at the Law Office of Peter D. Mohr. Our firm can be reached by phone at (503) 221-5222, by e-mail, or by filling out the intake form on the Contact Us page.

The Law Office of Peter D. Mohr represents businesses, non-profits, and individuals throughout eastern Oregon, western Oregon, and central Oregon including Yamhill County, Marion County, Clackamas County, Jefferson County, Deschutes County, Crook County, Jackson County, and the cities of Portland, Hillsboro, McMinnville, Oregon City, Salem, Bend, Prineville, Madras, and Medford, as well as clients in Colorado and Washington.