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PRESENTATION: 2022 LAND USE CASE REVIEW

December 16, 2022

At the Oregon Land Use Law Seminar, held December 1 and 2, 2022, in Portland, Oregon, Jordan Ramis PC Attorney Keenan Ordon-Bakalian, along with Max Yoklic of  NewSun Energy, reviewed significant land use cases from the Federal courts, Oregon Appeals and Supreme courts and the Oregon Land Use Board of Appeals, which impacted cannabis facility licensing, beach front property in Cannon Beach, a new multistory airport hanger, a bulk fuels distribution terminal and asphalt refinery, and more! 

Presentation: Public Contracting 101

November 30, 2022 by Steven L. Shropshire

At the recent 2022 Oregon Water Resources Congress annual meeting in Hood River Oregon, Jordan Ramis shareholders David Bowser and Steve Shropshire presented on the topic of Oregon public contracting.

Defining the “Waters of the United States” is a Twisting Tributary of Change

August 29, 2022

The “Waters of the United States” (WOTUS) seems simple enough to define. Yet the definition of WOTUS has expanded and contracted at least three times in the past seven years alone, with each new administration putting a new tributary-like twist on it.

EPA, Army Corps Release Proposed Rule Redefining “Waters of the United States” Under the Clean Water Act

December 21, 2021

On December 7, 2021, the Environmental Protection Agency (EPA) and the Department of the Army, Corps of Engineers (Army Corps), published a Proposed Rule to define the scope of waters covered by the Clean Water Act.

U.S. Army Corps of Engineers Halts Some Permit Applications

November 19, 2021

The U.S. Army Corps of Engineers (“Corps”) recently notified some permit applicants that it is placing their applications on hold due to a federal court decision invalidating a Trump-era water quality rule.

Shoreline Development: Look at the Big Picture – and Plan Ahead

May 15, 2020

In this post, the proposed project is a mixed use development in Washington that includes access to a waterfront area.  How does the project’s waterfront location impact your planning?

Aquatic Land Leases in Washington

March 18, 2020

While there is authority in law and regulation for transfer of an aquatic lands lease to a new owner who intends to continue engaging in non-water dependent use of the leased land, the specific terms of the existing lease may add requirements such as state approval of the transfer.

PFAS, Part 2: Congress, States Try to Fill Gap Created by EPA Inaction UPDATE

May 9, 2019

On April 25, 2019, the Environmental Protection Agency (EPA) published and requested public comments on Draft Interim Recommendations to Address Groundwater Contaminated with Perfluorooctanoic Acid and Perfluorooctane Sulfonate.

PFAS, Part 2: Congress, States Try to Fill Gap Created by EPA Inaction

May 7, 2019

Since the EPA released its PFAS Action Plan, there has been a flurry of activity at both the federal and state levels to address, or not, this growing public health issue.

Clean Water Act Amendment May Enhance Local Governments’ Ability to Meet Unfunded Water Quality Mandates

March 14, 2019

Local government utility agencies across the country have secured the passage of a bill that may greatly enhance their ability to maintain their wastewater and stormwater treatment systems in compliance with the Federal Water Pollution Control Act.

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