Category: News

Feb 15, 2024

Idaho Court Rules that State-Operated Water Banks can Subordinate Water Users’ Storage Rights as a Condition of Participation – Update from Somach Simmons & Dunn

February 13, 2024 Idaho Court Rules that State-Operated Water Banks can Subordinate Water Users’ Storage Rights as a Condition of Participation Background The Snake River rises in northwest Wyoming and crosses into Idaho near Heise, ID. In Idaho, Water District 01 (WD01) administers water rights, including storage rights, in the […]

Feb 13, 2024

SJC Rules on Local Land Dedication Under Prior Public Use Doctrine and Explains Article 97 Protection of Conservation Land – Update from McGregor Legere & Stevens

Written by Gregor I. McGregor, Esq. An important Supreme Judicial Court decision, Carroll v. Select Board of Norwell (SJC-13410, January 5, 2024) upheld the Town of Norwell’s designation of land for affordable housing purposes and rejected an attempt by residents to transfer the property to another purpose without the Select Board’s determination under G.L. c. […]

Feb 13, 2024

Engineers and Surveyors to Hear McGregor on Types of Boundaries in Massachusetts Property, Land Use, and Environmental Law, Where They Are, and How They Change – Update from McGregor, Legere & Stevens

Gregor I. McGregor, Esq., the founding partner of the environmental, land use, and real estate law firm of McGregor Legere & Stevens PC in Boston, will present his short treatise called “Boundaries” to the Massachusetts Association of Land Surveyors and Civil Engineers (MALSCE) The treatise takes a fresh look at traditional and […]

Feb 13, 2024

McGregor and Grzenda to Present Wetlands Potpourri on “All Your Burning Legal and Practical Conservation Commission Questions” – Update from McGregor, Legere & Stevens

Firm senior partner Gregor I. McGregor and wetlands and open space expert Michele Grzenda have teamed up to present a Q&A workshop at the Annual Environmental Conference (AEC) of the Massachusetts Association of Conservation Commissions (MACC). The date is March 2, 2024 at Holy Cross College. Mr. McGregor and Ms. […]

Jan 9, 2024

MassDEP Proposes New Wetlands, Waterways, and Water Quality Rules for Climate Change and Resiliency – Update from McGregor Legere & Stevens

Written by Gregor I. McGregor, Esq. In January 2023 MassDEP proposed a comprehensive suite of new regulations to deal with climate change in the form of storms, flooding, and sea level rise. These are expected to be promulgated during 2024. They will affect three related regulatory and policy programs. The opportunity […]