by David Ganje | May 26, 2016 | Environmental Law, Environmental Litigation, Infrastructure Security, Natural Resources Law, Natural Resources Litigation, New York & South Dakota Law, Oil and Gas Law, Pipelines, Water Drainage Issues, Water Law, Water Law, Water Law; Environmental Law; Security Law, Water Regulation, Water Rights, Water Systems Security
Pipelines, even privately owned, are a publically regulated transportation and operating system. The question is not whether pipelines are “essential to our society.” Pipelines are already integral to the country: the US had over 1,700,000 miles of oil and gas...
by David Ganje | Feb 13, 2016 | Corporate & Business Law, Eminent Domain, Environmental Law, Lost Mineral Interests, Managment of Water Rights, Mineral Rights, Natural Resources Law, Natural Resources Litigation, Real Estate Law, Seizure of Collateral, Water Drainage Issues, Water Law, Water Law, Water Law; Environmental Law; Security Law, Water Permitting, Water Rights
Is the Trump Option Available In SD For Condemnation? Eminent domain is one of the toughest and most controversial legal powers available to a government, but the South Dakota legislature has so far failed to manage it properly. Eminent domain allows a governmental...
by David Ganje | Feb 7, 2016 | Corporate & Business Law, Eminent Domain, Environmental Law, New York & South Dakota Law, North Dakota Law, Water Law, Water Law, Water Law; Environmental Law; Security Law, Water Permitting, Water Regulation, Water Rights
Does Eminent Domain Apply to Water Rights? Eminent domain is one of the toughest and most controversial legal powers available to a government. The doctrine of eminent domain allows a governmental body to convert privately owned land to another use, often over the...
by David Ganje | Nov 11, 2015 | Environmental Law, Surface Water Issues, Water Drainage Issues, Water Law, Water Rights
Surface Water Rights and Surface Water Drainage, A Modern Problem Surface Water drainage issues are longstanding issues in agricultural production areas, and have a significant effect on the agricultural economy of a state. South Dakota, by way of example, has been...
by David Ganje | Oct 20, 2014 | Environmental Law, Infrastructure Security, Natural Resources Law, Water Law, Water Regulation, Water Rights, Water Systems Security
Letter to the Editor: A South Dakota Water Lottery Posted Aberdeen American News, Farm Forum: Monday, October 13, 2014 9:08 am by David Ganje While it has yet to come to the attention of the national environmental and natural resources community, the South Dakota...
by David Ganje | Oct 2, 2014 | Lost Mineral Interests, Management of Water Systems, Managment of Water Rights, Mineral & Mining Law, Mineral Interests, Mineral Rights, Natural Resources Litigation, North Dakota Law, North Dakota Mineral Interests, Real Estate Law, Water Rights
Full property disclosure laws are needed in North Dakota. Current law does not require that the seller disclose information regarding mineral rights ownership at the time of a closing when selling real property. Mineral rights affect the sale of real estate and...