Practice Areas
Agricultural Law
Environmental & Natural Resources (ENR)
Land Use
Water Law
Education
J.D., University of Oregon School of Law, ENR Certificate, 2002
B.S., Tufts University, magna cum laude, 1999
Admissions/Memberships
Idaho State Bar
U.S. District Court for the District of Idaho
Professional Publications
Clean Water Act NPDES Litigation Presentation, Idaho Weed Control Association, February 2012.
NPDES Pesticides General Permit Update, Idaho Water Users Association 75th Annual Convention, January 2012.
NPDES Pesticides General Permit Update, Idaho Council on Industry and the Environment 2011 Annual Meeting, November 2011.
Water Right Transaction Due Diligence; Lorman Education Services, September 2011.
Water Supply and Reuse; Lorman Education Services, May 2011.
Environmental Issues in Real Estate Transactions; Idaho Land Title Association Winter Seminar, March 2011.
Update on Clean Water Act NPDES Permit Laws;Idaho Water Users Association 27th Annual Water Law and Resource Issues Seminar, November 2010.
Navigating Local Land Use Law and Approval Processes; National Business Institute, June 2009.
Mr. Waldera authors monthly articles as a member of the Editorial Board of the Western Water Law and Policy Reporter, a water law publication distributed to water resource professionals throughout the western United States. His writing also includes water/natural resource law-based articles for The Advocate, the official publication of the Idaho State Bar.
Professional Profile
Andrew J. Waldera practices in the areas of water, environmental/natural resources, land use law, and general litigation. He represents clients in both judicial and administrative proceedings regarding water rights and land use matters involving state-based land use, water and environmental laws, as well as actions proceeding under the federal Clean Water Act (CWA), the Endangered Species Act (ESA), the Resource Conservation and Recovery Act (RCRA), the Comprehensive Environmental Response, Compensation, and Liability Act (CERCLA), the Federal Power Act (FPA), and actions involving the Federal Energy Regulatory Commission (FERC).
Mr. Waldera is serving in his fourth term as Chair of the Idaho State Bar Water Law Section, and he is serving in the first year of a three year appointment by the Board of Ada County Commissioners to the Ada County Waterways Advisory Committee. Mr. Waldera is also a member of the Tufts University Alumni Admissions Program, conducting local admissions and interviews and answering the questions of local student/applicants who have shown an interest in the University. Mr. Waldera serves as a volunteer attorney in the Idaho Court Appointed Special Advocates (CASA) Guardian Ad Litem program, and for the Idaho Volunteer Lawyer Program’s “SoundStart” education initiative.