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Welcome to the Okanagan Basin Water Board
Clean water is the most precious natural asset in the Okanagan – essential to the beauty of our landscapes, our healthy economy and the well-being of our citizens. The Okanagan Basin Water Board (OBWB) was instituted in 1970 through a collaboration of the three Okanagan regional districts to provide leadership on water issues that span the entire valley – recognizing the need to work together to protect our common resources.
For many years, the OBWB directed its efforts toward the most urgent recommendations of the 1974 Okanagan Basin Study– reducing phosphorus and nitrogen inputs to the main valley lakes and controlling the invasive aquatic plant, Eurasian watermilfoil. In 2006, in response to rising public interest in water sustainability and with the support of the regional districts, the OBWB put into action a water management initiative to promote coordinated water management throughout the basin.
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NEW!
Okanagan WaterWise website encourages smart water use
The Okanagan Basin Water Board’s new outreach and education program, Okanagan WaterWise, has launched its website: www.okwaterwise.ca.
Okanagan WaterWise provides a valley-wide message, recognizing that Okanagan residents – from Armstrong in the north to Osoyoos in the south – are all connected by the waters of the Okanagan Basin. As such, the program has adopted the slogan “One Valley. One Water.”
The site is intended to be a call to action and provides information on local water issues and encourages water conservation and protection.
The Water Board thanks the many valley stakeholders who provided input on this site, making it truly an Okanagan resource!
The Okanagan Basin Water Board and the BC Water and Waste Association present…
“From Rain to Resource: Managing Stormwater in a Changing Climate”
Workshop and Tradeshow
October 28 and 29, 2010
Best Western Hotel, Kelowna, B.C.
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