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Okanagan Water Board seeks grant applications to address drought & other water challenges

December 1, 2023November 30, 2023

Kelowna, B.C. – The Okanagan Basin Water Board (OBWB) is now accepting applications to its Water Conservation and Quality Improvement (WCQI) grant program for 2024. … Read more

Categories Articles, Featured, Media Releases, What's New Tags Grants, Water Conservation & Quality Improvement, WCQI

Weather Report – December 2023

November 30, 2023

NOAA (U.S. weather agency) continues to forecast a warmer-and-drier-than-normal winter due to El Niño conditions. The areas forecast to have low precipitation become more geographically … Read more

Categories Articles, Drought Updates, Featured, What's New

Board Report – November 2023

November 9, 2023

The Okanagan Basin Water Board’s monthly Board Report provides highlights from this week’s Board of Directors meeting. The monthly report provides up-to-date information about the … Read more

Categories Articles, Board Report, Featured, What's New Tags Board Report

Okanagan Water Board remains on drought watch as outdoor conservation campaign comes to close

November 9, 2023November 8, 2023

Kelowna, B.C. – As residential irrigation systems get blown out and as people put their gardens to bed, the Okanagan Basin Water Board is still … Read more

Categories Articles, Featured, Media Releases, What's New Tags conservation, Make Water Work, Okanagan WaterWise

Weather Report – November 2023

November 2, 2023

Seasonal forecasts continue to project a warmer-and-drier-than-normal fall and winter due to continued El Niño conditions. Okanagan Lake is below normal, and the provincial dam … Read more

Categories Articles, Drought Updates, Featured, What's New Tags weather report

Join us for the 2024 Environmental Flows Conference

October 17, 2023

WHEN: March 13-15, 2024 WHERE: Coast Capri Hotel – 1171 Harvey Ave, Kelowna, B.C. siwɬkʷ (WATER) FOR ALL: CO-CREATING FUTURES For more information about the … Read more

Categories Articles, Featured, What's New Tags Environmental Flows Conference

Board Report – October 2023

October 6, 2023

The Okanagan Basin Water Board’s monthly Board Report provides highlights from this week’s Board of Directors meeting. The monthly report provides up-to-date information about the … Read more

Categories Articles, Board Report, Featured, Media Releases, What's New

Weather Report – September 2023

September 29, 2023

The province-wide drought continues, although most Okanagan purveyors have been able to manage their water supplies. Seasonal forecasts continue to project a warmer-and-drier-than-normal fall and … Read more

Categories Articles, Drought Updates, Featured, What's New Tags weather report

Annual meeting taps into water solutions to meet valley’s climate & other challenges

September 6, 2023

Kelowna, B.C. – Syilx Territory – The Okanagan Basin Water Board (OBWB) will be holding its Annual Meeting Sept. 8 in the Mary Irwin Theatre at Rotary … Read more

Categories Articles, Featured, Media Releases, What's New Tags Annual Meeting, Annual Report

Weather Report – August 2023

August 30, 2023

The province-wide drought continues, although most Okanagan purveyors have been able to manage their water supplies. The Okanagan Lake dam operator in Penticton has reduced … Read more

Categories Articles, Drought Updates, Featured, Flood Updates, What's New Tags weather report

Okanagan Drought Bulletin – August 17, 2023

August 17, 2023

OKANAGAN REGION IN DROUGHT LEVEL 5 Lack of rain, low streamflows, high water temperatures that can be lethal to fish, and sustained warm weather have … Read more

Categories Articles, Drought Updates, Featured, Media Releases, What's New Tags Okanagan Drought Bulletin

Water Board issued updated calls to action on invasive mussels as province snags mussel-infested watercraft

August 17, 2023August 16, 2023

Kelowna, B.C. – Syilx Territory – As mussel-infested watercraft continue to make their way towards the Okanagan and other water-related destinations this summer, the Okanagan Basin Water … Read more

Categories Articles, Featured, Media Releases, What's New Tags IMDP, Invasive Mussel Defence Program, mussel

Okanagan Drought Bulletin – August 4, 2023

August 4, 2023

OKANAGAN NOW IN DROUGHT LEVEL 4 Lack of precipitation, low streamflows, high water temperatures that can be lethal to fish, and sustained warm weather have … Read more

Categories Articles, Drought Updates, Featured, Media Releases, What's New Tags drought, Okanagan Drought Bulletin

Board Report – August 2023

August 3, 2023

The Okanagan Basin Water Board’s monthly Board Report provides highlights from this week’s Board of Directors meeting. The monthly report provides up-to-date information about the … Read more

Categories Articles, Board Report, Featured, Media Releases, What's New Tags Board Report

Weather Report – July 2023

July 27, 2023

The El Nino is affecting weather around the globe, creating extreme heat events and exacerbating wildfires, as well as contributing to the regional drought here … Read more

Categories Articles, Drought Updates, Featured, What's New Tags extreme heat, July 2023, regional drought, weather report
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  • Okanagan Water Board seeks grant applications to address drought & other water challengesNovember 30, 2023
  • Okanagan Water Board remains on drought watch as outdoor conservation campaign comes to closeNovember 8, 2023
  • Board Report – October 2023October 6, 2023
  • Annual meeting taps into water solutions to meet valley’s climate & other challengesSeptember 6, 2023
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  • Okanagan Water Board seeks grant applications to address drought & other water challenges
    Kelowna, B.C. – The Okanagan Basin Water Board (OBWB) is now accepting applications to its Water Conservation and Quality Improvement (WCQI) grant program for 2024. ... Read more
  • Weather Report – December 2023
    NOAA (U.S. weather agency) continues to forecast a warmer-and-drier-than-normal winter due to El Niño conditions. The areas forecast to have low precipitation become more geographically ... Read more
  • Board Report – November 2023
    The Okanagan Basin Water Board’s monthly Board Report provides highlights from this week’s Board of Directors meeting. The monthly report provides up-to-date information about the ... Read more
  • Okanagan Water Board remains on drought watch as outdoor conservation campaign comes to close
    Kelowna, B.C. – As residential irrigation systems get blown out and as people put their gardens to bed, the Okanagan Basin Water Board is still ... Read more
  • Weather Report – November 2023
    Seasonal forecasts continue to project a warmer-and-drier-than-normal fall and winter due to continued El Niño conditions. Okanagan Lake is below normal, and the provincial dam ... Read more
  • Join us for the 2024 Environmental Flows Conference
    WHEN: March 13-15, 2024 WHERE: Coast Capri Hotel – 1171 Harvey Ave, Kelowna, B.C. siwɬkʷ (WATER) FOR ALL: CO-CREATING FUTURES For more information about the ... Read more

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