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Boats weeds lake bed

Kelowna Daily Courier Winter work is underway to ensure Kelowna’s beaches are free of weeds next summer. A rototilling boat owned by the Okanagan Basin … Read more

Rototilling on Okanagan Lakes

Castanet You have probably noticed the large orange machines churning up gallons of water in front of and around Okanagan beaches the past several weeks. … Read more

Out with the old, in with the new – Big changes in store for BC’s 100 year-old Water Act

The Water Chronicles New changes are coming to British Columbia’s 100-year-old Water Act. The Water Sustainability act replaces the existing Water Act, which has been … Read more

Grants on tap

Vernon Morning Star The Okanagan Basin Water Board is now accepting applications for the 2014 water conservation and quality improvement grant program. The program, in … Read more

Water Board Opens Intake for Water Conservation and Quality Improvement Grant Applications

Kelowna, B.C. – The Okanagan Basin Water Board is now accepting applications to its 2014 Water Conservation and Quality Improvement (WCQI) Grant Program. The program, … Read more

Call for Applications – Water Conservation & Quality Improvement Grant Program

The Okanagan Basin Water Board is now accepting applications to its 2014 Water Conservation and Quality Improvement (WCQI) Grant Program. The program, in its ninth … Read more

“One Valley, One Water”

Castanet The Okanagan Basin Water Board (OBWB) is now accepting applications for the 2014 Water Conservation and Quality Improvement (WCQI) Grant Program. The program, in … Read more

Wetland loss blamed for most endangered species in Okanagan

Kelowna Capital News – December 4, 2013 The Okanagan Wetlands Strategy currently underway is a great start to turning around the trend of wetland devastation … Read more

Plan in works to bring back wetlands

Daily Courier – November 28, 2013

Open House to save Okanagan Wetlands

AM1150 – November 27, 2013

Okanagan Wetlands Strategy – Workshop November 28

DID YOU KNOW…more than 85% of the Okanagan’s wetlands & natural riparian areas are gone? And, the remaining areas are at risk of loss. We … Read more

Experts share worry for climate change in Penticton

Penticton Western News – November 21, 2013 Extreme weather events like those behind this summer’s Alberta floods are the new norm and highlight the need … Read more

Discussion on Future of Okanagan Water with Renowned Speaker

AM1150 – N0vember 18, 2013 It’s being referred to as an eye-popping educational talk on the future of water in the Okanagan at Penticton’s Okanagan … Read more

Water management paints Okanagan green from brown

Kelowna Capital News – Novmber 18, 2013 From the 1880s on, water in the Okanagan Valley has been a limited resource under increasing pressure, but … Read more

Westside plant reuses more water

Daily Courier – November 18, 2013

Saving water saves money

Westside Weekly – November 17, 2013

OBWB submission to the Water Sustainability Act consultation opportunity

Please find below the Okanagan Basin Water Board’s submission to the Water Sustainability Act consultation opportunity. The Board gratefully acknowledges the advice of the Okanagan … Read more