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Water Conservation & Quality Improvement Grants

The WCQI Grant application intake for the 2013-14 year is now closed. The OBWB would like to thank all the organizations who applied this year. … Read more

Categories Recently Added Tags Grants, WCQI

The OBWB is proud to release its new Topsoil Bylaws Toolkit!

The Topsoil Bylaws Toolkit is a companion to the OBWB’s Groundwater Bylaws Toolkit and a supplement to the Green Bylaws Toolkit (www.greenbylaws.ca). This new Toolkit … Read more

Categories Featured, Recently Added Tags bylaws, topsoil

What the Okanagan can learn from Las Vegas

Environmentguru.com – January 14, 2013

Categories In the News Tags conservation, Las Vegas, Okanagan WaterWise

Water Conservation Funding Available

Click to download “Water conservation funding available” – 15 DECEMBER 2012 – KELOWNA DAILY COURIER (PDF)

Categories In the News Tags Grants, Water Conservation, Water Quality Improvement, WCQI

West Kelowna council concerned about Jackpine Lake development plans

Related Files 110226_west_kelowna_council_concerned_about_jackpine_lake_development_plans_cap_news-pdf

Categories In the News Tags West Kelowna

RDCO Board highlights

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Categories In the News Tags RCDO

Frozen Osoyoos Lake freezes out OBWB milfoil clearing efforts

Related Files 110217_frozen_osoyoos_lk_freezes_out_obwb_milfoil_clearing_efforts_sunfm_pent_vern_ezrock_summerl_am1150_kel-pdf

Categories In the News Tags Eurasian Watermilfoil, milfoil, Osoyoos Lake

OBWB invites proposals for grants

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Categories In the News Tags Grants

WATER BOARD FISHING FOR PROJECTS THAT CONSERVE OR IMPROVE OKANAGAN WATER

Related Files 101208_pr-pdf

Categories Media Releases Tags Grants, WCQI

Water issues focus of new poll

BC residents do care about their fresh water, not only for drinking but also for wildlife and for agriculture

Categories In the News

UBC study measures endocrine disruptors in Okanagan wastewater

May 5, 2010 – UBC-Okanagan UBC researchers conducting the ongoing Okanagan Endocrine Disruptor Study have determined that concentrations of endocrine disrupting compounds (EDCs,  referred to … Read more

Categories In the News Tags endocrine disruptors, UBC-Okanagan

Water projects tap into funding

Related Files 100415_water_projects-pdf

Categories In the News

Late-Spring Rains Crucial to the Valley

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Categories In the News

Water experts talk about the dreaded ‘D’ word

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Water Board dishes out cash for projects

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Categories In the News

Local water projects get funds

Related Files 100413_local_water_projects-pdf

Categories In the News

New sewers for 130 in Osoyoos

Related Files 100411_new_sewers-pdf

Categories In the News

Cattlemen to discuss water trends

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Categories In the News

Spring into xeriscape

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Categories In the News

SUPPLY AND DEMAND PROJECT FALLS A BIT FLAT

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Water study sounds alarm

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Categories In the News

WATER MANAGEMENT AND LAND-USE PLANNING NEEDED

Related Files 100330_water_management_and_land_use-pdf

Categories In the News

Latest valley water study offers no surprises

Related Files 100326_latest_water_study-pdf

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Water

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Phase 3 of Water Plan initiated

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  • Water quality advisory for West Kelowna’s Falcon Ridge water system - Lake Country Calendar
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  • Youths responsible for West Kelowna reservoir contamination scare, police say - Okanagan - Global News
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  • World Water Day made a South Okanagan splash - Castanet

Media Releases

  • Local Rotarians Launch Regional Fundraising Campaign to Protect Okanagan Lakes from Invasive MusselsMarch 31, 2026
  • OBWB Sounds Alarm: Private Member’s Bill Poses Threat to Watersheds,Drinking Water, and Local GovernmentsNovember 14, 2025
  • OBWB Launches Annual $350K Grant Program, Prioritizing Innovation in Water SecurityNovember 12, 2025

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What’s New:

  • Board Report – February 2026
    What happened at the February Water Board meeting? Chair and Vice-Chair Elections for 2026. 73% of Okanagan boat launch users know this… Half of mussel-fouled ... Read more
  • Drought Bulletin – December 1, 2025
    ️The snow is here, but the Okanagan is still running on low battery! Since 2022, we’ve battled persistent drought conditions. The 2025 dry season was ... Read more
  • OBWB Sounds Alarm: Private Member’s Bill Poses Threat to Watersheds,Drinking Water, and Local Governments
    Syilx Territory, Kelowna, B.C. – The Okanagan Basin Water Board (OBWB) is joining local governments and the Union of BC Municipalities in sounding the alarm over BILL M 216 ... Read more
  • OBWB Launches Annual $350K Grant Program, Prioritizing Innovation in Water Security
    Syilx Territory, Kelowna, B.C. – The Okanagan Basin Water Board (OBWB) has opened its intake for the 2026 Water Conservation and Quality Improvement (WCQI) Grant program, ... Read more
  • Board Report – November 2025
    Highlights from the November Water Board Meeting: OBWB Celebrates $200K Federal Investment in Algal Bloom Monitoring 2026 WCQI Grant Theme Prioritizes Innovation in Water Supply ... Read more
  • Board Report – October 2025
    What’s the latest on water in the Okanagan? From record-breaking heat to aging infrastructure and invasive mussel threats, the OBWB October Board Report covers urgent ... Read more

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