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Deadline Looming for Water Grants

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Hansma Running for Liberals

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25 year old water agreement between US and Canada being renewed

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Westbank & District Chamber of Commerce turning its attention to water consumption

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Okanagan Water Board awards grants

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Water Week message urges conservation

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Water Board opposes endangered listing of mussel

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Water Board exec excited about study

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Evaporation levels of Okanagan Lake being monitored.

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Okanagan Basin Water Board to fund programming at UBCO

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Depleting Okanagan water supply discussed

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Recently Added

  • Board Report – October 2025
  • Drought Bulletin – October 9, 2025
  • Okanagan Water Board Invests in ‘Artificial Dog’s Nose’: UBCO eDNA Tool Promises Revolution in Invasive Mussel Detection
  • Drought Bulletin – October 3, 2025
  • Drought Bulletin – September 11, 2025
  • Board Report – September 2025

RSS Okanagan Water News (click to personalize)

  • Water protection agency invests in mussel detection - Vernon Matters
  • A record-breaking $32-million Okanagan estate sale makes history in B.C.’s Interior - BCBusiness
  • RDOS rescind water quality advisory for lower zone of the Okanagan Falls water system - Castanet
  • Housing Catalogues - Regional District of North Okanagan
  • Building a Thriving Community through Attainable Housing - Regional District of North Okanagan
  • Greater Vernon Cultural Plan - Regional District of North Okanagan
  • Rollout of water meter pilot program coming to rural South Okanagan communities - Penticton News - Castanet
  • Water discolouration in Okanagan Falls: RDOS - AM 1150
  • RDOS working on solutions to Okanagan Falls brown water issues - Castanet
  • RDOS rescinds irrigation ban for part of Okanagan Falls, water advisory still in effect - Penticton News - Castanet
  • B.C. raises Okanagan region to ‘unprecedented’ Drought Level 4 - Victoria News
  • Kelowna man in hot water with Alberta Securities Commission - Kelowna News - Castanet

Media Releases

  • Okanagan Water Board Invests in ‘Artificial Dog’s Nose’: UBCO eDNA Tool Promises Revolution in Invasive Mussel DetectionOctober 7, 2025
  • OBWB Annual Report Highlights Progress and Future of Okanagan WaterSeptember 5, 2025
  • New Tool Helps Protect Okanagan Streams and Fish with Real-Time Science-Driven Insights!May 26, 2025

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What’s New:

  • 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
  • Drought Bulletin – October 9, 2025
    𝐎𝐤𝐚𝐧𝐚𝐠𝐚𝐧 𝐡𝐢𝐭 𝐰𝐢𝐭𝐡 𝐮𝐧𝐩𝐫𝐞𝐜𝐞𝐝𝐞𝐧𝐭𝐞𝐝 𝐃𝐫𝐨𝐮𝐠𝐡𝐭 𝐋𝐞𝐯𝐞𝐥 𝟒. That crisp fall air isn’t fooling anyone. The Okanagan is now at an Drought Level 4, rare for ... Read more
  • Okanagan Water Board Invests in ‘Artificial Dog’s Nose’: UBCO eDNA Tool Promises Revolution in Invasive Mussel Detection
    Syilx Territory, Kelowna, B.C. – The Okanagan Basin Water Board (OBWB) has committed $200,000 towards funding a UBC Okanagan (UBCO)-led pioneering research project that promises ... Read more
  • Drought Bulletin – October 3, 2025
    Don’t be fooled by the fall weather—the Okanagan is still in drought! Following a record-breaking September heatwave and very little rain, streamflows are dangerously low ... Read more
  • Drought Bulletin – September 11, 2025
    Drought Level Raised in the Okanagan The drought level has now been raised to 𝐋𝐞𝐯𝐞𝐥 𝟑, reflecting dangerously low flows in local creeks and rivers. ... Read more
  • OBWB Annual Report Highlights Progress and Future of Okanagan Water
    Syilx Territory, Kelowna, B.C. – The Okanagan Basin Water Board (OBWB) held its Annual Meeting today in Kelowna, with presentations and discussions centered around this year’s theme ... Read more

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