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Water council flush with pride over award

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Love your water body

Castanet – March 20, 2013 March 18 to 24 is Canada Water Week. The theme this year is “Love Your Water Body!” As such, the … Read more

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$300K in water grant money available

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Board discusses milfoil and mussels

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Lessons in conservation from Vegas

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Officials look at drought simulation

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No waste as treatment plant expands

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Issue ‘mussels’ its way to agenda

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Dock do’s and don’ts discussed

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Blinking buoys on the move

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UBCO works to protect water supply

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Water conservation project first feature of College’s Demonstration Garden

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Osoyoos Lake’s future at stake

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Lessons in conservation from Vegas

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Leaders gather to talk climate change

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Funds trickle in to help Osoyoos Lake

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Students help to improve irrigation

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OBWB’s ‘Excellent” water study

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Water world: The Okanagan shortage

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Okanagan water under the microscope

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Cash for ideas that make a splash

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OBWB Board Highlights – Endangered mussels in the Okanagan

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Water board gets federal boost

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Blinking buoys bring backlash

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Okanagan Lake evaporation factor

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