Water Conservation Guide for BC – Now available!
Water conservation is a valuable source of ‘new’ water that brings benefits to communities of all sizes. It can lighten the load on your existing … Read more
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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
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
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
OBWB Strategic Plan
The 2014-2019 OBWB Strategic Plan (1.5MB PDF) is intended to guide the OBWB’s work for the next five years. The Plan reflects our priorities, our … Read more
Strategic Plan Approved in Principle
In June, the Board held a joint session with the Okanagan Water Stewardship Council to contribute to an OBWB five-year strategic plan. This plan, presented … Read more
Board Report – October 2013
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
2013 Annual Report
Now available for download and online viewing! Download the 2013 Annual Report: “Working Together to Protect Our Watershed” (3MB PDF) The Okanagan Basin Water Board … Read more
Annual public meeting of Osoyoos Lake Board of Control – September 10
You are invited to attend the 2013 annual public meeting of the International Joint Commission’s Osoyoos Lake Board of Control. This year the meeting will … Read more
Okanagan Groundwater Monitoring Project 2013 Summary
The Okanagan Groundwater Monitoring Project is an initiative to increase the monitoring of priority aquifers in the Okanagan region. A 2013 Project Summary was recently … Read more
Summary Report added for Hydrologic Connectivity Study
The Hydrologic Connectivity study considers how water utilities are connected hydrologically (how water flows through the Okanagan valley) and legally (through water licencing). A new … Read more
New website for OBWB
Please join us at our Annual Meeting in Kelowna on September 6 for the official unveiling of the new OBWB website. In the meantime, we … Read more
2013 Annual Meeting – September 6
Our Annual Meeting will be held on Friday, September 6, 2013 in Kelowna, B.C. at the Rotary Centre for the Arts from 9:00am till noon. … Read more
Don’t Move a Mussel – webinar
On June 19, 2013 the OBWB and Okanagan WaterWise held a free online seminar regarding zebra and quagga mussels, the impact an invasion would have … Read more
Listen to Make Water Work radio ads
Find our Make Water Work radio ads here: Radio ad #1: Don’t mow. Let it grow. Leave grass 2-3 inches tall. Water stays longer when … Read more
Region mussels up infestation protection
Vernon Morning Star – July 21, 2013 Pressure is growing to prevent a potentially devastating species from moving to the Okanagan. The Regional District of … Read more
Okanagan Water Stewardship Council Wins National Award of Excellence
On March 22, the council was awarded the first-ever Council of the Federation “Excellence in Water Stewardship Award” for B.C. The Council of the Federation … Read more
Grant funds flow to projects to conserve or improve Okanagan water
The Okanagan Basin Water Board has approved $300,000 in funding from its Water Conservation and Quality Improvement (WCQI) Grant Program to 19 projects in the … Read more
What can the Okanagan learn from Vegas?
Presentations now posted! The Water Board recently teamed up with the Irrigation Industry Association of BC to present a special day-long workshop in Kelowna on … Read more
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
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
