Update #2 – June 29, 2016
July Weather Report Comparison with 2015: This year had a much more generous snow pack, but both years had a much earlier snowmelt than average. … Read more
Drought Updates
Update #1 – June 1, 2016
June Weather Report Provincial River Outlook – Issued: May 27, 2016 3:00PM “Weather over the past week has been dominated by low pressure systems with … Read more
OBWB Drought Update #11
Dear Okanagan local governments and water utilities, Drought Level Three Since my last update, the Okanagan has been scaled back to Drought Level Three, with … Read more
OBWB Drought Update #10
Dear Okanagan local governments and water utilities, Are we still in Level 4 drought? Yes, we are. The River Forecast Centre and the Ministry of … Read more
OBWB Drought Update #9
Dear Okanagan Local Governments and Water Utilities, I’ll be continuing these general drought updates for the remainder of the season. The province is now also … Read more
OBWB Drought Update #8
Dear Okanagan Local Governments and Water Purveyors, Thanks to everyone who came out yesterday for our drought workshop in Kelowna. It was terrific to have … Read more
OBWB Drought Update #7
Dear Okanagan Local Governments and Water Purveyors, This is just going to be a short update on Okanagan drought response, to an expanded list of … Read more
OBWB Drought Update #6
Dear Okanagan Local Governments and Water Purveyors, Bottom-line news As of today, the Okanagan Basin is officially in Drought Level 4. There is no Level … Read more
OBWB Drought Update #5
Dear Okanagan Local Governments and Water Purveyors, Thanks to everyone who tuned in to our webinar on Monday. We had a record turnout. The slides … Read more
OBWB Drought Update #4
Dear Okanagan Local Governments and Water Purveyors, Since my last update, a Level 4 drought has been declared for the Nicola. The Okanagan, the Kettle, … Read more
OBWB Drought Update #3
Dear Okanagan local governments and water utilities, This email is a follow up to the emails I sent on July 16 and 17. Please let … Read more
OBWB Drought Update #2
Dear Okanagan governments and water utilities, This email is a follow-up from the one I sent yesterday (see below) with a few updates and clarifications. … Read more
OBWB Drought Update #1
Dear Okanagan governments, and water utilities, Many of you will have now heard about the province’s declaration of a Level 3 drought for our region. … Read more