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The new Water Sustainability Act – What issues do YOU want addressed?

We’re finalizing our submission to the province re: the new Water Sustainability Act. Are you submitting one too? What issues do YOU want addressed? DEADLINE … Read more

Categories Featured Tags BC, legislation, Water Sustainability Act

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

Categories Featured, Recently Added Tags Board of Directors, OBWB, Strategic Plan

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

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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

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Valley-wide “Make Water Work” contest nets a winner

Kelowna, B.C. – This summer, more than 800 Okanagan residents pledged to “Make Water Work” – committing to water conservation, and entering a contest for … Read more

Categories Featured, Media Releases Tags Make Water Work

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

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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

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Don’t Move a Mussel – webinar

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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

Categories Featured, Recently Added Tags Don't Move A Mussel, mussel, webinar

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

Categories Featured, Recently Added Tags award, Council of the Federation, Okanagan Water Stewardship Council

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

Categories Featured, Recently Added Tags Grants, Water Conservation, Water Quality Improvement

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

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  • Board Report – October 2025
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  • Okanagan Water Board Invests in ‘Artificial Dog’s Nose’: UBCO eDNA Tool Promises Revolution in Invasive Mussel Detection
  • Drought Bulletin – October 3, 2025
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RSS Okanagan Water News (click to personalize)

  • RDOS rescind water quality advisory for lower zone of the Okanagan Falls water system - Castanet
  • 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
  • Grindrod Water Utility Restrictions - Regional District of North Okanagan
  • B.C. raises Okanagan region to ‘unprecedented’ Drought Level 4 - Victoria News
  • Kelowna man in hot water with Alberta Securities Commission - Kelowna News - Castanet
  • Worsening drought conditions 'unprecedented' for this time of year, says water board - Castanet
  • Okanagan Basin Water Board commits funds to new UBCO tech project - West K News
  • RDOS issues water quality advisory and immediate irrigation ban for part of Okanagan Falls - Castanet
  • Okanagan Basin Water Board commits $200K to UBC Okanagan research targeting invasive mussels - Kelowna News - Castanet

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  • 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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  • 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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