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In the News

Keep making water work for the victory

July 21, 2022

Okanagan Advertiser – July 21, 2022

Categories In the News, Recently Added Tags Make Water Work

Summerland reservoir upgrade completed under budget

Penticton Western News – July 21, 2022

Categories In the News, Recently Added Tags reservoir upgrade, Summerland

Completed repairs on Summerland’s Isintok Dam an important part for District’s water supply in the face of climate change

July 20, 2022

Castanet – July 20, 2022 One of Summerland’s key dams has been repaired and reopened after an issue was found in 2013 with one of … Read more

Categories In the News, Recently Added Tags Isintok dam, Summerland, Trout Creek

Okanagan Basin Water Board rain barrel program on hold due to costs

July 19, 2022

Castanet – July 19, 2022 Yards and gardens in the Central Okanagan are greener than usual this summer thanks to all the rain earlier this … Read more

Categories In the News, Recently Added Tags Okanagan WaterWise, rain barrel sale

Canada’s largest marine dredging company brought thousands of invasive mussels into B.C.

July 17, 2022

InfoNews – July 17, 2022 A barge from Lake Ontario containing thousands of invasive zebra mussels that was intercepted in late June on its way … Read more

Categories In the News, Recently Added Tags barge, Fraser River Pile and Dredge, Lake Ontario, mussel

Campaign to keep invasive mussels out of local lakes continues

July 14, 2022

Castanet – July 14, 2022

Categories In the News, Recently Added

Don’t move a mussel

Okanagan Edge – July 14, 2022

Categories In the News, Recently Added Tags mussel

Okanagan water board advocates millions for water management

July 12, 2022

Kelowna Capital News – July 12, 2022

Categories In the News, Recently Added Tags BC Standing Committeee on Finance and Government Services, budget 2023, water management

B.C.’s invasive mussel defence program intercepts 5 contaminated boats from Ontario

July 9, 2022

Global News – July 9, 2022

Categories In the News, Recently Added Tags mussel

‘Largest-ever decontamination’: B.C. crews track down mussel-infested barge from eastern Canada

Global News – July 9, 2022

Categories In the News, Recently Added Tags barge, decontamination, mussel

Okanagan Basin Water Board report foresees Goldilocks summer: not too hot, not too cold

July 2, 2022

Castanet – July 2, 2022

Categories In the News, Recently Added Tags Goldilocks summer, OBWB, weather report

It’s all new as Osoyoos Museum nears completion

June 30, 2022

Times Chronicle  – June 30, 2022

Categories In the News, Recently Added Tags exhibit, Osoyoos, Waterways

Summerland adopts future-focussed Water Master Plan

Summerland Review – June 30, 2022

Categories In the News, Recently Added Tags Summerland, water master plan

Summerland finalizes water master plan

June 24, 2022

AM1150 – June 24, 2022

Categories In the News, Recently Added Tags Summerland, water master plan

Summerland adopts new Water Master Plan to guide water decisions in future

June 23, 2022

Castanet – June 23, 2022

Categories In the News, Recently Added Tags master water plan, Summerland

Epic gardens on display at Flower Power Garden Tour in Kelowna, West Kelowna

June 15, 2022

Castanet – June 15, 2022

Categories In the News, Recently Added Tags garden tour, Kelowna, Make Water Work, Okanagan WaterWise, Okanagan Xeriscape Association, OXA, West Kelowna

Harvester anticipated to finally fight milfoil problem in South Okanagan lake

June 6, 2022

InfoNews – June 6, 2022

Categories In the News, Recently Added Tags Vaseux Lake Stewardship Association

First time weed war planned for South Okanagan lake

June 2, 2022

Kelowna Daily Courier – June 2, 2022

Categories In the News, Recently Added Tags milfoil, Vaseux Lake, Vaseux Lake Stewardship Association

Working together to protect drinking water sources

May 31, 2022

Watermark – Spring 2022

Categories In the News, Recently Added Tags source water protection, source water protection toolkit, Source Water Protection webinar series, Toolkit

Residents encouraged to be waterwise as Okanagan Lake below full pool

May 29, 2022

Kelowna Capital News – May 29, 2022

Categories In the News, Recently Added Tags drought, full pool, Make Water Work, Okanagan Lake, Okanagan WaterWise

Innovation is the crucial word for milfoil removal

May 23, 2022

Times Chronicle – May 23, 2022

Categories In the News, Recently Added Tags innovation, milfoil

Water Board wants residents to conserve water this summer, offers reward

May 22, 2022

Castanet – May 22, 2022 Now that the May long weekend is here, summer has unofficially started. That means it’s time to start thinking of … Read more

Categories In the News, Recently Added Tags conservation, Make Water Work

Okanagan residents encouraged to get the most out of their water use

May 21, 2022

Penticton Western News – May 21, 2022

Categories In the News, Recently Added Tags Make Water Work

Okanagan residents encouraged to take pledge to be ‘WaterWise’

May 20, 2022

Vernon Matters – May 20, 2022

Categories In the News, Recently Added Tags Make Water Work

Kelowna, West Kelowna Flower Power tours back bigger and better

May 17, 2022

Kelowna Capital News – May 17, 2022

Categories In the News, Recently Added Tags flower tour, garden tour, Okanagan WaterWise, OXA
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Recently Added

  • Local Rotarians Launch Regional Fundraising Campaign to Protect Okanagan Lakes from Invasive Mussels
  • Board Report – February 2026
  • Drought Bulletin – December 1, 2025
  • OBWB Sounds Alarm: Private Member’s Bill Poses Threat to Watersheds,Drinking Water, and Local Governments
  • OBWB Launches Annual $350K Grant Program, Prioritizing Innovation in Water Security
  • Board Report – November 2025

RSS Okanagan Water News (click to personalize)

  • U.S. invasive mussel treatments cut population nearly in half: report - Castanet
  • South Okanagan Sage Mesa lawsuit casts doubt on referendum - The Similkameen Spotlight
  • New UBC Okanagan research says trees give visual clues as they rehydrate each spring - EurekAlert!
  • Osoyoos lake levels to be managed as Okanagan sees snowpack at 62 per cent of normal - Castanet
  • Okanagan water forum promotes collaboration in watershed protection - Keremeos Review
  • New Vernon pump station nears completion - Vernon Morning Star
  • Canoe Bay pump station project in Vernon close to being complete - Castanet
  • Sage Mesa’s $33M referendum: what to know for the vote - Penticton Western News
  • LETTER: Okanagan drought will lead to a tough summer - Revelstoke Review
  • South Okanagan MP Helena Konanz presents three local petitions surrounding highways, water issues and fishing concerns - Castanet
  • Okanagan Nation Alliance forum sees officials collaborate on watershed responsibility plan - Castanet
  • Water quality advisory for West Kelowna’s Falcon Ridge water system - Lake Country Calendar

Media Releases

  • Local Rotarians Launch Regional Fundraising Campaign to Protect Okanagan Lakes from Invasive MusselsMarch 31, 2026
  • OBWB Sounds Alarm: Private Member’s Bill Poses Threat to Watersheds,Drinking Water, and Local GovernmentsNovember 14, 2025
  • OBWB Launches Annual $350K Grant Program, Prioritizing Innovation in Water SecurityNovember 12, 2025

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What’s New:

  • Board Report – February 2026
    What happened at the February Water Board meeting? Chair and Vice-Chair Elections for 2026. 73% of Okanagan boat launch users know this… Half of mussel-fouled ... Read more
  • Drought Bulletin – December 1, 2025
    ️The snow is here, but the Okanagan is still running on low battery! Since 2022, we’ve battled persistent drought conditions. The 2025 dry season was ... Read more
  • OBWB Sounds Alarm: Private Member’s Bill Poses Threat to Watersheds,Drinking Water, and Local Governments
    Syilx Territory, Kelowna, B.C. – The Okanagan Basin Water Board (OBWB) is joining local governments and the Union of BC Municipalities in sounding the alarm over BILL M 216 ... Read more
  • OBWB Launches Annual $350K Grant Program, Prioritizing Innovation in Water Security
    Syilx Territory, Kelowna, B.C. – The Okanagan Basin Water Board (OBWB) has opened its intake for the 2026 Water Conservation and Quality Improvement (WCQI) Grant program, ... Read more
  • Board Report – November 2025
    Highlights from the November Water Board Meeting: OBWB Celebrates $200K Federal Investment in Algal Bloom Monitoring 2026 WCQI Grant Theme Prioritizes Innovation in Water Supply ... Read more
  • 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

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