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Media Releases

WATER BOARD AWARDS GRANTS FOR PROJECTS THAT CONSERVE & PROTECT OKANAGAN WATER

April 5, 2012

Related Files 120405_funds_announced_to_protect_and_conserve_okanagan_water-pdf

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FLOOD OF ACTIVITIES WASHES OVER OKANAGAN FOR CANADA WATER WEEK

March 15, 2012

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Water Board to monitor vulnerable Okanagan groundwater

February 3, 2012

Kelowna, B.C. – Local residents, along with federal, provincial and local dignitaries, were on hand today as the Okanagan Basin Water Board (OBWB) broke ground … Read more

Categories Media Releases Tags Groundwater

Okanagan Groundwater Monitoring Project Backgrounder

The need: Recent studies[1] show a need to increase the number of groundwater observation wells throughout the Okanagan to develop better information in priority areas, … Read more

Categories Media Releases Tags Groundwater

WATER BOARD GRANTS AVAILABLE FOR PROJECTS THAT CONSERVE OR IMPROVE WATER

December 15, 2011

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HISTORIC TALKS ON B.C./WASHINGTON STATE WATER RELATIONS GETS UNDERWAY

September 29, 2011

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Okanagan Water Board celebrates work in water protection and receives funds to continue

September 9, 2011

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B.C. AND WASHINGTON ELECTEDS PREPARE FOR IMPORTANT OSOYOOS LAKE WATER FORUM

August 12, 2011

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REGISTRATION OPENS ON IMPORTANT OSOYOOS LAKE WATER FORUM

May 23, 2011

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Categories Media Releases Tags Osoyoos Lake Water Science Forum

OKANAGAN WATER A WINNER AS WATERWISE CONTEST DRAWS TO A CLOSE

May 4, 2011

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WATER BOARD ANNOUNCES FUNDS FOR PROJECTS THAT WILL CONSERVE OR IMPROVE OKANAGAN WATER

April 6, 2011

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OKANAGAN BASIN WATER BOARD MAKES A SPLASH DURING WORLD WATER WEEK

March 16, 2011

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WATER BOARD UNVEILS TOOL TO HELP ENSURE SUSTAINABLE WATER SUPPLY

February 4, 2011

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PUSH IS ON TO CONTROL MILFOIL ON OSOYOOS LAKE

December 22, 2010

The Okanagan Basin Water Board (OBWB) is putting in extra hours this winter, trying to get ahead of the outbreak of Eurasian Watermilfoil on Osoyoos … Read more

Categories Media Releases Tags milfoil, Osoyoos Lake

WATER BOARD FISHING FOR PROJECTS THAT CONSERVE OR IMPROVE OKANAGAN WATER

December 15, 2010

Related Files 101208_pr-pdf

Categories Media Releases Tags Grants, WCQI

“RAIN TO RESOURCE” ATTRACTS DELEGATES FROM ACROSS BC LOOKING TO PREPARE FOR CLIMATE CHANGE (Oct. 28, 2010)

November 12, 2010

Related Files 101028_raintoresource_delegates_gather-pdf

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“RAIN TO RESOURCE” WORKSHOP AIMS TO HELP PREPARE COMMUNITIES FOR CLIMATE CHANGE

September 27, 2010

Related Files 100927_raintoresource-pdf

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EXCITING TIMES AHEAD AS WATER BOARD CELEBRATES 40 YEARS

September 10, 2010

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INNOVATIVE WATER MODEL IDENTIFYING OKANAGAN WATER USE

August 23, 2010

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“RAIN TO RESOURCE” WORKSHOP ENCOURAGES NEW THINKING ON MANAGING STORMWATER

August 10, 2010

Related Files 100810_rain_to_resource_01-pdf

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MILFOIL OUTBREAK ON OSOYOOS LAKE PROMPTS SPECIAL ATTENTION

July 27, 2010

Related Files 100726_milfoil_outbreak_01-pdf

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THREE OKANAGAN COMMUNITIES BENEFIT FROM GRANTS TO UPGRADE WATER TREATMENT

June 3, 2010

Related Files 1000603_water_treatment_grants-pdf

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PROVINCIAL FUNDS HELP DEVELOP VALLEY-WIDE DROUGHT PLAN FOR OKANAGAN

May 27, 2010

Related Files 100527_funds_okanagan_wide_drought_plan-pdf

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WEB VIDEO PROJECT AIMS TO FURTHER DISCUSSION ON EMERGING WATER ISSUES

May 13, 2010

Related Files 100513_video_library-pdf

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FUNDING FLOWS FROM OKANAGAN BASIN WATER BOARD

April 12, 2010

Related Files 100412_wcqi_grants_01-pdf

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