Skip to content
  • Home
  • About
    • Overview
    • Board of Directors
      • Meet the Board
      • Agendas, Minutes & Board Reports
      • Governance
      • Annual Reports
    • Stewardship Council
      • Meet the Council
      • Guiding Principles
      • Terms of Reference
    • Staff
    • Employment Opportunities
    • Bid Opportunities
  • What We Do
    • Overview
      • Collaborative Water Management
      • Water Quality Improvement
      • Aquatic Weed Management
    • Annual Reports
    • History
  • Contact
  • News

Facebook      Bluesky      Instagram      X-Twitter      YouTube      LinkedIn
Okanagan Basin Water Board
Okanagan Basin Water Board
  • Grants
    • Overview
    • WCQI Grants
      • Application Information & Forms
      • WCQI Projects Database
    • SFA Grants
      • History of the SFA Program
    • Funding Partnerships
  • Milfoil
    • Overview
    • What We Do
    • About Eurasian Watermilfoil
    • Methods of Control
    • History of the Program
  • Water Quality
    • Overview
    • Water Quality Monitoring
    • Source Water Protection Toolkit
    • Okanagan Climate Indicators
    • Okanagan Sustainable Water Strategy
    • Okanagan Basin Water Quality Database
    • For Well Owners
    • Report Pollution!
    • Blue-Green Algae (Cyanobacteria)
    • Endocrine Disruptors
    • Invasive Mussels
    • Milfoil
    • Okanagan Wetlands Strategy
    • Runoff (Stormwater)
    • Improvement Grants
      • Sewage Facilities
      • Water Conservation & Quality
  • Water Quantity
    • Overview
    • Okanagan Sustainable Water Strategy
    • Improving Lake Level Management in the Okanagan
    • Okanagan Climate Indicators
    • For Agricultural Water Users
    • Drought Information & Updates
    • Flood Information & Updates
    • Make Water Work! website
      • MWW – Plant Collection
    • Environmental Flow Needs
    • Hydrometric Monitoring
    • Okanagan Climate Data Guide
    • For Well Owners
    • Water Conservation Grants
    • Water Supply & Demand
  • Projects
  • Outreach
  • Tools
    • Okanagan Climate Indicators
    • Workshops & Conferences
    • Library

Media Releases

Students prove to be WaterWise

May 17, 2012

Related Files 120517_okww_challenge_winners-pdf

Categories Media Releases

MAJOR OKANAGAN WATER STUDY WINS AWARD

April 26, 2012

Related Files 120426_major_okanagan_water_study_wins_award-pdf

Categories 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

Categories Media Releases

FLOOD OF ACTIVITIES WASHES OVER OKANAGAN FOR CANADA WATER WEEK

March 15, 2012

Related Files 120315_okanagan_water_board_celebrates_canada_water_week-pdf

Categories Media Releases

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

Related Files 111215_water_board_invites_grant_apps-pdf

Categories Media Releases

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

September 29, 2011

Related Files 110919_historic_bc_washington_water_talks_get_underway-pdf

Categories Media Releases

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

September 9, 2011

Related Files 110909_water_board_receives_funds-pdf

Categories Media Releases

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

August 12, 2011

Related Files 110812_osoyoos_lk_water_forum-pdf

Categories Media Releases

REGISTRATION OPENS ON IMPORTANT OSOYOOS LAKE WATER FORUM

May 23, 2011

Related Files 110520_registration_opens_osoyoos_lk_water_forum-pdf

Categories Media Releases Tags Osoyoos Lake Water Science Forum

OKANAGAN WATER A WINNER AS WATERWISE CONTEST DRAWS TO A CLOSE

May 4, 2011

Related Files 110505_okanagan_water_real_winner_in_contest-pdf

Categories Media Releases

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

April 6, 2011

Related Files 110407_wcqi_grants_awarded-pdf

Categories Media Releases

OKANAGAN BASIN WATER BOARD MAKES A SPLASH DURING WORLD WATER WEEK

March 16, 2011

Related Files 110317_water_board_makes_splash-pdf

Categories Media Releases

WATER BOARD UNVEILS TOOL TO HELP ENSURE SUSTAINABLE WATER SUPPLY

February 4, 2011

Related Files 110204_swurt-pdf

Categories Media Releases

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

Categories Media Releases Tags Rain to Resource

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

September 27, 2010

Related Files 100927_raintoresource-pdf

Categories Media Releases

EXCITING TIMES AHEAD AS WATER BOARD CELEBRATES 40 YEARS

September 10, 2010

Related Files 100910_exciting_times-pdf

Categories Media Releases

INNOVATIVE WATER MODEL IDENTIFYING OKANAGAN WATER USE

August 23, 2010

Related Files 100823_innovativemodel-pdf

Categories In the News, Media Releases

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

August 10, 2010

Related Files 100810_rain_to_resource_01-pdf

Categories Media Releases

MILFOIL OUTBREAK ON OSOYOOS LAKE PROMPTS SPECIAL ATTENTION

July 27, 2010

Related Files 100726_milfoil_outbreak_01-pdf

Categories Media Releases

THREE OKANAGAN COMMUNITIES BENEFIT FROM GRANTS TO UPGRADE WATER TREATMENT

June 3, 2010

Related Files 1000603_water_treatment_grants-pdf

Categories Media Releases

PROVINCIAL FUNDS HELP DEVELOP VALLEY-WIDE DROUGHT PLAN FOR OKANAGAN

May 27, 2010

Related Files 100527_funds_okanagan_wide_drought_plan-pdf

Categories Media Releases
Older posts
Newer posts
← Previous Page1 … Page10 Page11 Page12 Next →

Subscribe
Stay up-to-date on all Okanagan Basin Water Board news!


Recently Added

  • Board Report – October 2025
  • Drought Bulletin – October 9, 2025
  • Okanagan Water Board Invests in ‘Artificial Dog’s Nose’: UBCO eDNA Tool Promises Revolution in Invasive Mussel Detection
  • Drought Bulletin – October 3, 2025
  • Drought Bulletin – September 11, 2025
  • Board Report – September 2025

RSS Okanagan Water News (click to personalize)

  • Worsening drought conditions 'unprecedented' for this time of year, says water board - Castanet
  • Killiney beach water quality advisory ends: RDCO - AM 1150
  • Okanagan Basin Water Board commits funds to new UBCO tech project - Kelowna Capital News
  • RDOS issues water quality advisory and immediate irrigation ban for part of Okanagan Falls - Castanet
  • Make Water Work campaign's effective approach - Castanet
  • Inside look: Kelowna’s tallest condo building now home to hundreds - Castanet
  • Okanagan Basin Water Board commits $200K to UBC Okanagan research targeting invasive mussels - Kelowna News - Castanet
  • Okanagan Falls neighbourhood experiencing water system failure - Penticton News - Castanet
  • Funding sought for Okanagan water monitoring initiative - The Similkameen Spotlight
  • Work temporarily paused on Okanagan Falls water main upgrade - Penticton Western News
  • Regional District of North Okanagan changing source of drinking water Oct. 6 - Castanet
  • Drought level in the Okanagan increases under new provincial system - Global News

Media Releases

  • 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

Subscribe and stay up-to-date on all OBWB news!

Search Our Site:


Make Water Work


Don't Move a Mussel


Okanagan Water Stewardship Council


Okanagan Climate Indicators Dashboard


Source Water Protection Toolkit


Water Supply and Demand


Okanagan Basin Water Quality Database


Okanagan Flood Story - Floodplain Mapping Portal


What’s New:

  • 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

More OBWB News:

  • Media Releases
  • Drought Information & Updates
  • Agendas, Minutes & Board Reports
  • Recently Added
We acknowledge that we work on the traditional, ancestral, and unceded tm̓xʷúlaʔxʷ (land) of the syilx (Okanagan) people who have resided here since time immemorial. We honour and respect this land and the siwlɬk (water) which flows through the valley and connects us all. 

Okanagan Basin Water Board
ONE VALLEY, ONE WATER

Collaborative Water Management | Water Quality Improvement | Aquatic Weed Management

2025 © OBWB     |  Privacy Policy  |  Contact