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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

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“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

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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

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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

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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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Groundbreaking Okanagan Water Study Show Needs for Conservation and Adaption

March 26, 2010

Related Files 100326_phase_2_01-pdf

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OKANAGAN PROJECT FUNDING HELPS ADDRESS FUTURE WATER NEEDS AS CLIMATE CHANGES

January 25, 2010

Related Files 100125_bcrac_funding_01-pdf

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FLOODGATES OPEN ON GRANTS TO CONSERVE OR IMPROVE WATER

December 16, 2009

Related Files 091216_wcqi_grant_program_01-pdf

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OKANAGAN BASIN WATER BOARD TO CREATE A WEB-BASED WATER USE REPORTING SYSTEM FOR THE VALLEY

September 25, 2009

Related Files 090925_funding_online_water_01-pdf

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WATERMILFOIL HARVESTING TO TAKE PLACE IN WOOD LAKE

July 22, 2009

Harvester Machine will be Operating in Front of Beasley Park from July 27 to July 31

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