Library

Publications

• Preparing for Invasive Mussels: Vulnerability Assessment Guide for Raw Water Infrastructure
• Source Water Protection Toolkit
• A River Film
• Slow it, Spread it, Sink It! Guide
• Okanagan Basin Waterscape Poster
• Okanagan Lakeshore Living Guide
• Building Climate Resilience in the Okanagan – A Homeowner’s Resource Guide
• Okanagan Sustainable Water Strategy – Action Plan 2.0 (2019)
• Okanagan Wetlands Action Plan – A Resource for Local Government and Communities (PDF)
• Constructed Wetlands for Stormwater Management: An Okanagan Guidebook

Education Guide

• Introduction
• Okanagan Watershed and Climate Module
• Building Outdoor Learning Spaces Module
• Building Outdoor Learning Spaces Module
• siwłkʷ Water Curriculum K–12 Teacher’s Resource Guide

Planning Guides

The resources in this database provide legal mechanisms, innovative policies, and best practices that planners can use to help their communities adapt to climate change, protect green infrastructure, and carry out sustainable land and water use practices.

Online Resources

• Drought Information & Updates
• Resources for Agricultural Water Users
• OBWB on YouTube  / Bluesky / Facebook / X / Instagram
  • Okanagan WaterWise
  • Make Water Work
  • Don’t Move A Mussel

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  Okanagan Water Supply & Demand
  • Project Website
  • Local Government Guide (4.3MB PDF)

Searchable Okanagan Water Science Library

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  The Okanagan Basin Water Resource Information database (OBWRID) contains more than 300 Okanagan water research and reports compiled through the Okanagan Basin Water Supply and Demand Project. Each entry has been reviewed for scope and quality.

Resources

Okanagan Basin Water Board:

• OBWB Policies

• OBWB Strategic Plan 2020-2024 (PDF)

Okanagan Water Stewardship Council:

• Presentations & Videos

• Council Minutes & Reports

Historical:

• 1974 Okanagan Basin Study

By Topic:

• Agriculture

• Resources For Agricultural Users

• Water Supply Alerts for Agricultural Users

• Conservation and Drought Planning

• Drought Information & Updates

• Eurasian Watermilfoil

• Fisheries and Environment

• Flooding

• Groundwater

• Riparian Rights and Public Foreshore Use

• Source Water Protection

• Water Economics

• Water Management and Governance

• Water Policy & Legislation

• Water Quality

• Water Quality Monitoring

• Wastewater

• US Okanogan Subbasin Plan