Overview of the Plan of Study for Modernizing the Okanagan Lake Regulation System

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Okanagan Water Board annual meeting reflects on valley’s extreme weather & building resiliency
Kelowna, B.C. – Syilx Territory – The Okanagan Basin Water Board (OBWB) held its Annual Meeting today at Rotary Centre for the Arts in Kelowna, ... Read more
Join us Friday September 6 for our annual meeting
Join us for the Okanagan Basin Water Board’s 2024 Annual Meeting: Building a Resilient Region – Come Heat or High Water This year’s event will ... Read more
Board Report – August 2024
The Okanagan Basin Water Board’s monthly Board Report provides highlights from this week’s Board of Directors meeting. The monthly report provides up-to-date information about the ... Read more
Okanagan Water Board launches tool to track local climate changes
Kelowna, B.C. – Syilx Territory – The Okanagan Basin Water Board has developed a new tool to help track climate change in the valley. The new “Okanagan ... Read more
OBWB Drought Info Bulletin 3 – July 25, 2024
OKANAGAN DECLARED AT DROUGHT LEVEL 3 Conditions in the Okanagan are changing quickly. Cooler temperatures and rain in May and June have given way to ... Read more
Okanagan Drought Info Bulletin 2 – July 19, 2024
OKANAGAN BACK TO DROUGHT LEVEL 2 The Okanagan began 2024 at Drought Level 2 due, in part, to low snowpack. With rain events in May and June, the Okanagan was downgraded to Level 1. After this reprieve, the recent heatwave, low stream flows and increasing water temperatures have prompted the Government of B.C. to move the Okanagan back to Drought Level 2.