Okanagan Water Board remains on drought watch as outdoor conservation campaign comes to close
Kelowna, B.C. – As residential irrigation systems get blown out and as people put their gardens to bed, the Okanagan Basin Water Board is still … Read more
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Water Board wants residents to conserve water this summer, offers reward
Castanet – May 22, 2022 Now that the May long weekend is here, summer has unofficially started. That means it’s time to start thinking of … Read more
Lake Country – Year in Review – Students spread water conservation message
Lake Country Calendar – December 31, 2019 Grade 5 Glenmore Elementary students got out of the classroom is an effort to teach Okanagan mayors eco-friendly … Read more
Okanagan mayors gather & encourage water conservation in face of weather extremes
Kelowna, B.C. – As flooding issues remain top of mind in the Okanagan, we are reminded of the extreme weather events seen in our valley … Read more
Make Water Work in and around your own home
May 18, 2016 – Lake Country Calendar Twenty-eight years ago, when Rob Geier first planted the seeds for what would become a garden beautiful enough … Read more
Water conservation message
May 13, 2016 – Penticton Western News Municipal leaders from around the Okanagan gathered Wednesday to urge residents to change their water use habits and … Read more
Okanagan residents challenged to use water wisely this summer
May 13, 2016 – Westside Weekly Mayors in the Okanagan are challenging each other, and the residents of their communities, to conserve water this spring … Read more
Make Water Work plant collection gives residents drought resistant garden options
May 13, 2016 – Kelowna Capital News The Make Water Work challenge lays out several ways residents can conserve water with one community in the … Read more
Local mayors urge residents to conserve water
May 13, 2016 – Kelowna Capital News Municipal leaders from around the Okanagan gathered Wednesday to urge residents to change their water use habits and … Read more
Record April heat shrinks snowpack
May 12, 2016 – Kelowna Daily Courier Record-breaking temperatures in April melted a lot of the snowpack for the Okanagan and boosted seasonal runoff. The … Read more
Okanagan mayors want you to conserve water
May 12, 2016 – Kelowna Now The “Make Water Work” annual conservation campaign kicked off in the Okanagan on Wednesday morning. A group of mayors … Read more
Warm spring, early fire season, prompts Okanagan mayors to gather & urge water conservation
Kelowna, B.C. – On the heels of last summer’s extreme drought, and with the possibility of another one this summer, valley mayors gathered this morning … Read more
Valley mayors urge conservation ahead of possible drought
May 11, 2016 – InfoNews.ca With possible drought looming, mayors from Osooyoos to Armstrong are urging valley residents to voluntarily begin conserving water ahead of … Read more
Officials urge Okanagan residents to be ‘water wise’ this summer
May 11, 2016 – Global News Municipal leaders from around the Okanagan held a press conference Wednesday to urge their constituents to cut down on … Read more
Mayors urge conservation
May 11, 2016 – Castanet Mayors and councillors from cities up and down the Valley gathered in Kelowna with a common message: conserve water. On … Read more
Okanagan Basin Water Board urges residents to conserve in face of drought
Kelowna, B.C. – The Okanagan Basin Water Board (OBWB) is urging residents to do their part to conserve water and help prevent a provincial declaration … Read more
Okanagan Basin Water Board Director Pleased With Water Sustainability Act
AM1150 – March 12, 2014 On Tuesday, the provincial government introduced the Water Sustainability Act into the B.C. Legislature for first reading. The goal is … Read more
Conservation and Drought Planning
2015 Drought Management Workshop – presentations (PDF) Water Conservation Guide for British Columbia Hydrometric Network Requirements for the Okanagan Basin Southern Nevada Water Authority Drought … Read more
What the Okanagan can learn from Las Vegas
Environmentguru.com – January 14, 2013