Friday, April 18, 2025
Okanagan #1 Destination for Mussel-Infested Watercraft: OBWB
As the number one destination for invasive mussel-infested watercraft in B.C., the Okanagan Basin Water Board is once again calling on the province to bring…
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Okanagan at Risk of Extreme Flooding: OBWB
The Okanagan Basin Water Board (OBWB) has sent a letter to the Province of B.C., requesting a review of how it manages Okanagan lake levels…
Okanagan Communities Vie for Champion Title in Water Conservation Competition
The Okanagan Basin Water Board’s Okanagan WaterWise program launched its annual “Make Water Work” campaign in May 2020. It encouraged a friendly competition between communities to…
New Partnership Aims to Address Flooding in Okanagan Valley
With many eyes on rising lake levels these days, researchers from UBC’s Okanagan (UBCO) campus are partnering with the Okanagan Basin Water Board (OBWB) to develop…
Okanagan Water Board Urges Province to Continue Invasive Mussel Fight
The Okanagan Basin Water Board (OBWB) wants to ensure the COVID-19 pandemic doesn’t sideline efforts to protect B.C. waters from invasive zebra and quagga mussels as…
OBWB Launches Website to Help Residents and Local Governments Minimize Flood Risk
The Okanagan Basin Water Board (OBWB) has launched the “Okanagan Flood Story” website, which aims to help residents and local governments minimize flood risk. “We’re very…
Okanagan Basin Water Board Launches Call for Grant Applications
The Okanagan Basin Water Board is now accepting applications to its Water Conservation and Quality Improvement grant program. New in 2019, the board approved a…
AquaHacking Goes to Okanagan for 2019–20 Competition
The Okanagan Basin Water Board (OBWB) has announced that it is joining forces with Aqua Forum to bring, for the first time, the national AquaHacking…
Okanagan Basin Water Board Proposes Province-Wide Water Commission
The Okanagan Basin Water Board (OBWB) is proposing to the provincial government a British Columbia water commission to streamline water use reporting and to connect…
Okanagan Releases Water Use Reporting Tool
The Okanagan Basin Water Board (OBWB) unveiled its homegrown Streamlined Water Use Reporting Tool (SWURT) to the public last Friday in West Kelowna, British Columbia.…