News Releases
- Okanagan Resilience Starts With You:Protecting What Matters through Water Smart and FireSmartTM Landscaping Syilx Territory, Osoyoos, B.C. – Against the backdrop of an exceptionally dry spring and record-low snowpacks across the valley, … Read more
- Okanagan Basin Water Board Approves 2026–2030 Strategic Direction, Building on More than Five Decades of Valley-Wide Water StewardshipSyilx Territory, Kelowna, B.C. – The Okanagan Basin Water Board (OBWB) is pleased to release its newly-adopted 2026–2030 Strategic Direction, a five-year framework that sets out how … Read more
- Board Report – May 2026At the May Water Board Meeting, Directors discussed early drought risk, regional coordination, and the science and planning needed to support Okanagan communities: OBWB Invites … Read more
- Community Support Grows for Rapid Invasive Mussel-Detection ResearchA first‑of‑its‑kind effort to protect Okanagan Lake and B.C. from invasive mussels has secured a new major funding commitment. Powered by the Okanagan Basin Water … Read more
- Weed ‘Em and Reap: Help Name the Okanagan’s New Milfoil HarvesterAhead of the public launch of the new transforming milfoil harvester in late spring, the OBWB is inviting the public to help name the machine … Read more
- Two Decades of Collaboration Protecting Okanagan’s WaterSyilx Territory, Kelowna, B.C. – Rooted in collective responsibility for water, now and into the future, the Okanagan Basin Water Board (OBWB) is investing $380,000 this year … Read more
Drought Bulletins & Updates
- Drought Bulletin – April 28, 2026🌱 𝐓𝐡𝐞 𝐟𝐢𝐫𝐬𝐭 𝐃𝐫𝐨𝐮𝐠𝐡𝐭 𝐁𝐮𝐥𝐥𝐞𝐭𝐢𝐧 𝐨𝐟 2026 𝐢𝐬 𝐡𝐞𝐫𝐞. Low snowpack, a dry spring, and a hotter‑than‑average forecast mean drought conditions are likely to continue … Read more
- Drought Bulletin – December 1, 2025️The snow is here, but the Okanagan is still running on low battery! Since 2022, we’ve battled persistent drought conditions. The 2025 dry season was … Read more
- Drought Bulletin – October 9, 2025𝐎𝐤𝐚𝐧𝐚𝐠𝐚𝐧 𝐡𝐢𝐭 𝐰𝐢𝐭𝐡 𝐮𝐧𝐩𝐫𝐞𝐜𝐞𝐝𝐞𝐧𝐭𝐞𝐝 𝐃𝐫𝐨𝐮𝐠𝐡𝐭 𝐋𝐞𝐯𝐞𝐥 𝟒. That crisp fall air isn’t fooling anyone. The Okanagan is now at an Drought Level 4, rare for … Read more
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Board Reports
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Resources
- 2025 Annual Report
- Milfoil Identification Chart
- Key Findings – Okanagan Climate Indicators
- Preparing for Invasive Mussels: Vulnerability Assessment Guide for Raw Water Infrastructure
- Make Water Work
- Don’t Move a Mussel
- Mission Creek Workshop – December 2023
- Okanagan Alluvial Fan Hydrology: A Primer
- Flood Risk Mapping for the Okanagan Valley Watershed
- Osoyoos Lake Water Science Forum Summary Report