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Research and Reports
The Okanagan Basin has been the site of extensive water planning, research and monitoring. The reports on this page have been particularly useful in the work of the OBWB and Water Stewardship Council.
Okanagan Basin Water Resource Information Database
This database contains Okanagan water research and reports compiled through the Okanagan Basin Water Supply and Demand Project. Each entry has been reviewed for scope and quality.
Water Management and Governance
- Regional Governance in the Okanagan/Similkameen Valleys - 2.65MB PDF
- Delegating Water Governance: Issues and Challenges in the BC Context - 865Kb PDF
- Okanagan Partnership: Discussion Paper on Okanagan Water Management
- Water Supply Association response to Okanagan Partnership Discussion Paper
- Review of British Columbia’s Groundwater Regulatory Regime: Current Practices and Options
- Southern Nevada Water Authority Water Resource Plan
1974 Okanagan Basin Study
Water Quality
- Protection of Drinking Water Sources
- A Common Approach to Drinking Water Improvements for the Okanagan
- 4-3-2-1-0 Drinking Water Objective
- Inter-Agency Memorandum of Understanding for Accountability and Coordination on Drinking Water Protection
Fisheries and Environment
- The State of Fish and Fish Habitat in the Okanagan and Similkameen Basins
- Ten-Year summary of the Okanagan Lake Action Plan 1996-2005
- Water Use Plan Guidelines
Conservation and Drought Planning
- Hydrometric Network Requirements for the Okanagan Basin
- Southern Nevada Water Authority Drought Plan
- Southern Nevada Water Authority Five-Year Conservation Plan
- Water Use Plan Guidelines
- Water Quantity Monitoring in British Columbia: A Business Review of the BC Hydrometric Programs
Agriculture
Water Supply and Demand Project
- Water Supply & Demand Project Prospectus and Reports
Plan for US Okanogan