2009-10 Okanagan Water Stewardship Council Work Plan

The great strength of the Okanagan Water Stewardship Council is its collective diversity and expertise. The Okanagan Basin Water Board convened this Council with the intention of using the group as a think tank – to provide timely advice, analysis and strategic planning for long-term sustainable water management. Ideally, the Council will develop solutions that will be mutually agreeable across the different sectors of the water stakeholder community.

As a consequence, one of the Council’s most critical activities is to engage with one another about specific issues of particular importance for the watershed. Although everyone agrees there is an urgent need for better water management in the Okanagan, each stakeholder has a different perspective on the problem – how the issues should be defined, which are most critical to resolve, and how best to proceed. By systematically discussing the breadth of Okanagan water issues, the Council will be prepared to produce informed and nuanced technical and policy recommendations for action by the Board and community.

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