Board Report – September 2020
The Okanagan Basin Water Board’s monthly Board Report provides highlights from this week’s Board of Directors meeting. The monthly report provides up-to-date information about the … Read more
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Weather Report – September 2020
Seasonal weather forecasts are always uncertain, and with climate change we are growing used to having even more variation. At this time, Environment Canada and … Read more
Okanagan Lake’s ‘full pool’ target hasn’t changed for decades, but maybe it should
InfoNews.ca – August 20, 2020 Ongoing concerns about Okanagan Lake flooding has sparked the District of Peachland to suggest the full pool mark for the … Read more
Okanagan lake strategy called outdated – Peachland councillor
Kelowna Capital News – August 15, 2020 Peachland councillor Terry Condon says the Okanagan Lake flood control benchmarks currently being used aren’t relevant today. “What … Read more
Local governments call on Okanagan boaters to keep wakes low in shallow water
Kelowna Capital News – August 15, 2020 Local governments in the Okanagan are calling on boaters to be mindful of their wakes in shallow water, … Read more
Boaters asked to go slow in shallow waters
AM1150 – August 14, 2020 Power boaters on Kalamalka and Wood Lakes are encouraged to go slow and keep wakes low as they Head to … Read more
Board Report – July 2020
The Okanagan Basin Water Board’s monthly Board Report provides highlights from this week’s Board of Directors meeting. The monthly report provides up-to-date information about the … Read more
Weather Report – July 2020
All of the snow pillow measurement stations show that the snowpack has now melted, and the freshet should now begin to subside. It will take … Read more
Straight from DeHart – July 1, 2020
Kelowna Now – July 1, 2020 … Okanagan Basin Water Board (OBWB) and Aqua Forum held its 2020 B.C. AquaHacking Challenge live and online with … Read more
These Quebec students are trying to keep mussels out of B.C. interior lakes
InfoNews – July 1, 2020 While conservation officers use sniffer dogs to try to stop invasive zebra mussels from contaminating lakes in the Interior, a … Read more
2020 B.C. Aquahacking Challenge winners announced
Water Canada – June 29, 2020 The Okanagan Basin Water Board and Aqua Forum have announced the winners of the 2020 B.C. AquaHacking Challenge. The … Read more
B.C. Aquahacking Challenge 2020 winners announced, creating win for water
Kelowna, B.C. – Okanagan Basin Water Board (OBWB) and Aqua Forum held its 2020 B.C. AquaHacking Challenge live and online yesterday afternoon, on June 25. … Read more
Challenge produces new solutions for water issues
VernonMatters – June 26, 2020 Young professionals from across Canada are helping to find solutions to some of B.C’s most challenging water issues through the … Read more
June 25 – B.C. AquaHacking Challenge final
On June 25 at 1 p.m. (PT) the B.C. AquaHacking Challenge final will be hosted on the OBWB’s Okanagan WaterWise Facebook page at www.facebook.com/OkWaterWise. The … Read more
Return to main water source
Castanet – June 22, 2020 Armstrong has reverted back to its main water source, Fortune Creek, now that spring runoff is mostly over. The city … Read more
