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Board Report – October 2013

October 2, 2013October 2, 2013

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

Categories Articles, Featured Tags Board Report

2013 Annual Report

September 6, 2013September 5, 2013

Now available for download and online viewing! Download the 2013 Annual Report: “Working Together to Protect Our Watershed” (3MB PDF) The Okanagan Basin Water Board … Read more

Categories Articles Tags Annual Meeting, Annual Report

Annual public meeting of Osoyoos Lake Board of Control – September 10

September 6, 2013September 4, 2013

You are invited to attend the 2013 annual public meeting of the International Joint Commission’s Osoyoos Lake Board of Control. This year the meeting will … Read more

Categories Articles Tags IJC, International Joint Commission, Osoyoos Lake, Zosel Dam

Okanagan Groundwater Monitoring Project 2013 Summary

September 4, 2013

The Okanagan Groundwater Monitoring Project is an initiative to increase the monitoring of priority aquifers in the Okanagan region. A 2013 Project Summary was recently … Read more

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Summary Report added for Hydrologic Connectivity Study

September 3, 2013

The Hydrologic Connectivity study considers how water utilities are connected hydrologically (how water flows through the Okanagan valley) and legally (through water licencing). A new … Read more

Categories Articles Tags Okanagan Hydrologic Connectivity Model

New website for OBWB

August 28, 2013

Please join us at our Annual Meeting in Kelowna on September 6 for the official unveiling of the new OBWB  website. In the meantime, we … Read more

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2013 Annual Meeting – September 6

September 11, 2013August 28, 2013

Our Annual Meeting will be held on Friday, September 6, 2013 in Kelowna, B.C. at the Rotary Centre for the Arts from 9:00am till noon. … Read more

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Don’t Move a Mussel – webinar

August 8, 2013August 6, 2013
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On June 19, 2013 the OBWB and Okanagan WaterWise held a free online seminar regarding zebra and quagga mussels, the impact an invasion would have … Read more

Categories Articles, Featured Tags Don't Move A Mussel, mussel, webinar

Listen to Make Water Work radio ads

September 17, 2013August 6, 2013
Make Water Work!

Find our Make Water Work radio ads here: Radio ad #1: Don’t mow. Let it grow. Leave grass 2-3 inches tall. Water stays longer when … Read more

Categories Articles, In the News Tags Make Water Work, Okanagan WaterWise, radio

Region mussels up infestation protection

August 23, 2013July 21, 2013

Vernon Morning Star – July 21, 2013 Pressure is growing to prevent a potentially devastating species from moving to the Okanagan. The Regional District of … Read more

Categories Articles Tags Don't Move A Mussel, Regional District of North Okanagan, Zebra Mussel

Okanagan Water Stewardship Council Wins National Award of Excellence

July 10, 2013May 22, 2013

On March 22, the council was awarded the first-ever Council of the Federation “Excellence in Water Stewardship Award” for B.C. The Council of the Federation … Read more

Categories Articles, Featured Tags award, Council of the Federation, Okanagan Water Stewardship Council

Grant funds flow to projects to conserve or improve Okanagan water

July 6, 2013April 5, 2013

The Okanagan Basin Water Board has approved $300,000 in funding from its Water Conservation and Quality Improvement (WCQI) Grant Program to 19 projects in the … Read more

Categories Articles, Featured Tags Grants, Water Conservation, Water Quality Improvement

What can the Okanagan learn from Vegas?

July 6, 2013March 5, 2013

Presentations now posted! The Water Board recently teamed up with the Irrigation Industry Association of BC to present a special day-long workshop in Kelowna on … Read more

Categories Articles Tags Doug Bennett, Las Vegas, Southern Nevada Water Authority, Water Conservation

Water Conservation & Quality Improvement Grants

July 6, 2013March 5, 2013

The WCQI Grant application intake for the 2013-14 year is now closed. The OBWB would like to thank all the organizations who applied this year. … Read more

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The OBWB is proud to release its new Topsoil Bylaws Toolkit!

November 20, 2017March 1, 2013

The Topsoil Bylaws Toolkit is a companion to the OBWB’s Groundwater Bylaws Toolkit and a supplement to the Green Bylaws Toolkit (www.greenbylaws.ca). This new Toolkit … Read more

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