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
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Okanagan lake strategy called outdated – Peachland councillor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
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
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
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
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
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
Restoring Mission Creek
Castanet – June 17, 2020 Following the successful completion of phase one of the Mission Creek restoration initiative, partners are now working on a two-year plan to guide … Read more
Straight from deHart
AM1150/Kelowna Capital News – June 10, 2020
Fires, flooding, droughts: new research studies Okanagan collectively
Infonews – June 7, 2020 The Okanagan natural assets are a draw for its residents but how they are being protected is something that’s getting … Read more
New tools to predict flooding
Penticton Herald – June 7, 2020 With many eyes on rising lake levels these days, researchers from UBC Okanagan’s Lifecycle Management Laboratory are partnering with … Read more
Okanagan mayors lend support to virtual water conservation challenge
Oliver Chronicle – June 5, 2020 The Okanagan Basin Water Board (O.B.W.B.) has launched its annual Make Water Work campaign by replacing the usual public … Read more
Connecting the Okanagan through a ‘One Water Approach’
Water Canada – June 5, 2020 Researchers at UBC Okanagan’s School of Engineering are launching a community-focused research program as they seek to assess the … Read more
