Vernon Morning Star – October 17, 2018 A tragic airplane crash this summer has delayed completion of an aerial geography mapping project for the Okanagan Valley. The Okanagan Basin Water Board had enlisted a radar technology tool called LiDAR to…
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Airplane crash delays Okanagan Valley aerial mapping project
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Tags: aerial mapping project, airplane crash, floodplain mapping, LiDAR
Tags: aerial mapping project, airplane crash, floodplain mapping, LiDAR
Water Board recognizes water conservation winners
Castanet – October 17, 2018 The Okanagan Basin Water Board (OBWB) and its Okanagan WaterWise program has wrapped up its valley-wide outdoor residential water conservation campaign “Make Water Work” for another year with the awarding of prizes. As part of…
Kelowna conference focuses on flows for fish
Global Okanagan – October 17, 2018 “We need to be effective with our use of the resource.” Lee Hesketh is talking about water. “Water is key,” said Hesketh, a rancher with the B.C. Cattlemen’s Association. As a second generation rancher, Hesketh…
Experts gather to discuss Okanagan water needs
Kelowna Capital News – October 16, 2018 Water science experts from across the globe will descend on Kelowna for an international water conference on environmental flow needs this week. The two-day conference takes place Oct. 17-18 at the Coast Capri…
Experts gather to discuss Okanagan water needs
Kelowna Capital News – October 16, 2018 Water science experts from across the globe will descend on Kelowna for an international water conference on environmental flow needs this week. The two-day conference takes place Oct. 17-18 at the Coast Capri…
Board announces contest winners
Kelowna Daily Courier – October 12, 2018 The Okanagan Basin Water Board’s annual water-conservation campaign was rewarding for three Okanagan residents. Kelsey Powell of Vernon, Pam Kirstiuk of Lake Country and Summerland’s Holly Dunlop each won prizes in the annual…
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Tags: Make Water Work, Make Water Work winner, Okanagan WaterWise, Water Conservation
Tags: Make Water Work, Make Water Work winner, Okanagan WaterWise, Water Conservation
B.C. invasive mussel fight continues into fall season
InfoNews.ca – September 19, 2018 The battle for funding to keep invasive mussels out of B.C. lakes continues as another boating season winds down for the year. Okanagan Basin Water Board communications director Corinne Jackson says their request for federal…
Central Okanagan residents reminded to be careful about what they put down the drain
Kelowna Capital News – September 13, 2018 What you put down the drain or flush down the toilet can affect the quality water of Okanagan Lake says the Regional District of the Central Okanagan. That’s why the regional district has…
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Tags: Central Okanagan, drain, Okanagan WaterWise, sewer, source control, wastewater, WCQI
Tags: Central Okanagan, drain, Okanagan WaterWise, sewer, source control, wastewater, WCQI
20 mussel-fouled watercraft prevented from entering B.C. this summer
Keremeos Review – September 13, 2018 Inspection stations, when they are open, are helping in the prevention of keeping invasive mussels from harming Okanagan area lakes. Since inspection stations opened in the province on April 1, 20 mussel-fouled watercraft were…
Water responsibility focus for October conference
Kelowna Daily Courier – September 12, 2018 The Okanagan Basin Water Board and Canadian Water Resources Association of B.C. are hosting a water responsibility conference in Kelowna next month. The conference will bring together representatives from organizations engaged in water…
Mining work going ahead
Castanet – September 7, 2018 Controversial exploratory mining work is set to get underway this fall in the mountains between Summerland and Peachland, despite opposition from both municipalities. Troubadour Resources is probing five mineral claims near Eneas Lakes Provincial Park in…
North Okanagan parties agree on wastewater recovery centre
Vernon Morning Star – August 27, 2018
Coming together on project
Castanet – August 27, 2018
$37 million wastewater plant proposed for site north of Swan Lake
InfoNews. ca – August 27, 2018 Three North Okanagan local governments are working together on a proposed plan to build a $36.9 million wastewater recovery system. The Regional District of North Okanagan, the Township of Spallumcheen and the Okanagan Indian…
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Tags: Areas B&C, North Okanagan Wastewater Recovery Project, sewer, wastewater
Tags: Areas B&C, North Okanagan Wastewater Recovery Project, sewer, wastewater
Drought level raised in the Okanagan as rain remains scarce
InfoNews.ca – August 24, 2018 With seemingly interminable smoke swirling through the air, it’s easy to ignore the increase to the Okanagan region drought rating issued today by the provincial government but do so at your own risk. “It’s all…
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