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Drought Information & Updates

OBWB Weather Updates / Okanagan Drought Bulletins:

April 2019
February 2019
January 2019

Real-Time Data:

BC Drought Information Portal
BC Groundwater Observation Well Network

Reports:

Building Drought Resilience in the Okanagan – Phase I: Gap Analysis and Recommendations (PDF)

Workshops & Webinars:

2019 Okanagan Water Supply Webinar – April 12, 2019
2018 Okanagan Water Supply Webinars – May 8, 2018 and April 16, 2018
Drought Triggers Workshop – Proposed Drought Trigger Guidelines for the Okanagan Mainstem Lakes and River – November 16, 2016
Drought Workshop for Water Suppliers – June 3, 2016
2016 Okanagan Water Supply Webinar – April 15, 2016
Drought Workshop – August 13, 2015 – Presentations and Notes
2015 Okanagan Water Supply Webinars – July 27, 2015 and May 15, 2015
Okanagan Invitational Drought Tournament – November 16, 2012
Drought Planning Workshop – July 23, 2009

Resources:

Okanagan Agricultural Water Users Resource Page
BC Drought Information Page
Thompson Okanagan Region – Drought Response Implementation Plan July 2016
BC Fruit Growers’ Association Drought Policy
Drought Planning Information for First Nations Communities

2018 Archive:

Okanagan Drought Bulletin – August 24, 2018
Okanagan Drought Bulletin – June 26, 2018
May 2018
April 2018
March 2018
February 2018

2017 Archive:

Okanagan Drought Bulletin 2 – September 1, 2017
Okanagan Drought Bulletin 1 – August 22, 2017
Update #7 – August 2017
Update #6 – June 2017
Update #5 – May 2017
May 15, 2017 – Okanagan snow survey highlights
Update #4 – April 2017
Update #3 – March 2017
Update #2 – February 2017
Update #1 – January 2017

2016 Archive:

Update #5 – December 6, 2016
Update #4 – November 1, 2016
Update #3 – September 28, 2016
Update #2 – June 29, 2016
Update #1 – June 1, 2016

2015 Archive:

News Release – Okanagan Water Board brings province & local water users together to discuss & address drought
News Release – Okanagan Basin Water Board urges residents to conserve in face of drought
Update #11 – September 23, 2015
Update #10 – September 11, 2015
Update #9 – August 28, 2015
Update #8 – August 14, 2015
Update #7 – August 7, 2015
Update #6 – August 5, 2015
Update #5 – July 30, 2015
Update #4 – July 24, 2015
Update #3 – July 21, 2015
Update #2 – July 16, 2015
Update #1 – July 15, 2015

Resources

Drought Information & Updates
Okanagan Agricultural Water Users Resource Page

Real-time Data:

BC Drought Information Portal
BC Groundwater Observation Well Network

Report:

Building Drought Resilience in the Okanagan – Phase I: Gap Analysis and Recommendations (PDF)

Drought Updates

Weather Report – April
28 Mar 2019

Most of us in B.C. have enjoyed the recent temperature anomaly in southern B.C. (not sure about the orchardists). Agencies are predicting an early, dry Read more →
Weather Report – February 2019
11 Mar 2019

Most agencies are predicting an early, dry spring for B.C., including this recent report from the Weather Network (see this link). Our snow packs are Read more →
Weather Report – January 2019
5 Feb 2019

According to the snow pillows and snow surveys, the Okanagan is slightly below normal. In a typical year, we have about 55% of the annual Read more →
Okanagan Drought Bulletin – August 24, 2018
24 Aug 2018

OKANAGAN MOVES TO DROUGHT LEVEL 2 AS HOT, DRY SUMMER CONTINUES The B.C. Government has elevated the Okanagan to a Level 2 drought rating as Read more →
Okanagan Drought Bulletin – June 26, 2018
26 Jun 2018

OKANAGAN REMAINS IN DROUGHT LEVEL 1 BUT HOT, DRY SUMMER EXPECTED The B.C. Government has elevated most basins in the province to a Level 2 Read more →

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