Penticton – Okanagan Basin Water Board

Penticton location of mussel inspection base should not be a concern, say OBWB and provincial officials

June 17, 2016April 13, 2016

April 13, 2016 – Osoyoos Times The decision to base a permanent inspection and decontamination station for invasive mussels in Penticton rather than Osoyoos is … Read more

Make water work campaign

September 17, 2013July 17, 2013

PENTICTON AND SOUTH OKANAGAN Castanet – Jul 17, 2013 To inspire Okanagan residents to make water work, local governments and the Regional District Okanagan-Similkameen have … Read more

Water contest to cut down on water waste

September 17, 2013July 15, 2013

InfoTel Multimedia – July 15, 2013 PENTICTON – A water contest might cut down on Okanagan’s high water consumption. Okanagan residents use 675 litres of … Read more

What's New:

2019 Annual Meeting – Sept 6

Join us for the Okanagan Basin Water Board’s 2019 Annual Meeting: ONE VALLEY. ONE WATER on Friday, September 6, 2019 in Kelowna, B.C. from 9 ... Read more

Okanagan Water Board responds to federal announcement on mussels & milfoil

Kelowna, B.C. –The Okanagan Basin Water Board is pleased to see a reprieve from the proposed federal endangered listing of the native Rocky Mountain Ridged ... Read more

Okanagan drought level now 2

Thanks to recent rains, the Okanagan has been downgraded from Level 3 to Level 2 drought. This doesn’t mean that we are not in drought ... Read more

Okanagan Water Board renews call for stronger invasive mussel regulations in B.C.

Kelowna, B.C. – In reviewing updates to B.C.’s invasive mussel inspection program and recent stats for 2019, the Okanagan Basin Water Board (OBWB) recognizes this ... Read more

AquaHacking Challenge – Call for Proposals

CALLING ALL WATER LEADERS:What is your most pressing water issue? Access Canada’s next wave of tech talent, innovators and entrepreneurs through the AquaHacking Challenge and ... Read more

Aquahacking Challenge comes to Okanagan to help address water issues

Kelowna, B.C. – The Okanagan Basin Water Board (OBWB) is pleased to announce that it is joining forces with Aqua Forum to bring, for the ... Read more