Skip to content
  • Home
  • About
    • Overview
    • Board of Directors
      • Meet the Board
      • Agendas, Minutes & Board Reports
      • Governance
      • Annual Reports
    • Stewardship Council
      • Meet the Council
      • Minutes & Council Reports
      • Presentations & Videos
      • Guiding Principles
      • Terms of Reference
    • Staff
    • Employment Opportunities
    • Bid Opportunities
  • What We Do
    • Overview
      • Collaborative Water Management
      • Water Quality Improvement
      • Aquatic Weed Management
    • Annual Reports
    • History
  • Contact
  • What’s New
    • Recently Added
    • Media Releases
    • In the News
    • Drought Information & Updates
    • Flood Information & Updates
    • OBWB on YouTube

Facebook      Instagram      Twitter      YouTube      LinkedIn
Okanagan Basin Water Board
  • Grants
    • Overview
    • WCQI Grants
      • Application Information & Forms
      • WCQI Projects Database
    • SFA Grants
      • History of the SFA Program
    • Funding Partnerships
  • Milfoil
    • Overview
    • What We Do
    • About Eurasian Watermilfoil
    • Methods of Control
    • History of the Program
  • Water Quality
    • Overview
    • Okanagan Sustainable Water Strategy
    • Water Quality Monitoring
    • Okanagan Basin Water Quality Database
    • For Well Owners
    • Report Pollution!
    • Blue-Green Algae (Cyanobacteria)
    • Endocrine Disruptors
    • Invasive Mussels
    • Milfoil
    • Okanagan Wetlands Strategy
    • Runoff (Stormwater)
    • Improvement Grants
      • Sewage Facilities
      • Water Conservation & Quality
  • Water Quantity
    • Overview
    • Okanagan Sustainable Water Strategy
    • For Well Owners
    • For Agricultural Water Users
    • Okanagan Climate Data Guide
    • Drought Information & Updates
    • Flood Information & Updates
    • Environmental Flow Needs
    • Hydrometric Monitoring
    • Make Water Work! website
      • MWW – Plant Collection
    • Water Conservation Grants
    • Water Supply & Demand website
    • BC Water Use Reporting Centre
  • Projects
  • Outreach
  • Tools
    • Workshops & Conferences
    • Library

water security

Okanagan Water Board annual grant program opens with focus on water security

November 5, 2020November 5, 2020

Kelowna, B.C. – The Okanagan Basin Water Board (OBWB) is now accepting applications to its Water Conservation and Quality Improvement (WCQI) grant program. With $350,000 … Read more

Categories Articles, Featured, Media Releases Tags Grants, Water Conservation & Quality Improvement, water security, WCQI

Recently Added

  • Okanagan at risk of extreme flooding if Province doesn’t update lake level management
  • Boost Your Soil, Save Water
  • Weather Report – Feb/March 2021
  • Slow it. Spread it. Sink it!
  • New Okanagan outdoor water education guides answer call for local resources

Browse by Topic

Annual Meeting aquatic invasive species Board Report boat inspection stations Canada Water Week climate change conservation Don't Move A Mussel drought Drought Update Environmental Flow Needs Eurasian Watermilfoil flooding Grants Groundwater library Make Water Work Make Water Work Challenge Make Water Work Champion milfoil mussel OBWB Okanagan Okanagan Water Stewardship Council Okanagan WaterWise Okanagan WaterWise Challenge Okanagan Wetlands Strategy Osoyoos Osoyoos Lake Osoyoos Lake Water Science Forum quagga mussel RDOS source protection UN World Water Day Water Conservation Water Conservation & Quality Improvement Water Conservation & Quality Improvement Water Quality Improvement Water Supply Water Sustainability Act WCQI weather report webinar wetlands Zebra Mussel

In the News

  • Mussels limit milfoil moves – City of Vernon says restrictions on lake weed harvesting degrading quality at Kin Beach

    21 Nov 2020

  • Israel: A lesson in water management innovation for the Okanagan Rethinking ideas on managing the Okanagan water conservation strategies

    14 Nov 2020

  • Okanagan Lake’s ‘full pool’ target hasn’t changed for decades, but maybe it should

    20 Aug 2020

  • Okanagan lake strategy called outdated – Peachland councillor

    15 Aug 2020

  • Local governments call on Okanagan boaters to keep wakes low in shallow water

    15 Aug 2020

Media Releases

  • Okanagan at risk of extreme flooding if Province doesn’t update lake level management

    2 Mar 2021

  • Boost Your Soil, Save Water

    25 Feb 2021

  • New Okanagan outdoor water education guides answer call for local resources

    23 Feb 2021

  • AquaHacking Challenge expands into Western Canada for 2021, tackling freshwater issues

    14 Jan 2021

  • Board Report – December 2020

    3 Dec 2020

RSS Okanagan Water News (click to personalize)

  • Kayaker rescued from Okanagan Lake after falling in and calling 911 – Vernon Morning Star - Vernon Morning Star
  • Okanagan Basin Water Board calls for stronger invasive mussel protection - Kelowna Capital News
  • City of Vancouver seeks to reduce Canada goose population - BC News - Castanet.net
  • Review of Okanagan water management needed to prevent flooding: water board - Global News
  • Calls for review of Okanagan water management | Watch News Videos Online - Globalnews.ca
  • Okanagan History: Okanagan shouldn't take water for granted - The Daily Courier
  • Okanagan facing extreme flooding risk - Pentiction Western News
  • O'Keefe Ranch secures COVID-19 Restart funds – Kelowna Capital News - Kelowna Capital News
water border

Quick Links:

  • Agendas, Minutes & Board Reports
  • Annual Reports
  • Flood Information & Updates
  • Drought Information & Updates
  •  
  • Water Stewardship Council
  • OWSC Minutes & Council Reports
  • OWSC Presentations & Videos
  • Okanagan Sustainable Water Strategy
  •  
  • OBWB on YouTube
  • Okanagan Basin Waterscape Poster
  • Conferences and Workshops
  • Sewage Facilities Assistance Grants
  • Water Improvement Grants
  • Okanagan Water Supply & Demand
  • Future Scenarios
  • BC Water Use Reporting Centre
  • OBWB Funding Partnerships
  • 1974 Okanagan Basin Study
  • Recently Added

Search Our Site:


Okanagan Water Stewardship Council


Water Supply and Demand


Okanagan Basin Water Quality Database


Okanagan WaterWise


Okanagan Flood Story - Floodplain Mapping Portal


Make Water Work


Don't Move a Mussel


Building Bridges

What's New:

  • Okanagan at risk of extreme flooding if Province doesn’t update lake level management

    Kelowna, B.C. – The Okanagan Basin Water Board (OBWB) has sent a letter to the Province of B.C., requesting a review of how it manages ... Read more

  • Boost Your Soil, Save Water

    Kelowna , B.C. – Here’s your chance to cut your garbage in half and save water. Do your yard a big favor this coming gardening ... Read more

  • Weather Report – Feb/March 2021

    While we are still officially in La Nina conditions, we haven’t experienced the extreme precipitation that usually accompanies this trend in the Pacific Ocean. Climate ... Read more

  • New Okanagan outdoor water education guides answer call for local resources

    Kelowna, B.C. – The Okanagan Basin Water Board (OBWB) and its Okanagan WaterWise program have launched Our Relationship with Water in the Okanagan – Explorations ... Read more

  • Board Report – February 2021

    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

  • Weather Report – Jan/Feb 2021

    As of the January 1 snow report from the BC River Forecast Centre, the Okanagan was 132% of average for snow pack (taking into account ... Read more

More OBWB News:

  • Media Releases
  • Flood Information & Updates
  • Drought Updates & Weather Reports
  • Board Report
  • Council Report
  • Recently Added
  • In the News
Okanagan Basin Water Board

ONE VALLEY,  ONE WATER         Collaborative Water Management           Water Quality Improvement         Aquatic Weed Management

2021 © OBWB     |  Privacy Policy  |  Contact
Scroll back to top