Update #5 – December 2016 – Okanagan Basin Water Board

National Weather Service (US) predicts below normal temperatures and above normal precipitation.
http://www.cpc.ncep.noaa.gov/products/predictions/long_range/seasonal.php?lead=3

Drought Updates

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 Drought Bulletin – June 20, 2019

OKANAGAN MOVED TO DROUGHT LEVEL 3 Warm and dry conditions have prompted the Province of B.C. to announce a Level 3 drought for much of ... Read more

Okanagan Drought Bulletin – June 11, 2019

OKANAGAN MOVED TO DROUGHT LEVEL 2 AS PRECAUTIONARY MEASURE Based on snowpack conditions, timing of snowmelt, and forecasted summer conditions, the B.C. Government has elevated ... Read more

Weather Report – June 2019

It’s shaping up to be a dry year, as predicted. As of May 30, 2019, B.C.’s drought map indicates Drought Level 2 for the Okanagan. ... Read more

Weather Report – May 2019

It’s shaping up to be a dry spring, as predicted. Overall, the snow pillow is behind where we started in 2015, the last big drought ... 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