The Okanagan Basin Water Board
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The Okanagan Basin Water Board (OBWB) was instituted in 1970 as a collaboration of the three Okanagan regional districts to provide leadership on water issues spanning the valley.
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💧 A watershed is the area of land where all water drains into a common outlet.
🏞️ The #Okanagan Basin is one connected watershed, and everything we do affects the water downstream. It’s our living lab for understanding water—what we learn here helps protect water everywhere.
#OkanaganBasinWaterBoard
🏞️ The #Okanagan Basin is one connected watershed, and everything we do affects the water downstream. It’s our living lab for understanding water—what we learn here helps protect water everywhere.
#OkanaganBasinWaterBoard
November 19, 2025 at 4:04 PM
💧 A watershed is the area of land where all water drains into a common outlet.
🏞️ The #Okanagan Basin is one connected watershed, and everything we do affects the water downstream. It’s our living lab for understanding water—what we learn here helps protect water everywhere.
#OkanaganBasinWaterBoard
🏞️ The #Okanagan Basin is one connected watershed, and everything we do affects the water downstream. It’s our living lab for understanding water—what we learn here helps protect water everywhere.
#OkanaganBasinWaterBoard
🌊 Our Watersheds are at Risk!
🚨The Okanagan Basin Water Board is sounding the alarm with local governments & the UBCM over BILL M 216 – 2025 (Professional Reliance Act).
📰Read more here: conta.cc/3WZKcjN
Subscribe for OBWB updates: shorturl.at/gjISU
🚨The Okanagan Basin Water Board is sounding the alarm with local governments & the UBCM over BILL M 216 – 2025 (Professional Reliance Act).
📰Read more here: conta.cc/3WZKcjN
Subscribe for OBWB updates: shorturl.at/gjISU
November 14, 2025 at 10:43 PM
🌊 Our Watersheds are at Risk!
🚨The Okanagan Basin Water Board is sounding the alarm with local governments & the UBCM over BILL M 216 – 2025 (Professional Reliance Act).
📰Read more here: conta.cc/3WZKcjN
Subscribe for OBWB updates: shorturl.at/gjISU
🚨The Okanagan Basin Water Board is sounding the alarm with local governments & the UBCM over BILL M 216 – 2025 (Professional Reliance Act).
📰Read more here: conta.cc/3WZKcjN
Subscribe for OBWB updates: shorturl.at/gjISU
November 12, 2025 at 7:28 PM
November Water Board Meeting:
🎉OBWB Celebrates $200K Federal Investment in Algal Bloom Monitoring
🌊2026 WCQI Grant Theme Prioritizes Innovation in Water Supply and Quality
⚠️Okanagan Ends 2025 Season in Drought
🏆Make Water Work Contest Closes
✅OBWB Approves Budget
conta.cc/3X9HWGD
🎉OBWB Celebrates $200K Federal Investment in Algal Bloom Monitoring
🌊2026 WCQI Grant Theme Prioritizes Innovation in Water Supply and Quality
⚠️Okanagan Ends 2025 Season in Drought
🏆Make Water Work Contest Closes
✅OBWB Approves Budget
conta.cc/3X9HWGD
November 6, 2025 at 6:42 PM
November Water Board Meeting:
🎉OBWB Celebrates $200K Federal Investment in Algal Bloom Monitoring
🌊2026 WCQI Grant Theme Prioritizes Innovation in Water Supply and Quality
⚠️Okanagan Ends 2025 Season in Drought
🏆Make Water Work Contest Closes
✅OBWB Approves Budget
conta.cc/3X9HWGD
🎉OBWB Celebrates $200K Federal Investment in Algal Bloom Monitoring
🌊2026 WCQI Grant Theme Prioritizes Innovation in Water Supply and Quality
⚠️Okanagan Ends 2025 Season in Drought
🏆Make Water Work Contest Closes
✅OBWB Approves Budget
conta.cc/3X9HWGD
🌫️ What is that misty magic?! It’s not spooky – it’s lake steam!
When chilly air hits warmer water, vapor rises and condenses into visible steam. 🌬️ + 🌡️ = 🌫️
It’s a common in fall and winter and yet another fascinating way our lakes are impacted by the changing seasons!
When chilly air hits warmer water, vapor rises and condenses into visible steam. 🌬️ + 🌡️ = 🌫️
It’s a common in fall and winter and yet another fascinating way our lakes are impacted by the changing seasons!
October 31, 2025 at 5:06 PM
🌫️ What is that misty magic?! It’s not spooky – it’s lake steam!
When chilly air hits warmer water, vapor rises and condenses into visible steam. 🌬️ + 🌡️ = 🌫️
It’s a common in fall and winter and yet another fascinating way our lakes are impacted by the changing seasons!
When chilly air hits warmer water, vapor rises and condenses into visible steam. 🌬️ + 🌡️ = 🌫️
It’s a common in fall and winter and yet another fascinating way our lakes are impacted by the changing seasons!
💧 An aquifer is an underground layer of rock, sand, or gravel that holds water—kind of like a natural sponge beneath the ground. In the Okanagan, people drill wells into aquifers to bring this groundwater up for drinking, irrigation, and other uses.
#WaterWordWednesday: Get Informed. #Okanagan
#WaterWordWednesday: Get Informed. #Okanagan
October 29, 2025 at 2:11 PM
💧 An aquifer is an underground layer of rock, sand, or gravel that holds water—kind of like a natural sponge beneath the ground. In the Okanagan, people drill wells into aquifers to bring this groundwater up for drinking, irrigation, and other uses.
#WaterWordWednesday: Get Informed. #Okanagan
#WaterWordWednesday: Get Informed. #Okanagan
Heard of the invasive mussel threat? It’s not just bad—it’s billions-of-dollars-in-damage bad. 🤯
But the Okanagan is fighting back with science! 💪
OBWB's James Littley was on AM1150 to explain a pioneering new project.
Check it out ➡️ youtu.be/SGiY-3VBV_g
Read more at www.obwb.ca/news
But the Okanagan is fighting back with science! 💪
OBWB's James Littley was on AM1150 to explain a pioneering new project.
Check it out ➡️ youtu.be/SGiY-3VBV_g
Read more at www.obwb.ca/news
OBWB Invests in ‘Artificial Dog’s Nose’: UBCO eDNA Mussel-Detection Tool
YouTube video by Okanagan Basin Water Board
youtu.be
October 22, 2025 at 8:45 PM
Heard of the invasive mussel threat? It’s not just bad—it’s billions-of-dollars-in-damage bad. 🤯
But the Okanagan is fighting back with science! 💪
OBWB's James Littley was on AM1150 to explain a pioneering new project.
Check it out ➡️ youtu.be/SGiY-3VBV_g
Read more at www.obwb.ca/news
But the Okanagan is fighting back with science! 💪
OBWB's James Littley was on AM1150 to explain a pioneering new project.
Check it out ➡️ youtu.be/SGiY-3VBV_g
Read more at www.obwb.ca/news
Black streaks in the water? It could be charcoal. ⚫🌊
Charcoal from wildfires or erosion can show up as powder or chunks. It’s natural, odourless, and leaves black smudges when touched.
Being curious is being #WaterWise! 💧🌍
Charcoal from wildfires or erosion can show up as powder or chunks. It’s natural, odourless, and leaves black smudges when touched.
Being curious is being #WaterWise! 💧🌍
October 21, 2025 at 6:17 PM
Black streaks in the water? It could be charcoal. ⚫🌊
Charcoal from wildfires or erosion can show up as powder or chunks. It’s natural, odourless, and leaves black smudges when touched.
Being curious is being #WaterWise! 💧🌍
Charcoal from wildfires or erosion can show up as powder or chunks. It’s natural, odourless, and leaves black smudges when touched.
Being curious is being #WaterWise! 💧🌍
🚨 What’s the latest on water in the Okanagan?
ℹ️Learn how we’re advocating for stronger protections, seeking funding partners, and planning for long-term resilience.
📘 Read the full report: conta.cc/48piOCF
📩Subscribe for OBWB updates: shorturl.at/gjISU
ℹ️Learn how we’re advocating for stronger protections, seeking funding partners, and planning for long-term resilience.
📘 Read the full report: conta.cc/48piOCF
📩Subscribe for OBWB updates: shorturl.at/gjISU
October 10, 2025 at 4:25 PM
🚨 What’s the latest on water in the Okanagan?
ℹ️Learn how we’re advocating for stronger protections, seeking funding partners, and planning for long-term resilience.
📘 Read the full report: conta.cc/48piOCF
📩Subscribe for OBWB updates: shorturl.at/gjISU
ℹ️Learn how we’re advocating for stronger protections, seeking funding partners, and planning for long-term resilience.
📘 Read the full report: conta.cc/48piOCF
📩Subscribe for OBWB updates: shorturl.at/gjISU
🚨 𝐎𝐤𝐚𝐧𝐚𝐠𝐚𝐧 𝐡𝐢𝐭 𝐰𝐢𝐭𝐡 𝐮𝐧𝐩𝐫𝐞𝐜𝐞𝐝𝐞𝐧𝐭𝐞𝐝 𝐃𝐫𝐨𝐮𝐠𝐡𝐭 𝐋𝐞𝐯𝐞𝐥 𝟒.🚨
That crisp fall air isn't fooling anyone. The Okanagan is now at an Drought Level 4, rare for this time of year.
💧Every drop saved matters.
📃Read the latest Drought Bulletin: conta.cc/3VTJT9L
📩Subscribe for OBWB updates: shorturl.at/gjISU
That crisp fall air isn't fooling anyone. The Okanagan is now at an Drought Level 4, rare for this time of year.
💧Every drop saved matters.
📃Read the latest Drought Bulletin: conta.cc/3VTJT9L
📩Subscribe for OBWB updates: shorturl.at/gjISU
October 9, 2025 at 7:30 PM
🚨 𝐎𝐤𝐚𝐧𝐚𝐠𝐚𝐧 𝐡𝐢𝐭 𝐰𝐢𝐭𝐡 𝐮𝐧𝐩𝐫𝐞𝐜𝐞𝐝𝐞𝐧𝐭𝐞𝐝 𝐃𝐫𝐨𝐮𝐠𝐡𝐭 𝐋𝐞𝐯𝐞𝐥 𝟒.🚨
That crisp fall air isn't fooling anyone. The Okanagan is now at an Drought Level 4, rare for this time of year.
💧Every drop saved matters.
📃Read the latest Drought Bulletin: conta.cc/3VTJT9L
📩Subscribe for OBWB updates: shorturl.at/gjISU
That crisp fall air isn't fooling anyone. The Okanagan is now at an Drought Level 4, rare for this time of year.
💧Every drop saved matters.
📃Read the latest Drought Bulletin: conta.cc/3VTJT9L
📩Subscribe for OBWB updates: shorturl.at/gjISU
🙏limləmt | Thank You to @ONA Fluvial Geomorphologist Zoe Eyjolfson for providing OBWB Directors and staff with an excellent tour of the 𝐎𝐤𝐚𝐧𝐚𝐠𝐚𝐧 𝐋𝐚𝐤𝐞 𝐃𝐚𝐦 𝐏𝐚𝐬𝐬𝐚𝐠𝐞 this week.
October 9, 2025 at 4:08 PM
🙏limləmt | Thank You to @ONA Fluvial Geomorphologist Zoe Eyjolfson for providing OBWB Directors and staff with an excellent tour of the 𝐎𝐤𝐚𝐧𝐚𝐠𝐚𝐧 𝐋𝐚𝐤𝐞 𝐃𝐚𝐦 𝐏𝐚𝐬𝐬𝐚𝐠𝐞 this week.
🌊 The Okanagan Basin Water Board is investing $200,000 to partially fund a potentially groundbreaking UBCO-led project.
📖Learn more here: conta.cc/4h8uITW
Subscribe for OBWB updates: shorturl.at/gjISU
📖Learn more here: conta.cc/4h8uITW
Subscribe for OBWB updates: shorturl.at/gjISU
October 7, 2025 at 10:20 PM
🌊 The Okanagan Basin Water Board is investing $200,000 to partially fund a potentially groundbreaking UBCO-led project.
📖Learn more here: conta.cc/4h8uITW
Subscribe for OBWB updates: shorturl.at/gjISU
📖Learn more here: conta.cc/4h8uITW
Subscribe for OBWB updates: shorturl.at/gjISU
⚠️ Dead trees = danger.
Dry, neglected trees can fall, fuel fires, and threaten your home.
🌳 Keep trees healthy with deep watering especially in dry spells.
💧 Healthy trees are #WaterWise 👉 cool your yard, save water and resist disease.
Be #FireSmart. Protect your home by protecting your trees. 💚
Dry, neglected trees can fall, fuel fires, and threaten your home.
🌳 Keep trees healthy with deep watering especially in dry spells.
💧 Healthy trees are #WaterWise 👉 cool your yard, save water and resist disease.
Be #FireSmart. Protect your home by protecting your trees. 💚
October 3, 2025 at 10:45 PM
⚠️ Dead trees = danger.
Dry, neglected trees can fall, fuel fires, and threaten your home.
🌳 Keep trees healthy with deep watering especially in dry spells.
💧 Healthy trees are #WaterWise 👉 cool your yard, save water and resist disease.
Be #FireSmart. Protect your home by protecting your trees. 💚
Dry, neglected trees can fall, fuel fires, and threaten your home.
🌳 Keep trees healthy with deep watering especially in dry spells.
💧 Healthy trees are #WaterWise 👉 cool your yard, save water and resist disease.
Be #FireSmart. Protect your home by protecting your trees. 💚
🚨Don't be fooled by the fall weather—the Okanagan is still in drought!
🐟With the Okanagan's drought level still at Level 3, our water is vital for farmers, firefighters, and fish migration.
📖Read the latest Drought Bulletin: conta.cc/3Iuzy0V
📩Subscribe for OBWB updates: shorturl.at/gjISU
🐟With the Okanagan's drought level still at Level 3, our water is vital for farmers, firefighters, and fish migration.
📖Read the latest Drought Bulletin: conta.cc/3Iuzy0V
📩Subscribe for OBWB updates: shorturl.at/gjISU
October 3, 2025 at 4:22 PM
🚨Don't be fooled by the fall weather—the Okanagan is still in drought!
🐟With the Okanagan's drought level still at Level 3, our water is vital for farmers, firefighters, and fish migration.
📖Read the latest Drought Bulletin: conta.cc/3Iuzy0V
📩Subscribe for OBWB updates: shorturl.at/gjISU
🐟With the Okanagan's drought level still at Level 3, our water is vital for farmers, firefighters, and fish migration.
📖Read the latest Drought Bulletin: conta.cc/3Iuzy0V
📩Subscribe for OBWB updates: shorturl.at/gjISU
Fall tip: Leave the leaves! 🍂 They're great for the ecosystem, providing winter habitat & enriching soil. Plus, they help retain moisture for spring! 💧A #WaterWise win! Take the #MakeWaterWork Pledge & enter to WIN a $500 yard upgrade! 🎉 MakeWaterWork.ca/Pledge
#GardenTips
#GardenTips
October 1, 2025 at 3:27 PM
Fall tip: Leave the leaves! 🍂 They're great for the ecosystem, providing winter habitat & enriching soil. Plus, they help retain moisture for spring! 💧A #WaterWise win! Take the #MakeWaterWork Pledge & enter to WIN a $500 yard upgrade! 🎉 MakeWaterWork.ca/Pledge
#GardenTips
#GardenTips
Today, September 30, marks National Day for Truth and Reconciliation in Canada — a day to honour the children who never returned home, the survivors of residential schools, and the families and communities affected by these institutions.
#TruthAndReconciliation #EveryChildMatters
#TruthAndReconciliation #EveryChildMatters
September 30, 2025 at 1:15 PM
Today, September 30, marks National Day for Truth and Reconciliation in Canada — a day to honour the children who never returned home, the survivors of residential schools, and the families and communities affected by these institutions.
#TruthAndReconciliation #EveryChildMatters
#TruthAndReconciliation #EveryChildMatters
Adding mulch your garden every year is a win-win! 🌱 It insulates roots, retains moisture 💧, and enriches soil.
A simple by powerful #WaterWise step! Take the Pledge to #MakeWaterWork & enter to WIN! 🎉 MakeWaterWork.ca/Pledge
#OkanaganBasinWaterBoard
A simple by powerful #WaterWise step! Take the Pledge to #MakeWaterWork & enter to WIN! 🎉 MakeWaterWork.ca/Pledge
#OkanaganBasinWaterBoard
September 29, 2025 at 1:32 PM
Adding mulch your garden every year is a win-win! 🌱 It insulates roots, retains moisture 💧, and enriches soil.
A simple by powerful #WaterWise step! Take the Pledge to #MakeWaterWork & enter to WIN! 🎉 MakeWaterWork.ca/Pledge
#OkanaganBasinWaterBoard
A simple by powerful #WaterWise step! Take the Pledge to #MakeWaterWork & enter to WIN! 🎉 MakeWaterWork.ca/Pledge
#OkanaganBasinWaterBoard
Happy #BCRiversDay! 🎉Our rivers are the vital arteries of our water system. They act as highways for fish, replenish groundwater, and provide us with places to fish, float, and relax. What's your favourite Okanagan river?🌊
#OkanaganRiver #SimilkameenRiver #MissionCreek #ShingleCreek #OkanaganValley
#OkanaganRiver #SimilkameenRiver #MissionCreek #ShingleCreek #OkanaganValley
September 28, 2025 at 1:15 PM
Happy #BCRiversDay! 🎉Our rivers are the vital arteries of our water system. They act as highways for fish, replenish groundwater, and provide us with places to fish, float, and relax. What's your favourite Okanagan river?🌊
#OkanaganRiver #SimilkameenRiver #MissionCreek #ShingleCreek #OkanaganValley
#OkanaganRiver #SimilkameenRiver #MissionCreek #ShingleCreek #OkanaganValley
"Making #WaterWork smarter so we can grow fresh fruit for another 100 years!" 🍎🥕 Jennay, 4th-gen farmer at Paynter's Fruit Market. Her family's #WaterWise legacy helps secure our food future! Take the #MakeWaterWork Pledge & you could win! Enter at MakeWaterWork.ca/Pledge.
#WestKelowna
#WestKelowna
September 26, 2025 at 7:58 PM
"Making #WaterWork smarter so we can grow fresh fruit for another 100 years!" 🍎🥕 Jennay, 4th-gen farmer at Paynter's Fruit Market. Her family's #WaterWise legacy helps secure our food future! Take the #MakeWaterWork Pledge & you could win! Enter at MakeWaterWork.ca/Pledge.
#WestKelowna
#WestKelowna
Take the Pledge to embrace #xeriscape 💚 choose beautiful plants that thrive in the dry Okanagan.🌸
Find recommended #WaterWise plants on our website!
Take the Pledge to Make Water Work 👉 commit to WaterWise gardening & enter for a chance to WIN! ✨ MakeWaterWork.ca/Pledge
Find recommended #WaterWise plants on our website!
Take the Pledge to Make Water Work 👉 commit to WaterWise gardening & enter for a chance to WIN! ✨ MakeWaterWork.ca/Pledge
September 22, 2025 at 3:12 PM
Take the Pledge to embrace #xeriscape 💚 choose beautiful plants that thrive in the dry Okanagan.🌸
Find recommended #WaterWise plants on our website!
Take the Pledge to Make Water Work 👉 commit to WaterWise gardening & enter for a chance to WIN! ✨ MakeWaterWork.ca/Pledge
Find recommended #WaterWise plants on our website!
Take the Pledge to Make Water Work 👉 commit to WaterWise gardening & enter for a chance to WIN! ✨ MakeWaterWork.ca/Pledge
The Okanagan Nation Alliance is bringing salmon home! 🐟 But the fish need our help—and cold, clean water to survive. Our yards are big water users. Take the #MakeWaterWork Pledge to help protect our rivers and bring the salmon home! MakeWaterWork.ca/Pledge
#MakeWaterWork
#MakeWaterWork
September 21, 2025 at 10:30 PM
The Okanagan Nation Alliance is bringing salmon home! 🐟 But the fish need our help—and cold, clean water to survive. Our yards are big water users. Take the #MakeWaterWork Pledge to help protect our rivers and bring the salmon home! MakeWaterWork.ca/Pledge
#MakeWaterWork
#MakeWaterWork
Fragile Okanagan food systems are at risk! 🐟 Invasive mussels threaten beloved salmon & native species, disrupting our delicate aquatic balance. Protect our vital resources! Learn how: DontMoveAMussel.ca.
SHARE MEMORIES, NOT INVASIVE MUSSELS. 💙🏞️
SHARE MEMORIES, NOT INVASIVE MUSSELS. 💙🏞️
September 19, 2025 at 1:43 PM
Fragile Okanagan food systems are at risk! 🐟 Invasive mussels threaten beloved salmon & native species, disrupting our delicate aquatic balance. Protect our vital resources! Learn how: DontMoveAMussel.ca.
SHARE MEMORIES, NOT INVASIVE MUSSELS. 💙🏞️
SHARE MEMORIES, NOT INVASIVE MUSSELS. 💙🏞️
Want a garden that thrives in the Okanagan? ☀️ Take the Pledge to choose drought-tolerant, native & low-water plants.
🔥These plants look gorgeous and save water.
Explore our Make Water Work Plant Collection👉MakeWaterWork.ca/plants
Take the Pledge 👉 MakeWaterWork.ca/Pledge
🔥These plants look gorgeous and save water.
Explore our Make Water Work Plant Collection👉MakeWaterWork.ca/plants
Take the Pledge 👉 MakeWaterWork.ca/Pledge
September 18, 2025 at 12:10 AM
Want a garden that thrives in the Okanagan? ☀️ Take the Pledge to choose drought-tolerant, native & low-water plants.
🔥These plants look gorgeous and save water.
Explore our Make Water Work Plant Collection👉MakeWaterWork.ca/plants
Take the Pledge 👉 MakeWaterWork.ca/Pledge
🔥These plants look gorgeous and save water.
Explore our Make Water Work Plant Collection👉MakeWaterWork.ca/plants
Take the Pledge 👉 MakeWaterWork.ca/Pledge
From Sept–May, salmon eggs & fry grow in Okanagan creeks—one step can crush hundreds of eggs & fry. Keep dogs, kids & feet out to protect them. 🚫🥾
Help protect Okanagan salmon and support Okanagan Nation Alliance’s salmon rehab efforts by giving fish space to thrive. 🐟 #MakeWaterWork #OkanaganSalmon
Help protect Okanagan salmon and support Okanagan Nation Alliance’s salmon rehab efforts by giving fish space to thrive. 🐟 #MakeWaterWork #OkanaganSalmon
September 16, 2025 at 3:06 PM
From Sept–May, salmon eggs & fry grow in Okanagan creeks—one step can crush hundreds of eggs & fry. Keep dogs, kids & feet out to protect them. 🚫🥾
Help protect Okanagan salmon and support Okanagan Nation Alliance’s salmon rehab efforts by giving fish space to thrive. 🐟 #MakeWaterWork #OkanaganSalmon
Help protect Okanagan salmon and support Okanagan Nation Alliance’s salmon rehab efforts by giving fish space to thrive. 🐟 #MakeWaterWork #OkanaganSalmon
Invasive mussels fundamentally change lakes! 🤯 They clear water, making it warmer & deeper. This habitat shift harms native plants & fish. Protect our Okanagan! Learn more: DontMoveAMussel.ca.
SHARE MEMORIES, NOT INVASIVE MUSSELS. ☀️🌊
#DontMoveAMussel #InvasiveSpecies #Okanagan
SHARE MEMORIES, NOT INVASIVE MUSSELS. ☀️🌊
#DontMoveAMussel #InvasiveSpecies #Okanagan
September 15, 2025 at 11:54 PM
Invasive mussels fundamentally change lakes! 🤯 They clear water, making it warmer & deeper. This habitat shift harms native plants & fish. Protect our Okanagan! Learn more: DontMoveAMussel.ca.
SHARE MEMORIES, NOT INVASIVE MUSSELS. ☀️🌊
#DontMoveAMussel #InvasiveSpecies #Okanagan
SHARE MEMORIES, NOT INVASIVE MUSSELS. ☀️🌊
#DontMoveAMussel #InvasiveSpecies #Okanagan