Okanagan Basin Water Board

🌊 We opened up a naming contest for our latest milfoil harvester. We were optimistic. Naive, even 😉. We love you, Okanagan. We love the humour! Truly. Let’s see what else you’ve got before the contest closes on Friday. Enter now — conta.cc/4sNmVz8

💧 You’re Invited: Make Water Work Launch – May 20! 🌱 Join us as we kick off the 2026 Make Water Work, Plant FireSmart™ campaign in beautiful Osoyoos, B.C.! Come be part of the conversation and learn how you can help make a difference! 🔗 Learn more conta.cc/3RE514G

🚨 New Strategic Direction for Okanagan Water 💧 The Okanagan Basin Water Board has approved its 2026–2030 Strategic Direction—a five-year roadmap focused on protecting one of Canada’s most water-stressed regions. 📄 Read the full Strategic Direction here: conta.cc/3PnvF0Y

After weeks of abnormal heat and dusty days … we’re finally breaking out the umbrella ☔💃 
Cue the puddle splashes and off‑key singing! Hello rain, we missed you 💙   #RainyDayMood #FinallyRain #SinginInTheRain #OkanaganLife #UmbrellaWeather

💧 ICYMI: The 14th-Annual Okanagan Water Supply Webinar is available to watch online now! This year’s theme was "One Water, One Community," and the updates look at a challenging season ahead for the region. 🎦Watch the webinar here: youtu.be/FO2oxr87ufc?si…

Make water work for every generation! What if your yard worked with the Okanagan — not against it? 👉 Ready to rethink your yard? Head to MakeWaterWork.ca

At the May Water Board Meeting... 💧Join 2026 OK Water Supply Webinar: Fri, May 8 @ 11 am 📑OBWB Strategic Direction for Next 5 Years 🤝Joint Board–Council Meeting Strengthens Regional Alignment 🚫OBWB Advances Invasive Mussel Response Read it: conta.cc/48MCsba

💧Join us for the 2026 Okanagan Water Supply Webinar Friday, May 8th from 11:00 am – 12:00 p.m. We’ll cover: • Reservoir levels • Snowpack • Groundwater • Weather forecast Zoom webinar link: us02web.zoom.us/j/89828745746

🙏Thank you to everyone who was able to join us for the joint OBWB Board and Okanagan Water Stewardship Council (OWSC) meeting today in Kelowna. A room full of dedicated elected officials and water experts took time to reflect on the past 20 years — while also looking ahead.

🌱 𝐓𝐡𝐞 𝐟𝐢𝐫𝐬𝐭 𝐃𝐫𝐨𝐮𝐠𝐡𝐭 𝐁𝐮𝐥𝐥𝐞𝐭𝐢𝐧 𝐨𝐟 2026 𝐢𝐬 𝐡𝐞𝐫𝐞. Low snowpack, a dry spring, and a hotter‑than‑average forecast mean drought conditions are likely to continue in the Okanagan this summer. 👉 Read the full bulletin: conta.cc/4mVIcVP

What if invasive mussels could be detected in minutes — right at inspection stations? 🧬 Thanks to new local funding from the @cityofkelowna , and grassroots Rotarian support, this made‑in‑the‑Okanagan research is gaining momentum. Learn more 👇 conta.cc/4vPHmy8

Harvesty McHarvestface is available, but we think you can do better 🌿 💭Help name the Okanagan's newest milfoil-munching machine! Submit your best idea by May 21 — winner gets a ride on the harvester. Check out the contest details here ➡️conta.cc/4sNmVz8

💧 Great news for Okanagan water stewardship! The Okanagan Basin Water Board is investing $380,000 this year across 19 projects tackling everything from PFAS to post-wildfire snowpack changes to harmful algal bloom monitoring. Read more👇 conta.cc/4cdGhs1

Stinking piles of rotting shells pile up on beaches with invasive mussels. “It’s absolutely atrocious, it’s dead fish multiplied by 2,500,” said MB local C. Corrie. 🛑 But this doesn’t have to happen in the Okanagan. We can keep invasive mussels out. 👉 DontMoveAMussel.ca

🚀 The next generation of Okanagan Lake stewardship just showed up — and they came with receipts. OBWB Director and @cityofkelowna Councillor @RonCannan visited the UBC Engineering - Okanagan Capstone Showcase. Check it out ⬇️ facebook.com/share/p/1BRQny…

A win for watersheds.💧 Bill M 216 is being withdrawn, and the OBWB is proud to have stood alongside local governments, First Nations, professional associations, and the UBCM in opposition of this bill. Read our full news release here: conta.cc/4snFhGo

Read the April OBWB Board Report⬇️ ⏩ Early melt = summer water risk 📣 Drought messaging is regional challenge 🚫 Invasive mussel treatments fall short → prevention critical 💧 WCQI grants approved Read the full April Board Report 👉 conta.cc/4t1Miht

Read the April OBWB Board Report⬇️ ⏩ Early melt = summer water risk 📣 Drought messaging is regional challenge 🚫 Invasive mussel treatments fall short → prevention critical 💧 WCQI grants approved Read the full April Board Report 👉 conta.cc/4t1Miht

🪚Razor-sharp shells from invasive mussels cover beaches, cutting bare feet and injuring pets. That’s what happens at Beaconia Beach, Lake WPG. 🛑 But this doesn’t have to happen in the Okanagan. We can keep invasive mussels out👉 DontMoveAMussel.ca tinyurl.com/54ppxk2t

The Great Lakes are a warning. The Okanagan is listening. Thank you to everyone who came out Sunday for our World Water Day screening of All Too Clear Film at UBCO — an engaged room united around one goal: keeping invasive mussels out of B.C.🚫 dontmoveamussel.ca