Okanagan Basin Water Board

06/13/2026

Water is precious — make every drop count 💧
Adjust your sprinklers so you’re watering plants, not pavement.
It’s a simple fix that helps protect our shared water supply.
Small changes = big impact.
🙌 Take the pledge: www.MakeWaterWork.ca/pledge
🎉Enter to WIN one of two $1,000 yard upgrades!

City of Armstrong
Township of Spallumcheen
Regional District of North Okanagan
District of Lake Country
City of Kelowna
Black Mountain Irrigation District
Glenmore Ellison Improvement District
Rutland Waterworks
Westbank First Nation
City of West Kelowna
District of Peachland
District of Summerland
City of Penticton - Municipality
Regional District of Okanagan-Similkameen
Town of Oliver
Town of Osoyoos

06/12/2026

𝐍𝐞𝐰 𝐩𝐚𝐢𝐧𝐭, 𝐰𝐡𝐨 𝐝𝐢𝐬?! 🎨👀

Heading out on the water in Peachland or West Kelowna this weekend? Keep an eye out for our new boat ramp stencils!

We all love Okanagan Lake, which means we all have a role to play in keeping invasive mussels out of B.C. It only takes one contaminated watercraft to change our ecosystem forever. They’re here as a friendly (but firm) reminder: 𝐃𝐨𝐧’𝐭 𝐌𝐨𝐯𝐞 𝐀 𝐌𝐮𝐬𝐬𝐞𝐥! 🦪🚫

A sincere thank you to the City of West Kelowna and the District of Peachland for their continued partnership and support in protecting these shared waters.

Together, we can help keep invasive mussels out of our lakes for generations to come.

🔗 Learn how you can help protect the Okanagan at DontMoveAMussel.ca

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06/11/2026

Despite recent rainfall, water scarcity is still a serious concern across the Okanagan.

🚰Local conditions remain dry and impacts are hitting our local communities differently. Many water utilities are already moving to elevated early-season restrictions to preserve supply.

Learn more about current conditions and why conservation is still critical in our latest bulletin 👉https://conta.cc/4e0Yqu3

Regional District of North Okanagan
Regional District of Central Okanagan
Regional District of Okanagan-Similkameen

06/10/2026

⏰ Early bird registration is OPEN for the 2026 Environmental Flows Conference — and you'll want to lock in your spot before rates go up!

Join us October 7–9 in Kelowna, hosted by OBWB, the Okanagan Nation Alliance and the Canadian Water Resources Association.

Don't miss your chance to connect with leaders in water science, policy, and practice from across Canada and the world. 🐟💧

Register early at www.ef2026.ca/

Okanagan Nation Alliance Canadian Water Resources Association

06/09/2026

Water smarter, not harder 🌙

💧Watering between dusk and dawn helps reduce evaporation and strengthens your plants — making your yard more resilient overall.
Small changes = big impact.

🙌 Take the pledge: www.MakeWaterWork.ca/pledge
🎉Enter to WIN one of two $1,000 yard upgrades!

Learn about the modified stage 2 water restrictions currently in place www.lakecountry.bc.ca/waterconservation
Okanagan Basin Water Board

06/05/2026

What happened at the June Water Board Meeting:

💧A Little Rain, But Not Enough: Okanagan in Drought
🏞️Presentation Highlights Vital Connection Between Groundwater and Stream Health
🏆 (We’ve Got a Winner (or two) — But You’ll Have to Wait for the Big Reveal
✂️Milfoil Harvesting Planned for Duck Lake Thanks to New Amphibious Equipment

Read the June Board Report here: https://conta.cc/4g3KDUN

06/03/2026

Love the outdoors? This one's for you.

The Okanagan Basin Water Board is hiring a full-time Milfoil Control Equipment Operator to help keep Okanagan lakes healthy and invasive milfoil free.

Competitive pay, great benefits, and an office view you can't beat.

Click here to learn more and apply: https://lnkd.in/egWjt_2e

05/29/2026

Calling all Indigenous youth artists!

Do you have a vision for what siwłk water means to you — what it looks like when it flows freely, and what's lost when it doesn't?

The Environmental Flows 2026: siwłk Water for All Conference is looking for YOU to design the official conference logo — and the prize package is enticing:
💰 $500 cash prize
🎨 Two coaching sessions with celebrated Syilx Artist Evelyn Alec
🖼️ 100% of profits from prints sold at the conference

The contest is open to Indigenous youth ages 14–30 living in the Okanagan and broader Syilx Territory. Your design will be the face of an international water conference coming to Kelowna this October, co-hosted by OBWB, Okanagan Nation Alliance and Canadian Water Resources Association.

🔗 Learn more and enter here: https://conta.cc/3RAI4Q5

⏳ Don't wait, deadline is July 9!
Please spread the word to the artists in your life!

05/28/2026

Let's talk rain and drought, over a coffee. ☕💧

If Penticton normally gets a Grande-sized coffee worth of rain by late May — this year it's gotten barely a Demi and an Espresso shot combined. Just 21% of expected precipitation.

May rain helped a little. But we're still missing a lot — and summer hasn't even started.

The Province set the Okanagan at Drought Level 5 today, the highest level, and we’ve rounded up conditions in our second Drought Bulletin of 2026.

👉Check it out here: https://conta.cc/4dGXXvu

Every drop matters. Check your local watering restrictions.

^𝑫𝒂𝒕𝒂 𝒇𝒓𝒐𝒎 𝑬𝒏𝒗𝒊𝒓𝒐𝒏𝒎𝒆𝒏𝒕 𝒂𝒏𝒅 𝑪𝒍𝒊𝒎𝒂𝒕𝒆 𝑪𝒉𝒂𝒏𝒈𝒆 𝑪𝒂𝒏𝒂𝒅𝒂. 1991–2020 𝒉𝒊𝒔𝒕𝒐𝒓𝒊𝒄𝒂𝒍 𝒂𝒗𝒆𝒓𝒂𝒈𝒆.

Regional District of North Okanagan
Regional District of Central Okanagan
Regional District of Okanagan-Similkameen

05/27/2026

✨Big news from the team! We’re thrilled to share that James Littley has been named a 2026 Together in Action award winner by the Invasive Species Council of BC.

James took home the Leadership Excellence Award for his tireless work protecting our watersheds from invasive mussels. We’ve been lucky to have him leading that charge since 2012! 💧

We’re also celebrating Gerald Michel, Elder of the Xwísten community, who received the Indigenous Leadership Award for his 40+ years of land stewardship. 🌿

Congratulations to both James and Gerald — their work is a reminder of what's possible when people show up, year after year, for the places and communities they care about.

👇Check out the full story below or here: https://bcinvasives.ca/news/2026tiaawards/

The 2026 Together in Action Awards recognize two leaders helping protect communities, waterways, and landscapes across B.C. through invasive species prevention and management efforts.

This year’s recipients are Gerald Michel, an Elder from the Xwísten community, and James Littley of the

Through stewardship, partnerships, education, and preparedness efforts, both recipients have helped strengthen invasive species prevention and management while supporting the places and communities people care deeply about.

Read more about their stories, accomplishments, and reflections on the work shaping invasive species management across B.C.

https://bcinvasives.ca/news/2026tiaawards/