Despite above average snowpack, risk of flooding in Okanagan Lake still low
Steve Arstad FILE PHOTO – Okanagan Lake dam at Penticton. (STEVE ARSTAD / iNFOnews.ca) March 11, 2021 - 1:00 PM Snowpacks are currently above average in the Thompson-Okanagan region, but they don't appear to be a flooding threat - at least not yet. Okanagan Lake dam...
Invasive Species Council, province warn destructive zebra mussels are hitching a ride on your aquarium
British Columbia Mar 09, 2021 2:21 PM PT | Last Updated: March 9 The B.C. Conservation Officer Service tweeted a picture of one of the invasive species recently found on popular aquarium plants known as moss balls, originally shipped from pet suppliers in...
OKANAGAN IS #1 DESTINATION FOR MUSSEL-INFESTED WATERCRAFT
“Being the #1 destination for zebra or quagga-mussel infested watercraft is not what we want to be known for,” says Sue McKortoff, Chair of the OBWB and Mayor of Osoyoos. Friday, March 5th 2021 - (IHEARTRADIO) Okanagan Basin Water Board As the #1 destination for...
Okanagan region is at risk of extreme flooding if province doesn’t update lake level management, says OBWB
Amandalina Letterio CASTANET - Mar 3, 2021 Photo: OBWB “We’re very concerned about the current lake level management and the risks of extreme flooding in the future,” explains OBWB Executive Director Anna Warwick Sears. “This is a serious problem we are facing. This...
Okanagan Basin Water Board pushing province for more action of mussel prevention
Pushing for mussel action Jon Manchester - Feb 27, 2021 / 3:00 pm | Story: 326356 Jon Manchester is News Director and Content Manager at Castanet. Photo: Contributed The Okanagan Basin Water Board is pushing the province for more action on invasive...
Osoyoos Mayor Sue McKortoff continues as Okanagan Basin Water Board chair
Story by Barry Gerding, Vernon Morning Star Osoyoos Mayor Sue McKortoff will serve a third consecutive term as chair of the Okanagan Basin Water Board (OBWB). She will be joined by vice-chair Cindy Fortin, mayor of Peachland, and Okanagan Valley regional district...
2020 tests show B.C. remains invasive mussel free
Invasive quagga and zebra mussels have been kept out of B.C. waterways for another year. (CSISS/Facebook) 2020 tests show B.C. remains invasive mussel free Jim Elliot, Salmon Arm Observer, Feb 10, 2021 Columbia Shuswap Invasive Species Society says efforts to keep the...
BC Ministry of environment says no known infestations of invasive mussels in province
Shuswap still mussel-free John Lawless - Dec 7, 2020 / 10:28 am | Story: 318548 Source: Castanet.netPhoto: Columbia Shuswap Invasive Species SocietyShelter Bay pier on Arrow Lakes Reservoir, which is tested bi-weekly for invasive mussels, and none were found in 2020....
Water awareness increasing in Okanagan valley
Kelowna Okanagan residents are becoming more aware of water conservation and protection concerns Water awareness increasing Castanet.net Miriam Halpenny - Dec 4, 2020 / 7:00 pm Photo: Contributed A new survey conducted by the Okanagan Basin...
NEW Osoyoos Lake Water Quality Data
2020 Water Quality Data Summary The Osoyoos Lake Water Quality Society's hard working measurement crews have completed their pontoon water sampling research for the year. Under the meticulous direction of John Gates, the OLWQS has assembled water data from four areas...
Invasive clams found in Shuswap Lake
Salmon Arm News Invasive Asian clams found in Shuswap Lake John Lawless - Salmon Arm News Sep 16, 2020 / 4:23 pm | Story: 310800 Photo: Columbia Shuswap Invasive Species Society Asian clams Invasive Asian clam populations have been found in two locations of Shuswap...
OBWB aims to increase hydrometric information network across Okanagan valley
Okanagan Basin Water Board aims to increase hydrometric information network across the valley Measuring, conserving Jon Manchester - Castanet.net Sep 14, 2020 / 11:54 am | Story: 310271 Photo: Contributed The Okanagan Basin Water Board plans to initiate a water...