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This high-tech tool may help Okanagan communities be better prepared for flooding
OKANAGAN – Flood plain mapping has already begun in the Okanagan, part of a $1.45-million…
FLOOD WATCH 2017: Why the Okanagan will be on flood watch for at least another month
PENTICTON – It looks like it might be another five to six weeks of anxious…
Province treads lightly enforcing drought rules
OKANAGAN – The province has added to the regions under a level four drought advisory,…
Too early to predict a drought in the Okanagan this summer, but early snow melt a worry
PENTICTON – It's hard to predict moisture conditions in the Okanagan Valley thanks to the…
Water drilling rush in B.C. Interior to get jump on new water regulations
IMPACT UNKNOWN THOMPSON-OKANAGAN - Companies drilling water wells in the B.C. Southern Interior appear to be busier than usual and the reason may be the introduction next spring of the provincial Water Sustainability Act and its new well licensing requirements. While hard numbers of how many wells are being drilled are hard to come by...
Water stewards re-gift cash prize
KELOWNA – Protecting our water is job number one for the Okanagan Water Stewardship Council and the group wants to make sure students share that goal. The council won a national Excellence in Water Stewardship award from the Council of the Federation. Instead of pocketing the $1,000 in cash that came with the trophy, the...