Functions
- Implementing Basin-wide programs for watermilfoil control, wastewater infrastructure funding, and water research and management to benefit all Basin residents;
- Advocating and representing local needs to senior government planners and policy makers to protect Okanagan interests;
- Providing science-based information on Okanagan water to local government decision makers and water managers for sustainable long-term planning;
- Communicating and coordinating between government, non-government, universities and businesses to increase the effectiveness of water initiatives; and
- Building funding opportunities by providing leverage grants, securing external dollars and identifying cost-sharing partners to expand local capacity.
Over the period of this initiative, OBWB has been increasingly effective at promoting best practices and improving communication between jurisdictions. The OBWB has also had great success partnering with provincial agencies – especially in support of regional water science and monitoring.
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