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(CHARLOTTE HELSTON / iNFOnews.ca) March 15, 2021 - 6:00 AM Every year Shaun Reimer fights an increasingly difficult battle to find the perfect balance between Okanagan Lake flooding or falling into drought mode. But it’s likely to take at least five years before the Ministry of Forest’s section head for public safety in the Okanagan stands a chance of getting any significant help. That’s because it’s expected to take that long for the Okanagan Basin Water Board and the province to do all the studies needed just to get a plan of action in place, part of which will be a review of what’s considered the “correct” full pool level for Okanagan Lake.