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A tiger dam in City Park in Kelowna is pictured in this submitted photo. The province needs to step in and review how Okanagan Lake levels are managed in order to reduce the risk of floods like the one in 2017, according to the Okanagan Basin Water Board. Image Credit: SUBMITTED/OBWB-OkWaterWise March 02, 2021 - 3:16 PM After weeks of collecting letters of support from Okanagan governments, the Okanagan Basin Water Board is sending a letter to the province urging it do an extensive review of Okanagan Lake water levels over the next five years. “We’re very concerned about the current lake level management and the risks of extreme flooding in the future,” water board executive director Anna Warwick Sears said in a news release. “This is a serious problem we are facing. This is not hype.” ....
Share to Mar 2, 2021 3:21 PM Pete McIntyre The Okanagan Basin Water Board (OBWB) wants the province to do more to prevent flooding on Okanagan Lake. OBWB has fired off a letter to the province urgently requesting a review of how it manages Okanagan lake levels in an effort to address the worst effects of climate change. Municipal governments from across the Okanagan have sent letters of support for the review. “We’re very concerned about the current lake level management and the risks of extreme flooding in the future,” OBWB executive director Anna Warwick Sears explained in a press release. “This is a serious problem we are facing. This is not hype.” ....