The Regional District Okanagan Similkameen received six grants from the Okanagan Basin Water Board totalling $64,050.
The funds, announced April 2, will go towards the following water quality projects:
- Town of Oliver Ground source water assessment and protection plan ($15,000)
- RDOS Regional Water Use and Conservation Bylaw ($10,525)
- RDOS Water Ambassador Program ($10,525)
- Kaleden Irrigation District Source Assessment of Skaha Lake KID Intake ($10,000)
- Okanagan Nation Alliance ORRI - Water Quality Assurance ($10,000) - Okanagan Similkameen Stewardship Society Park Rill Riparian and Aquatic Assessment ($8,000)
The grants are part of a total of $300,000 in funding to 20 projects that will help conserve and improve the quality of water in the Okanagan valley. Directors approved the Water Conservation and Quality Improvement Grants at their regular board meeting on Tuesday, April 1. In all, there were 26 applications with a total ask of $592,778.