Dr. Anna Warwick-Sears is the executive director of the Okanagan Basin Water  Board report to the RDOS.

Warwick-Sears told Regional District directors that building a water control plan is very difficult in a desert with input of water in the Okanagan watershed different every years – with some year a lot of snow/rain and other years near drought conditions.

Interesting facts on water usage:

55% of water use is for farming

24% is outdoor home use

7% of water is used indoors which is the same percentage as

parks and golf courses.

She urged civic leaders to conserve where possible with wise water use practices.