Water Stewardship Information Sources
| ID | 1717 |
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| Citation | Summit Environmental Consultants Ltd. 2013. Okanagan Hydrologic Connectivity Model: Summary Report (Final). Submitted to the Okanagan Basin Water Board |
| Organization | OBWB |
| URL | http://www.obwb.ca/obwrid/detail.php?doc=356 |
| Abstract/Description or Keywords | The Okanagan Basin Water Board (OBWB) retained Summit Environmental Consultants Inc. (Summit) to develop a nimble and user-friendly model that can be used to demonstrate the hydrologic and legal linkages between water suppliers in the Okanagan Basin and to support water management decisions during drought conditions. Summit constructed the Okanagan Hydrologic Connectivity Model (OHCM) using the Water Evaluation and Planning software developed by the Stockholm Environment Institute. Three water supply and demand models developed in 2010 as part of the Okanagan Water Supply and Demand Project were also used in the creation of the OHCM. In this study, the OHCM was used to run scenarios investigating how water users are impacted by changes in upland storage, increased water demands, in-stream flow needs, their location in the Basin (and associated stream catchment), and licence seniority in the ﾓfirst in time, first in rightﾔ licensing system under the British Columbia Water Act. This report presents an overview of how the OHCM was developed and the key outcomes of the scenarios. climate change, water use, water supply, allocation |
| Information Type | report |
| Regional Watershed | Okanagan |
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| Comments | The OHCM is built on the complex supply and demand models developed during Phase 2 of the Okanagan Water Supply and Demand Project. It is a user-friendly model that allows an individual to evaluate the implications of various water management choices. |
| Project status | complete |
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