Water Stewardship Information Sources

  1. Home
  2. Thompson-Okanagan
  3. Details
ID 1914
Citation Water Supply and Demand Working Group. 2010. Okanagan Water Supply and Demand Project: Phase 2 - Appendix I1: Okanagan Water Demand Model Summary. Prepared for the Okanagan Basin Water Board.
Organization OBWB
URL http://www.obwb.ca/obwrid/docs/335_2010_Appendix%20%20I1%20-%20Ok%20Water%20Demand%20Model%20Summary.pdf
Abstract/Description or Keywords The objective of developing the Okanagan Water Demand Model was to provide a
scientifically-based tool to estimate water demands by land use throughout the Okanagan
Basin, under both current and future conditions.
Development of the Okanagan Water Demand Model was initiated by the Ministry of
Agriculture and Lands (MAL) and Agriculture and Agri-Foods Canada (AAFC)
following completion of the Phase 1 work program in 2005. With assistance from
Environment Canada (EC), MAL and AAFC developed a model that estimated irrigation
water demands on the agricultural land base within the Okanagan Basin (both within and
outside of the Agricultural Land Reserve).
During Phase 2, this model was refined to incorporate all remaining forms of water use
within the Okanagan Basin, including:
ﾕ Irrigation of domestic properties (e.g. lawns and gardens),
ﾕ Irrigation of municipal land (e.g. parks, boulevards, and schools),
ﾕ Irrigation of golf courses, and
ﾕ Indoor water use for domestic, industrial, commercial, and institutional purposes.
Using information collected during the water use and management investigations
(Appendix C), the Okanagan Water Demand Model was calibrated and further refined so
that volumes of water extracted from specific water sources could ultimately be
identified. This information was a key input parameter to the Okanagan Water
Accounting Model (Appendix J).
Information Type report
Regional Watershed Okanagan
Sub-watershed if known
Aquifer #
Comments
Project status complete
Contact Name Anna Warwick Sears
Contact Email [email protected]