ACCESS AND DOWNLOAD A SET OF REPORTS ON: British Columbia’s Agriculture Water Demand Model – learn about province-wide application and results
An Okanagan Basin Water Strategy was initiated by Land and Water British Columbia in 2004 in response to significant pressures being exerted on the water resources in the basin.
The Agricultural Water Demand Model was developed to provide current and future agriculture water demands for the Okanagan Basin. Success of the project included assistance from the following:
Agriculture and Agri-food Canada
Environment Canada
Ministry of Agriculture and Lands
Okanagan Basin Water Board
University of Lethbridge
The model is based on a GIS database that contains information on cropping, irrigation system type, soils type and climatic data.
The survey area included all properties within the Agricultural Land Reserve and those occurring outside the ALR where there is active agriculture.
View the Report for the Okanagan Basin funded by the following:
Canada-British Columbia Water Supply Expansion Program
Okanagan Basin Water Board
As well, we now have reports available in PDF format on the following areas of British Columbia:
Report for the Nicola Watershed
Report for the Kettle Watershed
Report for the Similkameen Watershed
Report for the Cowichan Valley
Report for the Regional District of Nanaimo
Report for the Bonaparte Watershed
Report for the Comox Valley Regional District
Report for the Regional District of Fraser Valley
Report for the City of Kamloops
Report for the Regional District of Central Kootenay
Report for Sunshine Coast Regional District
Report for qathet Regional District