Tag: UBC Okanagan
Shuswap Watershed Council releases updated report on nutrients and water quality
The Shuswap Watershed Council (SWC) has released an update to a report it originally published in 2020 summarizing the results of a multi-year water...
New Research Recommends Systematic Approach to Forest and Water Supply Management
New research from UBC Okanagan suggests a systematic approach to forest and water supply research may yield an improved assessment and understanding of connections...
Connecting the Okanagan Through A ‘One Water Approach’
Researchers at UBC Okanagan are launching a community-focused research program to assess the performance of water utilities and municipalities across the Okanagan Valley.
The project,...
New Partnership Aims to Address Flooding in Okanagan Valley
With many eyes on rising lake levels these days, researchers from UBC's Okanagan (UBCO) campus are partnering with the Okanagan Basin Water Board (OBWB) to...
New Role at UBC Okanagan to Create Clean Technologies for Municipal...
UBC Okanagan announced that Engineering Professor Cigdem Eskicioglu has been named the Senior Industrial Research Chair (IRC) in advanced resource recovery from wastewater.
The IRC...
Extreme Weather Can Tax Urban Drainage Systems to the Max: Study
Existing design methods for urban drainage systems are not going far enough to withstand possible catastrophic storms, or even unpredictable failures during a moderate...
Foresight Cleantech Creates Partnership with Okanagan College and UBC
The Foresight Cleantech Accelerator Centre, Okanagan College, and the University of British Columbia (UBC) have established a new partnership to create jobs, create intellectual...