Osoyoos three-zone watering system in effect, Stage 2 restrictions begin Monday - Oliver/Osoyoos News

Officials celebrate recovery of crucial water supply as summer looms: 'Levels are high because of proactive management decisions'

Despite lower-than-average precipitation for the year, the water at the iconic Osoyoos Lake was at higher-than-typical levels entering the summer dry season.  As Castanet reported, the seeming contradiction at the lake — which straddles the border of British Columbia, Canada, and Washington in the U.S. —  highlighted the importance of good water-management practices.  "Water managers are closely monitoring conditions in the basin and will keep t…

Osoyoos three-zone watering system in effect, Stage 2 restrictions begin Monday - Oliver/Osoyoos News

Osoyoos water restrictions have moved to a new three-zone system as of Wednesday, with Stage 2 watering taking effect Monday. In a public notice Tuesday morning, the municipality said the town is no longer following odd and even address numbers for its water restrictions, instead moving to zones. Th...