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The Water Sustainability Act (WSA) is a British Columbia water management law that came into force on February 29, 2016. [1] The WSA allows the government of British Columbia to control groundwater and also surface water in the province. It also includes provisions for restricting water usage during shortages.
About 25 km (16 mi) upstream from Princeton, the river drops over Similkameen Falls. Numerous viewpoints of the river occur from the highway, the most popular being Bromley Rock, where swimming in the river from a spectacular sandy beach is possible. In a typical Okanagan, BC summer, the water is warm and fantastic for swimming.
An outdoor water-use restriction is a ban or other lesser restrictions put into effect that restricts the outdoor use of water supplies. Often called a watering ban or hosepipe ban, [1] it can affect: irrigation of lawns; car washing; recreational uses such as filling swimming pools and using water slides; planting of grass or control of the ...
In 1910, water mains were installed. The providers of town electricity were Princeton Coal and Land 1911–1914 and then the copper mining company from 1915, running a line from the defunct cement plant. In 1917, West Kootenay Power agreed to extend a line from Bonnington Falls dam. In 1922, the Princeton Light and Power Co became the ...
The Regional District of Okanagan-Similkameen (RDOS) is in southern British Columbia, adjacent to the U.S. state of Washington.It is bounded by Fraser Valley Regional District to the west, Thompson-Nicola Regional District and Regional District of Central Okanagan to the north, Regional District of Kootenay Boundary to the east, and by Okanogan County, Washington to the south.
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The following is a partial list of rivers of British Columbia, organized by watershed. Some large creeks are included either because of size or historical importance (See Alphabetical List of British Columbia rivers). Also included are lakes that are "in-line" connecting upper tributaries of listed rivers, or at their heads.
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