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Shuswap Watershed Council

2023-2024 Water Quality Report

NEW! The SWC has completed its eighth annual report on water quality in the Shuswap watershed.

See sections on:

Shuswap Lake, Mara Lake, and Mabel Lake
Popular beaches
Provincial Water Quality Objectives for Shuswap Lake
Algal blooms and cyanobacteria
Aquatic invasive species
The SWC’s Water Quality Grant Program
A new wetland strategy for the Shuswap
Wildfires in the watershed

Read the Report

2023-2024 Annual Report

Take a look at the Shuswap Watershed Council's work over the past year in the 2023-2024 SWC Annual Report.

Shuswap Watershed Council in Brief

The Shuswap Watershed Council (SWC) was established in 2014 as a watershed-based partnership of several organizations with an interest or responsibility for protecting water quality. There are up to 22 members that represent three regional districts, two municipalities, the Secwepemc Nation, three provincial government agencies and Shuswap communities.

The SWC is a collaborative, non-regulatory group that focuses on strategic initiatives to protect, maintain and enhance water quality and to promote safe recreation in the Shuswap. The SWC works alongside organizations that have regulatory roles in managing the Shuswap watershed, complementing their work and carefully avoiding duplication.

The Fraser Basin Council, a BC non-profit organization established in 1997, provides staff services to the Shuswap Watershed Council.

NEXT MEETING: DEC 11

SWC Meetings

The next meeting of the Shuswap Watershed Council is on December 11 (9:30 - 11:45 am) online on Zoom.

Meetings of the Shuswap Watershed Council are open to the public. You can find the meeting schedule, past meeting highlights and summaries as well as agendas and materials for upcoming meetings on the meetings page. The 2025 meeting schedule will be posted soon.

SWC GRANTS

Up to $45,000 in funding is available from the Shuswap Watershed Council in 2025 for projects that protect or improve water quality.

The application period is December 1, 2024 – January 31, 2025.

Learn more!

KEEP THE SHUSWAP FREE OF INVASIVE MUSSELS

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The Shuswap is at risk of being invaded by aquatic invasive mussels. It sounds like a science fiction flick, doesn’t it? It’s not – it’s a very real threat, and we all need to do our part to prevent it.

If you are coming to BC with a watercraft, you MUST stop at watercraft inspection stations on your route.

Whether you're a visitor or a resident, and whether you’re boating, paddling or fishing, you have a role to play keeping invasive mussels away. Here's what you need to do.

SWC FAQs

Interested in the work of the Shuswap Watershed Council?

Take a look at some of our most Frequently Asked Questions!

REPORT WATER QUALITY ISSUES & INVASIVE SPECIES

Whether you live or vacation in the Shuswap, you can play an important part in the early detection of water quality concerns or invasive species in the watershed.

Here are some links for making a report. Take a look!