site.btaBulgaria's Water Reservoirs Are 80% Full

As of May 18, the amount of available stored volumes in complex and significant reservoirs is 5,178.0 million cubic meters, which represents 79.22% of their total volume, said Monday the Ministry of Environment and Water, which manages water resources in 52 significant and complex dams.

The Kamchia reservoir is 100% full, while the Srechenska Bara, Hristo Smirnenski, Yovkovtsi, Ticha, Yasna Polyana, Asenovets, Borovitsa, Studena, Domlyan, Pchelina, Krichim, Kardzhali, Ivaylovgrad and Rozov Kladenets reservoirs are over 90%. The Kamchia, Pchelina and Pancharevo dams are overflowing.

The Ministry of Environment and Water reminded local authorities to implement the measures provided for in the Flood Risk Management Plans 2022–2027 and to monitor current hydrometeorological information and forecasts for hazardous phenomena published on the official website of the Ministry.

On May 14, the Minister of Environment and Water, Rositsa Karamfilova-Blagova, recalled that Prime Minister Rumen Radev had requested from her and the Minister of Regional Development an analysis of the state of the water reservoirs and preventive measures to avoid a repeat of last year's water supply crisis in the Pleven Region.