Reduction of the authorized water volumes for drinking water supply in accordance with the actual quantities used in 2019, established in the process of the control activities of the respective Basin Directorates, is foreseen in the new schedule for the use of water from complex and significant dams for the month of February, prepared by Ministry o...

A package of measures to strengthen controls on waste import was presented by the Minister of Environment and Water Emil Dimitrov at a session of the Parliamentary Committee on Environment and Water. Based on the current legislation, the points of entry where the import of the three most risky categories of waste - plastic and rubber, RDF modified ...

The Basin Directorates will carry out inspections of all water supply and sewerage operators for compliance with the conditions within the water utilization permits. This decision was taken today at an extraordinary meeting of the Supreme Advisory Board on Water at the Ministry of Environment and Water under the chairmanship of the Minister of Envi...

The Minister of Environment and Water Emil Dimitrov sent a letter to the regional governors and the National Association of Municipalities in the Republic of Bulgaria calling for enhanced control in order to prevent illegal waste storage and disposal at unregulated sites. The letter is related to the frequent cases of attempted disposal of waste at...

Public discussion starts on the designation of two new protected areas in the Rila Mountain region. The MOEW website today published draft orders for the announcement of two Natura 2000 ecological network protected areas covering the lower parts of the Rila Mountain. One zone is the Rila Buffer designated for the conservation of wild birds, the oth...

Measures to tighten the control on the import of secondary raw materials and waste were discussed at a working meeting by the Minister of Environment and Water Emil Dimitrov and representatives of organizations from the recycling sector. The discussed measures include limiting the number of border crossing points at which such goods can be imported...

The Minister of Environment and Water Emil Dimitrov visited the Dragoman swamp. He inspected the damages caused by yesterday's fire and said that if the fire was intentionally started, this constitutes a crime against nature. According to the initial information, the fire affected the two Natura 2000 protected areas that are located on the territor...

Tomorrow, there will be a working meeting hosted by Prime Minister Boyko Borissov to discuss projects to bring drinking water to Pernik. This was announced by the Minister of Environment and Water Emil Dimitrov after his meeting with the Mayor of the city Stanislav Vladimirov. Workable options have been developed and are to be discussed at the Coun...

In response to speculative public claims by the leader of the Bulgarian Socialist Party Kornelia Ninova that the Minister of Environment and Water has provided a letter with information about 734 thousand tons of waste for the last 5 years, imported from third countries, including hospital waste most likely to be burned, the Ministry of Environment...

In the sectors water and air, problems are being addressed and positive results are a fact. This was said by the Minister of Environment and Water Neno Dimov today during a press briefing on the occasion of a statement by the leader of the Bulgarian Socialist Party (BSP) Kornelia Ninova in respect to environment and water policies.   Under t...

The Minister of Environment and Water Neno Dimov attended the meeting of the EU Council on Environment today in Brussels.   At the meeting, the EU environment and climate policy were discussed for the new legislative period. The debate also focused on the synergy between the European Green Deal and other EU objectives with a view to ensuring...

The site for treatment of plastic waste, which is located on the territory of the village of Yavorets, Gabrovo Municipality, Gabrovo region will not be expanding. On December 16th 2019, the operator of the site "LM Installations" Sole Owner Limited Liability Company submitted a request to the Regional Inspectorate of Environment and Water - Veliko ...