Over 100 fines were imposed for improper parking during inspections on the Northern Black Sea coast last week. This is the result of the joint two-day campaign, which was held by order of the Minister of Environment and Water Manol Genov. The inspections on August 6 and 7 were carried out by Bulgarian and Romanian control bodies to counteract viola...

Under the conditions of decreasing water resources during the hot months, the Ministry of Environment and Water welcomes the initiative by the Bulgarian Water and Sewerage Holding, which, since the end of July this year, has begun a series of inspections throughout the country to quickly detect illegally connected consumers and effectively use the ...

By order of the Minister of Environment and Water Manol Genov, representatives of the Black Sea Basin Directorate and the Regional Inspectorate for Environment and Water (RIEW) - Varna are participating in joint inspections, which start today, together with employees of the Ministry of Environment and Water, the General Directorate of National Poli...

By order of the Minister of Environment and Water Manol Genov, representatives of the Black Sea Basin Directorate and the Regional Inspectorate for Environment and Water (RIEW) - Varna are participating in joint inspections, which start today, together with employees of the Ministry of Environment and Water, the General Directorate of National Poli...

Due to violations and increased reports of poaching in the area of the Sokolna hut, on the orders of Georgi Krastev, Director of the Central Balkan National Park Directorate (CBNPD), measures have been taken in the area for daily patrolling and surveillance by park guards. Camera traps have been set up in order to identify and capture the offender....

The Ministry of Environment and Water reminds companies and citizens, owners of groundwater abstraction facilities – wells, boreholes, geraniums, captured springs, drainages, etc., that they must submit an application to the relevant basin directorate for registration of the facilities located on their own property that are not registered in ...

The Managing Authority (MA) of the Environment Programme 2021-2027 held the Tenth Meeting of the Monitoring Committee (MC). The forum was hosted by the Minister of Environment and Water and the Head of the MA of the programme Manol Genov. “I hope to elevate the communication between beneficiaries and the Managing Authority to an even higher ...

The mobile station of the Executive Environment Agency, which has so far been carrying out scheduled measurements in the area of the Fleet Tower of the Executive Agency for the Study and Maintenance of the Danube River, will be moved to the village of Nikolovo. The aim is to carry out extraordinary monitoring of the quality of atmospheric air, foll...

The fire that broke out at the site of the company "Heat Energy", located in the immediate vicinity of "Bobov Dol Thermal Power Plant" AD, has been localized, but has not yet been completely extinguished. Teams of the General Directorate "Fire Safety and Civil Protection" continue active work to control the fire, inspecting the burned-out wagons i...

A team of the Regional Inspectorate for Environment and Water (RIEW) – Sofia is conducting an on-site inspection in connection with a fire that occurred at around 16:00h today at a location in the immediate vicinity of the “Bobov Dol” Thermal Power Plant. The site is managed by another legal entity – “Heat Energy&rdquo...

Data from the mobile station shows a significant drop in harmful emissions and lack of methane The Ministry of Environment and Water informs that data from the mobile automatic station (MAS), located in the town of Sredets, show a clear and sustainable decrease in the levels of harmful substances in the air. This gives grounds for the cancellation...

Due to the increased number of fires and the expected extremely high temperatures, the Ministry of Environment and Water has sent an order to the 15 regional environmental and water inspectorates (RIEWs) across the country to take emergency fire prevention measures. It is urgent to send letters to all operators of regional waste landfills, remindi...