Balgarianovinite.com Less than half of the water facilities inspected along the Black Sea coast are compliant with regulations and one-third of them violated legal requirements, Environment and Water Minister Manol Genov said here on Tuesday. He analyzed the results of an inspection carried out by his Ministry after the floods of October 3.
The inspection found that water bodies are not accurately depicted on the cadastral map in many areas. This has permitted construction on riverbeds and streams, and the filling or covering of water channels, without the coordination procedures required by the Water Act and the relevant authorities at the Ministry of Environment and Water. “That is why I ordered that the findings of the inspections be used to prepare combined maps showing the location of water bodies, which have already been sent to the Ministry of Regional Development and Public Works and the National Construction Control Directorate,” said Minister Genov.
The teams inspected over 20 water bodies, covering 52 river sections – 16 on the northern Black Sea coast and 36 on the southern coast. The results show that 27% of the surveyed river basins have violations, 38% comply with the regulations, and the rest require cleaning and monitoring. The areas most affected are St. Vlas, Elenite, Lozenets, Tsarevo, Sunny Beach and Varna. Protected natural areas such as those along the Ropotamo, Veleka, Karaagach and Butamyata rivers are in good condition. During their field inspections, the inspectors found 14 river sections with impaired conductivity, seven covered or piped sections, nine sections with construction on them, six sections with corrections made and five sections that had been cleaned.
During their field inspections, the inspectors found that 14 river sections had impaired conductivity. Of these, seven were covered or piped, nine had construction work taking place on them, six had been corrected, and five had been corrected and cleaned. Eight sections have been cleaned but not corrected, ten have not been corrected or cleaned, and only twenty sections have no violations.
In the urbanized areas of St. Vlas, Elenite, Lozenets and Tsarevo, the Ministry of Environment and Water has informed the mayors and regional governors in a timely manner about the reduced conductivity of water currents. According to the analysis of the inspection data, there are no violations in the protected areas, such as Ropotamo, Vaya, Karaagach, Aheloy, and Butamyata, and the watercourses have natural conductivity. The floods on the southern Black Sea coast, including in the Elenite and Tsarevo areas, are the result of a critical combination of natural and anthropogenic factors, as well as non-compliance with explicit legal procedures – a combination that led to fatal consequences.
The natural factor is defined as intense short-term rainfall, which quickly accumulates water. The anthropogenic factors include infrastructure such as culverts, bridges and embankments, which are not designed for current hydro-climatic conditions and do not provide the necessary conductivity during periods of extreme rainfall. Many of these facilities are poorly maintained and not adapted to the new realities resulting from climate change, which manifests itself in more frequent and intense short-term rainfall. Therefore, construction in flood-prone areas and covering riverbeds plays a significant role in retaining and diverting water masses, resulting in flooding.
A detailed report of all the findings will be sent to the relevant authorities – the regional governors, the mayors of the municipalities, the Ministry of Regional Development and Public Works, and the National Construction Control Directorate – who will then take appropriate action. Environment Minister: Every Third Water Facility Inspected on Black Sea Coast Is in Violation of Regulations 2025 THE NEWS FROM BULGARIA – NEWS AGENCY 2009-2025 2025-11-18 20:31:56 Latest news World news Country news Most important news latest news most important latest of the day Justice Petar Nizamov Feathers Petar Nizamov- Feathers Justice bg iustitia.bg iustitia iusticia usticia investigation Burgas Bulgaria news news of the last hour news of the day news of today Bulgaria news The news from Bulgaria blitz news top news most important most commented latest news Boyko Borisov news weather coronavirus news news weather facebook youtube facebook instagram news today news of the last minutes news today today news news bg news leading news hot news bg news site for news all news news bg news of the last hour latest latest news bg news of today news today news today news of the last hour latest news today news bg news news 24 hours news vesti bg novini news world bird bg bivol bg bivol trud bg novini latest news today novinite bg news hello bulgaria political party coat of arms delyan peevski scandalous Bulgarian National Television Free Europe Television scandal exclusive live tv live right now tv tv online tv program bg live now tv news online tv online live court Burgas court Burgas district court Burgas court Burgas district court Burgas district court Burgas appellate court Burgas prosecutor Burgas prosecutor’s office Burgas district prosecutor’s office Burgas district prosecutor’s office Burgas district prosecutor’s office Burgas district prosecutor’s office Burgas district prosecutor’s office Burgas district prosecutor’s office Prosecutor General Ivan Geshev Prosecutor Geshev Tsatsarov Ministry of Internal Affairs Burgas ODMR Burgas ODPR Burgas police Burgas district police Burgas prosecutor Tsatsarov SGS cases Varna court chairman of the SGS court decisions on civil cases decisions on cases Plovdiv court decision of the court decisions cases Varna court criminal cases district district court decisions work in the court SGS chairman of the SGS judges Sofia court post judges Plovdiv court Plovdiv judges Plovdiv Supreme Court Inspectorate Supreme Court Supreme Judicial Council lawyer lawyer criminal cases lawyer civil cases lawyer marriage cases lawyer administrative criminal law criminal process civil law civil process administrative law constitutional law