Balgarianovinite.com Water Supply and Sewerage Pernik has begun controlled releases from the Studena dam, Western Bulgaria, after a significant rise in water levels caused by heavy rainfall in recent days, the company announced. In the past 24 hours alone, the reservoir’s volume has increased by more than 400,000 cubic meters, reaching 23.71 million cubic meters out of a maximum capacity of 25.2 million.
Official data show that inflow over the past day has reached 5,561 litres per second, while outflow stands at just 613 litres per second. An additional 800 litres per second is being released as a precaution to maintain the dam’s safe operating balance. The company states it is in constant coordination with Irrigation Systems and local authorities.
According to the updated monthly water-use schedule, the volume of the Studena dam must not exceed 24.2 million cubic meters, which requires continued controlled releases whenever necessary.
On Friday, Environment and Water Minister Manol Genov approved an amendment to the reservoir’s monthly water-use schedule. The change was made following a request from Water Supply and Sewerage Pernik, citing the need to free up capacity to accommodate expected inflows.
Prime Minister Rosen Zhelyazkov has ordered round-the-clock monitoring of the Struma River and its watershed along the entire stretch downstream from the Studena dam. No more water may be released from the reservoir than the approved limits, he said, noting that only 40 centimetres remain before potential overflow. Zhelyazkov made the remarks during a visit to Simitli, Southwestern Bulgaria, one of the municipalities affected by the heavy rains. He stressed the importance of having full forecasts and transparency should additional releases from the Studena dam become necessary. The situation caused by heavy rains and floods in Blagoevgrad Region has been brought under control, Zhelyazkov said in Razlog on Saturday. Controlled Release from Studena Dam Begins After Significant Rise in Water Levels 2025 THE NEWS FROM BULGARIA – NEWS AGENCY 2009-2025 2025-11-29 13:30:19 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