Balgarianovinite.com Water is being released from key reservoirs as many of them are nearing capacity due to heavy snowfall and rainfall, caretaker Minister of Agriculture and Food Ivan Hristanov said, as quoted by his ministry’s press office on Saturday. Hristanov inspected the condition of the Topolnitsa and Trakiets reservoirs in the regions of Plovdiv and Haskovo.
The first site visited by the minister was Topolnitsa Reservoir. According to Irrigation Systems EAD, the facility was built on the Topolnitsa River in the 1950s and commissioned in 1962, primarily for irrigation, though it is also used for electricity generation. After three consecutive dry years, the reservoir recorded its lowest levels in the past decade in 2025. It is currently over 90% full, which suggests that a normal irrigation season can be expected, Minister Hristanov was assured.
The reservoir is in good technical condition, with the most recent inspection by the State Agency for Metrological and Technical Surveillance conducted at the end of January this year, Irrigation Systems reported.
The second site inspected was Trakiets Reservoir, built on the Harmanliyska River. Its main purpose is to irrigate nearly 15,000 hectares of farmland. It has been in operation since 1967, but due to damage to the guide mechanisms — including warping and jamming — the outlet does not function, and the reservoir has not yet received the final commissioning certificate.
In 2016, the Ministry of Agriculture and Food commissioned the preparation of a working design for repairs, and the site was proposed for inclusion in the ministry’s capital investment programme. However, the necessary budget funding was not secured and the repairs were not carried out, Hristanov said.
Subsequently, urgent repair and reconstruction works were commissioned for four publicly owned state reservoirs under the management of the Ministry of Agriculture and Food and operated by Irrigation Systems EAD, one of which is Trakiets Reservoir, the minister added.
The ministry said that Irrigation Systems EAD had no information about any actions taken to carry out repair and restoration works on these reservoirs. Water Being Released from Key Reservoirs as Heavy Rain and Snow Bring Them Near Capacity – Minister Hristanov 2026 THE NEWS FROM BULGARIA – NEWS AGENCY 2009-2025 2026-02-22 12:17:00 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