Dam . "Kamchia", which feeds the southern Black Sea, runs out of water after 108 days if it doesn't rain. The former eco-minister Emil Dimitrov warned about another potential water crisis in the program "120 minutes". on bTV.
He also commented on the aridity in Northern Bulgaria, which is due to the low levels of the drinking resource in the "Ticha" dam.
In his words, the dam releases significantly greater amounts of environmental runoff than any other dam. For comparison, Dimitrov pointed out that the dam "Kamchia" gives more than 3 times less water for ecologically clean electricity compared to a dam. "Runs".
Dam "Ticha" supplies three cities: Shumen, Targovishte and Veliki Preslav. For 4 years, however, he allocated a water resource for the operation of the hydroelectric power station. It equals the quantities of an entire city. "The water for 1 year in Shumen or for 4 years in Targovishte was released at one hydroelectric power plant to flow into the sea," the former minister pointed out. It follows that a dam which has the capacity to supply 3 cities effectively supplies the quantities for four. According to him, the contribution of all the small things to Bulgaria's energy sector is less than 1% of the electricity we receive.
Dimitrov commented that it is more difficult to extract water in Northern Bulgaria because of the relief. It also assesses other dams that are considered to be at risk of drought. For dam. "Karagyol" and "Kalin" for example, he states that they are high mountain dams. One is the highest and the other is very outdated. They provide water to Dupnitsa and several other neighboring towns. Although they are led with low levels of drinking water, they do not pose a problem, the former eco-minister points out.
In his words "Srechenska bara" - in the northwest, is a reservoir that is very well managed. It supplies Vratsa, Mezdra and other settlements that have no problems. Dam. "Jastrebino" gives water only to Popovo at the moment. However, it is not drinking, but agricultural. According to Dimitrov dam. "Jovkovtsi" is one of the interesting cases. There, the water was taken from a depth of 25 m and directed to the treatment plants. As a result, the water that enters the dam is much cleaner than that directed to the residents for drinking.