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Bulgaria's Silistra Seeks Bids for Water Network
15 Apr 2013 - 08:31 by Local Press Report
SOFIA (Water World) — The Bulgarian municipality of Silistra has opened two tender procedures for construction and reconstruction works on its water supply network with a total indicative value of $38.8 million USD, n
Code Yellow Declared for Bulgaria's Danube River, Dam Levels
8 Apr 2013 - 08:56 by Local Press Report
SOFIA (novinite.com) — Code yellow has been declared Monday in Bulgaria due to heavy downpours, the National Institute for Meteorology and Hydrology at the Bulgarian Academy of Sciences, BAS, has announced. Code yel
Bulgarians Support Anti-Fracking Measures in Romania
5 Apr 2013 - 09:37 by Local Press Report
SOFIA (novinite.com) — Bulgarians gathered in the northeastern town of Dobrich to protest against the potential use of the hydraulic fracturing technology in neighboring Romania. The moratorium on the exploration
Bulgarian Town Invites Tenders for Supply Contract
15 Mar 2013 - 08:18 by Local Press Report
SOFIA (Water World) — The Bulgarian town of Karlovo has invited bids for works on a water supply project with an indicative cost of 11.87 million levs ($7.92 million/6.07 million euro), Value Added Tax excluded, a not
Procurement Notice Issued for Stara Zagora Distribution Network
15 Dec 2010 - 14:23 by Local Press Report
LONDON, Bulgaria (European Bank for Reconstruction and Development) — The Stara Zagora Regional Water Company is seeking to procure works, goods and services for the project to renovate the Stara Zagora Water Supply and Sewerage Company's water distribution network.
Yambol Mayor Sentenced to Five Years in Prison Over Water Main Contract
17 Nov 2010 - 14:48 by OOSKAnews Correspondent
Bulgaria, TAMBOL — M ayor of Yambol Georgi Slavov was sentenced to five years in prison for malfeasance in awarding a contract to build a water main in the city.
Bulgarian Municipalities Making Progress in Assimilating EU Funds
10 Nov 2010 - 14:48 by OOSKAnews Correspondent
SOFIA, Bulgaria — The municipalities of Beloslav, Zlatograd and Simitli are making progress in assimilating European Union funding for water and sanitation projects.
Tomislav Donchev the minister in charge of
Construction of Smolyan Water, Sewage Network Delayed
13 Oct 2010 - 14:48 by OOSKAnews Correspondent
SOFIA, Bulgaria — The project to rehabilitate and extend the water and sewerage network in Smolyan is lagging behind its original deadline,
Sixty Percent of Smolyan Water Project Complete
1 Sep 2010 - 14:48 by OOSKAnews Correspondent
Bulgaria, SMOLYAN — Sixty percent of the water cycle project in Smolyan is complete, according to Tsvety Kalustyan, an engineer working for the Spanish-Bulgarian consortium Kopasa Ponsstroy WOD, the contractor for
Water Project in Smolyan to Be Completed by End of Year
23 Jun 2010 - 14:47 by OOSKAnews Correspondent
Bulgaria, SMOLYAN — /\ bout 36 percent of the water network construction project in Smolyan has been completed, and the project should be finished by the end of the year,
Water Cuts Continue in Omurtag, Targovishte
9 Jun 2010 - 14:47 by OOSKAnews Correspondent
SOFIA, Bulgaria — Omurtag and areas around Targovishte will continue to face serious water cuts this summer.
The water will be stopped throughout the daytime and restarted at 6 p.m.
Water Supply Problems in Dobrich Continue
12 May 2010 - 14:47 by OOSKAnews Correspondent
SOFIA, Bulgaria — Problems with the water supply system in the northeastern town of Dobrich will continue in the next few weeks, with serious restrictions on supply likely to
Shumen to Submit Purification Plant Project
28 Apr 2010 - 14:47 by OOSKAnews Correspondent
SOFIA, Bulgaria — By the end of April the municipality of Shumen will invite proposals for projects worth more than $16 million USD
European Union to Help Fund Integrated Water Project in Kazanlak
28 Apr 2010 - 14:47 by OOSKAnews Correspondent
SOFIA, Bulgaria — On April 14, Stara Zagora Governor Yordan Nikolov and Kazanluk Mayor Stefan Damyanov launched an integrated water project of in Kazanlak's municipality.
Funding Needed to Resolve Water Problem in Velingrad
14 Apr 2010 - 14:47 by OOSKAnews Correspondent
SOFIA, Bulgaria — A special session will be held to discuss the obstacles to solving the water problem in Velingrad, according to Mayor Ivan Lebanov.
After a meeting between the municipality and representatives of
Purification Plant Project in Targovishte Faces Delays
7 Apr 2010 - 14:47 by OOSKAnews Correspondent
SOFIA, Bulgaria — Construction of the purification plant in Targovishte is being subjected to thorough monitoring by the Ministry of Environment and Water due to the delay in starting the project.
Purification Plant Completed in Smolyan
17 Feb 2010 - 14:46 by OOSKAnews Correspondent
SOFIA, Bulgaria — The wastewater purification plant for Smolyan was officially opened on February 10 by Mayor Dora Yankova, Deputy
Arsenic Level in Topolnitsa Dam Is 100 Times Higher Than the Norm
27 Jan 2010 - 14:46 by OOSKAnews Correspondent
SOFIA, Bulgaria — Samples taken from the dam wall of one of the biggest dams in the Pazardzhik area, the Topolnitsa Dam, showed arsenic levels 100 times higher than the norm.
Sliven Mayor Criticizes Ministry of Water and Environment
2 Dec 2009 - 14:48 by OOSKAnews Correspondent
Bulgaria, SLIVEN — The mayor of Sliven claimed the national government has blocked an important water project in his town, and threatened to go directly to the European Commission on the matter.
Heavy Rains Could Damage Water Mains in Kyustendil
18 Nov 2009 - 14:48 by Local Press Report
KYUSTENDIL (FOCUS News Agency (Bulgaria)) — The mayor of Kyustendil municipality said flooding due to heavy rains in the region may have damaged the water main system. The villages of Garlyano, Rasovo and Dolno Selo are at
Armenian Businessman Buys Gorna Banya
4 Nov 2009 - 14:48 by Local Press Report
SOFIA, Bulgaria (Sofia News Agency) — Armenian major businessman Gagik Tsarukyan earlier in October finalized his purchase of Bulgarian water bottling company Gorna Banya for nearly $37 million USD. Some $29 million USD of the
Three New Treatment Plants Started in 2008
15 Apr 2009 - 14:47 by Local Press Report
SOFIA (The Sofia Echo (Bulgaria)) — Construction work on three new water and waste treatment plants was started in Bulgaria in 2008. The plants are in Madam, Razlog and Zlatograd.
In addition, a hazardous waste landfill in Maritsa
Chakarov Presents Projects in Primorsko and Blagoevgrad
18 Feb 2009 - 14:46 by OOSKAnews Correspondent
SOFIA, Bulgaria — Minister of Environment and Water Dzhevdet Chakaravo participated in the symbolic groundbreaking of the drainage system in Uzundzhata, in Bulgaria's Black sea resort town of Primorsko.
Plovdiv Airport Infrastructure to Be Completed by September 2009
18 Feb 2009 - 14:46 by Local Press Report
SOFIA, Bulgaria (Sofia Echo (Bulgaria)) — New infrastructure for Plovdiv International Airport will be completed by September 1, 2009, according to Plovdiv Airport EAD the executive director Andreya Andreev. Plovdiv-based firm Koev won
Panagyurishte, Bulgaria Declares Emergency Over Water Crisis
3 Sep 2008 - 14:48 by OOSKAnews Correspondent
SOFIA, Bulgaria — T he historic southern Bulgarian town of Panagyurishte has declared an emergency situation in the municipality due to severe water shortages.
Parliamentary Assembly Bulgaria: $18 Million USD Needed for Stara Zagora Water Supply Renovation
31 Mar 2008 - 23:59 by Local Press Report
SOFIA, Bulgaria (Bulgarian News Network) — — Renovation of the water supply infrastructure in Stara Zagora will cost $18 million USD, according to Deputy Minister of Regional Development Dimcho Mihalevski.
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