site.btaEuropean Commission Urges Bulgaria to Improve Waste Water Collection and Treatment

Brussels, July 13 (BTA correspondent Nikolay Jeliazkov) - The European Commission Thursday called on Bulgaria and Cyprus to ensure that urban waste water is adequately collected and treated in 96 and 41 agglomerations respectively, on their territory.

Under EU law, towns and cities are required to put in place the necessary infrastructure in order to collect and treat their urban waste water. Untreated waste water can put human health at risk and pollute lakes, rivers, soil and coastal and groundwater, the Commission noted.

Given that both Bulgaria and Cyprus do not properly apply several key provisions of the urban waste water treatment rules, the Commission opened an infringement procedure by sending a letter of formal notice.