site.btaStudies Find Excellent Water Quality at Bulgarian Black Sea Coast

All the tests of the sea water samples taken along the Bulgarian Black Sea coast prove that its quality is excellent, said Tourism Minister Evtim Miloshev, Environment and Water Minister Petar Dimitrov, and Health Minister Galya Kondeva on Thursday in the coastal town of Shkorpilovtsi.

Exactly one year ago, on June 6, the news came out that the problem with the "Nova Kakhovka" dam in Ukraine had arisen and this would lead to pollution on our Black Sea coast as well, Minister Miloshev said. In his words, this fake news has affected negatively the season in Bulgaria. That is why he and two other ministers gathered Thursday to assure that the water is clean and guests are welcome on the Black Sea coast, which this year has a record number of beaches with blue flags.

Minister Dimitrov added that the checks on the cleanliness of the sea water outside the bathing areas are continuous. So far, no deviations from the quality standards have been detected. He also stressed that the structures of the Ministry are continuously monitoring the presence of illegal discharges into the sea and if such are detected, measures are taken immediately.

Minister Kondeva added that the Regional Health Inspectorates in the country continuously monitor the quality of bathing waters in the sea, with a focus on microbiological indicators. Samples are also taken when alerts are received. She pointed out that there are 23 bathing zones in the Varna region. The water quality in 22 of them is excellent, only the South beach in Varna is "good". The information was confirmed by the director of the Regional Health Inspectorate - Varna, Prof. Tsonko Paunov.

The director of the Basin Directorate "Black Sea Region" in Varna, Yavor Dimitrov, added that so far no illegal discharges into the sea have been detected on its territory. Monitoring of the water shows no deviations from the quality standards.