Bulgaria environmental inspectorates issue over 800,000 euros in fines and sanctions

Bulgarian Regional Inspectorates of Environment and Water (RIOSV) conducted 2,092 inspections across 1,834 sites during September. These enforcement actions resulted in fines and property sanctions totaling 468,038.01 euros across 48 penal decrees.

Additionally, 10 sanctions amounting to 335,102.28 euros were issued under the Environmental Protection Act for exceeding pollution limits in air and water. Total collected funds, including payments from administrative violation settlements, reached 77,356.83 euros.

Key enforcement activities included: - Monitoring illegal waste sites, resulting in 32 sites being cleaned. - Implementing mandatory administrative measures in Blagoevgrad and Shumen, including the sealing of a facility involved in the illegal use of chemical substances. - Issuing instructions to mayors in the Pleven and Lovech regions to provide schedules for cleaning municipal and republic roads. - Investigating reports of white formations on beaches in the Tsarevo and Primorsko municipalities.