The hydrological situation on the Dniester continues to deteriorate due to the reduction of water reserves in the Novodnestrovsk reservoir. Only in September, the water level in the lake dropped by about 68 centimeters, reaching a quota of 111.15 meters. According to the Minister of Environment, Gheorghe Hajder, during this period over 63 million cubic meters of water were evacuated more than entered, reports IPN.
The average inflow into the lake was approximately 23 cubic meters per second in September, while downstream discharges were maintained at 60 cubic meters per second. In total, over 40 million cubic meters of water entered the lake, and the evacuated volume was about 104 million cubic meters. The inflow varied between 16 and 35 cubic meters per second, without a constant increase that would allow for the replenishment of water reserves.
Gheorghe Hajder specifies that although precipitation has been recorded on the country’s territory, the amounts that fell in the upper basin of the Dniester, on Ukrainian territory, were not sufficient to cause a significant increase in the inflow rates into the reservoir.
In the context of maintaining low flow rates, the Ministry of Environment has urged the population and economic agents to use water responsibly and to avoid unnecessary consumption. At the same time, the authorities recommend repairing the faults on the water supply networks to reduce losses and leaks, the rational use of water in households, and avoiding the use of drinking water for activities that are not strictly necessary.
The Ministry of Environment specifies that it continues to monitor the evolution of the hydrological situation, the flow rates of the Nistru river, and the water reserves of the Novodnestrovsk reservoir.
