Ilya Trombitsky, director of the nonprofit organization Eco-TIRAS, posted this information on his Facebook page. In a comment to Logos Press, he clarified that a situation in which the flow from the Carpathians into the Dniester is approximately 100 cubic meters per second can be considered favorable. Furthermore, a water level in the reservoir of approximately 118 meters by the start of summer is considered normal, whereas this year the level was only 115 meters.
In this context, it is not surprising that, at the beginning of the second month of summer this year, the water level in the reservoir dropped by one meter. Currently, this level is lower than it was on the same date last year (114.8 meters above sea level).
According to the expert, unfortunately, even heavy rainfall is unlikely to significantly improve the water situation on the Dniester in the short term. A solution to the problem could be an amendment to the Moldovan-Ukrainian agreement on water releases downstream of the reservoir, but under current circumstances, this is unlikely.
