Gheorghe Hajder, Minister of Environment, said that “data for the period from September 1 to 13 indicate that water inflow in the upper Dniester basin remains alarmingly low compared with the norms for this period,” TRIBUNA reports.

According to the minister, during the first half of September, the average daily inflow into the Novodnistrovsk Reservoir was only 22.7 m³/s, while outflows were maintained at 60 m³/s, in accordance with the decision of the Dniester Commission of August 28, 2026. Due to the significant difference between inflows and outflows, the water reserve in the Novodnistrovsk Reservoir continues to decline at an accelerated rate.

Daily inflow figures:

• September 1: 35 m³/s
• September 2: 27 m³/s
• September 3: 23 m³/s
• September 4: 22 m³/s
• September 5: 24 m³/s
• September 6: 16 m³/s
• September 7: 17 m³/s
• September 8: 24 m³/s
• September 9: 23 m³/s
• September 10: 18 m³/s
• September 11: 22 m³/s
• September 12: 25 m³/s
• September 13: 19 m³/s

“If on September 1 the water level in the reservoir was 111.83 meters, today it has fallen to 111.38 meters — a decrease of 45 centimeters in just two weeks.

Although precipitation has been recorded in the Republic of Moldova in recent days, rainfall in the upper basin in Ukraine was insufficient to improve the water level in the reservoir.

A new meeting of the Dniester Commission will take place today, during which we will analyze the hydrological situation and make any further decisions that may be necessary,” the minister said.