ArmInfo. In Armenia there is a fact of over-use of water resources of the Ararat valley. On December 25, at a meeting with journalists, the Minister of Nature Protection of Armenia stated on December 25.
According to the head of the Ministry of Nature Protection, the department has registered 239 fish farms in the Ararat Valley (owning 584 deep wells) that have a valid water use permit. Of them, Minasyan explained, only 124 operate, 89 of which use water in the established volume, and 28 - more. In 86 deep wells out of 250 in 115 non-operating farms free-purpose outflow of water is 792 liters per second. In general, the total actual volume of used water by these farms in the annual section was 660 million cubic meters. In the course of 2017, one fish farm was disbanded in the Ararat valley, 16 - it was mothballed, 150 reservoirs were closed, as a result, the amount of water saved for the project was 159 million cubic meters m.
Next year, according to the minister, excessive use of water resources will cost these farms a pretty penny. In particular, from January 1, the Tax Code will come into force, within the framework of which the use of 1 cubic meter of water for fish-breeding purposes of the over-permitted rate will amount to 1,5 AMD. If the farm uses water without a permit for water use, an additional 1 cubic meter water will cost 5 AMD.
