The BAWK General Assembly held in December 2005, where statutes were changed and the association reorganised into Bulgarian Water Association (BWA), has made it happen. a. o. Univ.-Prof. Dr. Valery Nikolov, Vice Minister for Disaster Prevention, was elected President of BAW. BAW Vice Presidents are Univ.-Prof. Dr. Teniu Peitchev, former President of BAWK, and a. o. Univ.-Prof. Dr. Atanas Paskalev, former President of BNAQW. The dissolution of BNAQW shall become effective at the end of March 2006.
The merger of the two Bulgarian non-profit water and wastewater organisations is hailed as a major progress by industry experts. The past had seen repeated rivalries which had thwarted hopes for a rehabilitation of national water management.
Considering that BAWK already used to be in close contact with several European water associations, the foundation of BWA is now likely to prepare the ground for an even more intense collaboration with institutions such as the International Association of Waterworks in the Danube Catchment Area (IAWD). BWA may currently still be contacted through BAWK.
