Diana Buzoianu: Nu se merge la închisoare pentru o fântână în curte. Proiectul vizează captările ilegale de apă care provoacă daune grave de mediu

Diana Buzoianu, the Minister of Environment, clarified that claims about ten years of imprisonment for well owners are false. She emphasized that the law targets illegal water extraction causing significant damage, not private wells. Buzoianu stated that the misinformation arose during the transposition of a European directive on serious environmental crimes. She explained that legal wells are regulated and that authorities must prove any illegal industrial water use. The spread of this fake news has caused public panic, with some people fearing repercussions for their wells. The false information was initially circulated by MEP Claudiu Târziu and has been widely shared online.