Water (Prevention and Control of Pollution) Act, 1974

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Act of Parliament of India Indian environmental law

The Water (Prevention and Control of Pollution) Act, 1974 is an Indian environmental law that establishes mechanisms and standards to prevent and control water pollution and maintain or restore the wholesomeness of the country’s water resources.

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Statements (48)

Predicate	Object
instanceOf	Act of Parliament of India ⓘ Indian environmental law ⓘ
aimsTo	prevent contamination of drinking water sources ⓘ protect rivers, lakes and other water bodies from pollution ⓘ
authorizes	boards to issue directions including closure or regulation of industry ⓘ boards to obtain information from polluting units ⓘ boards to take samples of effluents for analysis ⓘ
complements	Environment (Protection) Act, 1986 NERFINISHED ⓘ
country	India ⓘ
creates	institutional framework for water pollution control in India ⓘ
defines	sewage effluent ⓘ trade effluent ⓘ water pollution ⓘ
empowers	Central Pollution Control Board to set water quality standards NERFINISHED ⓘ State Pollution Control Boards to enforce effluent standards NERFINISHED ⓘ
enforcementAgency	Central Pollution Control Board NERFINISHED ⓘ State Pollution Control Boards NERFINISHED ⓘ
establishes	Central Pollution Control Board NERFINISHED ⓘ State Pollution Control Boards NERFINISHED ⓘ
goal	achieve clean and wholesome water for all legitimate uses ⓘ
introduces	consent to establish mechanism ⓘ consent to operate mechanism ⓘ
jurisdiction	Union of India NERFINISHED ⓘ
language	English ⓘ
legalBasisFor	creation and functioning of Central Pollution Control Board ⓘ creation and functioning of State Pollution Control Boards ⓘ
policyArea	environmental protection ⓘ natural resource management ⓘ public health ⓘ
primaryObjective	maintenance and restoration of wholesomeness of water ⓘ prevention and control of water pollution ⓘ
providesFor	criminal liability for certain violations ⓘ inspection of industrial premises ⓘ penalties for non-compliance with pollution control norms ⓘ prohibition of discharge of pollutants in excess of prescribed standards ⓘ sampling and analysis of effluents ⓘ
regulates	discharge of pollutants into water bodies ⓘ industrial effluents ⓘ sewage discharge ⓘ
requires	industries to install effluent treatment facilities ⓘ maintenance of records related to effluent discharge ⓘ prior consent for establishment of certain industries ⓘ prior consent for operation of certain industries ⓘ
scope	groundwater ⓘ streams, rivers, inland waters and coastal waters ⓘ surface water ⓘ
shortName	Water Act, 1974 NERFINISHED ⓘ
typeOfPollutionAddressed	water pollution ⓘ

Referenced by (3)

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Environment Protection Act of India → relatedTo → Water (Prevention and Control of Pollution) Act, 1974 ⓘ

Central Pollution Control Board → establishedBy → Water (Prevention and Control of Pollution) Act, 1974 ⓘ

Central Pollution Control Board → governingLaw → Water (Prevention and Control of Pollution) Act, 1974 ⓘ