Water (prevention and control of pollution ) Act.1974

This act provides for maintaining and restoring the sources of water. It also provide for preventing and controlling water pollution.

Features of water act.

1.This act aims to protect the water from all kind of pollution and to preserve the quality of water in all aquifers.

2.The act further provides for the establishment of central board and state boards For prevention of water pollution.

3. The states are empowered to restrain any person from discharging a pollutant (or) sewage or) effluent into any water body with out the consent of the board.

4.The act is not clear about the definition of pollutant, discharge of pollutant Toxic pollutant.

State pollution control board

The consent of this board is needed

1. To establish any industry or any treatment and disposal system or any extension or addition which likely discharge Or trade effluent into a stream or well or river or on land.

2. To use any new or altered outlet for the discharge of sewage.

3. To begin to make any new discharge of sewage. Act also empowers the state board to order closure or stoppage of supply of Electricity, water or any other service to the polluting unit.