An Overview of Water Pollution Control Strategy

Abstract

Water pollution control strategies continue to be powerful tools being used to ensure safe and clean water. These strategies involve using legal interventions and other approaches to hold polluters accountable and deter others. Pursuant to this, this paper looks at the legislative water control strategies by analysing the relevant laws and considering the impact courts' decisions on water pollution control.

Advances in Sustainable Strategies for Water Pollution Control: A Systematic Review

“…This Act's primary objective is to prevent water resource degradation. Section 19 of the Act stipulates that any person, organization, or owner of land whose activities have caused or are likely to cause water resource pollution should put up measures to stop or prevent it from happening [12].…”

“…At the continental level, the European Union (EU) Water Directive, adopted in 2000, provided recommendations for safeguarding water on continental scale natural formations such as river basins [8][9][10][11]. The most prevalent methods used to control local water pollution have been the ban on dumping garbage into rivers and the 3Rs (reduce, reuse, and recycle) approach to trash management [1,12].…”

Advanced Water Pollution Control Strategies: A Systematic Review

“…It does not necessarily become harmful to the water in small quantities (Banerjee 2011). Once discharged in smaller amounts, it provides organic carbons for animals in the water (Rangata and Odeku 2014). However, when deposited in extreme quantities, it becomes harmful because it reduces the oxygen content of water, making it challenging to support animal life.…”

“…At the continental level, the European Union (EU) Water Directive, which was adopted in 2000, offers guidelines for protecting water on natural formations such as river basins (EU 2015; Funfak et al 2014;McInnes 2018;Valinia 2011). In the case of local water pollution control, prohibition of disposal of household waste into waterways and the use of 3Rs (Reduce, Reuse and Recycle) preventive approach has been the most common approaches (Khatun 2017;Rangata and Odeku 2014).…”