SCIENCE
ENVIRONMENTAL SCIENCES
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so the government can make money
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to stop pollution
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set standards for pollution levels
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to make the lakes and rivers from fishable and swimmable
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Detailed explanation-1: -The Water (Prevention and Control of Pollution) Act was enacted in 1974 to provide for the prevention and control of water pollution, and for the maintaining or restoring of wholesomeness of water in the country. The Act was amended in 1988.
Detailed explanation-2: -The Water Act is enacted with the objective of prevention & control of pollution in India. The Act aims at the maintaining or restoring the wholesome nature of water for the establishment of Boards and to vest them with such powers so as to enable them to carry out the purposes of the Act.
Detailed explanation-3: -The CWA made it unlawful to discharge any pollutant from a point source into navigable waters, unless a permit was obtained: EPA’s National Pollutant Discharge Elimination System (NPDES) permit program controls discharges.
Detailed explanation-4: -Explanation: The Clean Water Act has been accredited with pointedly reducing the amount of pollution that enters the U.S. waterways from point sources, municipal and industrial discharges.