Water Pollution
This section of the website focuses on water pollution. Water pollution is harmful to human health and the environment. It is largely caused by human activity (See the sources of water pollution page). International, European and UK laws have been developed to tackle water pollution. Find out more in our law search page.
This section aims to useful information on:
- What is water pollution?
- The sources of water pollution.
- How water pollution can be prevented and controlled.
- The laws and regulations that regulate activities causing water pollution
- Water pollution offences
- Water quality standards
- The role of the water industry
- Regulatory bodies that deal with water pollution in the UK
It also provides further resources and a law search page to help you locate key water legislation.