Water (Prevention and Control of Pollution) Act 1974

Applies to

Industries discharging effluents into water bodies; SPCBs grant Consent to Establish (CTE) and Consent to Operate (CTO).

Key points

• CPCB / SPCB structure originates here.
• CTE / CTO mandatory before establishing or operating a discharging industry.
• Water cess (now repealed in part) historically used as a corrective levy.

Practitioner questions

• Which red/orange/green/white category does my unit fall in for CTO?
• What are the latest discharge standards for my sub-sector?

Sources

• CPCB Rules