Living Business Home Natural Resources   Energy Paper Water Waste Managing materials Environmental   Noise pollution Air pollution Workplace   Workplace safety Green purchasing Living Business Seminars   Pollution control Wastewater discharge and control Some ways that the government controls water pollution include:   • controlling pollution at source   • providing adequate sewerage systems   • collecting and treating sewage   The Environmental Pollution Control Act (EPCA) provides a comprehensive legislative framework for the control of environmental pollution in Singapore.   You can help control water pollution by:   • treating industrial wastewater to the specified standards before discharging into a sewer or watercourse (if the public sewer is not available)   • separating wastewater from industrial operations from domestic sewage and unpolluted water, and directing it to a wastewater treatment plant   • not mixing domestic sewage and unpolluted water (condensate, boiler blowdown) with trade effluent. This will minimise the effluents subject to control   • establishing a water monitoring programme to ensure compliance with discharge limits   • using chemicals or processes that pollute less (eg biodegradable detergents)   • regularly inspecting and maintaining wastewater treatment facilities Back to Water