Return to. Concise introduction to different types of water pollution, including causes and effects. Includes numerous photos, graphs, and diagrams. Water pollution occurs when a body of water is adversely affected due to the addition of large amounts of materials to the water. www. umich. edu/~gs265/society/waterpollution. htm www. umich. edu/~gs265/society/waterpollution. htm. News and information about the causes of water pollution and how to combat it. Water Pollution - Canada Takes Crap for Flushing Raw Sewage into the Ocean Canada flushes some 200 billion litres of raw sewage directly into natural waterways every year, from the St. environment. about. com/od/waterpollution/Water_Pollution. environment. about. com/od/waterpollution/Water_Pollution. htm. Water Pollution , Location: Main Section of EHP Online Environews by Topic: Water Pollution. www. ehponline. org/topic/waterpol. html www. ehponline. org/topic/waterpol. html. We are reaching out to local communities concerned about water pollution and helping these communities conduct legal, public relations and advocacy campaigns to reduce the impacts of water pollution on public health and the local environment. www. pacificenvironment. org/article. php?id=1878 www. pacificenvironment. org/article. php?id=1878. The CWA brought attention to the problems of water pollution and its effects in the environment. The Safe Drinking Water Act of 1977 and the Water Quality Act of 1987 strengthened the Clean Water Act and forced the state of Indiana to clean up its act and discover ways to make its water safer. www. bsu. edu/ourlandourlit/Environment/Issues/Water_Poll. www. bsu. edu/ourlandourlit/Environment/Issues/Water_Pollution. html. We are responsible for the quality of fresh, marine, surface and underground water. We aim to prevent or reduce the risk of water pollution. The Environment Agency is responsible for maintaining or improving the quality of fresh, marine, surface and underground water in England and Wales. www. environment-agency. gov. uk/subjects/waterquality/?la. www. environment-agency. gov. uk/subjects/waterquality/?lang=_e. In 2007 522 pollution incidents had a serious impact on water quality, the lowest number on record. In 2007 there were 522 pollution incidents that had a serious impact on water quality. This is 12 cent less than in 2006 and the lowest number on record (Indicator: Water pollution incidents). www. environment-agency. gov. uk/yourenv/eff/1190084/pollu. www. environment-agency. gov. uk/yourenv/eff/1190084/pollution/296030/298038/. General information on the pollution of Canada's surface and ground water. Water Pollution Links. www. ec. gc. ca/water/en/manage/poll/e_poll. htm www. ec. gc. ca/water/en/manage/poll/e_poll. htm. Embed URL. bb&ob; border-bottom : 1px solid #E2ECF5; &cb;.