Different government agencies monitor compliance, conduct inspections, and take enforcement action against companies that don’t meet established standards and violate water quality regulations. Here are just some of them:
United States – Environmental Protection Agency (Clean Water and Safe Drinking Water Act), Department of Energy and Environment (Water Quality and Pollution regulations)
Australia – Department of Agriculture, Water, and the Environment (federal water quality guidelines)
United Kingdom – The Environment Agency
European Union – Each member state has an environmental agency that enforces the Water Framework Directive.