▁Pol l ution ▁Control ▁Act , ▁with ▁expanded ▁recognition ▁and ▁am end ments ▁in ▁ 1 9 7 2 . ▁Am end ments ▁included : ▁ ▁Out law ing ▁of ▁any ▁poll ut ant ▁being ▁released ▁anywhere ▁that ▁would ▁lead ▁to ▁large ▁bodies ▁of ▁water . ▁ ▁Reg ulation ▁of ▁poll ut ants ▁entering ▁bodies ▁of ▁water . ▁ ▁Prov ided ▁fund ing ▁for ▁se w age ▁treatment ▁plants . ▁ ▁Emp ower ed ▁the ▁E PA ▁with ▁the ▁authority ▁to ▁en force ▁water ▁reg ulation ▁rules . ▁ ▁The ▁Ocean ▁D ump ing ▁Act : ▁The ▁Ocean ▁D ump ing ▁Act ▁was ▁signed ▁into ▁law ▁in ▁ 1 9 7 2 ▁to ▁prevent ▁excess ▁poll ution ▁from ▁entering ▁the ▁ocean . ▁The ▁E PA ▁has ▁the ▁authority ▁to ▁fine ▁no ▁more ▁than ▁$ 5 0 , 0 0 0 ▁for ▁each ▁bre ach ▁of ▁permit . ▁The ▁act ▁also ▁allows ▁for ▁general ▁research ▁and ▁E PA ▁research ▁into ▁r idd ing ▁the ▁ocean ▁of ▁poll ut ant ▁dump ing . ▁ ▁Sh ore ▁Prote ction ▁Act ▁( SP A ): ▁The ▁Sh ore ▁Prote ction ▁Act ▁comes ▁from ▁title ▁IV ▁of ▁the ▁Ocean ▁D ump ing ▁Act . ▁It ▁forb ids ▁vessels ▁from ▁carrying ▁waste ▁within ▁coast al ▁waters ▁without ▁a ▁permit . ▁ ▁Right ▁To ▁Water : ▁Also ▁known ▁as ▁the ▁Human ▁Right ▁to ▁Water ▁and ▁San itation , ▁it ▁was ▁established ▁by ▁the ▁United ▁Nations ▁on ▁July ▁ 2 8 , ▁ 2 0 1 0 . ▁It ▁was ▁added