The Tamilnadu Prevention and Control of Water Pollution Board was constituted by the Government of Tamilnadu on twenty seventh day of February, Nineteen eighty two (27-2-1982) in pursuance of the Water (Prevention and Control of Pollution) Act, 1974 (Central Act 6 of 1974). The Board was later renamed as Tamilnadu Pollution Control Board (TNPCB) in the year 1983. It enforces the provisions of the Water (Prevention and Control of Pollution) Act, 1974, the Air (Prevention and Control of Pollution) Act, 1981, the Environment (Protection) Act, 1986 and the rules made under these Acts, which includes.

• The Water (Prevention and Control of Pollution) Act, 1974
• The Tamilnadu Water (Prevention and Control of Pollution) Rules, 1983.
• The Air (Prevention and Control of Pollution) Act, 1981
• The Tamilnadu Air (Prevention and Control of Pollution) Rules, 1983.
• The Environment (Protection) Act, 1986
• The Environment (Protection) Rules, 1986
• Manufacture, Storage and Import of Hazardous Chemical Rules, 1989
• Fly Ash Utilization Notification 1999
• The Batteries (Management and Handling) Rules, 2001
• The Environment Impact Assessment Notification, 2006
• The Hazardous and Other Wastes (Management and Transboundary Movement) Rules, 2016
• The Bio-Medical Waste Management Rules, 2016
• The Solid Waste Management Rules, 2016
• The Plastic Waste Management Rules, 2016
• The E-Waste Management Rules, 2016
• The Construction and Demolition Waste Management Rules, 2016