Failure to apply polluter pays principle

Name(s): 
National government resistance to charging water polluters
Delay in introduction of tax on water pollution
Unfair transfer of water costs to customers
Nature 
In many countries, governments set standards for domestic water. The companies selling the water must clean the water of pollutants in order to meet these standards. Polluters are not charged for fouling the water, leaving the individual end user to foot the bill for water cleansing.
Incidence 
Farmers take advice from pesticide companies on how much pesticide to use, and of course the pesticide companies have a vested interest in selling pesticides. Moreover, the British government has abandoned its principle of making the polluter pay, exacerbating the both the pollution and the unfair billing of the consumer.
Broader 
Government inaction
Lack of integrated pollution control
Resistance to internationally agreed standards
Related 
Inappropriate taxation
Reluctance to impose pollution taxes
Aggravates 
Polluted drinking water [in 1 loop]
Disparity of national tax systems
Havens for environmental pollution [in 2 loops]
Aggravated by 
Fear of increased taxation
Inadequacy of economic accounting systems
Inadequate evaluation of environmental costs
Inadequate enforcement of environmental regulations
Inadequate legislation against environmental pollution
Economic dependence upon socially undesirable activities
Incompatibility of environmental and economic decision-making
Strategy(ies) 
Introducing environmental taxes
Applying polluter-pays principle
Monitoring pollution control
Enforcing air quality controls
Introducing pollution-based tax system
Delaying introduction of tax on pollution
Type 
(F) Fuzzy exceptional problems