Office of Aquatic Resources
The Illuminatia Office of Aquatic Resources (OAR) is a government office operating within the Illuminatia Bureau of Natural Resources (BNR). The OAR oversees efforts to conserve the aquatic component of Neonisi's environment. The OAR safeguards against any potential deterioration or degradation of water quality that may occur due to human activities. The OAR is tasked with this duty both for the benefit of human health and also out of a collective respect for the inherent value of the natural aquatic environment of the planet Neonisi and the non-human beings who rely upon it.
The OAR protects both natural bodies of water as well as supplies of treated domestic water. The OAR's jurisdiction includes waterways, wetlands, oceans, lakes, reservoirs, aquifers, wells, public drinking water systems, recycled water distribution systems, urban drainage systems, and discharge points for wastewater.
The Office of Aquatic Resources takes proactive measures to protect water quality, utilizing an extensive network of automatic water monitoring equipment which can rapidly alert authorities in the event of detected water pollution in a variety of water bodies and domestic supplies. The OAR also catalogues and responds to citizen complaints, however the agency's monitoring system is seen to be the most effective system at preemptively addressing pollution before it becomes an issue visible to the general public.
Water quality monitors are setup in greatest density in areas where industry and urban systems discharge wastewater into the environment and are almost always accompanied by monitors within wastewater systems, which can shut down the emissions of water before potentially polluted water reaches an exit point and retain the water instead for further analysis or purification.
The OAR additionally tasked with certifying water filtering and purification systems for supplies meant for human consumption and also for wastewater systems.
A significant portion of the improvement upon the Illuminatian resident's average life expectancy can be attributed to the work of the Office of Aquatic Resources. Background levels of various water pollutants that would otherwise not have been considered as being a hazard or concern for human health instead have been identified and acted upon, with subsequent analysis and research suggesting that these minute levels of contaminants might actually affect human health, longevity, and life quality in the long term.
The Office of Aquatic Resources investigates and identifies would-be polluters of the water. The Bureau of Natural Resources has the authority to intervene in any activity causing water pollution and take all actions necessary to cease the pollution in question. The BNR, at the advisement of the OAR, can and issue rebukes and punitive measures as retaliation for the creation of water pollution in addition to holding any polluters accountable for liability in the full costs of remediation of any environmental damage or costs the general public or government might encounter in the management of any health implications of said pollution.