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Washington State Water Quality Standards: Human health criteria and implementation tools - Overview of key decisions in rule amendment

 
Publication number Date Published
14-10-058January 2015
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Author(s) Cheryl Niemi
Description This document provides an overview of key decisions made in the process of developing the proposed rule amendment. The rule amendments addresses (1) development and adoption of new human health criteria, and, (2) revision and expansion of some of the tools in the standards that help in implementation.
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Keywords implementation tools, risk level, human health criteria, toxics, water quality standards, fish consumption
WEB PAGE Rule Making: Chapter 173-201A WAC - Water Quality Standards for Surface Waters of the State of Washington
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