# Withdrawal of Certain Federal Water Quality Criteria Applicable to Washington
> **Rule** · Final rule. · Published 2020-05-13 · Effective 2020-06-12 · 85 FR 28494
## Document
- **Document number:** 2020-08497
- **Category:** water-quality
- **Federal Register citation:** 85 FR 28494
- **CFR reference:** 40 CFR 131
- **Publication date:** 2020-05-13
- **Effective date:** 2020-06-12
- **State:** WA
- **EPA docket:** EPA-HQ-OW-2015-0174
## Abstract

The Environmental Protection Agency (EPA or Agency) is taking final action to amend the federal regulations to withdraw certain human health water quality criteria applicable to waters in the State of Washington. The EPA is taking this action because the State adopted, and the EPA approved, human health criteria that the Agency determined are protective of Washington's designated uses for its waters. In this action, the EPA is amending the federal regulations to withdraw those certain human health criteria applicable to Washington but promulgated by the Agency, as described in the August 6, 2019 proposed rule. The withdrawal will enable Washington to implement its EPA-approved human health criteria, submitted on August 1, 2016, and approved on May 10, 2019, as applicable criteria for Clean Water Act (CWA or the Act) purposes.

## Source
- [Federal Register document](https://www.federalregister.gov/documents/2020/05/13/2020-08497/withdrawal-of-certain-federal-water-quality-criteria-applicable-to-washington)
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