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Whole Effluent Toxicity (WET) Program Evaluation prepared by Randall Marshall, WET Coordinator, Washington State Department of Ecology Water Quality Program, February 1998 (Publication #98-03). Evaluates implementation of Washington State’s WET regulation adopted October 1993, covering WET test review, effluent toxicity data, the state’s WET rule (WAC), EPA WET policy, SETAC Pellston Workshop (September 1995), EPA WET Stakeholder’s Meeting (September 1996), biological and ecological relevance of WET tests, test variability, rapid screening tests, and future regulatory strategies for effluent and receiving water toxicity. Discusses chemical-specific toxicity vs. whole effluent toxicity approaches under the National Pollutant Discharge Elimination System (NPDES) permitting framework. AR 041523.