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The EPA is proposing aquatic-dependent wildlife criteria applicable to waters under the state of California's jurisdiction to protect aquatic-dependent wildlife from exposure to mercury. The EPA's proposed rule will not supersede those mercury criteria that are already in place for specific water bodies in California. The EPA's proposed mercury criteria for California relies on the latest science and information regarding mercury bioaccumulation and toxicity as well as California-specific information such as species and habitat information. The EPA's proposal also takes into account applicable EPA policies, guidance, and legal requirements.