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| 1. Data completeness. degree to which the minimum data requirements are complete. |
| A | Active facility universe: NPDES major individual permits (Current) | Data Quality | Combined | 230 | 230 | 230 | 230 | 230 | 230 | 230 | n/a |
| Active facility universe: NPDES major general permits (Current) | Data Quality | Combined | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | n/a |
| Active facility universe: NPDES non-major individual permits (Current) | Data Quality | Combined | 254 | 254 | 254 | 254 | 254 | 254 | 254 | n/a |
| Active facility universe: NPDES non-major general permits (Current) | Data Quality | Combined | 35 | 35 | 35 | 35 | 35 | 35 | 35 | n/a |
| B | Major individual permits: correctly coded limits 1 | Goal | Combined | 0 / 0 | 0 / 0 | 0 / 0 | 0 / 0 | 90.1% | 100.0% | 93.0% |  |
| Major individual permits: DMR entry rate based on MRs expected (Forms/Forms) (1 Qtr) 2 | Goal | Combined | 0 / 0 | 0 / 0 | 0 / 0 | 90.6% | 75.9% | 93.6% | 94.8% |  |
| Major individual permits: DMR entry rate based on DMRs expected (Permits/Permits) (1 Qtr) 3 | Goal | Combined | 0 / 0 | 0 / 0 | 0 / 0 | 75.5% | 81.2% | 90.7% | 99.6% |  |
| Major individual permits: manual RNC/SNC override rate (1 FY) | Data Quality | Combined | 0 / 0 | 0 / 0 | 33.3% | 27.8% | 12.5% | 10.0% | 5.8% |  |
| C | Non-major individual permits: correctly coded limits 4 | Informational Only | Combined | 0 / 0 | 0 / 0 | 0 / 0 | 0 / 0 | 30.9% | 100.0% | 95.8% |  |
| Non-major individual permits: DMR entry rate based on DMRs expected (Forms/Forms) (1 Qtr) 5 | Informational Only | Combined | 0 / 0 | 0 / 0 | 0 / 0 | 0.0% | 0.0% | 4.6% | 2.7% |  |
| Non-major individual permits: DMR entry rate based on DMRs expected (Permits/Permits) (1 Qtr) 6 | Informational Only | Combined | 0 / 0 | 0 / 0 | 0 / 0 | 0.0% | 0.0% | 2.1% | 3.2% |  |
| D | Violations at non-majors: noncompliance rate (1 FY) | Informational Only | Combined | 0.0% | 0.0% | 1.6% | 1.6% | 2.8% | 3.1% | 4.3% |  |
| Violations at non-majors: noncompliance rate in the annual noncompliance report (ANCR)(1 CY) 7 | Informational Only | Combined | 0 / 0 | 0 / 0 | 0 / 0 | 0 / 0 | 0.0% | 38.3% | 0 / 0 |  |
| Violations at non-majors: DMR non-receipt (3 FY) | Informational Only | Combined | 4 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 |  |
| E | Informal actions: number of major facilities (1 FY) | Data Quality | State | 63 | 76 | 76 | 64 | 20 | 26 | 41 |  |
| EPA | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 |  |
| Informal actions: number of actions at major facilities (1 FY) | Data Quality | State | 111 | 118 | 123 | 87 | 20 | 31 | 173 |  |
| EPA | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 |  |
| Informal actions: number of non-major facilities (1 FY) | Data Quality | State | 104 | 101 | 61 | 39 | 26 | 44 | 32 |  |
| EPA | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 |  |
| Informal actions: number of actions at non-major facilities (1 FY) | Data Quality | State | 154 | 147 | 93 | 51 | 31 | 54 | 58 |  |
| EPA | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 |  |
| F | Formal actions: number of major facilities (1 FY) | Data Quality | State | 23 | 13 | 9 | 18 | 46 | 59 | 34 |  |
| EPA | 3 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 3 | 2 | 1 |  |
| Formal actions: number of actions at major facilities (1 FY) | Data Quality | State | 25 | 15 | 12 | 21 | 50 | 76 | 37 |  |
| EPA | 7 | 0 | 0 | 2 | 3 | 2 | 1 |  |
| Formal actions: number of non-major facilities (1 FY) | Data Quality | State | 14 | 13 | 18 | 19 | 26 | 72 | 35 |  |
| EPA | 1 | 0 | 1 | 14 | 16 | 17 | 14 |  |
| Formal actions: number of actions at non-major facilities (1 FY) | Data Quality | State | 15 | 17 | 20 | 19 | 28 | 85 | 39 |  |
| EPA | 1 | 0 | 1 | 21 | 18 | 17 | 14 |  |
| G | Penalties: total number of penalties (1 FY) | Data Quality | State | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 |  |
| EPA | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 1 | 6 | 4 |  |
| Penalties: total penalties (1 FY) | Data Quality | State | $0 | $0 | $0 | $0 | $0 | $0 | $0 |  |
| EPA | $0 | $0 | $0 | $55,100 | $119,717 | $427,973 | $90,575 |  |
| Penalties: total collected pursuant to civil judicial actions (3 FY) | Data Quality | State | $0 | $0 | $0 | $0 | $0 | $0 | $0 |  |
| EPA | $0 | $0 | $0 | $0 | $0 | $0 | $0 |  |
| Penalties: total collected pursuant to administrative actions (3 FY) | Informational Only | State | $0 | $0 | $0 | $0 | $0 | $0 | $0 |  |
| EPA | $0 | $0 | $0 | $55,100 | $174,817 | $602,790 | $638,265 |  |
| No activity indicator - total number of penalties (1 FY) | Data Quality | State | $0 | $0 | $0 | $0 | $0 | $0 | $0 |  |
| EPA | $0 | $0 | $0 | $55,100 | $119,717 | $427,973 | $90,575 |  |
| 2. Data accuracy. degree to which the minimum data requirements are accurate. |
| A | Actions linked to violations: major facilities (1 FY) | Data Quality | State | 4.0% | 6.7% | 0.0% | 4.8% | 2.0% | 2.6% | 8.1% |  |
| EPA | 0.0% | 0 / 0 | 0 / 0 | 50.0% | 0.0% | 50.0% | 0.0% |  |
| 5. Inspection coverage. degree to which state completed the universe of planned inspections/compliance evaluations. |
| A | Inspection coverage: NPDES majors (1 FY) | Goal | State | 86.8% | 77.4% | 72.6% | 82.1% | 78.3% | 84.9% | 78.8% |  |
| EPA | 4.7% | 1.9% | 3.8% | 5.7% | 7.1% | 5.7% | 6.1% |  |
| Combined | 86.8% | 77.8% | 73.1% | 82.1% | 78.3% | 84.9% | 80.2% |  |
| B | Inspection coverage: NPDES non-major individual permits (1 FY) | Goal | State | 38.3% | 29.6% | 25.5% | 30.5% | 15.6% | 28.8% | 30.0% |  |
| EPA | 0.4% | 0.4% | 0.8% | 0.4% | 0.4% | 2.9% | 1.6% |  |
| Combined | 38.7% | 30.0% | 25.9% | 30.9% | 16.5% | 31.3% | 31.3% |  |
| Inspection coverage: NPDES non-major general permits (1 FY) | Goal | State | 0.0% | 0.0% | 0.0% | 0.0% | 0.0% | 0.0% | 0.0% |  |
| EPA | 0.0% | 0.0% | 0.0% | 0.0% | 0.0% | 13.0% | 82.6% |  |
| Combined | 0.0% | 0.0% | 0.0% | 0.0% | 0.0% | 13.0% | 82.6% |  |
| C | Inspection coverage: NPDES other (not 5a or 5b) (1 FY) | Informational Only | State | 29.3% | 17.1% | 7.3% | 31.7% | 14.6% | 19.5% | 17.1% |  |
| EPA | 0.0% | 0.0% | 0.0% | 2.4% | 22.0% | 0.0% | 0.0% |  |
| Combined | 29.3% | 17.1% | 7.3% | 34.1% | 36.6% | 19.5% | 17.1% |  |
| 7. Identification of alleged violations. degree to which compliance determinations are accurately made and promptly reported in the national database based upon compliance monitoring report observations and other compliance monitoring information. |
| A | Single-event violations at majors (1 FY) | Review Indicator | Combined | 20 | 6 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 |  |
| Single-event violations at non-majors (1 FY) | Informational Only | Combined | 24 | 18 | 2 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 |  |
| B | Facilities with unresolved compliance schedule violations (at end of FY) | Data Quality | Combined | 0.0% | 0 / 0 | 0 / 0 | 100.0% | 27.3% | 9.1% | 12.5% |  |
| C | Facilities with unresolved permit schedule violations (at end of FY) | Data Quality | Combined | 0 / 0 | 0 / 0 | 0 / 0 | 100.0% | 100.0% | 0.0% | 0.0% |  |
| D | Percentage major facilities with DMR violations (1 FY) | Data Quality | Combined | 40.9% | 51.7% | 51.7% | 53.5% | 56.1% | 53.9% | 47.4% |  |
| 8. Identification of SNC and HPV. degree to which the state accurately identifies significant noncompliance & high priority violations and enters information into the national system in a timely manner. |
| A | Major facilities in SNC (1 FY) | Review Indicator | Combined | 15 | 23 | 23 | 22 | 73 | 61 | 34 |  |
| SNC rate: percent majors in SNC (1 FY) | Review Indicator | Combined | 6.5% | 10.0% | 10.0% | 9.6% | 31.7% | 26.5% | 14.8% |  |
| B | Wet weather SNC |
Metric(s) likely to be developed in the future. |
| 10. Timely and appropriate action. degree to which a state takes timely and appropriate enforcement actions in accordance with policy relating to specific media. |
| A | Major facilities without timely action (1 FY) | Goal | Combined | 9.1% | 7.8% | 7.0% | 8.3% | 9.1% | 11.7% | 10.0% |  |