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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 | 106 | 106 | 106 | 106 | 106 | 106 | 106 | 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 | 548 | 548 | 548 | 548 | 548 | 548 | 548 | n/a |
| Active facility universe: NPDES non-major general permits (Current) | Data Quality | Combined | 1,366 | 1,366 | 1,366 | 1,366 | 1,366 | 1,366 | 1,366 | n/a |
| B | Major individual permits: correctly coded limits 1 | Goal | Combined | 0 / 0 | 0 / 0 | 0 / 0 | 0 / 0 | 94.8% | 100.0% | 95.6% |  |
| Major individual permits: DMR entry rate based on MRs expected (Forms/Forms) (1 Qtr) 2 | Goal | Combined | 0 / 0 | 0 / 0 | 0 / 0 | 100.0% | 98.7% | 98.4% | 99.5% |  |
| Major individual permits: DMR entry rate based on DMRs expected (Permits/Permits) (1 Qtr) 3 | Goal | Combined | 0 / 0 | 0 / 0 | 0 / 0 | 86.5% | 100.0% | 99.1% | 100.0% |  |
| Major individual permits: manual RNC/SNC override rate (1 FY) | Data Quality | Combined | 0 / 0 | 0 / 0 | 0.0% | 0.0% | 7.1% | 18.2% | 5.3% |  |
| C | Non-major individual permits: correctly coded limits 4 | Informational Only | Combined | 0 / 0 | 0 / 0 | 0 / 0 | 0 / 0 | 46.1% | 100.0% | 90.6% |  |
| 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 | 96.5% | 86.8% | 92.6% | 93.6% |  |
| 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 | 76.9% | 42.4% | 38.5% | 95.1% |  |
| D | Violations at non-majors: noncompliance rate (1 FY) | Informational Only | Combined | 0.0% | 0.0% | 27.7% | 33.0% | 36.1% | 38.5% | 42.5% |  |
| Violations at non-majors: noncompliance rate in the annual noncompliance report (ANCR)(1 CY) 7 | Informational Only | Combined | 0 / 0 | 0 / 0 | 0 / 0 | 95.2% | 37.9% | 80.4% | 0 / 0 |  |
| Violations at non-majors: DMR non-receipt (3 FY) | Informational Only | Combined | 144 | 143 | 154 | 164 | 182 | 71 | 113 |  |
| E | Informal actions: number of major facilities (1 FY) | Data Quality | State | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 |  |
| EPA | 0 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 |  |
| Informal actions: number of actions at major facilities (1 FY) | Data Quality | State | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 |  |
| EPA | 0 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 |  |
| Informal actions: number of non-major facilities (1 FY) | Data Quality | State | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 |  |
| EPA | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 |  |
| Informal actions: number of actions at non-major facilities (1 FY) | Data Quality | State | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 |  |
| EPA | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 |  |
| F | Formal actions: number of major facilities (1 FY) | Data Quality | State | 3 | 3 | 7 | 6 | 7 | 5 | 5 |  |
| EPA | 1 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 |  |
| Formal actions: number of actions at major facilities (1 FY) | Data Quality | State | 3 | 4 | 12 | 8 | 8 | 7 | 5 |  |
| EPA | 1 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 |  |
| Formal actions: number of non-major facilities (1 FY) | Data Quality | State | 14 | 32 | 55 | 63 | 82 | 73 | 40 |  |
| EPA | 0 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 0 |  |
| Formal actions: number of actions at non-major facilities (1 FY) | Data Quality | State | 16 | 39 | 68 | 72 | 97 | 69 | 50 |  |
| EPA | 0 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 0 |  |
| G | Penalties: total number of penalties (1 FY) | Data Quality | State | 3 | 8 | 16 | 30 | 58 | 36 | 28 |  |
| EPA | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 |  |
| Penalties: total penalties (1 FY) | Data Quality | State | $43,520 | $421,649 | $422,210 | $642,096 | $1,149,546 | $1,250,568 | $1,412,244 |  |
| EPA | $0 | $0 | $0 | $0 | $0 | $0 | $0 |  |
| 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 | $319,439 | $656,815 | $887,379 | $1,485,955 | $2,213,852 | $3,042,210 | $3,812,358 |  |
| EPA | $0 | $0 | $0 | $0 | $0 | $0 | $0 |  |
| No activity indicator - total number of penalties (1 FY) | Data Quality | State | $43,520 | $421,649 | $422,210 | $642,096 | $1,149,546 | $1,250,568 | $1,412,244 |  |
| EPA | $0 | $0 | $0 | $0 | $0 | $0 | $0 |  |
| 2. Data accuracy. degree to which the minimum data requirements are accurate. |
| A | Actions linked to violations: major facilities (1 FY) | Data Quality | State | 0.0% | 0.0% | 33.3% | 25.0% | 50.0% | 42.9% | 100.0% |  |
| EPA | 0.0% | 0.0% | 0 / 0 | 0 / 0 | 0 / 0 | 0 / 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 | 74.5% | 78.3% | 70.8% | 52.8% | 43.4% | 45.3% | 42.5% |  |
| EPA | 13.2% | 23.6% | 24.5% | 12.3% | 9.4% | 7.5% | 6.6% |  |
| Combined | 78.3% | 81.1% | 77.4% | 59.4% | 50.9% | 50.0% | 47.2% |  |
| B | Inspection coverage: NPDES non-major individual permits (1 FY) | Goal | State | 9.7% | 11.3% | 6.2% | 9.5% | 11.8% | 10.8% | 12.6% |  |
| EPA | 0.8% | 0.8% | 0.0% | 2.8% | 0.3% | 1.8% | 0.0% |  |
| Combined | 10.5% | 12.1% | 6.2% | 12.3% | 12.1% | 12.6% | 12.6% |  |
| Inspection coverage: NPDES non-major general permits (1 FY) | Goal | State | 0.4% | 1.0% | 2.3% | 3.9% | 4.9% | 4.4% | 6.2% |  |
| EPA | 0.0% | 0.0% | 0.2% | 0.0% | 0.0% | 0.1% | 0.0% |  |
| Combined | 0.4% | 1.0% | 2.5% | 3.9% | 4.9% | 4.5% | 6.2% |  |
| C | Inspection coverage: NPDES other (not 5a or 5b) (1 FY) | Informational Only | State | 0.0% | 0.0% | 0.0% | 0.0% | 0.0% | 0.0% | 0.0% |  |
| EPA | 0.6% | 0.0% | 1.1% | 0.0% | 0.0% | 0.0% | 0.0% |  |
| Combined | 0.6% | 0.0% | 1.1% | 0.0% | 0.0% | 0.0% | 0.0% |  |
| 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 | 1 | 0 | 1 | 1 | 1 | 1 | 0 |  |
| Single-event violations at non-majors (1 FY) | Informational Only | Combined | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 2 | 0 |  |
| B | Facilities with unresolved compliance schedule violations (at end of FY) | Data Quality | Combined | 22.2% | 11.8% | 33.3% | 30.0% | 17.0% | 11.6% | 26.5% |  |
| C | Facilities with unresolved permit schedule violations (at end of FY) | Data Quality | Combined | 33.3% | 48.3% | 42.2% | 42.9% | 42.5% | 50.4% | 52.4% |  |
| D | Percentage major facilities with DMR violations (1 FY) | Data Quality | Combined | 38.7% | 40.6% | 34.9% | 40.6% | 42.5% | 42.5% | 40.6% |  |
| 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 | 11 | 9 | 11 | 14 | 12 | 17 | 19 |  |
| SNC rate: percent majors in SNC (1 FY) | Review Indicator | Combined | 10.4% | 8.5% | 10.4% | 13.2% | 11.3% | 16.0% | 17.9% |  |
| 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 | 2.8% | 0.9% | 2.8% | 5.7% | 10.4% | 3.8% | 5.7% |  |