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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 | 96 | 96 | 96 | 96 | 96 | 96 | 96 | 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 | 70 | 70 | 70 | 70 | 70 | 70 | 70 | n/a |
| Active facility universe: NPDES non-major general permits (Current) | Data Quality | Combined | 153 | 153 | 153 | 153 | 153 | 153 | 153 | n/a |
| B | Major individual permits: correctly coded limits 1 | Goal | Combined | 0 / 0 | 0 / 0 | 0 / 0 | 0 / 0 | 97.1% | 100.0% | 97.9% |  |
| Major individual permits: DMR entry rate based on MRs expected (Forms/Forms) (1 Qtr) 2 | Goal | Combined | 0 / 0 | 0 / 0 | 0 / 0 | 96.9% | 98.8% | 98.3% | 98.3% |  |
| Major individual permits: DMR entry rate based on DMRs expected (Permits/Permits) (1 Qtr) 3 | Goal | Combined | 0 / 0 | 0 / 0 | 0 / 0 | 100.0% | 100.0% | 100.0% | 100.0% |  |
| Major individual permits: manual RNC/SNC override rate (1 FY) | Data Quality | Combined | 0.0% | 0.0% | 0.0% | 4.3% | 0.0% | 0.0% | 0.0% |  |
| C | Non-major individual permits: correctly coded limits 4 | Informational Only | Combined | 0 / 0 | 0 / 0 | 0 / 0 | 0 / 0 | 95.3% | 100.0% | 91.2% |  |
| 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 | 85.5% | 88.9% | 93.0% | 93.9% |  |
| 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 | 88.4% | 92.2% | 93.8% | 100.0% |  |
| D | Violations at non-majors: noncompliance rate (1 FY) | Informational Only | Combined | 2.9% | 34.3% | 35.7% | 41.4% | 22.9% | 17.1% | 25.7% |  |
| Violations at non-majors: noncompliance rate in the annual noncompliance report (ANCR)(1 CY) 7 | Informational Only | Combined | 0 / 0 | 0 / 0 | 0 / 0 | 22.4% | 26.0% | 13.0% | 0 / 0 |  |
| Violations at non-majors: DMR non-receipt (3 FY) | Informational Only | Combined | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 |  |
| E | Informal actions: number of major facilities (1 FY) | Data Quality | State | 2 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 |  |
| EPA | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 |  |
| Informal actions: number of actions at major facilities (1 FY) | Data Quality | State | 2 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 |  |
| EPA | 0 | 0 | 0 | 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 | 5 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 5 | 3 |  |
| EPA | 0 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 2 | 3 | 2 |  |
| Formal actions: number of actions at major facilities (1 FY) | Data Quality | State | 5 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 4 | 2 |  |
| EPA | 0 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 2 | 3 | 2 |  |
| Formal actions: number of non-major facilities (1 FY) | Data Quality | State | 1 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 3 | 23 | 25 |  |
| EPA | 1 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 1 | 0 |  |
| Formal actions: number of actions at non-major facilities (1 FY) | Data Quality | State | 1 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 3 | 22 | 25 |  |
| EPA | 1 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 1 | 0 |  |
| G | Penalties: total number of penalties (1 FY) | Data Quality | State | 0 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 4 | 25 | 26 |  |
| EPA | 0 | 0 | 1 | 1 | 1 | 2 | 0 |  |
| Penalties: total penalties (1 FY) | Data Quality | State | $0 | $0 | $425,000 | $0 | $244,083 | $2,564,783 | $1,013,135 |  |
| EPA | $0 | $0 | $425,000 | $17,000 | $71,000 | $596,000 | $0 |  |
| Penalties: total collected pursuant to civil judicial actions (3 FY) | Data Quality | State | $142,500 | $0 | $425,000 | $425,000 | $425,000 | $1,646,000 | $2,048,300 |  |
| EPA | $142,500 | $0 | $425,000 | $425,000 | $425,000 | $596,000 | $596,000 |  |
| Penalties: total collected pursuant to administrative actions (3 FY) | Informational Only | State | $0 | $0 | $0 | $0 | $0 | $918,783 | $1,529,618 |  |
| EPA | $0 | $0 | $0 | $17,000 | $17,000 | $17,000 | $0 |  |
| No activity indicator - total number of penalties (1 FY) | Data Quality | State | $0 | $0 | $425,000 | $0 | $244,083 | $2,564,783 | $1,013,135 |  |
| EPA | $0 | $0 | $425,000 | $17,000 | $71,000 | $596,000 | $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% | 0 / 0 | 0 / 0 | 0.0% | 0.0% | 0.0% |  |
| EPA | 0 / 0 | 0 / 0 | 0.0% | 0 / 0 | 50.0% | 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 | 85.4% | 82.3% | 77.1% | 75.0% | 78.1% | 87.5% | 80.2% |  |
| EPA | 4.2% | 2.1% | 5.2% | 3.1% | 3.1% | 4.2% | 0.0% |  |
| Combined | 85.4% | 84.4% | 81.2% | 78.1% | 78.1% | 87.5% | 80.2% |  |
| B | Inspection coverage: NPDES non-major individual permits (1 FY) | Goal | State | 44.1% | 39.7% | 50.0% | 48.5% | 47.1% | 58.8% | 58.8% |  |
| EPA | 0.0% | 0.0% | 1.5% | 2.9% | 0.0% | 1.5% | 0.0% |  |
| Combined | 44.1% | 39.7% | 51.5% | 51.5% | 47.1% | 60.3% | 58.8% |  |
| Inspection coverage: NPDES non-major general permits (1 FY) | Goal | State | 2.0% | 0.0% | 1.3% | 0.7% | 2.7% | 1.3% | 1.3% |  |
| EPA | 0.7% | 0.0% | 0.0% | 0.0% | 0.0% | 0.0% | 0.0% |  |
| Combined | 2.7% | 0.0% | 1.3% | 0.7% | 2.7% | 1.3% | 1.3% |  |
| C | Inspection coverage: NPDES other (not 5a or 5b) (1 FY) | Informational Only | State | 0.0% | 0.0% | 0.0% | 20.0% | 0.0% | 0.0% | 20.0% |  |
| EPA | 0.0% | 0.0% | 0.0% | 0.0% | 0.0% | 0.0% | 0.0% |  |
| Combined | 0.0% | 0.0% | 0.0% | 20.0% | 0.0% | 0.0% | 20.0% |  |
| 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 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 |  |
| Single-event violations at non-majors (1 FY) | Informational Only | Combined | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 |  |
| B | Facilities with unresolved compliance schedule violations (at end of FY) | Data Quality | Combined | 46.2% | 44.4% | 80.0% | 66.7% | 66.7% | 57.1% | 100.0% |  |
| C | Facilities with unresolved permit schedule violations (at end of FY) | Data Quality | Combined | 0.0% | 9.1% | 7.7% | 10.5% | 5.6% | 10.0% | 9.1% |  |
| D | Percentage major facilities with DMR violations (1 FY) | Data Quality | Combined | 72.9% | 74.0% | 78.1% | 77.1% | 76.0% | 74.0% | 76.0% |  |
| 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 | 17 | 16 | 17 | 22 | 20 | 15 | 12 |  |
| SNC rate: percent majors in SNC (1 FY) | Review Indicator | Combined | 17.7% | 16.7% | 17.7% | 22.9% | 20.8% | 15.6% | 12.5% |  |
| 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 | 12.5% | 13.5% | 10.4% | 7.3% | 14.6% | 9.4% | 9.4% |  |