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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 | 273 | 273 | 273 | 273 | 273 | 273 | 273 | 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 | 1,322 | 1,322 | 1,322 | 1,322 | 1,322 | 1,322 | 1,322 | n/a |
| Active facility universe: NPDES non-major general permits (Current) | Data Quality | Combined | 6,419 | 6,419 | 6,419 | 6,419 | 6,419 | 6,419 | 6,419 | n/a |
| B | Major individual permits: correctly coded limits 1 | Goal | Combined | 0 / 0 | 0 / 0 | 0 / 0 | 0 / 0 | 96.8% | 100.0% | 91.2% |  |
| Major individual permits: DMR entry rate based on MRs expected (Forms/Forms) (1 Qtr) 2 | Goal | Combined | 0 / 0 | 0 / 0 | 0 / 0 | 75.9% | 85.4% | 97.6% | 95.5% |  |
| Major individual permits: DMR entry rate based on DMRs expected (Permits/Permits) (1 Qtr) 3 | Goal | Combined | 0 / 0 | 0 / 0 | 0 / 0 | 86.2% | 89.1% | 97.6% | 100.0% |  |
| Major individual permits: manual RNC/SNC override rate (1 FY) | Data Quality | Combined | 0 / 0 | 0 / 0 | 18.2% | 15.8% | 42.7% | 29.2% | 9.5% |  |
| C | Non-major individual permits: correctly coded limits 4 | Informational Only | Combined | 0 / 0 | 0 / 0 | 0 / 0 | 0 / 0 | 95.7% | 100.0% | 94.5% |  |
| 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 | 75.1% | 77.6% | 78.4% | 79.7% |  |
| 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 | 79.1% | 80.6% | 85.1% | 90.1% |  |
| D | Violations at non-majors: noncompliance rate (1 FY) | Informational Only | Combined | 0.0% | 0.0% | 60.1% | 65.8% | 68.3% | 69.5% | 75.7% |  |
| Violations at non-majors: noncompliance rate in the annual noncompliance report (ANCR)(1 CY) 7 | Informational Only | Combined | 0 / 0 | 0 / 0 | 0 / 0 | 79.3% | 71.1% | 43.6% | 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 | 24 | 27 | 43 | 31 | 33 | 51 | 45 |  |
| EPA | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 |  |
| Informal actions: number of actions at major facilities (1 FY) | Data Quality | State | 28 | 28 | 48 | 41 | 38 | 60 | 57 |  |
| EPA | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 |  |
| Informal actions: number of non-major facilities (1 FY) | Data Quality | State | 230 | 95 | 35 | 90 | 130 | 42 | 131 |  |
| EPA | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 |  |
| Informal actions: number of actions at non-major facilities (1 FY) | Data Quality | State | 255 | 101 | 36 | 91 | 138 | 43 | 145 |  |
| EPA | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 |  |
| F | Formal actions: number of major facilities (1 FY) | Data Quality | State | 29 | 27 | 32 | 22 | 33 | 31 | 7 |  |
| EPA | 0 | 3 | 2 | 0 | 1 | 2 | 0 |  |
| Formal actions: number of actions at major facilities (1 FY) | Data Quality | State | 30 | 27 | 37 | 25 | 38 | 40 | 7 |  |
| EPA | 0 | 6 | 4 | 0 | 1 | 2 | 0 |  |
| Formal actions: number of non-major facilities (1 FY) | Data Quality | State | 142 | 93 | 18 | 73 | 107 | 55 | 22 |  |
| EPA | 3 | 1 | 2 | 10 | 11 | 8 | 11 |  |
| Formal actions: number of actions at non-major facilities (1 FY) | Data Quality | State | 146 | 97 | 18 | 78 | 112 | 55 | 22 |  |
| EPA | 5 | 1 | 5 | 16 | 10 | 8 | 11 |  |
| G | Penalties: total number of penalties (1 FY) | Data Quality | State | 4 | 17 | 3 | 26 | 10 | 17 | 26 |  |
| EPA | 1 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 4 | 2 | 1 |  |
| Penalties: total penalties (1 FY) | Data Quality | State | $87,400 | $316,775 | $23,500 | $274,350 | $45,514 | $458,040 | $2,352,888 |  |
| EPA | $5,000 | $0 | $0 | $102,422 | $1,426,591 | $780,589 | $40,000 |  |
| Penalties: total collected pursuant to civil judicial actions (3 FY) | Data Quality | State | $326,650 | $481,175 | $427,675 | $552,025 | $266,750 | $542,790 | $2,511,675 |  |
| EPA | $64,800 | $64,800 | $0 | $0 | $1,391,591 | $2,170,680 | $2,170,680 |  |
| Penalties: total collected pursuant to administrative actions (3 FY) | Informational Only | State | $59,500 | $2,000 | $0 | $62,600 | $76,614 | $235,114 | $344,767 |  |
| EPA | $13,436 | $13,436 | $5,000 | $102,422 | $137,422 | $138,922 | $76,500 |  |
| No activity indicator - total number of penalties (1 FY) | Data Quality | State | $87,400 | $316,775 | $23,500 | $274,350 | $224,114 | $458,040 | $2,352,888 |  |
| EPA | $5,000 | $0 | $0 | $102,422 | $1,426,591 | $780,589 | $40,000 |  |
| 2. Data accuracy. degree to which the minimum data requirements are accurate. |
| A | Actions linked to violations: major facilities (1 FY) | Data Quality | State | 3.3% | 7.4% | 8.1% | 44.0% | 86.8% | 87.5% | 14.3% |  |
| EPA | 0 / 0 | 0.0% | 0.0% | 0 / 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 | 66.2% | 73.6% | 77.3% | 72.9% | 74.0% | 69.9% | 67.3% |  |
| EPA | 2.6% | 5.6% | 3.7% | 3.7% | 4.1% | 3.0% | 1.9% |  |
| Combined | 66.9% | 74.3% | 77.7% | 74.0% | 75.5% | 70.3% | 68.8% |  |
| B | Inspection coverage: NPDES non-major individual permits (1 FY) | Goal | State | 18.6% | 22.9% | 24.2% | 22.6% | 19.1% | 21.1% | 25.0% |  |
| EPA | 0.0% | 0.0% | 0.2% | 0.3% | 0.1% | 0.2% | 0.2% |  |
| Combined | 18.6% | 22.9% | 24.4% | 22.8% | 19.1% | 21.1% | 25.2% |  |
| Inspection coverage: NPDES non-major general permits (1 FY) | Goal | State | 4.3% | 2.3% | 2.3% | 8.0% | 14.7% | 17.0% | 15.0% |  |
| EPA | 0.0% | 0.0% | 0.0% | 0.0% | 0.3% | 0.0% | 0.3% |  |
| Combined | 4.3% | 2.3% | 2.3% | 8.0% | 15.0% | 17.0% | 15.3% |  |
| C | Inspection coverage: NPDES other (not 5a or 5b) (1 FY) | Informational Only | State | 0.9% | 2.5% | 3.4% | 3.5% | 2.8% | 3.3% | 2.8% |  |
| EPA | 0.1% | 0.0% | 0.2% | 0.1% | 0.2% | 0.1% | 0.0% |  |
| Combined | 1.0% | 2.5% | 3.6% | 3.5% | 2.9% | 3.3% | 2.8% |  |
| 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 | 2 | 9 | 24 | 37 | 55 | 54 |  |
| Single-event violations at non-majors (1 FY) | Informational Only | Combined | 2 | 12 | 16 | 85 | 56 | 72 | 128 |  |
| B | Facilities with unresolved compliance schedule violations (at end of FY) | Data Quality | Combined | 16.2% | 51.6% | 3.6% | 54.7% | 64.6% | 50.0% | 55.6% |  |
| C | Facilities with unresolved permit schedule violations (at end of FY) | Data Quality | Combined | 19.5% | 15.4% | 15.0% | 23.7% | 42.0% | 16.6% | 20.2% |  |
| D | Percentage major facilities with DMR violations (1 FY) | Data Quality | Combined | 45.4% | 44.0% | 44.3% | 48.0% | 50.9% | 53.1% | 57.5% |  |
| 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 | 16 | 19 | 23 | 17 | 46 | 36 | 39 |  |
| SNC rate: percent majors in SNC (1 FY) | Review Indicator | Combined | 5.9% | 7.0% | 8.4% | 6.2% | 16.8% | 13.2% | 14.3% |  |
| 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 | 3.7% | 3.7% | 3.3% | 2.9% | 4.4% | 5.5% | 5.1% |  |