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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 | 192 | 192 | 192 | 192 | 192 | 192 | 192 | 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 | 1,412 | 1,412 | 1,412 | 1,412 | 1,412 | 1,412 | 1,412 | n/a |
| Active facility universe: NPDES non-major general permits (Current) | Data Quality | Combined | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | n/a |
| B | Major individual permits: correctly coded limits 1 | Goal | Combined | 0 / 0 | 0 / 0 | 0 / 0 | 0 / 0 | 96.9% | 100.0% | 89.6% |  |
| Major individual permits: DMR entry rate based on MRs expected (Forms/Forms) (1 Qtr) 2 | Goal | Combined | 0 / 0 | 0 / 0 | 0 / 0 | 54.3% | 88.8% | 80.2% | 94.2% |  |
| 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% | 99.5% | 100.0% | 99.5% |  |
| Major individual permits: manual RNC/SNC override rate (1 FY) | Data Quality | Combined | 83.3% | 77.1% | 65.4% | 82.7% | 71.2% | 40.0% | 10.5% |  |
| C | Non-major individual permits: correctly coded limits 4 | Informational Only | Combined | 0 / 0 | 0 / 0 | 0 / 0 | 0 / 0 | 91.3% | 100.0% | 91.4% |  |
| 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 | 85.6% | 88.3% | 98.1% | 99.4% |  |
| 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 | 90.9% | 91.1% | 96.3% | 99.7% |  |
| D | Violations at non-majors: noncompliance rate (1 FY) | Informational Only | Combined | 58.9% | 64.1% | 68.3% | 71.7% | 71.8% | 71.4% | 30.5% |  |
| Violations at non-majors: noncompliance rate in the annual noncompliance report (ANCR)(1 CY) 7 | Informational Only | Combined | 0 / 0 | 0 / 0 | 0 / 0 | 66.1% | 45.7% | 23.6% | 0 / 0 |  |
| Violations at non-majors: DMR non-receipt (3 FY) | Informational Only | Combined | 217 | 126 | 126 | 8 | 4 | 10 | 6 |  |
| E | Informal actions: number of major facilities (1 FY) | Data Quality | State | 8 | 2 | 1 | 3 | 46 | 44 | 63 |  |
| EPA | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1 |  |
| Informal actions: number of actions at major facilities (1 FY) | Data Quality | State | 8 | 2 | 1 | 3 | 55 | 57 | 82 |  |
| EPA | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1 |  |
| Informal actions: number of non-major facilities (1 FY) | Data Quality | State | 30 | 16 | 5 | 2 | 251 | 298 | 377 |  |
| EPA | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 |  |
| Informal actions: number of actions at non-major facilities (1 FY) | Data Quality | State | 31 | 17 | 5 | 3 | 274 | 350 | 482 |  |
| EPA | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 |  |
| F | Formal actions: number of major facilities (1 FY) | Data Quality | State | 3 | 6 | 2 | 1 | 7 | 5 | 6 |  |
| EPA | 5 | 0 | 1 | 2 | 1 | 1 | 1 |  |
| Formal actions: number of actions at major facilities (1 FY) | Data Quality | State | 3 | 7 | 2 | 1 | 7 | 5 | 6 |  |
| EPA | 10 | 0 | 1 | 2 | 1 | 1 | 1 |  |
| Formal actions: number of non-major facilities (1 FY) | Data Quality | State | 17 | 10 | 2 | 5 | 26 | 18 | 38 |  |
| EPA | 2 | 2 | 1 | 1 | 2 | 0 | 2 |  |
| Formal actions: number of actions at non-major facilities (1 FY) | Data Quality | State | 19 | 10 | 2 | 5 | 27 | 17 | 38 |  |
| EPA | 2 | 4 | 1 | 1 | 2 | 0 | 2 |  |
| G | Penalties: total number of penalties (1 FY) | Data Quality | State | 0 | 0 | 2 | 5 | 17 | 12 | 33 |  |
| EPA | 1 | 0 | 3 | 3 | 2 | 1 | 3 |  |
| Penalties: total penalties (1 FY) | Data Quality | State | $0 | $0 | $570,100 | $585,860 | $385,655 | $127,963 | $102,329 |  |
| EPA | $250,000 | $0 | $1,046,013 | $2,193,900 | $652,691 | $49,500 | $468,365 |  |
| Penalties: total collected pursuant to civil judicial actions (3 FY) | Data Quality | State | $131,100 | $0 | $0 | $558,900 | $828,090 | $828,090 | $277,440 |  |
| EPA | $579,900 | $400,000 | $1,157,013 | $3,065,913 | $3,718,604 | $2,811,591 | $702,191 |  |
| Penalties: total collected pursuant to administrative actions (3 FY) | Informational Only | State | $0 | $0 | $0 | $26,960 | $143,425 | $271,388 | $338,507 |  |
| EPA | $750,000 | $0 | $139,000 | $174,000 | $174,000 | $35,000 | $418,865 |  |
| No activity indicator - total number of penalties (1 FY) | Data Quality | State | $0 | $0 | $570,100 | $585,860 | $385,655 | $127,963 | $102,329 |  |
| EPA | $250,000 | $0 | $1,046,013 | $2,193,900 | $652,691 | $49,500 | $468,365 |  |
| 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% | 14.3% | 50.0% | 0.0% | 14.3% | 20.0% | 16.7% |  |
| EPA | 10.0% | 0 / 0 | 0.0% | 0.0% | 100.0% | 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 | 41.8% | 45.5% | 58.7% | 68.3% | 65.6% | 68.3% | 67.2% |  |
| EPA | 4.8% | 5.8% | 1.6% | 2.1% | 3.2% | 3.2% | 3.7% |  |
| Combined | 46.6% | 47.6% | 59.8% | 69.3% | 66.1% | 69.8% | 68.3% |  |
| B | Inspection coverage: NPDES non-major individual permits (1 FY) | Goal | State | 22.0% | 24.7% | 26.7% | 32.5% | 38.8% | 41.4% | 58.4% |  |
| EPA | 0.1% | 0.1% | 0.0% | 0.1% | 0.0% | 0.1% | 0.1% |  |
| Combined | 22.0% | 24.8% | 26.7% | 32.5% | 38.8% | 41.4% | 58.4% |  |
| 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 | 0 / 0 | 0 / 0 |  |
| Combined | 0 / 0 | 0 / 0 | 0 / 0 | 0 / 0 | 0 / 0 | 0 / 0 | 0 / 0 |  |
| C | Inspection coverage: NPDES other (not 5a or 5b) (1 FY) | Informational Only | State | 25.0% | 12.5% | 12.5% | 37.5% | 12.5% | 25.0% | 25.0% |  |
| EPA | 0.0% | 0.0% | 0.0% | 0.0% | 0.0% | 0.0% | 0.0% |  |
| Combined | 25.0% | 12.5% | 12.5% | 37.5% | 12.5% | 25.0% | 25.0% |  |
| 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 | 1 | 0 | 2 | 1 | 2 |  |
| Single-event violations at non-majors (1 FY) | Informational Only | Combined | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 |  |
| B | Facilities with unresolved compliance schedule violations (at end of FY) | Data Quality | Combined | 4.5% | 6.2% | 0.0% | 0.0% | 7.7% | 3.8% | 24.2% |  |
| C | Facilities with unresolved permit schedule violations (at end of FY) | Data Quality | Combined | 13.3% | 13.2% | 12.3% | 6.2% | 13.5% | 28.0% | 30.3% |  |
| D | Percentage major facilities with DMR violations (1 FY) | Data Quality | Combined | 58.9% | 61.5% | 67.7% | 70.8% | 61.5% | 56.8% | 57.3% |  |
| 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 | 26 | 10 | 10 | 13 | 18 | 12 | 17 |  |
| SNC rate: percent majors in SNC (1 FY) | Review Indicator | Combined | 13.5% | 5.2% | 5.2% | 6.8% | 9.4% | 6.2% | 8.9% |  |
| 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 | 12.0% | 6.2% | 6.8% | 3.1% | 16.1% | 8.3% | 5.7% |  |