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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 | 229 | 229 | 229 | 229 | 229 | 229 | 229 | 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 | 2,038 | 2,038 | 2,038 | 2,038 | 2,038 | 2,038 | 2,038 | n/a |
| Active facility universe: NPDES non-major general permits (Current) | Data Quality | Combined | 8,096 | 8,096 | 8,096 | 8,096 | 8,096 | 8,096 | 8,096 | n/a |
| B | Major individual permits: correctly coded limits 1 | Goal | Combined | 0 / 0 | 0 / 0 | 0 / 0 | 0 / 0 | 94.8% | 100.0% | 92.1% |  |
| Major individual permits: DMR entry rate based on MRs expected (Forms/Forms) (1 Qtr) 2 | Goal | Combined | 0 / 0 | 0 / 0 | 0 / 0 | 97.9% | 95.0% | 97.5% | 99.4% | |
| Major individual permits: DMR entry rate based on DMRs expected (Permits/Permits) (1 Qtr) 3 | Goal | Combined | 0 / 0 | 0 / 0 | 0 / 0 | 88.3% | 89.8% | 97.6% | 100.0% | |
| Major individual permits: manual RNC/SNC override rate (1 FY) | Data Quality | Combined | 0 / 0 | 0 / 0 | 0 / 0 | 5.3% | 10.5% | 4.8% | 8.3% | |
| C | Non-major individual permits: correctly coded limits 4 | Informational Only | Combined | 0 / 0 | 0 / 0 | 0 / 0 | 0 / 0 | 12.9% | 100.0% | 94.7% | |
| 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 | 77.4% | 76.0% | 61.8% | 67.2% | |
| 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 | 11.2% | 11.4% | 10.9% | 75.6% | |
| D | Violations at non-majors: noncompliance rate (1 FY) | Informational Only | Combined | 0.0% | 0.0% | 0.0% | 17.5% | 19.5% | 20.8% | 21.5% | |
| Violations at non-majors: noncompliance rate in the annual noncompliance report (ANCR)(1 CY) 7 | Informational Only | Combined | 0 / 0 | 0 / 0 | 0 / 0 | 89.2% | 0.0% | 22.8% | 0 / 0 | |
| Violations at non-majors: DMR non-receipt (3 FY) | Informational Only | Combined | 1 | 1 | 0 | 1 | 2 | 2 | 5 | |
| E | Informal actions: number of major facilities (1 FY) | Data Quality | State | 78 | 45 | 51 | 53 | 57 | 37 | 30 | |
| EPA | 13 | 12 | 13 | 1 | 3 | 0 | 2 | |
| Informal actions: number of actions at major facilities (1 FY) | Data Quality | State | 96 | 48 | 55 | 59 | 63 | 41 | 38 | |
| EPA | 19 | 12 | 14 | 1 | 3 | 0 | 2 | |
| Informal actions: number of non-major facilities (1 FY) | Data Quality | State | 847 | 404 | 269 | 668 | 749 | 255 | 181 | |
| EPA | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 0 | |
| Informal actions: number of actions at non-major facilities (1 FY) | Data Quality | State | 874 | 413 | 278 | 677 | 769 | 266 | 184 | |
| EPA | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 0 | |
| F | Formal actions: number of major facilities (1 FY) | Data Quality | State | 46 | 31 | 24 | 33 | 37 | 32 | 33 | |
| EPA | 32 | 16 | 16 | 2 | 13 | 12 | 2 | |
| Formal actions: number of actions at major facilities (1 FY) | Data Quality | State | 50 | 33 | 29 | 38 | 42 | 35 | 33 | |
| EPA | 62 | 26 | 27 | 4 | 26 | 18 | 2 | |
| Formal actions: number of non-major facilities (1 FY) | Data Quality | State | 513 | 262 | 170 | 241 | 217 | 235 | 360 | |
| EPA | 2 | 8 | 2 | 1 | 5 | 8 | 2 | |
| Formal actions: number of actions at non-major facilities (1 FY) | Data Quality | State | 542 | 269 | 173 | 253 | 220 | 222 | 148 | |
| EPA | 3 | 7 | 3 | 1 | 7 | 8 | 2 | |
| G | Penalties: total number of penalties (1 FY) | Data Quality | State | 25 | 23 | 33 | 100 | 63 | 75 | 48 | |
| EPA | 1 | 1 | 2 | 0 | 1 | 3 | 2 | |
| Penalties: total penalties (1 FY) | Data Quality | State | $1,924,624 | $200,583 | $371,467 | $1,521,537 | $923,883 | $655,377 | $204,120 | |
| EPA | $164,500 | $25,700 | $135,385 | $0 | $2,000 | $6,000 | $29,463 | |
| Penalties: total collected pursuant to civil judicial actions (3 FY) | Data Quality | State | $70,500 | $96,200 | $213,700 | $143,200 | $117,500 | $0 | $24,963 | |
| EPA | $164,500 | $190,200 | $325,585 | $161,085 | $135,385 | $0 | $24,963 | |
| Penalties: total collected pursuant to administrative actions (3 FY) | Informational Only | State | $6,337,531 | $5,208,669 | $2,282,974 | $1,950,387 | $2,699,387 | $3,100,797 | $1,758,417 | |
| EPA | $1,000 | $1,000 | $0 | $0 | $2,000 | $8,000 | $12,500 | |
| No activity indicator - total number of penalties (1 FY) | Data Quality | State | $1,924,624 | $200,583 | $371,467 | $1,521,537 | $923,883 | $655,377 | $204,120 | |
| EPA | $164,500 | $25,700 | $135,385 | $0 | $2,000 | $6,000 | $29,463 | |
| 2. Data accuracy. degree to which the minimum data requirements are accurate. |
| A | Actions linked to violations: major facilities (1 FY) | Data Quality | State | 98.0% | 97.0% | 96.6% | 92.1% | 97.6% | 91.4% | 100.0% | |
| EPA | 11.3% | 11.1% | 7.4% | 25.0% | 3.8% | 5.6% | 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 | 81.3% | 84.0% | 56.4% | 87.6% | 55.1% | 56.9% | 39.6% | |
| EPA | 3.1% | 4.4% | 5.8% | 1.8% | 7.6% | 2.2% | 2.7% | |
| Combined | 82.2% | 84.4% | 60.0% | 87.6% | 59.1% | 58.7% | 42.2% | |
| B | Inspection coverage: NPDES non-major individual permits (1 FY) | Goal | State | 26.4% | 21.0% | 11.9% | 18.1% | 13.9% | 17.0% | 22.8% | |
| EPA | 0.2% | 0.2% | 0.1% | 0.1% | 0.7% | 0.5% | 0.5% | |
| Combined | 26.4% | 21.1% | 11.9% | 18.2% | 14.5% | 17.5% | 23.0% | |
| Inspection coverage: NPDES non-major general permits (1 FY) | Goal | State | 12.7% | 9.7% | 6.5% | 8.9% | 2.4% | 6.5% | 2.5% | |
| EPA | 0.0% | 0.0% | 0.0% | 0.1% | 0.2% | 0.2% | 0.1% | |
| Combined | 12.7% | 9.7% | 6.5% | 8.9% | 2.6% | 6.6% | 2.5% | |
| C | Inspection coverage: NPDES other (not 5a or 5b) (1 FY) | Informational Only | State | 8.8% | 13.8% | 5.7% | 6.6% | 1.0% | 0.3% | 0.2% | |
| EPA | 0.1% | 0.2% | 0.4% | 0.0% | 0.0% | 0.0% | 0.1% | |
| Combined | 8.9% | 13.9% | 5.9% | 6.6% | 1.0% | 0.3% | 0.2% | |
| 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 | 62 | 43 | 43 | 51 | 43 | 33 | 34 | |
| Single-event violations at non-majors (1 FY) | Informational Only | Combined | 587 | 288 | 237 | 301 | 322 | 248 | 187 | |
| B | Facilities with unresolved compliance schedule violations (at end of FY) | Data Quality | Combined | 7.0% | 5.8% | 20.8% | 26.2% | 25.0% | 40.2% | 31.4% | |
| C | Facilities with unresolved permit schedule violations (at end of FY) | Data Quality | Combined | 2.6% | 25.6% | 22.0% | 32.5% | 35.8% | 31.0% | 32.1% | |
| D | Percentage major facilities with DMR violations (1 FY) | Data Quality | Combined | 52.4% | 55.0% | 55.9% | 60.3% | 60.3% | 53.7% | 62.9% | |
| 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 | 52 | 56 | 60 | 67 | 76 | 81 | 70 | |
| SNC rate: percent majors in SNC (1 FY) | Review Indicator | Combined | 22.7% | 24.5% | 26.2% | 29.3% | 33.2% | 35.4% | 30.6% | |
| B | Wet weather SNC |
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| 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 | 7.9% | 10.5% | 11.8% | 11.4% | 16.6% | 16.2% | 15.7% | |
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