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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 | 103 | 103 | 103 | 103 | 103 | 103 | 103 | 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 | 119 | 119 | 119 | 119 | 119 | 119 | 119 | n/a |
| Active facility universe: NPDES non-major general permits (Current) | Data Quality | Combined | 205 | 205 | 205 | 205 | 205 | 205 | 205 | n/a |
| B | Major individual permits: correctly coded limits 1 | Goal | Combined | 0 / 0 | 0 / 0 | 0 / 0 | 0 / 0 | 91.7% | 100.0% | 95.0% |  |
| Major individual permits: DMR entry rate based on MRs expected (Forms/Forms) (1 Qtr) 2 | Goal | Combined | 0 / 0 | 0 / 0 | 0 / 0 | 94.7% | 94.7% | 95.0% | 96.9% |  |
| Major individual permits: DMR entry rate based on DMRs expected (Permits/Permits) (1 Qtr) 3 | Goal | Combined | 0 / 0 | 0 / 0 | 0 / 0 | 96.4% | 95.4% | 98.2% | 100.0% |  |
| Major individual permits: manual RNC/SNC override rate (1 FY) | Data Quality | Combined | 9.1% | 15.8% | 16.7% | 23.4% | 36.6% | 9.4% | 3.1% |  |
| C | Non-major individual permits: correctly coded limits 4 | Informational Only | Combined | 0 / 0 | 0 / 0 | 0 / 0 | 0 / 0 | 84.4% | 100.0% | 96.4% |  |
| 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 | 82.2% | 60.2% | 88.5% | 92.3% |  |
| 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 | 73.3% | 58.2% | 77.9% | 95.0% |  |
| D | Violations at non-majors: noncompliance rate (1 FY) | Informational Only | Combined | 54.6% | 68.1% | 70.6% | 78.2% | 84.0% | 85.7% | 88.2% |  |
| Violations at non-majors: noncompliance rate in the annual noncompliance report (ANCR)(1 CY) 7 | Informational Only | Combined | 0 / 0 | 0 / 0 | 0 / 0 | 89.7% | 25.2% | 71.8% | 0 / 0 |  |
| Violations at non-majors: DMR non-receipt (3 FY) | Informational Only | Combined | 0 | 0 | 0 | 37 | 43 | 76 | 112 |  |
| E | Informal actions: number of major facilities (1 FY) | Data Quality | State | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 |  |
| EPA | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 3 | 0 | 0 |  |
| Informal actions: number of actions at major facilities (1 FY) | Data Quality | State | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 |  |
| EPA | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 3 | 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 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 |  |
| EPA | 11 | 7 | 9 | 4 | 12 | 3 | 4 |  |
| Formal actions: number of actions at major facilities (1 FY) | Data Quality | State | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 |  |
| EPA | 18 | 14 | 12 | 4 | 12 | 3 | 4 |  |
| Formal actions: number of non-major facilities (1 FY) | Data Quality | State | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 |  |
| EPA | 13 | 4 | 3 | 9 | 15 | 26 | 15 |  |
| Formal actions: number of actions at non-major facilities (1 FY) | Data Quality | State | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 |  |
| EPA | 14 | 5 | 3 | 11 | 18 | 26 | 12 |  |
| G | Penalties: total number of penalties (1 FY) | Data Quality | State | 0 | 1 | 1 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 1 |  |
| EPA | 4 | 4 | 3 | 8 | 13 | 10 | 11 |  |
| Penalties: total penalties (1 FY) | Data Quality | State | $0 | $10,000 | $57,500 | $127,000 | $0 | $0 | $32,500 |  |
| EPA | $1,202,500 | $319,500 | $100,575 | $317,375 | $459,651 | $86,500 | $2,811,303 |  |
| Penalties: total collected pursuant to civil judicial actions (3 FY) | Data Quality | State | $0 | $10,000 | $67,500 | $194,500 | $184,500 | $127,000 | $0 |  |
| EPA | $1,000,000 | $1,060,000 | $1,117,500 | $244,500 | $489,500 | $432,000 | $3,055,000 |  |
| Penalties: total collected pursuant to administrative actions (3 FY) | Informational Only | State | $0 | $0 | $0 | $0 | $0 | $0 | $0 |  |
| EPA | $207,500 | $467,000 | $505,075 | $492,950 | $388,101 | $431,526 | $302,454 |  |
| No activity indicator - total number of penalties (1 FY) | Data Quality | State | $0 | $10,000 | $57,500 | $127,000 | $0 | $0 | $32,500 |  |
| EPA | $1,202,500 | $319,500 | $100,575 | $317,375 | $459,651 | $86,500 | $2,811,303 |  |
| 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 | 33.3% | 28.6% | 0.0% | 25.0% | 33.3% | 0.0% | 25.0% |  |
| 5. Inspection coverage. degree to which state completed the universe of planned inspections/compliance evaluations. |
| A | Inspection coverage: NPDES majors (1 FY) | Goal | State | 38.0% | 55.0% | 11.0% | 7.0% | 34.0% | 53.0% | 42.0% |  |
| EPA | 25.0% | 22.0% | 27.0% | 29.0% | 17.0% | 25.0% | 9.0% |  |
| Combined | 55.0% | 67.0% | 36.0% | 34.0% | 42.0% | 69.0% | 48.0% |  |
| B | Inspection coverage: NPDES non-major individual permits (1 FY) | Goal | State | 15.8% | 14.9% | 7.0% | 0.9% | 9.6% | 28.1% | 15.8% |  |
| EPA | 3.5% | 7.0% | 2.6% | 2.6% | 1.8% | 2.6% | 3.5% |  |
| Combined | 19.3% | 21.1% | 9.6% | 3.5% | 11.4% | 29.8% | 19.3% |  |
| Inspection coverage: NPDES non-major general permits (1 FY) | Goal | State | 1.0% | 2.4% | 1.0% | 0.0% | 0.5% | 2.0% | 4.4% |  |
| EPA | 7.8% | 6.3% | 10.2% | 1.5% | 0.5% | 3.4% | 1.5% |  |
| Combined | 7.8% | 8.8% | 11.2% | 1.5% | 1.0% | 5.4% | 5.4% |  |
| C | Inspection coverage: NPDES other (not 5a or 5b) (1 FY) | Informational Only | State | 37.5% | 37.5% | 12.5% | 0.0% | 0.0% | 50.0% | 25.0% |  |
| EPA | 12.5% | 12.5% | 25.0% | 12.5% | 12.5% | 0.0% | 0.0% |  |
| Combined | 50.0% | 37.5% | 37.5% | 12.5% | 12.5% | 50.0% | 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 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 2 | 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 | 25.0% | 16.7% | 21.4% | 33.3% | 38.5% | 43.8% | 28.6% |  |
| C | Facilities with unresolved permit schedule violations (at end of FY) | Data Quality | Combined | 24.5% | 29.5% | 28.0% | 27.8% | 31.5% | 33.8% | 37.5% |  |
| D | Percentage major facilities with DMR violations (1 FY) | Data Quality | Combined | 78.6% | 74.8% | 84.5% | 82.5% | 81.6% | 73.8% | 79.6% |  |
| 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 | 33 | 32 | 51 | 61 | 28 | 30 | 31 |  |
| SNC rate: percent majors in SNC (1 FY) | Review Indicator | Combined | 32.0% | 31.1% | 49.5% | 59.2% | 27.2% | 29.1% | 30.1% |  |
| 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 | 17.5% | 23.3% | 23.3% | 24.3% | 34.0% | 24.3% | 20.4% |  |