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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 | 215 | 215 | 215 | 215 | 215 | 215 | 215 | 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 | 1,032 | 1,032 | 1,032 | 1,032 | 1,032 | 1,032 | 1,032 | n/a |
| Active facility universe: NPDES non-major general permits (Current) | Data Quality | Combined | 4,698 | 4,698 | 4,698 | 4,698 | 4,698 | 4,698 | 4,698 | n/a |
| B | Major individual permits: correctly coded limits 1 | Goal | Combined | 58.6% | 74.4% | 80.0% | 90.2% | 87.4% | 83.3% | 93.0% |  |
| Major individual permits: DMR entry rate based on MRs expected (Forms/Forms) (1 Qtr) 2 | Goal | Combined | 0 / 0 | 0 / 0 | 0 / 0 | 100.0% | 98.7% | 99.1% | 99.9% |  |
| Major individual permits: DMR entry rate based on DMRs expected (Permits/Permits) (1 Qtr) 3 | Goal | Combined | 0 / 0 | 0 / 0 | 0 / 0 | 86.0% | 99.1% | 96.3% | 100.0% |  |
| Major individual permits: manual RNC/SNC override rate (1 FY) | Data Quality | Combined | 22.2% | 22.2% | 22.2% | 22.2% | 22.2% | 22.2% | 22.2% |  |
| C | Non-major individual permits: correctly coded limits 4 | Informational Only | Combined | 1.7% | 39.2% | 57.7% | 71.6% | 85.5% | 85.6% | 86.6% |  |
| 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 | 88.6% | 89.0% | 94.5% | 21.9% |  |
| 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 | 64.9% | 84.5% | 90.9% | 60.0% |  |
| D | Violations at non-majors: noncompliance rate (1 FY) | Informational Only | Combined | 11.8% | 8.8% | 13.3% | 10.6% | 16.1% | 23.2% | 34.4% |  |
| Violations at non-majors: noncompliance rate in the annual noncompliance report (ANCR)(1 CY) 7 | Informational Only | Combined | 0 / 0 | 0 / 0 | 0 / 0 | 74.4% | 17.4% | 25.1% | 0 / 0 |  |
| Violations at non-majors: DMR non-receipt (3 FY) | Informational Only | Combined | 3 | 2 | 3 | 20 | 159 | 317 | 342 |  |
| E | Informal actions: number of major facilities (1 FY) | Data Quality | State | 19 | 2 | 45 | 50 | 69 | 63 | 69 |  |
| EPA | 6 | 4 | 1 | 1 | 9 | 5 | 0 |  |
| Informal actions: number of actions at major facilities (1 FY) | Data Quality | State | 27 | 2 | 61 | 98 | 124 | 111 | 101 |  |
| EPA | 6 | 4 | 1 | 1 | 9 | 5 | 0 |  |
| Informal actions: number of non-major facilities (1 FY) | Data Quality | State | 67 | 11 | 401 | 519 | 454 | 490 | 465 |  |
| EPA | 3 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 |  |
| Informal actions: number of actions at non-major facilities (1 FY) | Data Quality | State | 85 | 12 | 588 | 779 | 686 | 740 | 703 |  |
| EPA | 3 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 |  |
| F | Formal actions: number of major facilities (1 FY) | Data Quality | State | 68 | 53 | 51 | 46 | 46 | 44 | 46 |  |
| EPA | 1 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 1 | 2 | 1 |  |
| Formal actions: number of actions at major facilities (1 FY) | Data Quality | State | 151 | 129 | 94 | 101 | 91 | 117 | 90 |  |
| EPA | 1 | 0 | 0 | 2 | 1 | 2 | 1 |  |
| Formal actions: number of non-major facilities (1 FY) | Data Quality | State | 250 | 200 | 228 | 252 | 234 | 238 | 239 |  |
| EPA | 20 | 17 | 11 | 8 | 2 | 14 | 2 |  |
| Formal actions: number of actions at non-major facilities (1 FY) | Data Quality | State | 541 | 362 | 374 | 474 | 470 | 492 | 485 |  |
| EPA | 22 | 27 | 11 | 8 | 2 | 14 | 2 |  |
| G | Penalties: total number of penalties (1 FY) | Data Quality | State | 680 | 465 | 458 | 558 | 551 | 572 | 550 |  |
| EPA | 0 | 1 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 |  |
| Penalties: total penalties (1 FY) | Data Quality | State | $706,434 | $678,520 | $737,163 | $857,951 | $860,639 | $791,839 | $732,035 |  |
| EPA | $0 | $7,500 | $0 | $125,000 | $0 | $0 | $0 |  |
| Penalties: total collected pursuant to civil judicial actions (3 FY) | Data Quality | State | $0 | $0 | $0 | $0 | $0 | $0 | $0 |  |
| EPA | $0 | $0 | $0 | $0 | $0 | $0 | $0 |  |
| Penalties: total collected pursuant to administrative actions (3 FY) | Informational Only | State | $2,368,869 | $2,441,108 | $2,122,117 | $2,273,634 | $2,455,753 | $2,510,429 | $2,384,513 |  |
| EPA | $48,156 | $55,656 | $7,500 | $132,500 | $125,000 | $125,000 | $0 |  |
| No activity indicator - total number of penalties (1 FY) | Data Quality | State | $706,434 | $678,520 | $737,163 | $857,951 | $860,639 | $791,839 | $732,035 |  |
| EPA | $0 | $7,500 | $0 | $125,000 | $0 | $0 | $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 | 100.0% | 100.0% | 100.0% | 100.0% | 100.0% | 100.0% | 100.0% |  |
| EPA | 0.0% | 0 / 0 | 0 / 0 | 100.0% | 0.0% | 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 | 278.1% | 310.2% | 314.4% | 294.9% | 279.5% | 315.8% | 291.6% |  |
| EPA | 2.8% | 0.9% | 0.9% | 2.8% | 0.9% | 4.2% | 0.9% |  |
| Combined | 75.3% | 85.1% | 89.3% | 86.5% | 83.3% | 87.4% | 80.9% |  |
| B | Inspection coverage: NPDES non-major individual permits (1 FY) | Goal | State | 25.3% | 25.2% | 75.4% | 79.1% | 52.6% | 60.5% | 59.1% |  |
| EPA | 0.5% | 0.1% | 0.1% | 0.3% | 0.0% | 0.2% | 0.0% |  |
| Combined | 25.8% | 25.3% | 75.5% | 79.2% | 52.6% | 60.7% | 59.1% |  |
| Inspection coverage: NPDES non-major general permits (1 FY) | Goal | State | 2.9% | 6.6% | 12.1% | 15.1% | 15.3% | 16.8% | 16.5% |  |
| EPA | 0.0% | 0.0% | 0.0% | 0.0% | 0.0% | 0.0% | 0.0% |  |
| Combined | 2.9% | 6.6% | 12.2% | 15.1% | 15.3% | 16.8% | 16.5% |  |
| C | Inspection coverage: NPDES other (not 5a or 5b) (1 FY) | Informational Only | State | 0.3% | 66.6% | 75.7% | 66.6% | 6.4% | 7.1% | 4.2% |  |
| EPA | 0.0% | 0.0% | 0.0% | 0.0% | 0.0% | 0.0% | 0.0% |  |
| Combined | 0.3% | 66.6% | 75.7% | 66.6% | 6.4% | 7.1% | 4.2% |  |
| 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 | 3 | 7 | 6 | 16 | 19 | 15 | 16 |  |
| Single-event violations at non-majors (1 FY) | Informational Only | Combined | 33 | 53 | 120 | 174 | 161 | 178 | 133 |  |
| B | Facilities with unresolved compliance schedule violations (at end of FY) | Data Quality | Combined | 9.1% | 12.5% | 13.3% | 7.1% | 15.4% | 25.0% | 35.0% |  |
| C | Facilities with unresolved permit schedule violations (at end of FY) | Data Quality | Combined | 0 / 0 | 0 / 0 | 0 / 0 | 0 / 0 | 0 / 0 | 0 / 0 | 0 / 0 |  |
| D | Percentage major facilities with DMR violations (1 FY) | Data Quality | Combined | 0.0% | 42.8% | 51.2% | 51.6% | 51.6% | 43.7% | 47.9% |  |
| 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 | 26 | 47 | 36 | 37 | 38 | 34 | 28 |  |
| SNC rate: percent majors in SNC (1 FY) | Review Indicator | Combined | 12.1% | 21.9% | 16.7% | 17.2% | 17.7% | 15.8% | 13.0% |  |
| 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 | 8.4% | 8.4% | 14.4% | 9.8% | 15.3% | 14.0% | 11.2% |  |