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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 | 51 | 51 | 51 | 51 | 51 | 51 | 51 | 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 | 674 | 674 | 674 | 674 | 674 | 674 | 674 | n/a |
| Active facility universe: NPDES non-major general permits (Current) | Data Quality | Combined | 305 | 305 | 305 | 305 | 305 | 305 | 305 | n/a |
| B | Major individual permits: correctly coded limits 1 | Goal | Combined | 0 / 0 | 0 / 0 | 0 / 0 | 0 / 0 | 88.0% | 100.0% | 96.2% |  |
| Major individual permits: DMR entry rate based on MRs expected (Forms/Forms) (1 Qtr) 2 | Goal | Combined | 0 / 0 | 0 / 0 | 0 / 0 | 83.9% | 78.4% | 100.0% | 98.6% |  |
| Major individual permits: DMR entry rate based on DMRs expected (Permits/Permits) (1 Qtr) 3 | Goal | Combined | 0 / 0 | 0 / 0 | 0 / 0 | 94.4% | 92.0% | 100.0% | 98.1% |  |
| Major individual permits: manual RNC/SNC override rate (1 FY) | Data Quality | Combined | 0.0% | 16.7% | 33.3% | 14.8% | 0.0% | 0.0% | 0.0% |  |
| C | Non-major individual permits: correctly coded limits 4 | Informational Only | Combined | 0 / 0 | 0 / 0 | 0 / 0 | 0 / 0 | 87.5% | 100.0% | 95.1% |  |
| 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 | 68.5% | 50.6% | 81.4% | 85.5% |  |
| 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 | 63.4% | 46.6% | 73.4% | 85.7% |  |
| D | Violations at non-majors: noncompliance rate (1 FY) | Informational Only | Combined | 31.8% | 42.4% | 46.7% | 60.2% | 71.8% | 80.7% | 82.0% |  |
| Violations at non-majors: noncompliance rate in the annual noncompliance report (ANCR)(1 CY) 7 | Informational Only | Combined | 0 / 0 | 0 / 0 | 0 / 0 | 57.0% | 59.6% | 76.2% | 0 / 0 |  |
| Violations at non-majors: DMR non-receipt (3 FY) | Informational Only | Combined | 2 | 2 | 46 | 56 | 69 | 128 | 261 |  |
| E | Informal actions: number of major facilities (1 FY) | Data Quality | State | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 3 | 7 | 3 |  |
| EPA | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1 |  |
| Informal actions: number of actions at major facilities (1 FY) | Data Quality | State | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 8 | 7 | 4 |  |
| EPA | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1 |  |
| Informal actions: number of non-major facilities (1 FY) | Data Quality | State | 0 | 0 | 7 | 2 | 31 | 38 | 57 |  |
| EPA | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 1 | 0 | 0 |  |
| Informal actions: number of actions at non-major facilities (1 FY) | Data Quality | State | 0 | 0 | 7 | 2 | 41 | 40 | 66 |  |
| EPA | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 1 | 0 | 0 |  |
| F | Formal actions: number of major facilities (1 FY) | Data Quality | State | 0 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 1 |  |
| EPA | 2 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 5 | 1 |  |
| Formal actions: number of actions at major facilities (1 FY) | Data Quality | State | 0 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 1 |  |
| EPA | 3 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 5 | 1 |  |
| Formal actions: number of non-major facilities (1 FY) | Data Quality | State | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 4 | 35 |  |
| EPA | 1 | 0 | 1 | 2 | 2 | 6 | 9 |  |
| Formal actions: number of actions at non-major facilities (1 FY) | Data Quality | State | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 4 | 35 |  |
| EPA | 2 | 0 | 3 | 2 | 2 | 7 | 9 |  |
| G | Penalties: total number of penalties (1 FY) | Data Quality | State | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 3 |  |
| EPA | 0 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 1 | 1 | 1 |  |
| Penalties: total penalties (1 FY) | Data Quality | State | $0 | $0 | $0 | $0 | $0 | $0 | $10,000 |  |
| EPA | $0 | $0 | $63,000 | $0 | $5,174,107 | $14,940 | $5,200 |  |
| Penalties: total collected pursuant to civil judicial actions (3 FY) | Data Quality | State | $0 | $0 | $0 | $0 | $0 | $0 | $10,000 |  |
| EPA | $0 | $0 | $0 | $0 | $5,174,107 | $5,174,107 | $5,174,107 |  |
| Penalties: total collected pursuant to administrative actions (3 FY) | Informational Only | State | $0 | $0 | $0 | $0 | $0 | $0 | $0 |  |
| EPA | $0 | $0 | $63,000 | $63,000 | $63,000 | $14,940 | $20,140 |  |
| No activity indicator - total number of penalties (1 FY) | Data Quality | State | $0 | $0 | $0 | $0 | $0 | $0 | $10,000 |  |
| EPA | $0 | $0 | $63,000 | $0 | $5,174,107 | $14,940 | $5,200 |  |
| 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 | 100.0% | 0 / 0 | 0 / 0 | 0.0% | 0.0% |  |
| EPA | 0.0% | 0.0% | 0 / 0 | 0 / 0 | 0 / 0 | 0.0% | 100.0% |  |
| 5. Inspection coverage. degree to which state completed the universe of planned inspections/compliance evaluations. |
| A | Inspection coverage: NPDES majors (1 FY) | Goal | State | 76.0% | 68.0% | 52.0% | 82.0% | 66.0% | 90.0% | 96.0% |  |
| EPA | 10.0% | 6.0% | 2.0% | 2.0% | 8.0% | 16.0% | 6.0% |  |
| Combined | 80.0% | 72.0% | 54.0% | 82.0% | 72.0% | 98.0% | 100.0% |  |
| B | Inspection coverage: NPDES non-major individual permits (1 FY) | Goal | State | 17.1% | 11.6% | 14.3% | 22.4% | 19.5% | 27.4% | 25.6% |  |
| EPA | 0.8% | 1.3% | 1.0% | 1.5% | 0.6% | 2.3% | 1.0% |  |
| Combined | 17.9% | 12.5% | 15.0% | 23.9% | 20.0% | 29.7% | 26.6% |  |
| 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 | 6.7% | 3.5% | 5.9% | 5.2% | 3.3% | 3.9% | 1.7% |  |
| EPA | 0.4% | 0.2% | 0.0% | 0.0% | 0.2% | 0.7% | 0.2% |  |
| Combined | 6.9% | 3.7% | 5.9% | 5.2% | 3.5% | 4.6% | 2.0% |  |
| 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 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 2 |  |
| Single-event violations at non-majors (1 FY) | Informational Only | Combined | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 2 | 3 | 0 |  |
| B | Facilities with unresolved compliance schedule violations (at end of FY) | Data Quality | Combined | 0.0% | 0 / 0 | 0 / 0 | 0 / 0 | 100.0% | 50.0% | 50.0% |  |
| C | Facilities with unresolved permit schedule violations (at end of FY) | Data Quality | Combined | 0 / 0 | 50.0% | 50.0% | 83.3% | 51.2% | 43.6% | 23.9% |  |
| D | Percentage major facilities with DMR violations (1 FY) | Data Quality | Combined | 33.3% | 33.3% | 51.0% | 66.7% | 64.7% | 52.9% | 35.3% |  |
| 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 | 9 | 10 | 7 | 26 | 24 | 25 | 20 |  |
| SNC rate: percent majors in SNC (1 FY) | Review Indicator | Combined | 17.6% | 19.6% | 13.7% | 51.0% | 47.1% | 49.0% | 39.2% |  |
| 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 | 21.6% | 15.7% | 15.7% | 9.8% | 31.4% | 41.2% | 37.3% |  |