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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 | 231 | 231 | 231 | 231 | 231 | 231 | 231 | 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 | 2,661 | 2,661 | 2,661 | 2,661 | 2,661 | 2,661 | 2,661 | 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 | 0 / 0 | 0 / 0 | 0 / 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% | 100.0% | 100.0% | 100.0% |  |
| Major individual permits: DMR entry rate based on DMRs expected (Permits/Permits) (1 Qtr) 3 | Goal | Combined | 0 / 0 | 0 / 0 | 0 / 0 | 85.0% | 96.5% | 96.2% | 100.0% |  |
| Major individual permits: manual RNC/SNC override rate (1 FY) | Data Quality | Combined | 0 / 0 | 0 / 0 | 0 / 0 | 0 / 0 | 0 / 0 | 16.7% | 13.9% |  |
| C | Non-major individual permits: correctly coded limits 4 | Informational Only | Combined | 0 / 0 | 0 / 0 | 0 / 0 | 0 / 0 | 0 / 0 | 0 / 0 | 0 / 0 |  |
| 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 | 99.9% | 100.0% | 100.0% | 100.0% |  |
| 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 | 82.8% | 92.3% | 92.9% | 100.0% |  |
| D | Violations at non-majors: noncompliance rate (1 FY) | Informational Only | Combined | 0.0% | 0.0% | 0.0% | 0.0% | 0.0% | 18.0% | 38.9% |  |
| 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% | 52.8% | 57.8% | 0 / 0 |  |
| Violations at non-majors: DMR non-receipt (3 FY) | Informational Only | Combined | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 2 | 2 | 1 |  |
| E | Informal actions: number of major facilities (1 FY) | Data Quality | State | 11 | 6 | 9 | 35 | 74 | 80 | 63 |  |
| EPA | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 |  |
| Informal actions: number of actions at major facilities (1 FY) | Data Quality | State | 37 | 11 | 15 | 43 | 99 | 113 | 87 |  |
| EPA | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 |  |
| Informal actions: number of non-major facilities (1 FY) | Data Quality | State | 1 | 0 | 0 | 176 | 526 | 515 | 444 |  |
| EPA | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 |  |
| Informal actions: number of actions at non-major facilities (1 FY) | Data Quality | State | 2 | 0 | 0 | 188 | 678 | 735 | 596 |  |
| EPA | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 |  |
| F | Formal actions: number of major facilities (1 FY) | Data Quality | State | 9 | 8 | 4 | 3 | 3 | 4 | 1 |  |
| EPA | 3 | 6 | 5 | 1 | 2 | 2 | 2 |  |
| Formal actions: number of actions at major facilities (1 FY) | Data Quality | State | 10 | 9 | 4 | 3 | 3 | 4 | 1 |  |
| EPA | 6 | 12 | 7 | 2 | 3 | 4 | 2 |  |
| Formal actions: number of non-major facilities (1 FY) | Data Quality | State | 7 | 17 | 8 | 10 | 9 | 12 | 12 |  |
| EPA | 0 | 0 | 2 | 2 | 1 | 1 | 4 |  |
| Formal actions: number of actions at non-major facilities (1 FY) | Data Quality | State | 9 | 17 | 8 | 10 | 10 | 13 | 13 |  |
| EPA | 0 | 0 | 4 | 3 | 1 | 2 | 4 |  |
| G | Penalties: total number of penalties (1 FY) | Data Quality | State | 11 | 6 | 2 | 7 | 3 | 5 | 0 |  |
| EPA | 1 | 8 | 4 | 4 | 1 | 1 | 1 |  |
| Penalties: total penalties (1 FY) | Data Quality | State | $1,032,050 | $285,000 | $92,902 | $688,590 | $210,000 | $1,169,000 | $0 |  |
| EPA | $600,000 | $645,000 | $1,240,000 | $622,422 | $40,000 | $49,000 | $1,000 |  |
| Penalties: total collected pursuant to civil judicial actions (3 FY) | Data Quality | State | $1,940,735 | $1,857,735 | $1,409,952 | $1,066,492 | $991,492 | $2,067,590 | $1,379,000 |  |
| EPA | $1,210,000 | $1,795,000 | $2,485,000 | $2,405,000 | $1,760,000 | $569,000 | $49,000 |  |
| Penalties: total collected pursuant to administrative actions (3 FY) | Informational Only | State | $0 | $0 | $0 | $0 | $0 | $0 | $0 |  |
| EPA | $0 | $0 | $0 | $102,422 | $142,422 | $142,422 | $41,000 |  |
| No activity indicator - total number of penalties (1 FY) | Data Quality | State | $1,032,050 | $285,000 | $92,902 | $688,590 | $210,000 | $1,169,000 | $0 |  |
| EPA | $600,000 | $645,000 | $1,240,000 | $622,422 | $40,000 | $49,000 | $1,000 |  |
| 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 | 16.7% | 0.0% | 0.0% | 0.0% | 33.3% | 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 | 48.5% | 56.8% | 67.4% | 69.6% | 67.4% | 71.8% | 67.0% |  |
| EPA | 1.8% | 4.8% | 0.9% | 1.8% | 0.9% | 1.3% | 0.4% |  |
| Combined | 48.9% | 59.0% | 67.8% | 69.6% | 67.8% | 72.2% | 67.4% |  |
| B | Inspection coverage: NPDES non-major individual permits (1 FY) | Goal | State | 8.2% | 13.4% | 29.7% | 33.4% | 34.8% | 33.4% | 34.7% |  |
| EPA | 0.0% | 0.0% | 0.1% | 0.2% | 0.1% | 0.2% | 0.0% |  |
| Combined | 8.3% | 13.4% | 29.8% | 33.6% | 34.8% | 33.4% | 34.7% |  |
| 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 | 50.0% | 75.0% | 50.0% | 75.0% | 25.0% | 75.0% | 100.0% |  |
| EPA | 0.0% | 0.0% | 0.0% | 0.0% | 0.0% | 0.0% | 0.0% |  |
| Combined | 50.0% | 75.0% | 50.0% | 75.0% | 25.0% | 75.0% | 100.0% |  |
| 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 | 1 | 0 | 1 | 2 | 0 | 0 | 0 |  |
| Single-event violations at non-majors (1 FY) | Informational Only | Combined | 0 | 0 | 0 | 2 | 0 | 0 | 1 |  |
| B | Facilities with unresolved compliance schedule violations (at end of FY) | Data Quality | Combined | 33.3% | 0.0% | 0.0% | 0.0% | 33.3% | 50.0% | 50.0% |  |
| C | Facilities with unresolved permit schedule violations (at end of FY) | Data Quality | Combined | 31.0% | 24.6% | 20.2% | 28.7% | 41.3% | 36.6% | 37.5% |  |
| D | Percentage major facilities with DMR violations (1 FY) | Data Quality | Combined | 38.5% | 50.2% | 58.0% | 61.9% | 62.8% | 62.8% | 58.4% |  |
| 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 | 55 | 63 | 57 | 58 | 59 | 25 | 34 |  |
| SNC rate: percent majors in SNC (1 FY) | Review Indicator | Combined | 23.8% | 27.3% | 24.7% | 25.1% | 25.5% | 10.8% | 14.7% |  |
| 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 | 14.7% | 14.3% | 15.6% | 17.7% | 19.0% | 13.9% | 7.4% |  |