Performance Measure

Agency Department of Environmental Quality (440) All measures for this agency • Number of acres lost through permitted activities and replaced through compensation. [44051225.001.002] • Cumulative Number of leaks from regulated petroleum tanks. [440.0019] • Total annual statewide emissions of criteria pollutants from point sources. [440.0021] • Number of Petroleum Cleanup Cases Ongoing [440.0003] • Cumulative percentage of Small Quantity Generators that have never been evaluated [440.0002] • Number of guidance documents. [440.0024] • Total Submerged Aquatic Vegetation (SAV) acres restored within Virginia portion of Chesapeake Bay in comparison to restoration goal; Number of Virginia Bay segments meeting their respective SAV acreage goals. [440.0016] • Percent of monitoring wells in the Potomac Aquifer showing stable water levels. [440.0025] • Number of old, unlined permitted sanitary landfills closed [44050925.001.001] • Number of citizens voluntarily connecting with DEQ [440.0007] • Percentage of Completed Air Quality Monitoring Station Automation Upgrades [440.0006] • Percentage of Virginia Pollution Discharge Elimination System (VPDES) permits issued within 120 days of a completed application. [44051225.001.003] • Weighted inspections per inspector [44051326.001.003] • Pounds of nitrogen discharged from major pollution point sources in the Chesapeake Bay watershed. [44051510.001.001] • Number of facilities in good standing with Virginia Environmental Excellence Program requirements. [M440SA12004] • Number of permit programs included in the Permitting Enhancement and Evaluation Platform (PEEP). [440.0022] • Percentage of permits issued within prescribed timeframes. [440.0023] • Total annual statewide emissions of criteria pollutants [440.0015] • Percentage of the Virginia Pollutant Discharge Elimination System (VPDES) active permitted universe of major facilities identified as being in Significant Non-Compliance (SNC) with water permit requirements [440.0013] • Number of inspections completed by each underground storage tank inspector. [440.0014] • Cumulative number of watershed restoration projects underway [440.0018] • Number of hazardous waste sites where human exposures to hazardous waste releases are determined to be under control [44050925.001.002] • Cumulative number of hazardous waste sites where remedies to address hazardous waste releases have been constructed or were not necessary (Corrective Action 2020). [44050925.001.003] • Number of solid waste sites with Groundwater Protection Standard (GPS) exceedance(s) where a Corrective Action Plan or alternative plan has been approved. [44050925.001.004] • Cumulative acres of land certified complete through the Voluntary Remediation Program [44050926.001.002] • Annual Number of full compliance evaluation inspections of Small Quantity Generators [44050926.001.003] • The percentage of regional and local solid waste planning districts meeting the mandated recycling rate. [44050928.001.001] • Percentage of Virginia Water Protection (VWP) permits issued within statutory time frames [44051225.001.001] • Number of days to process reimbursement claims to petroleum tank owners for cleanup costs incurred. [44051511.001.001] • Number of improved agency program business processes. [44059901.001.002] • Number of leadership training hours attended by agency staff [44059901.002.001] • Percentage of DEQ employees that rate DEQ as "outcome oriented" [44059901.002.002] • Number of available electronic submittal systems offered by the Department of Environmental Quality (DEQ) to its customers. [44059902.001.001] • Number of open petroleum cleanup cases [M440SA12001] • Number of waters fully or partially removed from the Environmental Protection Agency’s (EPA) Impaired Waters List. [M440SA12002] • Number of waste water operator training hours provided coordinated by DEQ [M440SA12003] • Tons of carbon dioxide emitted by power plants in Virginia [440.0017] • Number of people certified in Stormwater Management [440.0008] • Number of monitoring wells in the Potomac Aquifer showing stable water levels. [440.0009] • Percent of Stationary Source Stack Testing that is Observed by DEQ Staff [440.0010] • Percentage of DEQ technical reviews completed within 60 days of Stormwater Management Plan receipt. [440.0011] • Number of waste water operator training CPE contact hours made available by the Wastewater Treatment Plant Operator Training Program (OTP). [440.0012] • Percentage of data captured, validated and uploaded to EPA's database through the ozone season [440.0020] • Percentage of Groundwater Technical Evaluations completed within the 60 day timeframe required by the procedures manual. [44051225.002.001] • Percentage of Virginia Pollutant Discharge Elimination System (VPDES) facilities in compliance with water permit requirements [44051226.001.001] • Number of Virginia educators attending environmental education / professional development training programs related to water. [44051227.001.001] • Number of rivers, streams or lakes removed from the Environmental Protection Agency’s (EPA) Impaired Waters List. [44051228.001.002] • Percentage of registered water permitted withdrawals that reported monthly water use. [44051228.001.003] • Number of watersheds for which an assessment of surface water has been conducted [44051229.001.001] • Number of tons of emissions from major sources reduced through the emissions permitting process. [44051325.001.001] • Percentage of eligible, registered vehicles in nonattainment areas that were inspected [44051326.001.002] • Percentage of Major and Minor New Source Review (NSR) issued within the regulatory time frames [440.0005] • Number of facilities in good standing with Virginia Environmental Excellence Program requirements. [44051327.001.001] • The number of days when ozone pollution is above the 2015 ozone standard of 70 parts per billion. [44051328.001.001] • The annual average of micrograms per cubic meter of fine particulate air matter measured [44051329.001.001] • Cost per air monitoring site [44051329.001.003] • Percentage of loans and grants from the Virginia Water Facilities Revolving Loan Fund directed to projects impacting waters considered “Impaired" [44051503.001.001] • Cumulative acres of eelgrass mapped. [44051507.001.002] • Number of litter control and recycling grants disbursed to either individual towns or to cooperatives [44051509.001.001] • Number of non-tidal wetland acres gained through mitigation. [440.0004] • Pounds of phosphorous discharged from major pollution sources in the Chesapeake Bay watershed. [44051510.001.002]

Measure Name Pounds of nitrogen discharged from major pollution point sources in the Chesapeake Bay watershed.

Measure Last Modified Sep 21 2022 11:08 Measure Last Published Aug 26 2022 02:41 Measure Status Active Data Source and Calculation Permit holders are required to report the amount of pollution permitted to be discharged. Pounds of nutrients discharged each calendar year is obtained from the permit data available in Comprehensive Environmental Data System (CEDS). It is then compared to the baseline data, collected during calendar year 2004. Associated Service Areas SA Code SA Name 51510 Virginia Water Quality Improvement Fund StandIn X

Measure ID 44051510.001.001 Measure Class Agency Key Measure Type Output Year Type Calendar Preferred Trend Decrease Frequency Annually Statistical Unit Number

Baseline and Targets Target Name Date Result Note Baseline 12/31/1999 27588064 Short Target 2023 12/31/2023 Long Target 2024 12/31/2024 StandIn X

Measure Results Year Result Explanatory Note 1995 1996 1997 1998 1999 27,588,063.58 2000 28,136,022.20 2001 27,907,270.87 2002 27,424,353.77 2003 25,563,246.84 2004 25,002,857.19 2005 24,265,552.47 2006 23,603,998.67 2007 22,327,737.93 2008 21,387,165.39 2009 22,462,099.33 2010 22,426,587.93 There are three reasons why the nitrogen loads have decreased below the short-term target, and are very close to the long-term target: Installation of nitrogen removal facilities has proceeded on a expedited schedule; Operation of the installed facilities is better than design expectations; and, Wastewater flows remain below design capacity for most of the facilities. Design capacity was the basis for establishing the load target at each facility. As population increases in the future, flows will approach design capacity and operational efficiencies will also approach design efficiencies. Reporting period is identified as the calendar year, ending December 31. Updates are expected in May, annually. Data from earlier years was provided to give a historical context for the nutrient loading numbers provided. 2011 16,679,908.43 2012 15,489,545.63 Reporting period is identified as the calendar year, ending December 31. The next update expected in July. 2013 15,246,947.59 Annual reporting requirements for this measure are on a calendar year basis and it is therefore imperative that all evaluations and analyses are done on calendar year as well. 2014 14,662,802.75 Reporting period is identified as the calendar year, ending December 31. 2015 14,846,259.21 Reporting period is identified as the calendar year, ending December 31. 2016 13,820,367.29 Reporting period is identified as the calendar year, ending December 31. 2017 12,225,480.00 Reporting period is identified as the calendar year, ending December 31. 2018 12,033,814.00 Reporting period is identified as the calendar year, ending December 31. 2019 12,286,435.00 Reporting period is identified as the calendar year, ending December 31. 2020 12,024,225.00 Reporting period is identified as the calendar year, ending December 31. 2021 11,217,781.00 Reporting period is identified as the calendar year, ending December 31. 2022 2023 StandIn X

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