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Mr. Michael Boaz
Town Manager of Beech Mountain
403 Beech Mountain Highway
Beech Mountain, North Carolina 28604
Dear Mr. Boaz:
Michael F. Easley, Governor
William G. Ross Jr., Secretary
North Carolina Department of Environment and Natural Resources
Colem H. Sullins, Director
Division of Water Quality
November 28, 2007
Subject: Issuance of NPDES
Permit NCO022730
Grassy Gap Creek WWTP
Watauga County
Division personnel have reviewed and approved your application for renewal of the subject permit.
Accordingly, we are forwarding the attached NPDES discharge permit. This permit is issued pursuant to
the requirements of North Carolina General Statute 143-215.1 and the Memorandum of Agreement
between North Carolina and the U.S. Environmental Protection Agency dated May 9, 1994 (or as
subsequently amended).
This permit includes no major changes from the draft permit sent to you on October 10, 2007.
If any parts, measurement frequencies or sampling requirements contained in this permit are unacceptable to
you, you have the right to an adjudicatory hearing upon written request within thirty (30) days following receipt of
this letter. This request must be in the form of a written petition, conforming to Chapter 150B of the North
Carolina General Statutes, and filed with the Office of Administrative Hearings (6714 Mail Service Center,
Raleigh, North Carolina 27699-6714). Unless such demand is made, this decision shall be final and binding.
Please note that this permit is not transferable except after notice to the Division. The Division may require
modification or revocation and reissuance of the permit. This permit does not affect the legal requirements to
obtain other permits which may be required by the Division of Water Quality or permits required by the Division of
Land Resources, the Coastal Area Management Act or any other Federal or Local governmental permit that may
be required. If you have any questions concerning this permit, please contact Bob Guerra at telephone number
[phone], extension 539.
CSincerely,
reoleen
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Enclosure: NPDES Permit NCO022730
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North Carolina Division of Water Quality 1617 Mail Service Center Raleigh, NC 27699-1617 Phone [phone] Customer Service
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Permit NCO022730
STATE OF NORTH CAROLINA
DEPARTMENT OF ENVIRONMENT AND NATURAL RESOURCES
DIVISION OF ENVIRONMENTAL MANAGEMENT
PERMIT
TO DISCHARGE WASTEWATER UNDER THE
NATIONAL POLLUTANT DISCHARGE ELIMINATION SYSTEM
In compliance with the provisions of North Carolina General Statute 143-
215.1, other lawful standards and regulations promulgated and adopted by the
North Carolina Environmental Management Commission, and the Federal
Water Pollution Control Act, as amended,
Town of Beech Mountain
is hereby authorized to discharge wastewater from a facility located at the
Grassy Gap WWTP
302 Grassy Gap Creek Road
Watauga County
to receiving waters designated as Buckeye Creek in the Watauga River Basin
in accordance with effluent limitations, monitoring requirements, and other
conditions set forth in Parts I, II, III and IV hereof.
This permit shall become effective January 1, 2008.
This permit and authorization to discharge shall expire at midnight on
September 30, 2012.
Signed this day November 28, 2007.
s 64
Coleen H. Sullins, Director
Division of Water Quality
By Authority of the Environmental Management Commission

Permit NCO022730
SUPPLEMENT TO PERMIT COVER SHEET
All previous NPDES Permits issued to this facility, whether for operation or
discharge are hereby revoked. As of this permit issuance, any previously
issued permit bearing this number is no longer effective. Therefore, the
exclusive authority to operate and discharge from this facility arises under the
permit conditions, requirements, terms, and provisions included herein.
The Town of Beech Mountain is hereby authorized to:
1. Continue to operate an existing 0.08 MGD wastewater treatment plant
consisting of the following:
♦ Influent Bar screen
♦ Flow Equalization
♦ Dual path aeration basins and clarifiers
♦ Chlorine Chamber
♦ Dechlorination solution injection
This facility is located near Beech Mountain at the Grassy Gap WWTP on
Grassy Gap Road in Watauga County.
2. Discharge from said treatment works, through. Gutfall 002, at the location
specified on the attached map to Buckeye Creek; classified-6-Trout waters
in the Watauga River Basin.

Permit NC0022730
A. (2) EFFLUENT LIMITATIONS AND MONITORING REQUIREMENTS
During the period beginning on the effective date permitendlasting until expiration,
the Permittee is authorized to discharge from outfall 001.1,'Such discharges shall be
limited and monitored by the Permittee as spec' e e ow:
Effluent
Limits
Monitoring Requirements
Characteristics
Monthly-
Weekly
Daily
Measurement
Sample
.Sample Location
Average
Average
Maximum
Frequency
Type
Flow
0.080 MGD
Continuous
Recording
Influent or Effluent
BOD, 5-day (20'C)l
30.0 mg/L
45.0 mg/L
Weekly
Composite
Influent & Effluent
uspended Solids'
30.0 mg[L
45.0 mglL
Weekly
Composite
Influent & Effluent
s N
11.0 mglL
33.0 mg/L
Weekly
Composite
Effluent
1 - October 31
K
s N
Monitor & Report
Weekly
Composite
Effluent
mber 1- March 31
Fecal Colifonn
20011 DO mL 4001100 mL
Weekly
Grab
Effluent
eometric mean
Total Residual Chlorine
28 µglL
2/Week
Grab
Effluent
Temperature (°C)
Monitor & Report
Weekly
Grab
Effluent
Total Nitrogen
Monitor & Report
Semi -Annually
Composite
Effluent
NO2+NO3+TIW
Total Phosphorus
Monitor & Report
Semi -Annually
Composite
Effluent
K-2-
Monitor & Report
Weekly
Grab
Effluent
Footnotes:
1. The monthly average BOD5 and Total Suspended Solids concentrations shall not
exceed 15% of the respective influent values (85% removal).
2. The pH shall not be less than 6.0 standard units nor greater than 9.0 standard
units.
There shall be no discharge of floating solids or visible foam in other than trace amounts.

Acct. Name:
NCDENR/DWQ/NPDES
Acct. # 112162
COST OF PUBLICATION
Total $129.35
PUBLIC NOTICE
STATE OF NORTH CAROLINA
ENVIRONMENTAL MANAGEMENT COMMISSION/NPDES UNIT
1617 MAIL SERVICE CENTER
RALEIGH, NC 27699-1617
NOTIFICATION OF INTENT TO ISSUE
A NPDES WASTEWATER PERMIT
On the basis of thorough staff review and application of NC General
Statute 143.21, Public law 92-500 and other lawful standards and
regulations, the North Carolina Environmental Management Commis-
sion proposes to issue a National Pollutant Discharge Elimination
System (NPDES) wastewater discharge pemut to the persons) listed
below effective 45 days from the publish date of this notice.
Written comments regarding the proposed permit will be accepted
until 30 days after the publish dale of this notice. All comments m-
ceived prior to that date are considered in the final detemninations re-
garding the proposed permit. The Director of the NC Division of Wa-
ter Quality may decide to hold a public meeting for the proposed per-
mit should the Division receive a significant degree of public interest.
Copies of the draft permit .and other supporting information on file
used to determine conditions present in the draft permit are available
upon request and payment of the costs of reproduction: Mail com-
ments and/or requests for information to the NC Division of Water
Quality at the above address or call Dina Sprinkle [phone],
extension 363 at the Point Source Branch.. Please include the
NPDES permit number (attached) in any communication. Interested
persons may also visit the Division of Water Quality at 512 N. Salis-
bury Street, Raleigh, NC 27604-1148 between the hours of 8:00 a.m.
and 5:00p.m. to review information on file.
The Seven Devils Resort WWTP NPDES NC0035149, has applied
for renewal of its permit discharging to an unnamed tributary to the
Watauga River, classified C-Trout waters in the Watauga River
Basin. Currently BOD, feral coliforn and total residual chlorine are
water quality limited. This discharge may affect future allocations in
this portion of the Watauga River.
The Smoketree Lodge WWTP, NPDES NC0049174, has applied for
renewal of its permit discharging to an unnamed tributary to the
Watauga River, classified B-Trout HOW waters, in the Watauga Riv-
er Basin. Currently BOD, ammonia nitrogen, fecal coliform ant total
residual chlorine are water quality limited. This discharge may affect
future allocation in this portion of the Watauga River.
The Grassy Gap Creek WWTP, NPDES NC0022730, has applied for
renewal of its permit discharging to Buckeye Creek, classified C-
Trout waters in the Watauga River Basin. Currently BOD5, TSS, fe-
cal colifoun, TRC and amrPonia are water quality limited. This dis-
charge may affect future allocations in this portion of the Watauga
River.
AFFIDAVIT OF PUBLICATION
NORTH CAROLINA-WATAUGA COUNTY
Before the undersigned, a Notary Public of said County
and State, duly commissioned, qualified and authorized by the
law to administer oaths, personally appeared:
Who being first duly sworn, deposes and says: that he (she) is
REPRESENTATIVE
of a newspaper known as THE WATAUGA DEMOCRAT, publishe
issued and entered as second class mail in City of Boone,
in said County and State; that he (she) is authorized to make
this affidavit and sworn statement; that the notice of other legal
advertisement, a true copy of which is attached hereto, was
published in THE WATAUGA DEMOCRAT the following dates
NPDES WASTEWATER PERMIT
10/15/2007
and that the said newspaper in which such notice, paper,
document or legal advertisement was published was, at the time
of each and every such publication, a newspaper meeting all of
the requirements and qualifications of Section 1-597 of the
General Statutes of North Carolina and was a qualified
newspaper within the meaning of Section 1-597 of the General
Statutes of North Carolina.
This 15th day of_pc`ober, 2007
Sworn to and'stibs i 'i before me, this
15th clay of Octo 2007
Notary Public
My Commission Expires: i. �/ - a66 �7

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County Health Dept.
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SOC PRIORITY PROJECT: Yes No
If Yes, SOC No.
To: Permits and Engineering Unit
Water Quality Section
Attention: Charles Weaver
Date: July 31, 2007
NPDES STAFF REPORT AND RECOMMENDATION
County Watauga
Permit No. NCO022730
PART I - GENERAL INFORMATION
1. Facility and Address: Grassy Gap WWTP
Grassy Gap Creek Road
Beech Mtn
Watauga Co
2. Date of Investigation: March 21, 2007
AUG 9 2007
3. Report Prepared by: Sue White
4. Persons Contacted and Telephone Number: Robert Heaton 828-387-4724
5. Directions to Site: 421 to Boone, 105S from Boone to Banner Elk, rt on Hwy 184 to
Beech Mtn.
6. Discharge Points(s), List for all discharge points: One discharge point into Buckeye Creek
Latitude: 36d 13' 19"_ Longitude: 81d 54' 20"
U.S.G.S. Quad No. C1 1 SW_ U.S.G.S.Quad Name -Newland
7. Site size and expansion area consistent with application? Yes
8. Topography (relationship to flood plain included): Mountainous
9. Location of nearest dwelling: 500 yards

10. Receiving stream or affected surface waters: Buckeye Creek
a. Classification: C-Trout
b. River Basin Watauga and Subbasin No.: 040201
C. Describe receiving stream features and pertinent downstream uses: General use
Part II - DESCRIPTION OF DISCHARGE AND TREATMENT WORKS
1. a. Volume of Wastewater to be permitted: MGD (Ultimate Design Capacity)
0.08 MGD
b. What is the current permitted capacity of the Waste Water Treatment facility?
0.08 MGD
C. Actual treatment capacity of the current facility (current design capacity)?
0.08 MGD
d. Date(s) of construction activities allowed by previous A/Cs issued in the previous
two years. N/a
e. Please provide a description of existing or substantially constructed wastewater
treatment facilities; Influent bar screen, flow equalization, dual path aeration
basins and clarifiers, chlorine chamber, dechlorination solution injection.
f. Please provide a description of proposed wastewater treatment facilities. N/a
g. Possible toxic impacts to surface waters: fecal, chlorine
h. Pretreatment Program (POTWs only): n/a
in development _ approved
should be required _ not needed
2. Residuals handling and utilization/disposal scheme:
Other disposal/utilization scheme (Specify): Solids pumped on as -needed basis and taken
to municipal WWTP
3. Treatment plant classification (attach completed rating sheet).
NPDES Permit Staff Report
Version 10/92
Page 2

SIC Code(s):
Primary
Secondary
Main Treatment Unit Code:
PART III - OTHER PERTINENT INFORMATION
1. Is this facility being constructed with Construction Grant Funds or are any public monies
involved. (municipals only)? N/a
2. Special monitoring or limitations (including toxicity) requests: none at this time
3. Important SOC, JOC or Compliance Schedule dates: (Please indicate) n/a
Date
Submission of Plans and Specifications
Begin Construction
Complete Construction
4. Alternative Analysis Evaluation: Has the facility evaluated all of the non -discharge
options available. Please provide regional perspective for each option evaluated.
N/a
5. Other Special Items: N/a
PART IV - EVALUATION AND RECOMMENDATIONS No issues with this plant at this
time.
Signature of report preparer w
Water Quality Regional Supervisor / Date zl��
NPDES Permit Staff Report
Version 10/92
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TOWN OF
Beech
MOUNTAIN
Michael Bow. Manager
Davkl R. Poletto, Attorney
Town o4:
Beecb Mountain
403 Beech Mountain Parkway
Beech Mountain, North Carolina 28604-8012
Phone: [phone]
Fax: [phone]
www.townofbeachmountaln.com
Carolyn Bryant
NC DENR-DWQ-Point Source Branch
1617 Mail Service Center
Raleigh, NC 27699-1617
March 22, 2007
Dear Mrs. Bryant,
vke May«
GII Adana
council Members
Peter K. Chamberlin
Randy Corn
Paul Pquet
The Town of Beech Mountain is hereby requesting renewal of our NPDES Permit NCO069761,
NC0022730, and NC0088099. There have been no changes to any of these W WTP or discharges. If you
have any further questions feel free to contact me at 828-387-4236.
Sincerely,
Michael Boaz
Town Manager
Eastem America's Highest Town

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NPDES APPLICATION FOR PERMIT RENEWAL - FORM A
For Publicly Owned Treatment Works (POTW) or other treatment systems treating
domestic wastes < 0.1 MGD with no pretreatment program.
Mail the complete application to:
N. C. Department of Environment and Natural Resources
Division of Water Quality / NPDES Unit
1617 Mail Service Center, Raleigh, NC 27699-1617
NPDES Permit 000022730
If you are completing this form in computer use the TAB key or the up - down arrows to move from one
field to the next. To check the boxes, click your mouse on top of the box. Otherwise, please print or type.
1. Contact Information:
Owner Name
Town of Beech Mountain, Micheal Boaz Town Manager
Facility Name
Grassy Gap WWTP
Mailing Address
403 Beech Mountian Parkway
City
Beech Mountain
State / Zip Code
N. C. 28604
Telephone Number
[phone]
Fax Number
[phone]
e-mail Address
2. Location of facility producing discharge:
Check here if same address as above ❑
Street Address or State Road 302 Grassy Gap Creek Road
City
Beech Mountain
State / Zip Code
N. C. 28604
County
Watauga
3. Operator Information:
Name of the firm, public organization or other entity that operates the facility. (Note that this is not
referring to the Operator in Responsible Charge or ORC)
Name Town of Beech Mountain, Robert Heaton
Mailing Address 403 Beech Mountain
City Beech Mountain
State / Zip Code N. C. 28604
Telephone Number [phone]
Fax Number [phone]
4. Population served: 500-999
1 of 3 Form -A 1M

NPDES APPLICATION FOR PERMIT RENEWAL - FORM A
For Publicly Owned Treatment Works (POTW) or other treatment systems treating
domestic wastes < 0.1 MGD with no pretreatment program.
5. Do you receive industrial waste?
® No ❑ Yes (if you have an approved pre-treatment program, must complete Form 2A)
6. Type of collection system
® Separate (sanitary sewer only) ❑ Combined (storm sewer and sanitary sewer)
7. Outfall Information:
Number of separate discharge points 2
Outfall Identification number(s) / 001/002 )
Is the outfall equipped with a diffuser? ❑ Ye9 ® No
8. Name of receiving stream(s) (Provide a map shouting the exact location of each outfallr
Buckeye Creek
9. Frequency of Discharge: ® Continuous ❑ Intermittent
If intermittent:
Days per week discharge occurs: Duration: _
10.Describe the treatment system
List all installed components, including capacities, provide design removal for BOD, TSS, nitrogen and
phosphorus. If the space provided is not sufficient, attach the description of the treatment system in a
separate sheet of paper.
see attachment 1
11. Flow Information:
Treatment Plant Design flow .080 MGD
Annual Average daily flow .039 MGD (for the previous 3 years)
Maximum daily flow .330 MGD (for the previous 3 years)
12. Is this facility located on Indian country?
® Yes ❑ No
2 of 3 Form -A 1106

NPDES APPLICATION FOR PERMIT RENEWAL - FORM A
For Publicly Owned Treatment Works (POTW) or other treatment systems treating
domestic wastes < 0.1 MGD with no pretreatment program.
13. Effluent Data
Provide data for the parameters listed. Fecal Coliform, Temperatureand pH shall be grab samples, for all other
parameters 24-hour composite sampling shall be used. Effluent testing data must be based on at least three samples
and must be no more than four and one half years old.
Parameter
Daily
Maximum
Monthly
AveMe
Units of
Measurement
Number of
Samples
Biochemical Oxygen Demand
(BODs)
15
7.2
mg/1
48
Fecal Coliform
93
9
#/ 100ml
48
Total Suspended Solids
23
9.2
mg/I
48
Temperature (Summer)
21
16
degrees C
j 240
Temperature (Winter)
12
8
derrees C
240
PH
7.5
6.6
SU
104
14. List all permits, construction approvals and/or applications:
Type Permit Number
Hazardous Waste (RCRA)
UIC (SDWA)
NPDES NCO022730
PSD (CAA)
Non -attainment program (CAA)
15. APPLICANT CERTIFICATION
Type
NESHAPS (CAA)
Ocean Dumping (MPRSA)
Dredge or fill (Section 404 or CWA)
Special Order of Consent (SOC)
Other
Permit Number
W00002523
I certify that I am familiar with the information contained in the application and that to the
best of my knowledge and belief such information is true, complete, and accurate.
MICHEAL BOAZ Town Manager
Printed name of Person Signing Title
North Carolina General Statute 143-215.6 (b)(2) states: Any person who knowingly makes any false statement
representation, or certification in any application, record, report, plan, or other document files or required to be
maintained under Article 21 or regulations of the Environmental Management Commission implementing that
Article, or who falsifies, tampers with, or knowly renders inaccurate any recording or monitoring device or method
required to be operated or maintained under Article 21 or regulations of the Environmental Management
Commission implementing that Article, shall be guilty of a misdemeanor punishable by a fine not to exceed
$25,000, or by imprisonment not to exceed six months, or by both. (18 U.S.C. Section 1001 provides a
punishment by a fine of not more than $25,000 or imprisonment not more than 5 years, or both, for a similar
offense.)
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MATERIAL HANDLING FOR BEECH MOUNTAIN COMPOST
Sludge residual for Beech Mountain compost is a byproduct of the Pond
Creek wastewater Treatment Plant, which also houses the compost facility. Sludge,
is stored in three sand beds until It Is mixed for compost. Leachate from the
compos m ng, sera on, an re en on areas s r urne Into the wastewater
plant.
The composting process usually has a 50-90 day duration, but It may be
retained until It is needed. Flnlshed``aoiapost_ls stored In the retention area
until the Town Is ready for bulk' di Jiutlon, usually a complete composted
batch. Compost from Beech Mountaompost is used by the Town for
beautification projects within'the Town,Wllmlts,'twlth some being distributed for
home use. Total volume of compost produced 'per year: • 8-24 tons, with an 8-ton
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