NC0037711_Permit Issuance_20070921

Michael F. Easley, Governor
William G. Ross Jr., Secretary
North Carolina Department of Environment and Natural Resources
Colleen H. Sullins, Director
Division of Water Quality
September 21, 2007
Mr. Freddie Flynt
VZ Top Mountain Villas Condominium I Association, Inc.
P&N 8550 United Plaza Blvd.; Suite 1001
Baton Rouge, LA 70809
Subject: Issuance of NPDES Permit NCO037711
VZ Top Homeowners Association WWTP
Macon County
Dear Mr. Flynt:
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 final permit includes no substantial changes from the draft permit sent to you on July 18, 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 Sledge at telephone number (919)
733-5083, extension 547.
Sincerely,
oj,'/�J
leen H. Sullins
cc: Central Files
Asheville Regional Office/Surface Water Protection Section
NPDES Unit
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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 NCO037711
STATE OF NORTH CAROLINA
DEPARTMENT OF ENVIRONMENT AND NATURAL RESOURCES
DIVISION OF WATER QUALITY
PERMIT
TO DISCHARGE WASTEWATER UNDER THE
NATIONAL POLLUTANT DISCHARGE ELEMNATION 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, the
VZTOP Homeowners Association, Inc.
is hereby authorized to discharge wastewater from a facility located at the
VZTOP Homeowners Association, Inc. WWTP
Off NCSR 1616
Southwest of Highlands
Macon County
to receiving waters designated as Brooks. Creek in the Savannah River Basin
in accordance with effluent limitations, monitoring requirements, and other conditions set forth in Parts
I, H, III and IV hereof.
This permit shall become effective November 1, 2007.
This permit and authorization to discharge shall expire at midnight on August 31, 2012.
Signed this day September 21, 2007.
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An=e
ti Coleen H. Sullins, Director
Division of Water Quality
By Authority of the Environmental Management Commission

Permit N00037711
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 VZTOP Homeowners Association, Inc. is hereby authorized to:
1. Continue to operate an existing 0.028 MGD extended aeration tertiary type wastewater treatment
system with the following components:
♦ Aeration basin
♦ Final clarification with sludge return
♦ Dual filter beds
♦ Sludge holding tank
♦ Chlorination
♦ Dechlorination
♦ Flow measuring and recording
The facility is located southwest of Highlands at VZTOP Homeowners Association, Inc. WWTP
off of NCSR 1616 in Macon County.
2. Discharge from said treatment works at the location specified on the attached map into Brooks
Creek, classified B Trout waters in the Savannah River Basin.

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Macon County

Permit NCO037711
A. (1.) EFFLUENT LIMITATIONS AND MONITORING REQUIREMENTS - FINAL
During the period beginning on the effective date of this permit and lasting until expiration, the
Permittee is authorized to discharge from outfall 001. Such discharges shall be limited and monitored
by the Permittee as specified below:
EFFLUENT
LIMITS
MONITORING REQUIREMENTS
CHARACTERISTICS
Monthly
Daily
'Maximum `
Measurement
Sample Type
Sample Location -
Average
Frequency
Flow
0.028 MGD
Continuous
Instantaneous
Influent or Effluent
BOD, 5-day (20°C)
30.0 mg/L
45.0 mg/L
Weekly
Grab
Effluent
Total Suspended Residue
30.0 mg/L
45.0 mg/L
Weekly
Grab
Effluent
NH3 as N
(April 1 -October 31
11.8 mg/L
35.0 mg/L
Weekly
Grab
Effluent
NH3asN
Weekly
Grab
Effluent
November 1 - March 31
Fecal Coliform (geometric mean)
200/100 ml
400/100 ml
Weekly
Grab
Effluent
Total Residual Chlorine
28 µg/L
2(Week
Grab
Effluent
Temperature CC)
Weekly
Grab
Effluent
pH1
Weekly
Grab
Effluent
Footnotes:
1. 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

The Franklin Press
Post Office Box 350
Franklin, NC 28744
PUBLIC NOTICE
AFFIDAVIT OF PUBLICATION Personally appeared before the undersigned, Dorothy Halpin, who
having been duly sworn on oath that she is the administrative assistant of The Franklin Press, and the
following legal advertisement was published in The Franklin Press newspaper, and entered as second
class mail in the Town of Franklin in said county and state; and that he is authorized to make this affidavit
and sworn statement; that the notice or other legal advertisement, a true copy of which is attached
hereto, was published in The Franklin Press newspaper on the following dates:
Notification of Intent to Issue a NPDES Wastewater Permit
July 20, 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 the requirements
and qualifications of Section 1-597 of the General Statues of North Carolina and was a qualified
newspaper within the meaning of the Section 1-597 of the General Statues of North Carolina.
Signature of Jerson a Vaking affidavit
Sworn to and subscribed before me this 1 st day of August, 2007
Notary Public
My Commission Expires:

permit to the person(s) listed below ef-
Please lociude the NPDES permit num-
fective 45 days from the publish date of
ber (attached) in any communication. -
this notice.
Interested persons may also visit the Di -
Written comments regarding the pro-
vision of Water Quality at 512 N. Sells -
posed permit will be accepted until 30
bury Street, Raleigh, NC 27604-1148
- PUBLIC NOTICE
days after the publish date of this notice..
between the hours of 8:00 am. and 5.00
STATE OF NORTH CAROLINA
All comments received prior to that date
are considered in the final determina-
p.m. to review information on file.
' The. Town of Franklin.(188 West Main
ENVIRONMENTAL MANAGEMENT
bons regarding the proposed permit The
Street, Franklin, NC 28734) has applied
COMMISSIOWNPDES UNIT
Director of the NC Division of Water
for renewal of .NPDES permit
1617 MAIL SERVICE CENTER
Quality may decide to hold a public
�: NC0021547 for its WWTP in Macon
RALEIGH, NC 27699.1617
meeting for the proposed permit should
County.This permitted facility discharges
NOTIFICATION OF INTENT
the Division receive a significant degree
treated wastewater to the Little Ten -
TO ISSUE A NPDES
of public interest.
Copes of the drat permit and other sup-
nessee River in the Little Tennessee
River Basin. Currently BOD, TSS, mer-
WASTEWATER PERMIT
porting information on file used to de-
cury and total residual chlorine are water
ternineconditions present in the draft
quality limited. This discharge may at -
On the baslsnLtlwrough. staff review
permit are available upon request and --
fact future allocations in this portion of
and application of NC General Statute
payment of the casts of reproduction.
the Little Tennessee River.
143.21, Public Law 92-500 and other
Mail comments and/or requests for In-
..The VZ Top, Mountain Villas Condo'=
lawful standards and regulations, the
formation to the NC Division of Water
-minmm IAssociation, Inc. has applied
North Carolina Environmental Manage-
Quality at the above address or call Ms.
for renewal .of. NPDES- permit
meth Commissionposes o issues
Frances. Candishila [phone], ex-
i'N00037711 for this VZTop Mountain %
National Pollutant Discharge Elimination
tension 520 at the Point Source Branch.
las Condominium I Association W WTP. '
System (NPDES) wastewater discharge
This permitted facility discharges treat-
ed wastewater into Brooks Creek in the:
Savannah River Basin. Currently, am-
monia -nitrogen and total chlorine are
water quality limited. This dischargs may
affect future allocations in this portion of
the watershed.
The Mark laurel Homeowner's Assod-
'atlon (Moonlight lane, Highlands, North
Carolina) has applied for a renewal of
NPDES Permit NC0061930 for Mark
'Laurel WWTP In Macon Counti. This
permitted facility discharges 0.042 MGD
treatedwastewater to the East Fork
Overlfow Creek within the Savannah
River Basin. The following parameters
are curently water quality limited: B0D5,
TSS; ammonia nitrogen (NH3 as N),
fecal col'rform, Total Residual Chlorine,
and dissolved oxygen. This discharge
may affect future allocations in this por-
tion of the East Fork Overflow Creek.
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ENVffiRGNMENTALy
—Inc. �;
P.O. Box 954 (5690 Old Cullowhee Road), Cullowhee, North Carolina, 28723
Phone: [phone], Fax: [phone], E-mail: environmentalincipaol. corn
Mrs. Carolyn Bryant
NC DENR/ D'WQ/ Point Source Branch
1617 Mail Service Center
Raleigh, NC 27699-1617
November 6, 2006
Re: VZ Top
NPDES Permit # NCO037711
Dear Mrs. Bryant,
We request a renewal of the NPDES Permit for VZ Top Mountain Villas Condominium I Assocition Inc. In this
package you will find the NPDES application Form D, a form that authorizes Mark Teague of Environmental,
Inc. to sign for Freddie Flynt of VZ Top Mountain Villas, and a topographical map for VZ Top.
If you have any questions or concerns, I can be reached at [phone].
Thank you,
Mark Teague
President, Environmental, Inc.

NPDES APPLICATION - FORM D
For privately owned treatment systems treating 100% domestic new <1.0 MGD
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
rtrnFs Permit cwo !
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 tI z lC �► �' z ,- ,: j /� 1�
Facility Name
Mailing Address
City
State / Zip Code
Telephone Number
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Fax Number (r )
e-mail Address
2. Location of facility producing discharge: V
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Street Address or State Road �` �36 f
city
State /Zip Code ^� s 1 % �I i
County CaN
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3. Operator Information:
Name of the firm, public organimtion or other entity that operates the facility. (Note that this is not
referring to the Operator in Responsible Charge or ORQ
Name i:� AhiL a Y�►w �1'� �er✓�. � %� �
Mailing Address 12 9 5-
city
State / Zip Code o27c;2
Telephone Number q,3 CI &
Fax Number 21- 1 a a 16
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NPDES APPLICATION - FORM D
For privately owned treatment systems treating 144% domestic wastewaters <L0 MGD
4. Description of wastewater. A1Ate5b--,,:: t2. �&/-5
Pacq ty Generating. Wastewates(check all that applyj:
Industrial
❑
Commercial
❑
Residential
10
School
0
Other
❑
Number of Employees
Number of Employees
Number of Homes -
Number of Students/ Staff
Explain:
Describe the source(s) of wastewater (example: subdivision, mobile home park, shopping centers,
restaurants, etc.): coriab l ri VrVol Asisooc i s+to ri
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Population served: V
S. Type of collection system
(9 Separate (sanitary sewer only) ❑ Combined (storm sewer and sanitary sewer)
6. 4utfAU Information:
Number of separate discharge points
OuMU IdeatiScatioa awnber48) e 1
Is the outM equipped with a diffuser? Yes ❑ No
7. Dame of receiving stream(s) (Provide a map shouring the exact location of each outfallp.
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S. Frequency of Discharge: Continuous ❑ Intermittent
If intermittent:
Days per week discharge occurs: Duration:
9. 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 suf zden4 attach the description of the.,treatment system in a
separate sheet
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NPDES APPLICATION - FORM D
For privately owned treatment systems treating 10WIG domestic wastewaters <1.0 MGD
10. Flow Information:
Treatment Plant Design flow , .Q t0� GD
Annual Average daily flow 4 00 YZ) MOD (for the previous 3 years)
Maximum daily flow o lW7 MGD (for the previous 3 years)
11. is this facility located on Indian country?
❑ Yes A No
12. Effluent Data
Provide data for the parameters listed. Fecal Coliform, Temperature and pH shall be grab samples, for all other
parameters 24-hour composite sampling shall be used. F more than one analysis is reported, report daily maximum
and monthly average. If only one analysis is reported, report as daily maximum.
Parameter
Daffy
Maximum
Monthly
Average
Units of
Measurement
Biochemical Oxygen Demand (BOD5)
q l
8. 3
Fecal Coliform
100
C12-0
Total Suspended Solids
Temperature (Summer)
Temperature (Winter)
PH
13. List all permits, constriction approvals and/or applications:
Type Permit Number Type
Hazardous Waste (RCRA) NESHAPS (CAA)
UIC (SDWA) Ocean Dumping (MPRSA)
NPDES Dredge or fill (Section 404 or CWA)
PSD (CAA)
Non -attainment program (CAA)
14. APPLICANT CERTIFICATION
Other
Permit Number
I certify that I am familias with the information contained in the application and that to the
best of my knowledge and belief such information is true, complete, and accurate.
. MAd� F_ a. v Ll KC
Printed name of Perso Signing 'Title
3 of 4 Form-0 4105

NPDES APPLICATION - FORM D
Signature of A
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.)
4 of 4 Form-D 4105

Environmental, Inc:
P.O. Box 954
Cullowhee, NC 28723
Phone: [phone] Fax: [phone]
Toll Free: 1-800-213-4035
November 6, 2006
Sludge Management Plan for VZ Top Mountain Villas Condominium I Association Inc.
• Solids are pumped from the digester or clarifier by a licensed waste management
firm, Environmental, Inc., and disposed of at the Highlands Wastewater
Treatment Plant.
If more information is needed for the completion of the permit renewal, please contact
me at [phone].
Thank you,
1)11a 4-9�
Mark Teague
President, Environmental, Inc.

FACT SHEET FOR EXPEDITED PERMIT RENEWALS
Basic Information to determine potential for expedited permit renewal
Reviewer/Date
Permit Number
A 'f`-
Facility Name
1
Basin Name/Sub-basin number
Receiving Stream
Stream Classification in Permit
Does permit need NH3 limits?
Does permit need TRC limits?
Does permit have toxicity testing?
Does permit have Special Conditions?
Does permit have instream monitoring?
Is the stream finpaired on 303(d) list)?
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Any obvious co m liance concerns?
Any permit mods since lastpermit?
Existing expiration date
New expiration date
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New permit effective date
Miscellaneous Comments
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YES_ 1� This is a SIMPLE EXPEDITED permit renewal (administrative
renewal with no changes, or only minor changes such as TRC, NH3,
name/ownership changes). Include conventional WTPs in this group.
YES_ This is a MORE COMPLEX EXPEDITED permit renewal (includes
Special Conditions (such as EAA, Wastewater Management Plan), 303(d)
listed, toxicity testing, instream monitoring, compliance concerns, phased
limits). Basin Coordinator to make case -by -case decision.
YES_ This permit CANNOT BE EXPEDITED for one of the following reasons:
• Major Facility (municipal/industrial)
• Minor Municipals with pretreatment program
• Minor Industrials subject to Fed Effluent Guidelines (lb/day limits for BOD, TSS,
etc)
• Limits based on reasonable potential analysis (metals, GW remediation organics)
• Permitted flow > 0.5 MGD (requires full Fact Sheet)
• Permits determined by Basin Coordinator to be outside expedited process
TB Version 8/18/2006 (NPDES Server/Current Versions/Expedited Fact Sheet)