NC0037711_Permit Issuance_20170623

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Water Resources
ENVIRONMENTAL QUALITY
June 23, 2017
VZ Top Mountain Villas
Condominium I Association, Inc.
8550 United Plaza Blvd., Suite 1001
Baton Rouge, LA 70809
ROY COOPER
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MICHAEL S. REGAN
Secretaq
S. JAY ZIMMERMAN
Duea.
Subject: Issuance of NPDES Permit NCO037711
VZ Top Homeowners Association WWTP
Class 2
Macon County
Dear Permittee:
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 October 15, 2007 (or as subsequently amended).
The final permit includes the following significant changes from the existing permit:
➢ Section A. (2) has been added to require electronic submission of effluent data.
Federal regulations require electronic submittal of all discharge monitoring reports
(DMRs).
➢ Regulatory citations have been added to the permit.
➢ An updated outfall map has been included.
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 1SOB 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 any other Federal, State, or Local
governmental permit that may be required.
State of North Carolina I Environmental Quality I Water Resources
1617 Mail Service Center I Raleigh, NC 27699-1617
919 807 6300 919-807-6389 FAX
https://deq.nc.gov/abouttdivisionslwater-resourcesJwater-resources-permitslwastewater-branchlnpdes-wastewater-permits

If you have any questions concerning this permit, please contact Emily Phillips at
telephone number [phone], or via e-mail [[e-mail]).
S' ely,
S. Jay Zimmerman.
cc: NPDES Unit
Central Files
Asheville Regional Office

Permit NCO037711
STATE OF NORTH CAROLINA
DEPARTMENT OF ENVIRONMENTAL QUALITY
DIVISION OF WATER RESOURCES
PERMIT
TO DISCHARGE WASTEWATER UNDER THE
NATIONAL POLLUTANT DISCHARGE ELIMINATION SYSTEM
(NPDES)
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
VZ Top Mountain Villas Condominium I Association, Inc.
is hereby authorized to discharge wastewater from a .facility located at the
VZ Top Homeowners Association (HOA) WWTP
850 Hudson Road, 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, II, III and IV hereof.
This permit shall become effective September 1, 2017.
This permit and authorization to discharge shall expire at midnight on
August 31, 2022.
Signed this day June 23, 2017.
- 411-
S y Zimmerman, P.G.
Director, Division of Water Resources
By Authority of the Environmental Management Commission

Permit NCO037711
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.
VZ Top Mountain Villas Condominium I Association, Inc. is hereby authorized to:
1. continue to operate an existing 0.028 MGD extended aeration, tertiary -type
wastewater treatment system utilizing;
• aeration basin
• final clarifier with sludge return
• dual (2) filter beds
• sludge holding tank
• chlorinator
• dechlorinator
• flow measuring and recording,
located at the VZ Top HOA WWTP, 850 Hudson Road, Highlands, Macon
County, and
2. discharge from said treatment works via Outfa11001, at the location specified on
the attached map, into Brooks Creek [Stream Segment 3-10-2-3-31, a waterbody
currently classified B; Trout within Sub -basin 03-13-01 of the Savannah River
Basin.

Permit NCO037711
Part 1.
A. (1.) EFFLUENT LIMITATIONS AND MONITORING REQUIREMENTS
[ 15A NCAC 02B .0400 et seq., 02B .0500 et seq.]
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.CHARACTERISTICSrlONiTOR(NG
Parameter Code
REQUIREMENTS;
Monthly.
Average
'Daily`. -
Daily -'
Maximum
i�[easurement
L
Frgueticy
S mpie
T.-be,,;1.rocatoin
Sample
Flow
50050
0.028 MGD
Continuous
Recording
Influent or
Effluent
Total Residual Chlorine (TRC) 2
50060
28 Ng/L 2
2/ Week
Grab
Effluent
BOD, 5-day (20°C)
C0310
30.0 mg/L
45.0 mg/L
Weekly
Grab
Effluent
Total Suspended Solids
C0530
30.0 mg/L
45.0 mg/L
Weekly
Grab
Effluent
NH3 as N
(April 1-October 31)
C0610
11.8 mg/L
35.0 mg/L
Weekly
Grab
Effluent
NH3 as N
(November 1- March 31)
C0610
Weekly
Grab
Effluent
Fecal Colifonn (geometric mean)
31616
200/100 ml
400/100 ml
Weekly
Grab
Effluent
pH
00400
Not < 6.0 or > 9.0 s. u.
Weekly
Grab
Effluent
Temperature (°C)
00010
Weekly
Grab
Effluent
Footnote:
1. The permittee shall begin submitting discharge monitoring reports electronically using the
Division's eDMR system [see A. (2).]
2. The Division shall consider all effluent TRC values reported below 50µg/L to be compliant with
the permit. However, the Permittee shall continue to record and submit all values reported by
North Carolina certified test methods (including field certified), even if these values fall below
50 µg/l.
THERE SHALL BE NO DISCHARGE OF FLOATING SOLIDS OR VISIBLE FOAM I7V OTHER THAN
TRACE AMOUNTS

Permit NCO037711
A. (2.) ELECTRONIC REPORTING OF DISCHARGE MONITORING REPORTS
[NCGS 143-215.1 (b)]
Federal regulations require electronic submittal of all discharge monitoring reports (DMRs)
and program reports. The final NPDES Electronic Reporting Rule was adopted and became
effective on December 21, 2015.
NOTE: This special condition supplements or supersedes the following sections within Part II
of this permit ( Standard Conditions for NPDES Permits) :
• Section B. (11.) Signatory Requirements
• Section D. (2.) Reporting
• Section D. (6.) Records Retention
• Section E. (5.) Monitoring Reports
1. Reporting Requirements 1Supersedes Section D. (2.1 and Section E. (5.1 (all
The permittee shall report discharge monitoring data electronically using the NC DWR's
Electronic Discharge Monitoring Report (eDMR) internet application.
Monitoring results obtained during the previous month(s) shall be summarized for each
month and submitted electronically using eDMR. The eDMR system allows permitted
facilities to enter monitoring data and submit DMRs electronically using the internet.
Until such time that the state's eDMR application is compliant with EPA's Cross -Media
Electronic Reporting Regulation (CROMERR), permittees will be required to submit all
discharge monitoring data to the state electronically using eDMR and will be required to
complete the eDMR submission by printing, signing, and submitting one signed original
and a copy of the computer printed eDMR to the following address:
NC DENR / Division of Water Resources / Water Quality Permitting Section
ATTENTION: Central Files
1617 Mail Service Center
Raleigh, North Carolina 27699-1617
If a permittee is unable to use the eDMR system due to a demonstrated hardship or due
to the facility being physically located in an area where less than 10 percent of the
households have broadband access, then a temporary waiver from the NPDES electronic
reporting requirements may be granted and discharge monitoring data may be submitted
on paper DMR forms (MR 1, 1. 1, 2, 3) or alternative forms approved by the Director.
Duplicate signed copies shall be submitted to the mailing address above. See "How to
Request a Waiver from Electronic Reporting" section below.
Regardless of the submission method, the first DMR is due on the last day of the month
following the issuance of the permit or in the case of a new facility, on the last day of the
month following the commencement of discharge.

Permit NCO037711
Starting on December 21, 2020, the permittee must electronically report the following
compliance monitoring data and reports, when applicable:
• Sewer Overflow/Bypass Event Reports;
• Pretreatment Program Annual Reports; and
• Clean Water Act (CWA) Section 316(b) Annual Reports.
The permittee may seek an electronic reporting waiver from the Division (see "How to
Request a Waiver from Electronic Reporting" section below) .
2. Electronic Submissions
In accordance with 40 CFR 122.41(1) (9), the permittee must identify the initial recipient at
the time of each electronic submission. The permittee should use the EPA's website
resources to identify the initial recipient for the electronic submission.
Initial recipient of electronic NPDES information from NPDES-regulated facilities means
the entity (EPA or the state authorized by EPA to implement the NPDES program) that is
the designated entity for receiving electronic NPDES data [see 40 CFR 127.2(b)].
EPA plans to establish a website that will also link to the appropriate electronic reporting
tool for each type of electronic submission and for each state. Instructions on how to
access and use the appropriate electronic reporting tool will be available as well.
Information on EPA's NPDES Electronic Reporting Rule is found at:
http: / /www2.e-pa.govI compliance /final-national--pollutant-discharge-elimination-system-
npdes-electronic-re-porting-rule.
Electronic submissions must start by the dates listed in the "Reporting Requirements"
section above.
3. How to Request a Waiver from Electronic Reporting
The permittee may seek a temporary electronic reporting waiver from the Division. To
obtain an electronic reporting waiver, a permittee must first submit an electronic
reporting waiver request to the Division. Requests for temporary electronic reporting
waivers must be submitted in writing to the Division for written approval at least sixty
(60) days prior to the date the facility would be required under this permit to begin
submitting monitoring data and reports. The duration of a temporary waiver shall not
exceed 5 years and shall thereupon expire. At such time, monitoring data and reports
shall be submitted electronically to the Division unless the permittee re -applies for and is
granted a new temporary electronic reporting waiver by the Division. Approved electronic
reporting waivers are not transferrable. Only permittees with an approved reporting
waiver request may submit monitoring data and reports on paper to the Division for the
period that the approved reporting waiver request is effective.

Permit NCO037711
Information on eDMR and the application for a temporary electronic reporting waiver are
found on the following web page:
htty: / / deg.nc.gov/ about / divisions / water -resources / edmr
4. Signatory Requirements [Supplements Section B. 111.1 (b) and Supersedes Section B.
11.(dil
All eDMRs submitted to the permit issuing authority shall be signed by a person
described in Part II, Section B. (11.) (a) or by a duly authorized representative of that
person as described in Part II, Section B. (11.)(b). A person, and not a position, must be
delegated signatory authority for eDMR reporting purposes.
For eDMR submissions, the person signing and submitting the DMR must obtain an
eDMR user account and login credentials to access the eDMR system. For more
information on North Carolina's eDMR system, registering for eDMR and obtaining an
eDMR user account, please visit the following web page:
httip: / /deg.nc.gov jabout / divisions /water-resources/edmr
Certification. Any person submitting an electronic DMR using the state's eDMR system
shall make the following certification [40 CFR 122.22]. NO OTHER STATEMENTS OF
CERTIFICATION WILL BE ACCEPTED:
'7 certify, under penalty of law, that this document and all attachments were prepared
under my direction or supervision in accordance with a system designed to assure that
qualified personnel properly gather and evaluate the information submitted. Based on my
inquiry of the person or persons who manage the system, or those persons directly
responsible for gathering the information, the information submitted is, to the best of my
knowledge and belief, true, accurate, and complete. I am aware that there are significant
cant
penalties for submitting false information, including the possibility of fines and
imprisonment for knowing violations. it
5. Records Retention [Supplements Section D. (6.11
The permittee shall retain records of all Discharge Monitoring Reports, including eDMR
submissions. These records or copies shall be maintained for a period of at least 3 years
from the date of the report. This period may be extended by request of the Director at any
time [40 CFR 122.41 ] .

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State Grid/USGS One : G6SW /Highlands, NC Receiving Stream: Brooks Creek
River Basin:
Savannah River Basin
Stream Class:
B; Trout
Stream Segment:
3-10-2-3-3
Latitude:
35001' 57"
Sub -Basin:
03.13-01
I. midtude:
83°
HUC:
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Facility
Location
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North NPDES Permit NCO037711
Macon County

Invoice / Affidavit
The Franklin Press
Post Office Box 350
Franklin, NC 28744
STATE OF NORTH CAROLINA
COUNTY OF MACON
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RECEIVE41"'
MAY 16
Water i $e0U( ,
Pemn►tUn9
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 she 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:
PUBLIC NOTICE NORTH CAROL
05/05/2017
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 I-597 of the General Statues of North Carolina and was a qualified
newspaper within the meaning of the Section I-597 of the General Statues of
North Carolina.
L
Signature of person aking affidavit
Sworn to and subscribed before me this 12th day of May, 2017
a,c, �' /�
V a dy Ann W17,'fe�
Notary Public
My Commision Expires:—0
Public Noffce
North Carolina Environmental
Management
COmmisslon/NPDES Unit
1617 Mall Service Center
Raleigh, NC 27699-1617
Notice of Intent to Issue a
NPDES Wastewater Permit
The North Carolina
Environmental Management
Commission proposes to issue a
NPDES wastewater discharge
permit to the person(s) listed
below. Written comments
regarding the proposed permit
will be accepted until 30 days
after the publish date of this
notice. The Director of the NC
Division of Water Resources
(DWR) may hold a public hearing
should there be a significant
degree of public interest. Please
mail comments and/or
information requests to DWR at
the above address. Interested
persons may visit the DWR at
512 N. Salisbury Street, Rate i h,
NC to review information on fie.
Additional Information on NPDES
permits and this notice may be
found on our website:
h�/dea nc cov/ah Vdivision /
water-resourcesrwater resources
permits/wastewater-branch/
Les-wastewater/public-notices,
or by calling [phone].
VZ Top
untn Villas
Condominium I Association. Inc
apppplied to renew NPDES permit
NC0037711 for VZ Top HOA
WWTP, 850 Hudson Rd,
Highlands, Macon County,
discharging treated wastewater
to Brooks Creek, Savannah River
Basin.
#339833 / 5/5/17
Judy Ann White
NOTARY PUBLIC
Macon County, North Carolina
My Commission Expires September 5, 2019
Filed with: DE4 - DIVISON OF WATER RESOURCES
Address: WREN THEDFORD 1617 MAIL SERVICE CENTER RALEIGH NC 28699-1617
Total Amount Due: $65.73

Phillips, Sarah E
From: Heim, Tim
Sent: Monday, May 08, 2017 9:14 AM
To: Phillips, Sarah E
Cc: Davidson, Landon
Subject: FW: NPDES Permit NC0037711 VZ Top HOA WWTP
Attachments: SKM_C25817041311460.pdf
Sarah,
No additional comments upon my review, but the inspector is going to go out this month since the last inspection was
2013.
-T
From: Davidson, Landon
Sent: Tuesday, May 02, 2017 3:34 PM
To: Willmer, Mikal <[e-mail]>; Heim, Tim <[e-mail]>
Subject: FW: NPDES Permit NC0037711 VZ Top HOA WWTP
fyi
G. Landon Davidson, P.G.
Regional Supervisor —Asheville Regional Office
Water Quality Regional Operations Section
NCDEQ — Division of Water Resources
828 296 4680 office
828 230 4057 mobile
Landon. Davidson(a) ncdenr.gov
2090 U.S. Hwy. 70
Swannanoa, N.C. 28711
Email correspondence to and from this address is subject to the
North Carolina Public Records Law and may be disclosed to third parties.
From: Phillips, Sarah E
Sent: Tuesday, May 02, 2017 3:29 PM
To: Andersen, Jan <[e-mail]>; Davidson, Landon <[e-mail]>
Subject: NPDES Permit NC0037711 VZ Top HOA WWTP
Good afternoon,
Please see the attached draft for NPDES Permit NC0037711, VZ Top HOA WWTP which is out for regional comments.
Thanks,
Emily
Emily Phillips, Environmental Specialist
NC Dept. of Environmental Quality, Division of Water Resources

Compliance & Expedited Permitting Unit
1617 Mail Service Center
Raleigh, NC 27699-1617
E: [e-mail]
O: 919.807.6479
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Email correspondence to and from this address is subject to the
North Carolina Public Records Low and may be disclosed to third parties.

FACT SHEET
EXPEDITED - PERMIT RENEWAL
NCO03 7711— Class 2
Basic Information for Expedited Permit Renewals
Permit Writer/Date
Emily Phillips / NPDES / April 5, 2017
Permit Number - Class
NC0037711— Class 2
Flow
0.028 MGD
Owner
VZ Top Mountain Villas Condominium I Association, Inc.
Facility Name
VZ Top HOA WWTP
Type of Waste
100 % domestic [population 83]
Basin Name/Sub-basin number
Savannah River Basin / 03-13-01
Receiving Stream
Brooks Creek [segment 3-10-2-3-3
Stream Classification in Permit
B; Trout
Does permit need Daily Max NH3 limits?
No
Does permit need TRC limits/language?
Has limit — added footnote
Does permit have toxicity testing?
No
Does permit have Special Conditions?
No
Does permit have instream monitoring?
No
Is the stream impaired (on 303 d list)?
No
Any obvious compliance concerns?
Yes see below.
Any permit MODS since lastpermit?
No
Requests for Renewal
Received October 28, 2016
Current expiration date
August 31, 2017
New expiration date
August 31, 2022
Comments received on Draft Permit?
Staff Report — No ARO Staff Report to date.
Data Review -- Reviewed BIMS data from 2012 through present. Frequency violations for other parameters, but
BPJed. Also, TSS daily max exceeded in 2014 (NOV). Flow is 100% domestic and estimated based on
occupancy (83 people). Actual flow averages — 0.002 MGD in the past three years; maximum reported in
September and December 2016 at 0.00356333 MGD.
Renewal — no changes from the previous permit except to update map; added eDMR language.

VZ Top Mountain Villas Condominium I Association Inc.
VZ Top Homeowners Association WWTP
8550 United Plaza Blvd, Ste. 1001
Baton Rouge, LA 70809
October 21, 016
Ms. Wren Thedford
NCDENR/DWC4/Point Source Branch
1617 Mail Services Center
Raleigh, NC 27699-1617
RE: VZ Top
NPDES Permit #NC0037711
Ms. Thedford:
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We request a renewal of the NPDES Permit for VZ Top Mountain Villas Condominium I Association, Inc.
Please find enclosed the NPDES application Form D, Sludge Management Plan and topographical map
for VZ Top. There have been no changes since the last permit renewal
If you have any questions, please call Janice Ridling at 205-613-9672.
Sincerely,
J ice O. Ridling
Board Member
VZ Top Mountain Villas Condominium I Association, Inc.

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Sludge Management Plan
October 12, 2016
NPDES Permit 000037711
VZ Top Homeowners Association WWTP
8550 United Plaza Blvd, Suite 1001
Baton Rouge
LA / 70809
VZ Top Mountain Villas Condominium Association, Inc
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a licensed septage management film.
The solids are disposed of at a local municipality facility.
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Contract Operational Firm

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