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State of North Carolina
Department of Environment
and Natural Resources
Division of Water Quality
James B. Hunt, Jr., Governor
Bill Holman, Secretary
Kerr T. Stevens, Director
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NORTH CAROLINA DEPARTMENT OF
ENVIRONMENT AND NATURAL RESOURCES
August 2, 2000
Burke County
DWQ Project # 000966
APPROVAL of 401 Water Quality Certification
Burke County
c/o Dale Meyer
PO Box 219
Morganton, NC 28680
Dear Sirs:
You have our approval, in accordance with the attached conditions, to excavate 0.016 acres of wetlands in Burke County for
the purpose of constructing a sewer line crossing, as you described in your application received by the Division of Water Quality on
July 24, 2000. After reviewing your application, we have determined that this action is covered by General Water Quality
Certification Number 3288. This Certification allows you to use Nationwide Permit Number 12 when issued by the U.S. Army
Corps of Engineers. In addition, you should get any other federal, state or local permits before you go ahead with your project
including (but not limited to) Sediment and Erosion Control, Non-Discharge and Water Supply Watershed regulations. Also this
approval will expire when the accompanying 404 permit expires unless otherwise specified in the General Certification.
This approval is only valid for the purpose and design that you described in your application except as modified below. If you
change your project, you must notify us and you may be required to send us a new application. If the property is sold, the new
owner must be given a copy of this Certification and approval letter and is thereby responsible for complying with all conditions.
If total wetland fills for this project (now or in the future) exceed one acre, compensatory mitigation may be required as described
in 15A NCAC 2H.0506 (h) (6) and (7). This approval shall expire when the corresponding Nationwide Permit expires or as
otherwise provided in the General Certification. For this approval to be valid, you must follow the conditions listed in the attached
certification.
If you do not accept any of the conditions of this certification, you may ask for an adjudicatory hearing. You must act within
60 days of the date that you receive this letter. To ask for a hearing, send a written petition, which conforms to Chapter 150B of the
North Carolina General Statutes to the Office of Administrative Hearings, P.O. Box 27447, Raleigh, N.C. 27611-7447. This
certification and its conditions are final and binding unless you ask for a hearing.
This letter completes the review of the Division of Water Quality under Section 401 of the Clean Water Act. If you have any
questions, please telephone John Dorney at 919-733-9646.
Sincerely,
Stevens
Attachment
cc: Corps of Engineers Asheville Field Office
Asheville DWQ Regional Office
File Copy
000966
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000966
DWQ ID:
CORPS ACTION ID:
PAYMENT
RECEIVED
ATIONWIDE PERMIT REQUESTED (PROVIDE NATIONWIDE PERMIT #) 12
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'gt" PRE-CONSTRUCTION NOTIFICATION APPLICATION
Cv ATIONWIDE PERMITS THAT REQUIRE:
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?81, 1. NOTIFICATION TO THE CORPS OF ENGINEERS
2. APPLICATION FOR SECTION 401 CERTIFICATION
3. COORDINATION WITH THE NC DIVISION OF COASTAL MANAGEMENT
M I ND THE ORIGINAL AND (1) COPY OF THIS COMPLETED FORM TO THE APPROPRIATE FIELD
OFFICE OF THE CORPS OF ENGINEERS (SEE AGENCY ADDRESSES SHEET). SEVEN (7)
COPIES MUST BE SENT TO THE NC DIVISION OF WATER QUALITY,
ATTN• JOHN DORNEY, 4401 REEDY CREEK ROAD, RALEIGH, NC
27607. PLEASE PRINT OR TYPE.
1. OWNER'S NAME: Burke County
2. MAILING ADDRESS: P.O. Box 219
SUBDIVISION NAME N/A
CITY: Morganton STATE: NC ZIP CODE: 28680
PROJECT LOCATION ADDRESS, INCLUDING SUBDIVISION NAME (IF DIFFERENT FROM
MAILING ADDRESS ABOVE):
Henry Fork River at Johnson Bridge Road (SR 1803)
3. TELEPHONE NUMBER: (HOME) (WORK) 439-4391
4. IF APPLICABLE: AGENTS NAME OR RESPONSIBLE CORPORATE OFFICIAL, ADDRESS,
PHONE NUMBER:
Dale Meyer Director of Public Works. Burke County
5. LOCATION OF WORK (PROVIDE A MAP, PREFERABLY A COPY OF USGS TOPOGRAPHIC MAP
OR AERIAL PHOTOGRAPHY WITH SCALE):
COUNTY: Burke - NEAREST TOWN: Hildebran
SPECIFIC LOCATION (INCLUDE ROAD NUMBERS, LANDMARKS, ECT.) Henry Fork River at SR
1803
6. IMPACTED OR NEAREST STREAM/RIVER: Henry Fork RIVER BASIN: Catawba
7. (a) IS PROJECT LOCATED NEAR WATER CLASSIFIED AS TROUT, TIDAL SALTWATER, (SA),
HIGH QUALITY WATERS (HQW), OUTSTANDING RESOURCE WATERS (ORW), WATER
SUPPLY (WS-I OR WS-II)? YES E] NO N IF YES, EXPLAIN:
(b) IS MANAGEMENT AREA OF ENVIRONMENTAL CONCERN (AEC)? YES 0 NO ® PROJECT LOCATED WITHIN A NORTH CAROLINA DIVISION OF COASTAL
(c) IF THE PROJECT IS LOCATED WITHIN A COASTAL COUNTY (SEE PAGE 7 FOR LIST OF
COASTAL COUNTIES), WHAT IS THE LAND USE PLAN (LUP) DESIGNATION? N/A
8. (a) HAVE ANY SECTION 404 PERMITS BEEN PREVIOUSLY REQUESTED FOR USE ON THIS
PROJECT? YES ? NO ® IF YES, PROVIDE ACTION I.D. NUMBER OF PREVIOUS PERMIT AND
ANY ADDITIONAL INFORMATION (INCLUDE PHOTOCOPY OF 401 CERTIFICATION):
(b) ARE ADDITIONAL PERMIT REQUESTS EXPECTED FOR THIS PROPERTY IN THE FUTURE?
YES ? NO ® IF YES, DESCRIBE ANTICIPATED WORK:
9. (a) ESTIMATED TOTAL NUMBERS OF ACRES IN TRACT OF LAND: N/A
(b) ESTIMATED TOTAL NUMBER OF ACRES OF WETLANDS LOCATED ON PROJECT SITE:
700 Square feet of surface water
10. (a) NUMBER OF ACRES OF WETLANDS IMPACTED BY THE PROPOSED PROJECT BY:
FILLING: EXCAVATION: 0.016
FLOODING: OTHER :
DRAINAGE : TOTAL ACRES TO BE RVIPACTED: 0.016
(b) (1) STREAM CHANNEL TO BE IMPACTED BY THE PROPOSED PROJECT (IF RELOCATED,
PROVIDE DISTANCE BOTH BEFORE AND AFTER RELOCATION: No changes
LENGTH BEFORE: FT AFTER: FT
WIDTH BEFORE (based on normal high water contours): FT
AVERAGE DEPTH BEFORE: FT AFTER: FT
(b) (2) STREAM CHANNEL IMPACTS WILL RESULT FROM: (CHECK ALL THAT APPLY)
OPEN CHANNEL RELOCATION: PLACEMENT OF PIPE IN CHANNEL:
CHANNEL EXCAVATION: X CONSTRUCTION OF A DAM/FLOODING:
OTHER:
11. IF CONSTRUCTION OF A POND IS PROPOSED, WHAT IS THE SIZE OF THE WATERSHED
DRAINING TO THE POND? WHAT IS THE EXPECTED POND SURFACE AREA? N/A
12. DESCRIPTION OF PROPOSED WORK INCLUDING DISCUSSION OF TYPE OF MECHANICAL
EQUIPMENT TO BE USED? (ATTACH PLANS; 81/2 BY 11 DRAWINGS ONLY)
Installation of 8-inch ductile iron mechanical (ball and socket tape) ioint sewer forcemain beneath the river
bed by use of trackhoe.
13. PURPOSE OF PROPOSED WORK: public sewer service
14. STATE REASONS WHY IT IS BELIEVED THAT THIS ACTIVITY MUST BE CARRIED OUT IN
WETLANDS (INCLUDE ANY MEASURES TAKEN TO MINIIN= WETLAND IMPACTS)
NCDOT would not allow attachment of pipe to bridge
15. YOU ARE REQUIRED TO CONTACT THE US FISH AND WILDLIFE SERVICE AND/OR
NATIONAL MARINE FISHERIES SERVICE REGARDING THE PRESENCE OF ANY FEDERALLY
LISTED OR PROPOSED FOR LISTING ENDANGERED OR THREATENED SPECIES OR CRITICAL
HABITAT IN THE PERMIT AREA THAT MAY BE AFFECTED BY THE PROPOSED PROJECT.
DATE CONTACTED: Letter of review received 5/1/2000
16. YOU ARE REQUIRED TO CONTACT THE STATE HISTORIC PRESERVATION OFFICER
(SHPO) REGARDING THE PRESENCE OF HISTORIC PROPERTIES IN THE PERMIT AREA
WHICH MAY BE AFFECTED BY THE PROPOSED PROJECT. DATE CONTACTED N/A (no ffm! tY
other than the surface water and riverbanks to be affected).
17. DOES THE PROJECT INVOLVE AN EXPENDITURE OF PUBLIC FUNDS OT THE USE OF PUBLIC
(STATE) LAND? YES ® NO ? (IF NO, GO TO 16)
(a) IF YES, DOES THE PROJECT REQUIRE PREPARATION OF AN ENVIRONMENTAL
DOCUMENT PURSUANT TO THE REQUIREMENTS OF THE NORTH CAROLINA
ENVIRONMENTAL POLICY ACT? YES ? NO
(b) IF YES, HAS THE DOCUMENT BEEN REVIEWED THROUGH THE NORTH CAROLINA
DEPARTMENT OF ADMINISTRATION STATE CLEARINGHOUSE YES ? NO ? N/A
IF ANSWER 17b IS YES, THEN SUBMIT APPROPRIATE DOCUMENTATION FROM THE STATE
CLEARINGHOUSE WITH THE NORTH CAROLINA ENVIRONMENTAL POLICY ACT.
QUESTIONS REGARDING THE STATE CLEARINGHOUSE REVIEW PROCESS SHOULD BE
DIRECTED TO MS. CHRYS BAGGETT, DIRECTOR STATE CLEARINGHOUSE, NORTH
CAROLINA DEPARTMENT OF ADMIMSTRATION, 116 WEST JONES STREET, RALEIGH,
NORTH CAROLINA 27603-8003, TELEPHONE [phone].
18. THE FOLLOWING ITEMS SHOULD BE INCLUDED WITH THIS APPLICATION IF PROPOSED
ACTIVITY INVOLVES THE DISCHARGE OF EXCAVATED OF FILL MATERIAL INTO
WETLANDS:N/A
(a) WETLAND DELINEATION MAP SHOWING ALL WETLANDS, STREAMS, LAKES, AND
PONDS ON THE PROPERTY (FOR NATIONWIDE PERMIT NUMBERS 14, 18, 21, 26, 29, AND 38).
ALL STREAM (INTERMITTENT AND PERMANENT) ON THE PROPERTY MUST BE SHOWN ON
THE MAP. MAP SCALES SHOULD BE 1 INCH EQUALS 50 FEET OF 1 INCH EQUALS 100 FEET
OF THEIR EQUIVALENT.
(b) IF AVAILABLE, REPRESENTATIVE PHOTOGRAPH OF WETLANDS TO BE IMPACTED BY
PRODUCT.
(c) IF DELINEATION WAS PERFORMED BY A CONSULTANT, INCLUDE ALL DATA SHEETS
RELEVANT TO THE PLACEMENT OF THE DELINEATION LINE.
(d) ATTACH A COPY OF THE STORMWATER MANAGEMENT PLAN IF REQUIRED.
(e) WHAT IS LAND USE OF SURROUNDING PROPERTY?
(f) IF APPLICABLE, WHAT IS PROPOSED METHOD OF SEWAGE DISPOSAL?
SIGNED AND DATED AGENT AUTHORIZATION LETTER, IF APPLICABLE.
NOTE: WETLANDS OR WATERS OF THE US MAY NOT BE IMPACTED PRIOR TO:
1. ISSUANCE OF A SECTION 404 CORPS OF ENGINEERS PERMIT,
2. EITHER THE ISSUANCE OR WAIVER OF A401 DIVISION OF WATER QUALITY
CERTIFICATION, AND
3. (IN THE TWENTY COASTAL COUNTIES ONLY), A LETTER FROM THE NORTH
CAROLINA DIVISION OF COASTAL MANAGEMENT STATING THE PROPOSED
pACTIVITY IS CONSISTENT WITH THE NORTH C?IROLINA COASTAL MANAGEMENT
OWNER'S/AGENT'S S TURE DATE
Dale Meyer, Director of blic orks
(AGENT'S SIGNA ID ONLY
IF AUTHORIZATION LETTER FROM
THE OWNER IS PROVIDED).
07000
SECTION 07000 FORCE MAIN PIPE AND APPURTENANCE MATERIAL
07000.1 Scope
These specifications shall apply to the materials to be furnished and installed to complete the force main installations
in accordance with the plans. All pipe and appurtenances shall be of the class and type as indicated on the plans
designated herein.
07000.2 General
All materials shall be first quality with smooth interior and exterior surfaces, free from cracks, blisters, honeycombs,
and other imperfections, and true to theoretical shapes and forms throughout. All materials shall be subject to the
inspection of the Engineer at the plant, trench, or other point of delivery, for the purpose of culling and rejecting
material which does not conform to the requirements of these specifications. Such material shall be marked by the
Engineer, and the Contractor shall remove it from the project site upon notice of being received of its rejection.
As specific specifications are cited, the designation shall be construed to refer to the latest revisions under the same
specification number, or to superseding specifications under a new number, except provisions in revised
specifications which are clearly inapplicable.
07000.3 pipe
A. Ductile Iron Pine
Ductile Iron Pipe shall be manufactured in accordance with ANSI Specification A 21.51. All Ductile Iron Pipe shall
be Class 50 unless otherwise specified and shall be lined with cement mortar not less than 1/16-inch thick
conforming to ANSI Specification A 21.4.
1. Flanged Joints: Flanged pipe shall have flanges with long hubs, shop fitted on the threaded end of the
pipe.
Where required, flanges shall be tapped for stud bolts. Flanges shall be accurately faced at right angles to the pipe
axis and shall be drilled smooth and true, and covered with coal tar pitch varnish or otherwise protected against
corrosion of flange faces. Flange faces shall be cleaned to bare metal with wire brushes before installation of pipe.
Ductile Iron Flanged joint pipe shall be thickness Class 53 minimum and shall have Ductile Iron flanges conforning
to ANSI B 16.1, 125 pound template. Pipe shall be ordered in lengths needed as no pipe shall be cut, threaded or
flanged in the field
Gaskets for flanged joints shall be the ring type of cloth inserted rubber or rubber with a minimum thickness of 1/8-
inch.
All piping, fittings, and appurtenances installed above ground and/or in structures shall have flanged joints.
In general, flanged joints shall be made up with through bolts of the required size. Stud or tap bolts shall be used
only where shown or required Steel or tap bolts shall be cadimum plated, with good and sound, well fitting threiads,
so that the nuts may be turned freely by hand Cadimum plating shall be by an approved process with a plate
"thickness of 0.0005 inches.
Connecting flanges shall be in proper alignment and no external force shall be used to bring them together. Bolts
and gaskets shall be furnished by the installer of piping for joints connecting the piping with equipment, as well as
for those between pipe and fittings, whether such equipment and piping is furnished by the installer or not.
2. Mechanical Joints: All mechanical joints shall be manufactured in accordance with ANSI Specification
A 21.11.
07000
All bolts shall be tightened by means of torque wrenches in such a manner that the follower shall be brought up
toward the pipe evenly. If effective sealing is not obtained by tightening the bolts to the specified torques, the joint
shall be disassembled and reassembled after thorough cleaning.
3. Slip Joints: Slip or "push-on" joints shall be manufactured in accordance with ANSI Specification A 21.11.
Bells of "slip" joint pipe shall be contoured to receive a bulb-shaped, circular rubber gasket, and plain ends shall
have a slight taper to facilitate installation. The lubricant used in making up the joints shall be furnished by the pipe
manufacturer. The jointing shall be done by guiding the plain end into the bell until contact is made with the gasket
and by exerting a sufficient compressive force to drive the joint home until plain end makes full contact with the
base of the bell.
4. Ball Joints: Use ball joint pipe where specified on the Contract Drawings. All ball joint pipe shall be
American Flex-Lock Boltless Ball Joint Pipe, US Pipe equal, Griffin Pipe equal, or other approved equal. Joints
shall consist of spherical ball and socket, rubber gasket, locking retainer gland, and locking wedge. Joints shall be
capable of deflecting up to 15 degrees without harm to pipe or joint components and without leakage. Ball joint
pipe shall have a working pressure rating of at least 250 psi and a thickness class of 55.
5. Restrained Joints: Where restrained joint pipe is indicated on the Contract Drawings, it shall consist of
mechanical joint pipe as specified above with the addition of retainer glands at each joint. The retainer glands shall
be cast form ductile iron no less than grade 70-50-5 and shall comply with all applicable provisions of
AWWA/ANSI C110/A21.10 and Cl l l/A21.11. Set screws shall be 518" with torque-set head
6. Ceramic Epoxy Lining Where indicated on the Contract Drawings, ductile iron pipe and fittings shall have
a ceramic epoxy lining in lieu of the standard cement-mortar lining The material shall be an amine cured novalac
epoxy containing at least 20% by volume of ceramic quartz pigment. Pipe and fittings must be completely free of
any grease, oil, rust, or other substances prior to application of the protective compound The lining shall have a dry
film thickness of 40 mils, except that thickness in the gasket area and spigot end may be 6 to 10 mils in order to
achieve seating
B. Pol vyiiAn Chloride Pipe
Polyvinyl Chloride (PVC) Pipe shall meet the requirements of ASTM D-2241, latest edition. The standard
dimension ration (SDR) shall be 21 unless otherwise specified
All PVC pipe shall be tested to four times the rated working pressure of the pipe and be approved by the National
Sanitation Foundation. The pipe shall be furnished in standard laying lengths of 20 feet + 1".
All PVC pipe joints shall be of an integral bell and spigot of the same material as the pipe with a solid cross-section
rubber "O" ring
C. Galvanized Steel Pine
Galvanized Steel Pipe shall conform to ASTM A-53, Grade B and be hot-dip galvanized in accordance with AS-TM
A525 with a minimum coating as speed in ASTM G165. Pipe ends shall be threaded and joined with galvanized
steel couplings.
07000.4 Figs
Unless otherwise indicated, fittings and accessories shall be mechanical joint in accordance with ANSI/AWWA
CC153/A21.53 and ANSIIAWWA Cl l l/A21.11 with exception of the manufacturer's proprietary design
dimensions and weights. The wall thickness of ductile iron fittings shall be the equivalent of ductile iron Class 56.
The working pressure rating shall be 350 psi for ductile iron fitting Fittings shall have a bituminous outside coating
U.S. ARMY CORPS OF ENGINEERS D IE 0 IE Q V IE
WILMINGTON DISTRICT
MAY i ; 200
Action Id. 200030786 County . I
GENERAL PERMIT (REGIONAL AND NATIONWIDE)
Property owner: Burke County Public Works; Att'n: Mr. Dale Meyer
Address: P.O. BOX 219
Morganton, NC 28680 Q
Telephone No.: 0
Size and Location of project (water body, road name/number, town, etc.):
Burke County - Sewer to serve the George Hildebrand area.
Description of Activity:
Install an 8-inch ductile iron sewer force main under the bed of Henry Fork River.
Applicable Law: X Section 404 (Clean Water Act, 33 U.S.C.1344).
(check all that apply) Section 10 (River and Harbor Act of 1899).
Authorization: Regional General Permit Number.
12 Nationwide Permit Number.
Your work is authorized by this Regional General (RGP) or Nationwide Permit (NWP) provided it is
accomplished in strict accordance with the attached conditions and your submitted plans. If your activity is
subject to Section 404 (if Section 404 block above is checked), before beginning work you must also receive
a Section 401 water quality certification from the N.C. Division of Environmental Management, telephone
[phone]. For any activity within the twenty coastal counties, before beginning work you must contact
the N.C. Division of Coastal Management, telephone [phone].
Please read and carefully comply with the attached conditions of the RGP or NWP. Any violation of the
conditions of the RGP or the NWP referenced above may subject the permittee to a stop work order, a
restoration order, and/or appropriate legal action.
This Department of the Army RGP or NWP verification does not relieve the permittee of the responsibility
to obtain any other required Federal, State, or local approvals/permits. The permittee may need to contact
appropriate State and local agencies before beginning work.
If there are any questions regarding this authorization or any of the conditions of the General Permit or
Nationwide Permit, please contact the Corps Regulatory Official specified below.
Date May 15, 2000
Corps Regulatory Official Steve Chapin
Expiration Date of Verification February 11, 2002
Telephone No. [phone]
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(.:harlr, R. Fullwo<xi, Executive Director
MEMORANDUM
TO: Steve Chapin, Permit Coordinator
Asheville Office, t1.S. Army Corps of Engineers
PROM: Ron Linville, Regional Coordinator j
Habitat Conservation Program
DATE: April 28, 2000
SUBJECT: Review of an Application by Burke County Public Works, Burke County.
The applicant is requesting a letter of concurrence from the North Carolina Wildlife
Resources Commission (NCWRC) to obtain a 404 permit from the U.S. Army Corps of
Engineers. The project request is to install an 8" ductile iron sewer line across Henry Fork River
at Johnson Bridge. The NCWRC has reviewed information provided by the applicant, and field
biologists on our staff are familiar with habitat values of the project area. These comments are
provided in accordance with provisions of the Clean Water Act of 1977 (33 U.S.C. 466 et. seq.)
and the Fish and Wildlife Coordination Act (48 Stat. 401, as amended; 16 U.S.C. 661-667d).
Based on the information provided by the applicant and our information on the range of
trout in the project area, we do not believe this project will cause significant effects to waters
supporting trout. Therefore, we do not object to the project. We recommend that the, applicant
consider hanging the sewer pipe from the bridge instead of placing the pipe into the streambed if
practicable. We also recommend that the use of riprap should be minimized and limited on the.j-
streambanks to the area just above the mean water level. Any riprap placed in the stream should.'
be pressed,into the substrate or placed in a manner that will not impede aquatic migration,
Revegetation should occur with native riparian plants of a size and type that is practicable.
Tharill you for the opportunity to review and comment on this project. If you have any
questions regarding these comments, please contact me at 336/769-9453.
Mailing Address: Division of Inland Fisheries • 1721 Mail Service C:cnter • Raleigh, NC 27699•• 1721
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PAYMENT
July 10, 2000 RECEIVED
Mr. John Dorney
NCDENR- DWQ
4401 Reedy Creek Road 0 0 0 9 6 6
Raleigh, NC 27607
Re: 401 Water Quality Certification for Wastewater
Utility Line River Crossing;
Henry Fork River, Burke County
Dear Mr. Dorney:
Enclosed are 7 copies of the applicable forms and the response from the U. S. Army
Corps of Engineers. The proposed utility crossing is covered by Nationwide Permit #12
and therefore notification is normally not required the Division of Water Quality.
However, the applicant (Burke County Public Works Dept.) is requesting concurrence by
the Division due to one exception needed to the general "Utility Line Backfill and
Bedding Certification" associated with NWP12. This one exception is for condition No.
5 which requires a wastewater line to have no joints within the footprint of a stream.
Since the river has a footprint of approximately 75 feet, this requirement will not be
practicable. Pipe lengths are normally 18 feet or 20 feet long. However, the proposed
specifications will require "ball joint" type joints which are designed to .withstand at least
250 psi of pressure even when deflected. This type of joint is much better than a typical
slip or "push-on" joint and will be watertight. A copy of the specification is enclosed.
Please review this request for concurrence and let me know if you need additional
information.
Sincerely,
WEST AND ASSOCIATES, P.A.
Benjamin B. Thomas, P.E.
BBT/ej
405 S. STERLING ST. • MORGANTbN, NC 28655 • 828-433-5661 FAX: [phone]
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