(WGHP) -- A group of volunteers from Davidson County has joined forces with the North Carolina National Guard to help restore a water treatment plant in Old Fort that was severely damaged by recent flooding. Mudslides and heavy rains have left the plant offline, causing significant disruption to the local community. Scott Everhart, owner of Everhart Excavating LLC, organized the group of volunteers. Many of them work in the grading, landscaping and clearing industries. Everhart and his team traveled from Davidson County to western North Carolina to assist in the recovery efforts. “When you come out here, it’s just boots to the ground,” Everhart said. “You just go to the nearest person that needs help and start there.” For Everhart, the mission feels personal. He and his team are using heavy machinery to clear mud and debris from the water treatment plant site, hoping to get the system back online soon. “When your heart tells you to go, you go,” he said. “You just get stuff done. You don’t think about it. You just react.” Other volunteers feel the same way. Bailey Shucker, a Davidson County resident and owner of Wallburg Dirt Worx, said the images he saw on social media motivated him to take action. “I think my biggest thing was that I’m an able man, and I was just sitting at the house,” Shucker said. “I kept watching stuff on TikTok, Facebook and the news, and it really ate at us. That’s when we got in touch with Scott, and he told us what he needed, and that was something we could accomplish.” The volunteers have been working closely with the National Guard, who have been crucial in providing additional support. “They’ve been doing a great job,” said Jackson Stroup of Cedar Ridge Clearing and Grading. “There’s still a lot of work to be done, and every time we look around the corner, we see more and more National Guard coming out. We are really blessed to have them on our side.” Despite the resources available, Everhart and his team anticipate that it will take several more days to fully clear the site. The wet, compacted mud has made the work difficult, but the volunteers are determined to help the community recover. “We don’t even know the names of all the people we’re working with, but we’re working hand-in-hand because we’re on the same team. We’re fortunate not to have these problems in our own hometowns, but we’re here to help those in need,” Stroup said.