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Floodwaters rise in one Orange City neighborhood days after Milton
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One Volusia County family in the Orange City area is doing what they can to save all the furniture in their lakefront trailer. It’s been days since Milton swept through the area, and almost a week later, the flooding has gotten much worse in their neighborhood. Michele Kremer is taking all the furniture in her lakefront home right off Shady Lane. “It’s been coming up anywhere from 3 to 4 inches,” said Kremer. “It’s not stopping.”WESH spoke with the Volusia County public works director who said the water is settling after Milton and it’s finding its way to the lowest point of the basin, which is the lake right in front of Kremer’s home. He said all the ground and surface water are taking its natural course and flowing to the bottom of the bowl to the lake Kremer calls Miller Lake. This lake is flooded and overwhelmed, and now the water is up to the foundation of Kremer’s trailer. “We know WAWA, Domino, Target, dumps … even Rolling Acres,” Kremer said. “They say that water’s dumping into our lake and probably from many more spots. I just don’t know exactly where.”On the other side of the lake is Miller Road, and the residents who live along that road are dealing with the same issues. Roads, yards, and driveways are under a foot to 2 feet of water. The only way into and out of the neighborhood is compromised. Monica Emerson said she’s been helping out her neighbors who are in worse shape than her. “Somebody came up with an idea of building a berm all the way around the house,” said Emerson. “Which was kind of keeping it protected from the encroaching water. So he’s (her neighbor) kind of getting it from both ends, the front and the back.”Some residents believe the county is pumping water into the lake, but the public works director said that’s not true. They also say this lake is not connected or impacted by the rising St. John’s River water levels.Now, all residents want is help because the water is rising quickly.”We actually have a huge erosion in between the houses,” Kremer said. “Which we’re afraid as it keeps building, it’s all washing away.”The public works director tells WESH that pumping the lake down is not an option. There’s nowhere for them to send the water to that won’t impact other homeowners. Also, he said it would take days just to lower it one inch. He said the county is working on a solution at least to help dry out the flooded road that’s stopping people from getting to their homes. Other than that, they have to let nature take its course and wait for the water to recede.
One Volusia County family in the Orange City area is doing what they can to save all the furniture in their lakefront trailer.
It’s been days since Milton swept through the area, and almost a week later, the flooding has gotten much worse in their neighborhood. Michele Kremer is taking all the furniture in her lakefront home right off Shady Lane.
“It’s been coming up anywhere from 3 to 4 inches,” said Kremer. “It’s not stopping.”
WESH spoke with the Volusia County public works director who said the water is settling after Milton and it’s finding its way to the lowest point of the basin, which is the lake right in front of Kremer’s home.
He said all the ground and surface water are taking its natural course and flowing to the bottom of the bowl to the lake Kremer calls Miller Lake.
This lake is flooded and overwhelmed, and now the water is up to the foundation of Kremer’s trailer.
“We know WAWA, Domino, Target, dumps … even Rolling Acres,” Kremer said. “They say that water’s dumping into our lake and probably from many more spots. I just don’t know exactly where.”
On the other side of the lake is Miller Road, and the residents who live along that road are dealing with the same issues.
Roads, yards, and driveways are under a foot to 2 feet of water. The only way into and out of the neighborhood is compromised.
Monica Emerson said she’s been helping out her neighbors who are in worse shape than her.
“Somebody came up with an idea of building a berm all the way around the house,” said Emerson. “Which was kind of keeping it protected from the encroaching water. So he’s (her neighbor) kind of getting it from both ends, the front and the back.”
Some residents believe the county is pumping water into the lake, but the public works director said that’s not true. They also say this lake is not connected or impacted by the rising St. John’s River water levels.
Now, all residents want is help because the water is rising quickly.
“We actually have a huge erosion in between the houses,” Kremer said. “Which we’re afraid as it keeps building, it’s all washing away.”
The public works director tells WESH that pumping the lake down is not an option. There’s nowhere for them to send the water to that won’t impact other homeowners. Also, he said it would take days just to lower it one inch.
He said the county is working on a solution at least to help dry out the flooded road that’s stopping people from getting to their homes. Other than that, they have to let nature take its course and wait for the water to recede.
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