NORFOLK, Va. (WAVY) — Norfolk is working on ways to restore water quality around the city, but residents in the Highland Park area say something has to be done about flooding.
“I’m not happy at all because, first of all, every single day the water comes all the way up to the porch, every day,” one resident said.
Its been a long time problem — the Lafayette River takes over their front yards.
“Over the years, we have seen some really high King Tides, some really high Nor’easters, lost a couple of vehicles,” one resident said.
“When I came back in, the water was so high the water was up to my knee, and I had to walk in my door as I’m being bitten by bugs and whatever is in the water,” another resident said.
When they heard about Norfolk’s Highland Park Living Shoreline project, they thought it would include a plan to tackle the flooding.
“I approached one of the foremen and was like, ‘what’s the plan? He said … this is it, we’re gonna put some plants in,’” one resident said. “I said, ‘You’re not building anything up?’ He said, ‘Nope, that’s not in the plans.”