PAULDING COUNTY, Ga. — A Paulding County family called Channel 2 Action News after they got fed up with the flooding near their home for nearly a decade.
Water overflows from a nearby creek and into Joel Vanzant's yard.
"The water just continues to rise, rising, rising up," she said.
She said she's seen snakes swimming through the rising water, but it's a different animal causing most of the trouble -- beavers.
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"I hear them at night. I hear them during the day. They're up in there somewhere," Vanzant said.
The beavers have been hard at work year after year building dams that send the water out of the creek and into the yard. Vanzant has called the county to come tear them down.
"I've been calling them for seven years. Every time I call, it'll be a month or a month and a half before they even come out and get the water out of my yard," she said.
Just one day after Channel 2's Justin Wilfon called Paulding County, crews showed up to take down the dams.
"Good day! Good. I'm happy. The water's gone," Vanzant said.
Now, Vanzant said she'd like to see the county build a permanent solution, like better drainage or a wall.
The county said that responsibility likely lies on the homeowners.
"They may really need to build up their property or driveway to give them some more clearance between the high water," a spokesperson said.
Wilfon spoke with a wildlife trapper who said if you're having a similar issue, your best bet is to call someone to get rid of the pests.
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