PORT NECHES, Texas — A Port Neches neighborhood is fed up with heavy flooding because of what they say is the water not draining properly.
Neighbors living in a block of Main Street between Avenue D and Avenue E say they've been dealing with heavy flooding for over twenty years.
The residents can't seem to get a break from the massive pool of water that has been continuously impacting their way of life.
Rain or shine large 18-wheelers can be seen barreling through high waters in this neighborhood, leaving residents frustrated.
"It's been a nightmare ever since I've been here," said Joey Elizondo, a resident.
Residents like Elizondo and Ray Boullion have called this area home for almost 25 years. They say when it rains their street is where the water from the ends of Avenues D and E pools up.
"Our taxes are going up, but our property is getting washed away," Elizondo said.
Elizondo says many factory trucks avoid Grigsby Avenue and divert to Main Street. During heavy storms constant traffic pushes water onto their property.
When the ground stays saturated it causes the electrical poles to lean and electrical wires to hang, according to Elizondo.
"Trucks have caught the high wires and pulled our electrical boxes down from the houses," he said.
Elizondo also claims that runoff from the nearby Lion Elastomers storage yard adds to the mess.
"I convinced the plant to put up a barrier to keep the water in, but it still leaks out," Elizondo told 12News.
After decades of approaching the city council Elizondo, Boullion and other neighbors say they they feel like they are fighting a losing battle.
"They're not doing a thing about it," Elizondo said.
They say the city has constantly ignored their pleas to fix the drainage along their block.
"We're not getting the city services that we should be getting," said Elizondo.
12News reached out to the City of Port Neches for comment. City Manager Andre Wimer says the city's drainage system is designed to hold an inch of rain per hour.
He says his crews will continue to analyze and improve drainage in the city on a case-by-case basis.