Pasco Co. says it can't pump water from communities still flooded after Milton

Over the past week, ABC Action News has fielded complaints from neighbors near Zephyrhills and Dade City who say their subdivisions remain flooded.

[@HEHE-dx9og]

If they can`t pump on private property and they should not be able to charge tax on private property.

[@JL-fx2cd]

Build your own roads... hire your own cops... come on? Texas expects people to all have generators to take over when the POWER GRID fails. It's planned.

[@frankmacleod2565]

Property is property. They shouldn't have built in a flood plain

[@HEHE-dx9og]

@@frankmacleod2565 Well wise guy, I didn`t build a house in a flood plain. In fact the data shows my neighborhood high and dry. Well when Milton hit my neighborhood was flooded with 3 ft of water. every home had water inside. BUT THE DATA SHOWS THE AREA AS HIGH AND DRY. You got an answer for that??

[@frankmacleod2565]

@@HEHE-dx9og I left several responses but they were all deleted

[@frankmacleod2565]

@@HEHE-dx9og KZbin are a bunch of whiny racist bitches

[@boster9896]

They will drain it after the residents abandon it

[@HellboundAmerica]

And build multifamily housing..... in abundance

[@matthewswingle391]

Continuing to build on the bog has consequences.

[@vernowen2083]

Not the case! the county has allowed developers to fill and build, damming the old drainage paths!

[@matthewswingle391]

@ this is exactly what I mean. Building on the bog means a new bog somewhere else!

[@tymobyrne4451]

@@matthewswingle391 They wont listen, they will complain. I just shoveled snow, so, im not the one to whine to...lol

[@julienrockingham-ip4co]

@@matthewswingle391 exactly

[@ExpeditionNomadicAdventures]

@@matthewswingle391 Oh, soon true!

[@JohnD6280]

Nature took its course and humans need to relocate.

[@1mikewalsh]

Oh, Pasco County is decided they want somebody's property. Seen this before.

[@jimmycakes12]

I guess since it's too private of property to pump water they don't need to worry about property taxes either. Pasco county are clowns.

[@1cginni]

Sounds very suspect to move the pumps and then tell them that they are on their own. Or did they say they were going to do it and give these people avenues to take to help them? I’m sure that they would have needed federal assistance to help with the drainage problem that move created? So how can it be legal to take the drainage away from them?

[@DirtyPlumbus]

The water should be there. The houses shouldn't.

[@davidbertrand9958]

How did it drain prior to the hurricane? That drainage must be blocked somehow/somewhere.

[@KyleS88]

Never was there before, it’s trapped, the area that the water is in must hold water

[@twodogsandtheirfamily]

@@KyleS88 It's never rained there prior to the hurricane? Seems strange. Most of FL gets 30-40 inches of rain in a normal year.

[@KyleS88]

@ very well could be blocked, but you did see what it did to the towns and such, they need to sump pump it out themselves, but don’t have the resources I guess, it will dry up, might be a fish or two in there, they might wanna cast one out before it all goes away

[@KyleS88]

@@twodogsandtheirfamily yeah they had about 70 inches of water in some spots that were dry as a bone the weekend before after it was all said and done

[@debbieweathersbee7029]

@@KyleS88sad situation!! 😢

[@lqsi12]

I wonder how the county will appraise the property now ? Maybe calling the assessors office and have the property reappraised ?

[@bruceb5481]

Waterfront property means higher taxes.

[@markheckman3987]

Low laying land is subject to flooding and changes in the water tables and all the pumps won't change that, Need to relocate to higher ground!

[@deadlata9767]

You’ve got it all figured out. Just abandon your home and live on the streets.

[@julienrockingham-ip4co]

My heart goes out to those people

[@waynebruce9311]

As private individuals they are responsible for their own land, not the municipality. They should have done a survey before buying on potential flood hazards to their property. Even if there were none, home owners have to take responsibility for nature doing damage or flooding to their properties. It isn't the responsibility of other tax payers to foot the bill for their rescue. If you can't afford to take care of your property, sell it and move. Property taxes don't pay for this kind of expense. People are getting so lazy and useless. You want to live in the middle of swamp land, which is what most of Florida used to be, deal with it on your own.

[@daverohner271]

Seriously, what did you expect in a Red State. Your governor could care less about you

[@brianevans5616]

Pool together and rent some pumps and start pumping.

[@markharwell8793]

"Pool Together", cleaver...

[@michaelgomez3044]

I don't think many of these people are wealthy.

[@dski8097]

I'm sympathetic to their situation, but you can clearly see the land and houses were built on a flood plain. That water is going to be there for a few years. Mosquitoes are going to brutal this summer.

[@ghostdockery1286]

So you buy or build a home in a low lying water prone area that has Hurricanes and your going to cry about water??? Its not a question of IF your property is going to Flood but WHEN. FFS'S 🤦

[@Rustohallick]

YES!!!! You bough the land . You should have thought about that before .So SUCK it up buttercups. Next time buy land on top of a hill if you don't want it to flood.

[@vernowen2083]

Not the case! the county has allowed developers to fill and build, damming the old drainage paths!

[@ghostdockery1286]

@vernowen2083 ... Lol SO all they are after is your Money, OF course they are going to allow it. Just like a bar is going to sell you shot's of alcohol until you leave... You getting pulled over, going to jail and costing you thousands is your own stupidity!!! 🤷🏻‍♂️🤣

[@ExpeditionNomadicAdventures]

75 to 90% of Florida was drained to build, so draining water is a Florida specialty.

[@frankmacleod2565]

Maybe they shouldn't have built in a swamp

[@kpizzlemynizzle922]

Lafourche LA here. Who ever has the most pumps wins!

[@Sludge73]

Why don't they buy their own pumps, move it yourself.

[@Timbrock1000]

If they did, the government would probably make them stop for not filing an environmental impact statement

[@steveurbach3093]

You don't run down to the HD store and buy the pumps needed. These MIGHT be on a 2 axel trailer with an engine bigger than a Pickup and need a separate Tank of propane to run

[@FINfinFINfinFINfin]

Are they below sea level? Are they in a 100-year flood plain (they shouldn't be)? If not, they way to drain the water is through releasing it in ditches. It will flow from creeks to rivers to the sea.

[@markheckman3987]

It's probably a flood plane, The hurricane probably changed the lands water table forever 😢

[@anthonypress6676]

Plain

[@goober698]

All the construction has the water trapped the new two rivers community going up has the retention ponds overflowing because they put 5 foot of fill dirt in

[@MattyLentzGETRICKROLLED]

ay man sell the property to me! ill turn it into a badass bass fishing pond 😂

[@69dblcab]

then they will pump it out and call it a marsh and condemn you property

[@chuckjones2368]

stop paying taxes they refuse to help, go use the police cars tell them your taxes paid for them you are borrowing them.

[@daverohner271]

Please leave so blackrock can have your land for pennies on the dollar

[@frosthoe]

Find a farmer that irrigates and ask them if they know anyone with a pump you can rent to drain your land. Those big irrigation diesel pumps can move a mountain of water. And amazingly some farmers have a couple. Just trying to find you an option. That would be the most economical solution anyways. Best wishes.

[@debbieweathersbee7029]

Great advice!! Most definitely that would help them. Too bad I’m up in GA .

[@keithsuggs7935]

Sunbelt rental $2,235.60 a week for a quiet pump 8500 gallons per minute. Get the neighbors together and problem in the history books by next weekend. I would think nearly half a million gallons per hour would knock it out.

[@robbubba8020]

The old it's not my problem it's your problem excuse but they have no problem going on to private property and issuing code violations etc those folks need their homes back and the county should step in and do the right thing

[@jamesknotts8029]

Has anybody noticed all the new building around? Question our politicians.

[@amygiles8614]

County commisioners should be doing everything they can to get help to these people.

[@eprofessio]

Sounds about right.

[@stevanpotts5459]

Why does the story end when it should of began, who are these people making that decision what are their job titles and how is a road private property?

[@jebbohanan2626]

Stock it with fish and charge people to fish in it!

[@MRAVEDON]

Wait a minute, aren’t they the geniuses of everything, but cannot figure out how to rid the area of water?? . Smh

[@tomrunyan9331]

The woke EPA will soon declare your acreage a "protected wet land"

[@spencers4121]

As opposed to the woke developers that sold drained off wet lands.

[@Dadecityfloridanews]

They don’t CARE

[@Dadecityfloridanews]

They don’t care CAE is still not draining Its from building new developments

[@crash_test_dummy_1]

Welcome to Florida, you are on your own!

[@johnlundgren5085]

I think what all you homeowners really need to do is get online and find yourself a Federal Civil Rights Attorney and file a Multi billion dollar civil rights Violations lawsuit against the entire County of Pasco and I'm sure that will get you some answers and possibly some free Press

[@NoneyaBusiness-h5m]

Finding on to take it would be the problem

[@babe.ethereal]

yall can sit here and say these people shouldnt pay taxes but who is voting in these city councilmen and county comissioners?

[@MariaMaldonado-qp4zc]

Builders keep building , the water has to channel somewhere 🤔

[@WoodLox]

Florida will remain prime real estate until forced evacuations start on coastal properties

[@TrippinWithWayne]

Where is this

[@lawrencestone2596]

Welcome to America where nobody gives a f*** anymore

[@hammerdragon4321]

Note to self build a flood dike around your property perimeter to stop the flood water from encroaching on your property and if you do have a fire you don’t have far to go for water 💦

[@ckarlgo]

It's not the responsibility of taxpayers to fix your private property. That's socialism. We don't do socialism in red states. You're on your own.

[@bradmetcalf5333]

I agree with that in principle but how can you collectively charge property tax if you dont collectively fix shit when it breaks

[@texroy1644]

​@@bradmetcalf5333 their taxes are nickels on the dollar, just ask them.

[@NoneyaBusiness-h5m]

Kinda like my Mom doesn't live in the city, yet is taxed for garbage pickup that she does NOT receive.

[@WalterHildahl]

When you pay for government and the government loses the receipts.

[@texroy1644]

Call your HOA, why are you expecting a bailout.

[@SuzzieQue-i9k]

Tell money hungry NESTLE'S to come get it!!! Drought California...

[@Legendary1980]

i know it sucks but almost all have that rule about doing stuff on private property, but if they can get with them neighbors they can buy a pump from harbor freight to pump water out for like 228 i think but need them hoses but only 1 or 2 hard suction then you can just get the big rolls of hose to pump it to the closes road ditch!

[@Idontknowsht]

Where did the tax money go? To the Pay raises and Pensions.;not the Pumps.

[@EweToob-p3w]

Everybody always wants someone else to pay to fix their problems. When will Americans learn to get off their asses and do for themselves? These people have been told multiple times that it's their responsibility to fix their property. Either do it or STFU. Stop wanting handouts.

[@dinneryeti]

Not always that easy with government bureaucrats interjecting their "expertise" in what you can and cannot do on your own property. Take the above example of the EPA.

[@kevingallagher3]

They want you to use common sense when picking a home site.

[@nhansen197]

I see what happened here, long time ago farmers pumped out a wetland, the property got sold, built on, and now it's going back to being a wet land.

[@tymobyrne4451]

Umm, the water tells you where it wants to go, if its there it belongs there, you moved into a swamp, its not my fault it was the dry season when you did.

[@danielhylton4675]

So the county can make you buy a permit for everything and charge you taxes but.....geeze SMH

[@Dadecityfloridanews]

ill share a story and reach out to this reporter. \

[@NoneyaBusiness-h5m]

Check into the drains that were open or closed.

[@Utubeisazzho]

Pumps are out. No help in sight

[@johnpaulwebb3440]

Did Gov. Ron DeSatan ban books on issuing permits for building in lakes. I'm sure Mickey Mouse and drag queens are to blame.

[@Floridamancan]

Mickey mouses build a theme park in a swamp.

[@palmharbor6317]

In Florida they are allowed to build anywhere. This us called environmental deregulation. Started during the 2nd Bush Presidency. No more environmental laws. Buyers beware. 😂

[@tallyrc]

Everything south of lake Okeechobee used to be swamp

[@jeffdunnell6693]

Building in swamp land has consequences

[@CUTETWOATE]

It’s total BS downtown DCity does not give a shit!!!

[@SuzzieQue-i9k]

Call NESTLE'S they are drying up several states!

[@jtpalooki7757]

They already own zephyrhills… next door to this guy!

[@SuzzieQue-i9k]

@jtpalooki7757 oh NESTLE'S food LoL joking

[@jtpalooki7757]

@ nestle food and beverage are 2 separate companies…

[@darcam]

Government ability to pass the proverbial "buck"

[@fishydubsfishing6516]

I think it's time to call Asa aarons

[@onekewlbraddah8460]

Elon said its gonna be hard get over yourselves.

[@alldaydg]

Don’t buy shit land maybe

[@nickc9788]

I don't see how the county would be liable for pumping private property.. It's not as if the county caused their land to be flooded..

[@NoneyaBusiness-h5m]

We were flooded for a month..50 yards away, not a drop of water in the ditch.

[@NealSaget-zr2el]

Looks like these areas are below sea level?

[@divlles]

So you mean to tell me that you're on social security and disability and it's not covering the things you need to cover because you're 65 years of age oh no Boomers why don't you text me your advice that you gave to millennials strap up your boots buckle your belt and go get another job I know that's tough to hear but a lot of us have had this struggle for a while and we don't have any help we have to work for everything and we're not going to be able to retire either cuz there's not going to be anything there a special with the way the housing market is or maybe just go get another house unless you can't afford that either like the rest of us maybe this is a wake-up call on some things need to change and things are worse off than they actually appear to be like a lot of us have been saying for a long time now

[@mattstarr8203]

malaria

[@jeffrey80716]

If you wanna live in hurricane territory there are consequences. Yall live in a flood zone and we all suffer when nationwide insurance rates go up when your property is repeatedly destroyed. Sorry...no sympathy.

[@lqsi12]

you're lacking

[@roscoe_stella]

Its actually NOT even close to the gulf of Mexico Dade City & Zephyrhills are BOTH an hour off the gulf. The PROBLEM is it's a 96% RED county & no one gives a rats ass about the Backwoods Hillbilly ass Rednecks of Trascho County

[@jeffrey80716]

Lacking what?

[@lqsi12]

@@jeffrey80716 compassion for others, no one knows what other's situation is, expecially those that are disable or not able to afford. But your comment represents the problems that face the world today.

[@NoneyaBusiness-h5m]

Like auto insurance rates with all the people that wreck in snow & ice we should leave them stranded..

[@Silver_Man_69]

I had a home that flooded in Pasco County. We had to file for bankruptcy.

[@lqsi12]

so sorry for that, seems life after these types of disasters are terrible for so many families

[@debbieweathersbee7029]

@@lqsi12isn’t that the truth! I am hearing and seeing all these devastating storms and everything all over the place and the people aren’t getting any real help anywhere. I never thought in my time on this earth I’ll be seeing things like this happening here in America 🇺🇸.

[@DavidLolaDaLaDesigns]

Boats 🚢 🛥

[@davidwiser3883]

Stupid reporter asks stupid questions. If you wanted to order a pizza? How much of this water is supposed to be here?

[@Floridamancan]

Femas job

[@Bill-im6nt]

FEMA is going away, it's the State's problem now. That'll save money.