SOUTH MANSFIELD, La (KTAL/KMSS)- Ariel Washington reached out to NBC 6 when she couldn't get answers or a problem resolved. The problem was a Village of South Mansfield main water line on her street that was leaking.

The leak resembled a stream of water flowing through her neighbors' yards and into her backyard and has been leaking since September of this year.

Washington says it is a health issue at this point, drawing pests. She said, "With Mosquitoes come snakes, snakes love water. We're in the country. My kids can't come and play in the backyard, you know, we can't go anywhere in the backyard. It's green algae growing in the water."

South Mansfield Mayor Alvin Williams told NBC 6 he knows about the problem has been working to get it resolved.

The city can't close that valve because

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