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TITUSVILLE, Fla. - Flooding hasn’t subsided for people who live on Knox McRae Drive in Titusville. Homeowners still have feet of standing water in their backyards and nowhere to put it. They’re worried about the water becoming a health and safety hazard with mold and other toxins growing.

"It smells like a swamp," said Rick Mellinger, who’s still dealing with flooding.

They also are on septic, so they think there could be waste in the water. There’s also a lot of debris in the standing water that will have to get picked up and go somewhere. That's a new concern with possible trash pick-up delays.

"After it dries up, we’re going to start cleaning up the branches and everything – yeah, it will be a problem," said Philip Marketon

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