ROSWELL, Ga. — Flooding and saturation not only soaks John Hooper’s backyard in Roswell but also State Route 92.

“It’s been going on for about a year now,” Hooper said. “Frustrated, very upset at times.”

The City of Roswell said the cause of this flooding is a collapsed stormwater drain that is on federal property belonging to the United States Postal Service (USPS).

The city says when it rains, only a fraction of the water gets drained, resulting in yards and Crossville Road getting flooded.

Roswell says for several months they’ve been working with the Georgia Department of Transportation and the USPS.

However, due to the problem sitting on federal property, the fixes are done on the federal government’s timeline.

The USPS sent a statement saying, “We are still researching and do not have any information to share at this time.”

Roswell says USPS has completed the design for repairs and they’re preparing a proposal to begin their bidding process.

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