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North Side woman creates temporary fix for flooding issue

PITTSBURGH — A North Side homeowner is taking matters into her own hands after dealing with water running into her home.

Jennifer Nuttall created a makeshift drainage system using tarps in her backyard after water began leaking from the hillside above her home.

She called the Pittsburgh Water and Sewer Authority for help but said a week later she was still waiting.

"Somebody should have come and paid attention to it. It's a hill and I'm worried it's going to slide,” she told Channel 11’s Aaron Martin.

The water started flowing faster into her backyard and basement last weekend, leading to the temporary solution.

"I called them Saturday and they said they would get somebody out here, never happened. I've been calling them repeatedly. Sunday, it turned into a river that's now gushing through my property. It never happened,” she said.

Channel 11 went to the property above Neutall's home and saw PWSA crews working, although a spokesman for the utility said they don't believe it's related.

"I've got so many different answers, so many different reasons. I've got people who act live I never even called in the first place. It's a nightmare,” Neutall said.

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