homes and roads along kinley creek flooded in october, before then, and since then and the homes and roads along kinley then, and since then and the neighborhood's future came up before the county council today. chad mills spoke with some of the neighbors chad many of the homes there weren't in the floodplain decades ago, because at that point, state and county stormwater management regulations didn't exist. but neighbors say the stormwater runoff problem has only gotten worse as more and more fields and forests are replaced with asphalt and development. "we've ripped the bathrooms out." the historic october flood left its mark on david pointer's lexington county home. "it looked like we were in house boats. i mean, as far as you can see with your camera everything was surrounded by water." but for pointer, who's lived here since 1976, it was nothing new. it's flooded before, since his house is on kinley creek, which flows in several tributaries from the irmo-area down into lower saluda. it's this creek that pointer says is the problem. "once harbison started being built, we experienc

it's flooded before, since his house is on kinley creek, which flows in several tributaries from the irmo-area down into lower saluda. it's this creek that pointer says is the problem. "once harbison started being built, we experienced more and more 4th was the worst, but we've had flooding for years." engineers say urbanization along harbison boulevard and piney grove road without proper stormwater management has increased the amount of water flowing into this neighborhood and others on the creek. and all that water has helped erode the creek and overwhelm it at times. "this has been an ongoing problem, as you've heard, since 1974, and, from what i understand, even small rain events are overtopping its bank and flooding people's yards and, in some cases, their homes." now, lexington county is looking at the problem more closely. in this most recent meeting, county engineers released a joint study with the army corps of engineers. in it, engineers recommend either restructuring and widening the creek, buying and destroying at- risk homes, or doing a bit of both. "these people have fam

they saw water from the lower saluda river and kinley creek creep into their backyards that were already severely damaged from the october flood. sce&g open the floodgates allowing 18,000 feet per cubic second into the saluda river. sheriff's department were on scene to help people move to higher ground if necessary. >> how much longer am i going to have to live with this fear, or this cloud hanging over my head? every time we have a thunderstorm, is my property going to flood? >> everybody checks on one another. i probably had three or four of my neighbors called a check on me last night and i called three or four may -- three or four of my neighbors to check on them.>>> coming up. an important update for west columbia water customers. we will have that after the break. >>> ahead on cbs this morning, an armed group took over a federal building. it is now an indefinite standoff and we will talk with group.>>> we get a look >>> thank you for waking up with news 19 this morning. it is monday, january 4 monday, january 4, 2016.>>> investigating a murder at long creek dr. and churchland driv