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NORTH OGDEN — Eighteen families in North Ogden are still struggling with major flooding in their homes.
For the Smith family, their flooding started back on June 28.
"We have one section of our home that's just a river," said Jessica Smith.
The families on Douglas Avenue have been playing a guessing game and trying their best to get a handle on the mysterious floodwaters filling their basements.
Smith estimates that her family is pumping out around 500 gallons of water an hour.
One expert from the Utah Geological survey and another from a private company came out to test the water on Thursday hoping to find a source of the water.
The two agencies determined the neighborhood is built on what's called an alluvial fan. They determined the water might be coming from the ground or it could be coming from a leak somewhere else and mixing with existing groundwater.
"They've done all they can do on their end and unfortunately it doesn't tell us much," said Smith.
The experts decided more testing needs to be done and suggested the homeowners hire a geotechnical firm to do more tests.
