SCHUYLKILL COUNTY, Pa. — PVC and hoses crisscross the basement of Drasdis and Son at the corner of West Market Street and North Second Street in Pottsville.
Joseph Drasdis made sure everything was ready to go before the rain began to fall, "There's always a little bit of a panic there when I see you were getting multiple days of heavy rain," he said.
Since opening his shop, Drasdis says he is constantly going from tailoring suits to cleaning his basement due to city's outdated storm water system.
"Luckily, we don't get anything in the store to dry it up, but it's still a pain in my basement because I have to dry it out. I have to have fans going dehumidifiers. It's just a quality of lifeline," explained Drasdis.
Nearby in Port Carbon, days of rainfall have residents like George Reed, who lives along Mill Creek, worried about the potential for flooding, "I have dirt bikes around with the new washer bunch of stuff, so you get kind of anxious or nervous."
"When we know now that it's going to be raining over the next few days and heavy rain in the periods of this, we are always cautious," said Mayor Harold Herndon, Port Carbon.
Mayor Harold Herndon and borough council member Jim McBreen say the rising water in Mill Creek is always something to keep an eye on.
That way, they can alert community members before the creek leaves its banks.
"Even if we know that it's not going to be a substantial amount, we are always watching it," said Jim McBreen, Port Carbon Borough Council.
"Talking with the fire company, talking with the police, making sure everything is set so that in case this would happen, hopefully not, that we are prepared to help our citizens," said Mayor Herndon.
Flooding is a constant threat in the borough, and that's why recently council members have formed a Watershed Advisory Committee to hopefully keep the water in Mill Creek and out of people's homes.