SEMINOLE COUNTY, Fla. — Seminole County leaders said water levels on the St. Johns River are finally coming back down.
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They reached historic levels after Hurricane Ian.
However, people living in Geneva said the water there isn’t going away fast enough, which is creating a bad smell.
The water is also allowing tens of thousands of mosquitos to reproduce.
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The county says it’s doing what it can.
“We are out during the day larviciding those stagnant areas that can breed mosquitos, and nighttime we are out fogging,” said Shannon Wetzel, principal environment scientist for Seminole County.
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The county is still asking people not to get in the floodwaters.
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