to be seen. there are programs that fema has. but it is not going to be commensurate to having had a policy. this is an issue we will have to d deal with. we deal with this. when you have this about the homeowners policy will cover certain things, but the flood policy covers probably the most significant risk for most homeowners in florida given the risk of flooding that we have in so many parts of our state. so we re sensitive to that. there is, obviously, going to be some folks that are going to be in need of support and relief and we are, obviously, going to work as best we can. i will say that people have been asking about some of the overall homeowners insurance with like citizens. citizens i think right now between 6 and 7 billion of surplus. their modelling for this was that they would still have between 4 and 5 billion in surplus. so they view themselves as being able to weather this. individual carriers have to go through a stress test to be able to have their polici
Number of occasions, one weekend, what is the point? number of occasions, one weekend, what is the point? the token is from the water companies. what is the point? the token is from the water companies. we what is the point? the token is from the water companies. we want - what is the point? the token is from | the water companies. we want them what is the point? the token is from i the water companies. we want them to demonstrate an act of goodwill. we heard from southwest water and other companies, they talk about the work they are doing. but we have £3.5 billion of profits made by water companies last year and yet you have 1 million spills. they are those that are legal. there are up to 1000 illegal spills but only a dozen got prosecuted. illegal spills but only a dozen got prosecuted- illegal spills but only a dozen got rosecuted. , ., ~ ., prosecuted. let s talk about those that are legal. prosecuted. let s talk about those that are legal. the prosecuted. let s talk a
Up rosetta street and homes and businesses? , ., , ., businesses? yes, of course, and we do not want businesses? yes, of course, and we do not want sewage businesses? yes, of course, and we do not want sewage backing - businesses? yes, of course, and we do not want sewage backing up i businesses? yes, of course, and we do not want sewage backing up into| do not want sewage backing up into homes. these sewage overflows that we are talking about with the data thatis we are talking about with the data that is out today is really talking about mechanisms that were put in place for emergency exceptional circumstances of heavy rainfall. but actually they are being used far more often than that, so it is the water companies responsibility to make sure they have systems in place that can hold amounts of sewage so they do not back up into homes and they do not back up into homes and they don t have to open them in times of dry conditions, which actually is a direct contradiction to the leg
Sitting right on top of us and it s going to be here for a while, we re told. certainly and if it s at this rate and this pace and rain and wind at this force, this is going to be a heck of an experience for a lot of people here. i can t imagine people who maybe have never experienced a hurricane before, some first-time floridians, they come here for, you know, the sunshine, come here to live on the water, don t expect to get this kind of water. certainly an experience. there is no sign of clearing, no sign of letting up. i mean, i m watching the water come right at me. i m also concerned because we are in this garage and we can even see that even the drains are starting to back up a little bit. i did speak to the emergency management earlier and they were saying that there was concern about sewage backing up