NORFOLK, Va. (WAVY) — Norfolk is working on ways to restore water quality around the city, but residents in the Highland Park area say something has to be done about flooding. "I'm not happy at all because, first of all, every single day the water comes all the way up to the porch, every day," one resident said. Its been a long time problem — the Lafayette River takes over their front yards. "Over the years, we have seen some really high King Tides, some really high Nor'easters, lost a couple of vehicles," one resident said. "When I came back in, the water was so high the water was up to my knee, and I had to walk in my door as I'm being bitten by bugs and whatever is in the water," another resident said. When they heard about Norfolk's Highland Park Living Shoreline project, they thought it would include a plan to tackle the flooding. "I approached one of the foremen and was like, 'what's the plan? He said ... this is it, we're gonna put some plants in,'" one resident said. "I said, 'You're not building anything up?' He said, 'Nope, that's not in the plans." The city of Norfolk provided this information about the project: "Highland Park Living Shoreline project is the latest in a decade long effort to restore water quality in Colley Bay, a branch of the Lafayette River, that drains portions of Highland Park, Larchmont, and Old Dominion University. The project focused on a section of shoreline where large amounts of rock, rubble, asphalt, rebar, and other debris had been dumped over many years. The remaining marsh on site was slowly eroding and drowning. In addition to debris removal the project installed oyster structures offshore followed by grading of sand to bring the site back up to a stable elevation. Planting of the marsh is scheduled for next week, followed by additional plantings of trees and shrubs in early winter. The primary benefits of the project are to improve water quality and wildlife habitat. While the project will better handle erosion from wave action, it has no significant reduction of flooding from surge and extra high tides. Significant flooding has been seen on adjacent roads and properties over the past three weeks from the results of a nor'easter and other offshore storm events, along with and king tides that are common this time of year" Residents are unsure if it will make a difference — "just to be told an answer and 'Hey, you're just gonna have to live with it," one resident said. "I just hope that they see the error in their ways and do what they are supposed to do," another resident said. The city does have plans to plant marsh and trees in the future. One planting is set to be from 9 to 11 a.m. Thursday, Oct. 10.