Saturday flooding creates issues for Southtowns fire officials, emergency responders The big concern overnight for fire officials and emergency responders is how are the creeks going to handle all that extra water. Author: Nate Benson (WGRZ) Updated: 11:35 PM EDT July 17, 2021 SPRINGVILLE, N.Y. — There's no question Western New York got a lot of rain on Saturday, but the big concern overnight for fire officials and emergency responders is how are the creeks going to handle all that extra water. Along Route 39 in Sardinia, flood water was raging at full force as it fed into Cattaraugus Creek. At a creek in Concord, at the fishing bridge, one local resident said the water level was up about 10 feet from just a few days ago.