FEMA is in South Dakota checking out flood damage in the northeastern part of the state. Their assessment will help determine whether the state will ask for federal money for infrastructure.

A fence at the lift station in Westport was damaged as a result of flooding. Today FEMA representatives got started at 7 a.m. and examined roads, bridges, culverts, and other damage.

"There are a lot of people that lost a lot of money in this town."

Bill Schott, a Westport resident says individual assistance is a concern reiterated over and over by Westport residents but FEMA is only in the area to assess infrastructure damages.

"The joint evidently has opened up. So what they'll have to do is excavate this up."

FEMA spent most of the day documenting damage to culverts and washed out roads. Residents are glad to see that because right now it's a bumpy ride. Ashley Huttl has been over her share of potholes.

"I took what we call the old highway. They are about a mile apart and I wasn't even thinking. I had to go about ten miles per hour over all the bumps. There is so much breakup and it is as bad as I've ever seen it."

Many people in Westport say they would like to see assistance for flooded basements and damaged homes.

"All my duct work in the basement we have been replacing all that. There's people that had sewer back up in this town. All their carpets are shot. It cost this town a lot of money."

A spokesperson for the state says "Based on the damage information we have received, our past experience with individual assistance, and the factors used to qualify for a declaration, an individual declaration is unlikely."