Sewage water pumped out of the homes in South Ozone Park has returned, and so too has the frustrations of homeowners.

“This is something different. Fix it now. I shouldn’t have to fight you to fix it,“ said Janice Harmon, whose home was impacted by the sewage.

Harmon has lived in her house on Inwoood Street with her family for more than two decades. On Saturday night, her three children stayed with family, while she and her husband slept in the car to avoid the stench.

“We had to stay to watch and monitor, but they told us we can’t stay in the house,” Harmon said. “They told us you can’t leave the house. So I parked in my driveway, took my blanked and stayed in the car.“

As The Department of Environmental Protection is working to clear the blocked sewage main that backed up at least 200 homes, residents are growing impatient to begin the cleanup.

“You need a hazmat suit to go down there. I am not going down there with a bucket and some gloves. This is a health hazard,“ Harmon said.

Jaswinder Singh’s nephew owns the home three doors down from Harmon. Water as high as the door handles filled their basement. DEP workers pumped it out late Saturday night, only for the water to return, not even giving them enough time to see the scope of the damage.

“I don’t know,” said Singh. “Our personal belongings, like, sofa and bed — at least $10 to $15 thousand approximately,” he added when asked what he believes he’s lost to the sewage.

DEP has a command bus in the area and is assisting homeowners filling out property damage claim forms.

They are also helping pump out some of the water from basements back to the street.

But now residents are worried about the health concern that creates on the sidewalk.

“The rain is going to flush things out but we are going to have folks out with fire hoses and hydrants open to clear that out as well,” said Vincent Sapienza, the DEP commissioner.

DEP has no time table as to when the blockage will be cleared. They say their main priority is to stop the back up into homes as soon as possible.

The Red Cross has set up a service center at a local school providing meals and shelter to residents.