Locals have described the situation as worsening, with water lapping their doors in some instances, even after a brief downpour of rain.

Moonbi resident of 18 years Annette Williams told the Leader she's seen the issue worsen as the village has grown, with the establishment of a small subdivision and more houses being built.

"The natural causeways that were there to keep the water away from many of the properties have been built on now and that hasn't been replaced to help divert the water away," she said.

"Personally, for our house on the main street, since about 2018, whenever we get a large amount of rain from - 25mm or over - our shed and our driveway always floods.

"At times it's lapping our back door and it's been happening for quite a while now, and to many more residents in the village as well."

The main areas impacted are Maunder Street, Thomas Street and the main street on the New England Highway.

Tamworth mayor Russell Webb, councillors Phil Betts, Mark Rodda and Judy Coates and council's manager operations and construction Murray Russell recently held a "productive" meeting in the village.

With 12 residents in attendance, councillors and staff were able to listen to concerns and assess the issue, which Mr Russell explained was due to a number of factors including a build up of sediment in a table drain.

"This has meant that the table drain is not carrying water very well at the moment, so subsequent storms have surcharged over the road and impacted some of the residents," he said.

"This will require maintenance, essentially cleaning out the table drains, which is currently being scheduled. We are keen to get that done in the very near future."

However, council has identified a larger issue in the flat nature of the landscape, which will be subject to ongoing investigations.

"There is a natural drainage path through the middle of two properties... although this is all natural drainage, it is creating a lot of angst for the residents and they are hoping that council may be able to alter the infrastructure to make things work better," Mr Russell said.

"We have committed to do some further investigation of options there, to see whether some alterations to pipes or drains might relieve some of the impact.

"This investigation is obviously a bit more technical, and likely to take a bit longer."

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Moonbi resident and local councillor Judy Coates said because Moonbi is a smaller village that's grown over time, drainage work has been minimal.

"The issue has been compounded in some of the properties recently because it has been such a wet season," she said.

"Some people have had flooding in their garages.

"Everyone has recognised that solutions will be limited because of the nature of the problem, but it's about trying to minimise the impact on the residents going forward."

Annette Williams agreed the meeting with council was positive, but hoped the issue received ongoing attention.

"There's many families out here that have young children and they've been really concerned about the volume of water that's flowing into their properties making it a potential drowning hazard," she added.

"On top of that, they're saying that they can't build on their properties because of the water issues."

Council will hold another meeting with residents on May 17 at 3.30pm on the corner of Maunder and Charles streets.

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