New York has certainly received its fair share of rain this summer, which is putting beavers and their dams to the test. Some communities have seen the dams fail, which has caused costly damage.

On Tuesday, floodwaters wreaked havoc along Garfield Road in Stephentown.

“It’s frustrating,” said Rensselaer County Highway Superintendent Dave Anthony.

It’s the second time in about a month.

“Last month on the 24th, we had a pond up on top of the hill with a beaver dam let go,” Anthony explained. “And it flooded our road.”

Just hours before the break Tuesday, crews had finished repairs and reopened the road.

“It is summertime, it’s paving season, so it's kind of tough,” Anthony said. “I can’t do the paving because they’re out here repairing this.”

While the destruction caused by the beaver dam collapse may come as a surprise, it’s not uncommon in New York.

“They don’t always pick the best spots to build their dams,” said Michael Clark, a wildlife biologist with the state’s Department of Environmental Conservation.

Clark said there are a couple techniques, including a trapping season that starts in November and runs through April.

“We have nuisance permits that we can issue to landowners to remove nuisance beaver and/or the dams,” he said.

The DEC issues about 2,600 of the permits every year, but this year it’s issued more than 2,400 to date.

“Spring is busy but in wet summers like this, it's busy throughout the year,” Clark explained.

Permits are being issued to the property owner in Stephentown. They’re expected to trap the busy beavers and remove their problem dam, which comes as music to the ears of road workers.

“I’m sure the beavers are up there working, trying to rebuild it,” Anthony said. “It’s just something we’ve got to take care of.”