Although the river in the Saint John area of New Brunswick has crested, residents aren't beyond danger's reach just yet, officials warn.

Emergency and Red Cross workers went door-to-door along the Saint John River Tuesday, checking on residents and looking for potential safety hazards.

One Saint John resident told CTV Atlantic that she appreciates the check-up.

"It does feel very nice. I know we're not nearly as affected as some others further away, so it's reassuring," said Lisa Rumson Harrity.

Many residents who evacuated their homes have since returned and have begun to assess the damage.

So far, the Red Cross has received more than one thousand financial relief applications and continues to accept more.

It is expected that damages from the flood could reach into the tens of millions of dollars, although officials told the Canadian Press the exact figure wouldn't be known until final claims were made.

Along the Kennebecasis River, town sewage pumps, like the one in Quispamsis, are inundated with water.

"We've asked the residents along that area to restrict some of their water use and their sewer usage. They've been very cooperative with us in the last little while," Gary Losier, director of engineering and works for Quispamsis, told CTV Atlantic.

The clean-up will be long and tedious for residents like Richard Shepherd. He has been pumping water out of his basement for the past three days.

"I know it's tough to get electricians and plumbers. There is so much work and I'm one of probably a few thousand who are going to be looking for people," Shepherd told CTV Atlantic.

So far about 150 homes have been inspected in the northwestern part of New Brunswick and crews are starting to visit the Fredericton area.

Earlier Tuesday, Andy Morton, of the province's Emergency Measures Organization, told CTV's Canada AM his group is focused on keeping residents safe as river levels begin to return to normal.

"This is particularly important now that we're no longer looking at rising waters but looking at receding waters, because the threats are not so much getting away from the water as going back in amongst it," Morton said.

"There are issues of contamination, there are issues of electrical -- a lot can go wrong even at this point."

There are also concerns about high water levels covering some roadways, animals wandering the highways in search of dry ground and a slippery sheen left on roads recently under water.

Boil-water advisories are also in place for seven communities in the northwestern parts of the province.

"We're going to continue the public messaging to keep people alert to these factors," Morton said. "It's so traumatic for people that have been affected we want to make sure we maintain that awareness and help them anyway we can."

Morton said his organization opened a hotline on Monday for residents to report flood damage, and the line was receiving about 75 calls an hour from flood-affected residents.

He said he expects it will take several days for water levels to return to normal in some of the hardest-hit areas, and authorities are keeping a close eye on those spots.

"We're just going to have to wait that out and local authorities will be keeping an eye on that to determine when it's safe to re-enter those areas again," he said.

High tides in the Bay of Fundy -- the highest in the world -- are expected to keep the river level above flood stage in the Saint John area.

More rain is expected at the end of the week.

According to some estimates, 1,000 people have been displaced from their homes, but Morton said final numbers are still being compiled.