PBS Newshour Weekend [series info]
California Wells Run Dry
Amid California's five-year drought, the community of East Porterville, 75 miles south of Fresno in the foothills of the Sierra Nevada mountains, has become an epicenter for the state's water shortage. Of the 1,800 homes located in the town, 600 have lost wells that provided water for bathing and washing food. The quandary has left many without running water and officials worry it will take a toll on the health of the community's 7,000 residents, even as state and local officials move to draw up a long-term plan to connect some of the homes to water lines in a neighboring city. NewsHour's Hari Sreenivasan reports.
