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Drought-stricken East Porterville Gets First Hookups to Permanent Water Source

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When wells started going dry in the Tulare County town of East Porterville two years ago, the community became a poster child for California's drought. Reporters parachuted in from around the world. Bottled water donations poured in too. but what East Porterville residents really needed was a permanent source of water. Now they're finally getting it.

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