Drought may wind up helping the Seville community

TULARE COUNTY, Calif. (KFSN) -- The California drought may wind up helping the community of Seville, which is dealing with water problems.

The American Red Cross went door to door in Seville, to find out how much bottled water families there would need.

The drought has lowered water pressure and raised the levels of contaminants. The small Tulare County town is now eligible to receive state grant funding. The funding will help them with water storage and bottled water.

Andrew Lockman with the Tulare County Office of Emergency Services said, "We would have liked to have seen this a couple years ago but so goes the nature of human behavior you look at what's right in front of you."

Danny Cleaver said, "No water at all. No hot water completely just a small amount of cold water at times. No showers, only baths, and it takes two hours to wash a load of clothes."

State and federal drought relief grants will help pay for bottled water and a temporary water storage tank. A permanent fix is two years down the road.

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