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Approximate number of families in East Porterville, Calif. -- a poor, largely Hispanic town of about 7,000 residents -- whose wells have run dry due to the drought.

Approximate number of families in East Porterville, Calif. -- a poor, largely Hispanic town of about 7,000 residents -- whose wells have run dry due to the drought.

Daniel Luzer is GOVERNING's news editor.