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Grant funding from the State of California’s Department of Water Resources (DWR) to the County of Tulare will enable local water provider California Water Service (Cal Water) to connect two small, disadvantaged communities struggling with failing domestic wells with its Visalia system.

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In coordination with the alliance as well as Western United Dairies, the community group Self-Help Enterprises and the Community Alliance with Family Farmers, DWR has launched LandFlex, a grant program paying farmers to reduce groundwater pumping near communities with vulnerable drinking wells.

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The state has launched a pilot program to compensate farmers who reduce groundwater pumping near “vulnerable” residential wells stressed by drought.

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The city of Exeter alongside Self Help Enterprises continues to distribute grant funding to small businesses until funds run out.

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The unincorporated community of West Goshen receives $3.4 million to move from failing personal wells to a connection with California Water Service Visalia, providing safety, security.

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This year, nearly 1,400 household wells have been reported dry — a nearly 40% increase over the same period last year, and the highest annual number reported since 2013, when the California Department of Water Resources launched the Dry Well Reporting System. The actual number of dry wells is likely higher because reporting is voluntary.

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Visalia-based nonprofit Self-Help Enterprises works with the state to provide technical assistance and emergency response to the water crisis in the valley. It is one of the main providers of water tanks and hauled water for communities that run dry.

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The development is the first permanent supportive housing development in the City of Clovis. It was developed by UPholdings and Self-Help Enterprises with the goal of assisting those with disabilities who are at-risk of becoming homeless.

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Self-Help Enterprises is implementing a healthy housing program for 23 permanent supportive housing residents who’ve experienced chronic homelessness to help them improve mental and physical health and build tenancy skills to stay housed.

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In drought-parched Central Valley, thousands rely on trucked and bottled water as they wait for new wells

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