Homes lose running water in Klamath basin as they compete with farmers, ranchers
Nearly 200 people in the Klamath Basin this summer reported their wells going dry. In response, local and federal emergency officials have delivered hundreds of the 2,500-gallon, igloo-shaped storage tanks that can hook up to people’s homes to get some water flowing through their pipes again. When someone’s well runs dry, they can first try and drop their pump deeper into their well. That’s the equipment that pumps water from the well into pipes that run into a building.