The Tule River Tribe has declared a water shortage emergency. The tribe has been facing a clean water shortage for almost a week. Tule River leaders say a lighting strike knocked the power out and impacted this water plant last week leaving hundreds of locals without clean water. In an already stressed system. The murky river water is making it impossible for locals to use 60% of their water supply. A little higher at about 1,400 feet in elevation, the water at Painted Rock dam is also dirty.