California Village Is Without Running Water During Heat Wave

Chris McMillan with AEI Transportation, talks with Loren Scott Denney as she fills a tanks with potable water during the installation of a 2,500 gallon tank in front of his house after his well went dry on May 25, 2021, in Madera, California. Loren Scott Denney received a 2,500 gallon water tank from Central Valley nonprofit community development organization Self Help Enterprises after his well went dry. Justin Sullivan/Getty Images

A Central California village where the temperature is expected to reach 105 degrees Fahrenheit on June 30 is out of running water as the state drought continues.

The crisis began in Teviston when a well—the Tulare County region’s only water source—malfunctioned June 9, leaving its 600 residents without running water. It has yet to be repaired.