encinada is also looking at desal lynn nation.ut at this point that is more of a pipe dream than reality. which means for the near future people here find themselves high and dry caught in the crosshairs of an unprecedented water crisis. city officials are hoping with these two new wells coming online they will be able to ease up on rationing. they also tell me that they're going to refurbish two older wells that have fall no one disrepair. in the meantime residents are still required to pay their water bill. they told me that they're furious about that because they're paying for a service. a basic necessity that they are not receiving. >> unfortunately, they haven't seen any relief from that drought coming any time soon. well, a recent poll said that there is little support for drought spending. "the l.a. times" reports 82% of california say the statewide drought has little or no impact on their daily lives. 16% say the drought has had a major impact on theirs. the majority oppose large scale spending to boost water supplies. in

encinada is the only municipality that does not get its water from the colorado river. it relies entirely on well water and reservoirs. both are nearly dry n january, city officials began rationing water, which is a polite way of saying the water was turned off three or four days a week. as the drought got worse, so did the rationing. marina cardenas has gone without water for eight days and counting. >> one has to get a customed to it because at first, it's horrific not to have water. in order to conserve water, we have to get used to seeing a sink full of dishes before we wash them. >> when the pipes are shut off, the only water source for residents comes from these storage tanks scattered around the neighborhood. even this water is in limited supply. the water crisis unfolding right now is two-fold. clearly, there isn't enough water. parts of this reservoir have been turned into a road. you even have cowses grazing here what little water there is is oftentimes dirty and isn't safe to use. >> many residents ends up using bleach to treat the water they have managed to