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Juan Gonzalez, of Fresno, drinks water from a well that tested for high nitrate levels in May after spring football training for Washington Union High School at John Ventura Stadium in May. Many of the members of Easton have been struggling for decades with issues of contaminated water. -
The unincorporated community of Easton is reopening the case of contaminated water after studies found the water from the Tulare basin has high levels of nitrates. -
Jonna Saethre, 26, of Easton, washes her dishes at her home using water that she said tested bad in May. Saethre is among those in Easton who feel a change needs to be made for the source of water which is from water wells in Easton. -
Josh Hobbs, 16, a junior on the Washington Union High school football team in Easton fills his water BPA free container during spring football training in May. A debate is brewing again in Easton because of tests that have been showing high levels of nitrates in the water. -
Priscilla Dack, an Easton elementary school teacher finishes her work in May as she talked about the water contamination in some of the wells around Easton. Dack said she has lived in Easton all her life and she was concerned about the water being bad for the children in her community. -
John Ruiz, 24, of Easton, washes his car at his parents house in Easton in May. Ruiz' mother Sue Ruiz, president of the Easton Community Services District has been looking into changing the drinking water source from private wells to piped water from Fresno. -
Treva Wyatt, of Easton washes her food processor on Tuesday, August 7, 2012. Wyatt and her husband Eddie said that they have lived in Easton for 35 years and feel that their water is safe despite tests that have come out with some wells being contaminated with high levels of nitrates. "If this water was so bad I wouldn't be processing with it. I'm not going to process food to eat later that's poisoned," said Eddie Wyatt. -
Osvaldo Murillo of Easton, grills meat at the home he is renting in Easton on Monday, August 6, 2012. Murillo said that the water on the well at the house tested positive for being contaminated but he was not sure for what. Residents in Easton an unincorporated community south of Fresno have been dealing with the issue for decades one that has divided some members of the community because of what some fear will be the impact to their wallets and the small town atmosphere. -
Jessie Leyva washes onions as he grills at his friend Osvaldo Murillo's Easton home on Monday, August 6, 2012. -
Tina Torres, left, of Easton carries a jug with water as she and Carolyn Plaza, with her children Dylan, 2, and Austin, 3, walk around the track at John Ventura Stadium where Easton's Washington High School football team plays on Monday, August 6, 2012. Torres and Plaza said that they are not too worried about recent test that have found high levels of nitrates in the water wells in Easton.
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