‘Trying to survive’: Wells dry up amid Oregon water woes


              Donated hay brought to the Klamath River Basin by Timber Unity is seen here at the farm of Fred Simon, Saturday, July 24, 2021, in Malin, Ore. Dozens of domestic wells have gone dry in an area near the Oregon-California border where the American West's worsening drought has taken a particularly dramatic toll. (AP Photo/Nathan Howard)
            
              In this photo provided by Jason Adams, Garrett Steensland, assistant water master for the Oregon Water Resources Department, measures the water level in a dried-up well in Klamath County, Ore., on July 22, 2021. Steensland's agency has been responding to dozens of complaints of dry wells in the county along the California-Oregon border amid an historic drought. (Jason Adams via AP)
            
              Justin Grant examines an artificial pond created by his agricultural well and used to water his cattle herd, Saturday, July 24, 2021, in Klamath Falls, Ore. Dozens of domestic wells have gone dry in an area near the Oregon-California border where the American West's worsening drought has taken a particularly dramatic toll. (AP Photo/Nathan Howard)
            
              Rylee Buckley, 17, gives water shared by her family's neighbors to her goats, Saturday, July 24, 2021, in Klamath Falls, Ore. The Buckley's house well ran dry in May following an historic drought in southern Oregon. Dozens of domestic wells have gone dry in an area near the Oregon-California border where the American West's worsening drought has taken a particularly dramatic toll. (AP Photo/Nathan Howard)
            
              Justin Grant watches water flow from his agricultural well, Saturday, July 24, 2021, in Klamath Falls, Ore. Dozens of domestic wells have gone dry in an area near the Oregon-California border where the American West's worsening drought has taken a particularly dramatic toll. (AP Photo/Nathan Howard)
            
              Tony Halousek, from left, Judy Shanks and Jim Shanks watch as donated hay is unloaded by volunteers with Timber Unity at the farm of Fred Simon, Saturday, July 24, 2021, in Malin, Ore. Dozens of domestic wells have gone dry in an area near the Oregon-California border where the American West's worsening drought has taken a particularly dramatic toll. (AP Photo/Nathan Howard)
            
              Ranchers from the Klamath River Basin collect hay donated by Timber Unity at the farm of Fred Simon, Saturday, July 24, 2021, in Malin, Ore. Dozens of domestic wells have gone dry in an area near the Oregon-California border where the American West's worsening drought has taken a particularly dramatic toll. (AP Photo/Nathan Howard)
            
              Jim Shanks, left, and other ranchers from the Klamath River Basin collect hay donated by Timber Unity at the farm of Fred Simon, Saturday, July 24, 2021, in Malin, Ore. Dozens of domestic wells have gone dry in an area near the Oregon-California border where the American West's worsening drought has taken a particularly dramatic toll. (AP Photo/Nathan Howard)
            
              Misty Buckley moves containers that the family uses for drinking water, Saturday, July 24, 2021, in Klamath Falls, Ore. The Buckley's house well ran dry in May following an historic drought in southern Oregon. Dozens of domestic wells have gone dry in an area near the Oregon-California border where the American West's worsening drought has taken a particularly dramatic toll. (AP Photo/Nathan Howard)
            
              Ernie Tosti, right, and Dennis Murphy talk about the ongoing drought in southern Oregon while collecting donated hay at the farm of Fred Simon, Saturday, July 24, 2021, in Malin, Ore. Dozens of domestic wells have gone dry in an area near the Oregon-California border where the American West's worsening drought has taken a particularly dramatic toll. (AP Photo/Nathan Howard)
            
              A dry canal is seen near the Buckley family home, Saturday, July 24, 2021, in Klamath Falls, Ore. Dozens of domestic wells have gone dry in an area near the Oregon-California border where the American West's worsening drought has taken a particularly dramatic toll. (AP Photo/Nathan Howard)
            
              Jim Shanks talks about his home's well running dry while picking up donated hay, Saturday, July 24, 2021, in Malin, Ore. Dozens of domestic wells have gone dry in an area near the Oregon-California border where the American West's worsening drought has taken a particularly dramatic toll. (AP Photo/Nathan Howard)
            
              Ranchers from the Klamath River Basin collect hay donated by Timber Unity at the farm of Fred Simon, Saturday, July 24, 2021, in Malin, Ore. Dozens of domestic wells have gone dry in an area near the Oregon-California border where the American West's worsening drought has taken a particularly dramatic toll. (AP Photo/Nathan Howard)
            
              Justin Grant prepares to move his cattle from a dry grazing field, Saturday, July 24, 2021, in Klamath Falls, Ore. Dozens of domestic wells have gone dry in an area near the Oregon-California border where the American West's worsening drought has taken a particularly dramatic toll. (AP Photo/Nathan Howard)
            
              Justin Grant opens an irrigation pipe that allows water from his agriculture well to move into nearby cattle grazing fields, Saturday, July 24, 2021, in Klamath Falls, Ore. Dozens of domestic wells have gone dry in an area near the Oregon-California border where the American West's worsening drought has taken a particularly dramatic toll. (AP Photo/Nathan Howard)
            
              Justin Grant walks through a dry field which he's been unable to irrigate because of low water supply, Saturday, July 24, 2021, in Klamath Falls, Ore. Dozens of domestic wells have gone dry in an area near the Oregon-California border where the American West's worsening drought has taken a particularly dramatic toll. (AP Photo/Nathan Howard)
            
              Rylee Buckley, 17, loads an ATV with two, 7-gallon containers filled with water borrowed for her animals from a neighbor, Saturday, July 24, 2021, in Klamath Falls, Ore. The Buckley's house well ran in May following an historic drought in southern Oregon. (AP Photo/Nathan Howard)
            
              Rylee Buckley, 17, drives home in an ATV loaded with two, 7-gallon containers after borrowing water for her animals from a neighbor, Saturday, July 24, 2021, in Klamath Falls, Ore. The Buckley's house well ran dry in May following an historic drought in southern Oregon. (AP Photo/Nathan Howard)
            
              Justin Grant moves his cattle from a dry grazing field, Saturday, July 24, 2021, in Klamath Falls, Ore. Dozens of domestic wells have gone dry in an area near the Oregon-California border where the American West's worsening drought has taken a particularly dramatic toll. (AP Photo/Nathan Howard)
            
              Rylee Buckley, 17, fills a 7-gallon water container with a neighbor's hose, Saturday, July 24, 2021, in Klamath Falls, Ore. The Buckley's house well ran dry in May following an historic drought in southern Oregon. Dozens of domestic wells have gone dry in an area near the Oregon-California border where the American West's worsening drought has taken a particularly dramatic toll. (AP Photo/Nathan Howard)
            
              Misty Buckley carries dirty water from her animals' pens to water plants in her front yard, Saturday, July 24, 2021, in Klamath Falls, Ore. The Buckley's house well ran dry in May following an historic drought in southern Oregon. Dozens of domestic wells have gone dry in an area near the Oregon-California border where the American West's worsening drought has taken a particularly dramatic toll. (AP Photo/Nathan Howard)
‘Trying to survive’: Wells dry up amid Oregon water woes