FIVE MILE PRAIRIE, Wash -- Heidi Ferre moved back to the Inland Northwest last year seeking more space for her family on Five Mile Prairie, but what was supposed to be a welcomed homecoming has turned into a daily struggle with failing water infrastructure.

"Currently, we are facing what is really a water infrastructure crisis," said Ferre.

Heidi lives in Vel View Water District #13, a small water district with years of water infrastructure problems.

"We use it for showers, but we don't actually drink the water," said Ferre.

On a daily basis, residents aren't sure if they will have safe water for their families, and the water they do get doesn't even come with enough pressure to water the lawn.

Neighbors say the water main supplying their homes is failing. They've documented its troub

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