anchor: The district, which provides water service to homes in Alpaugh, faces an unpalatable  raise its monthly $20 household fee or go without the arsenic-tainted and undrinkable water.
positive: The district is a provider of water service to Alpaugh and now faces either a raise of its monthly fee or the option to go without undrinkable water.
negative: The district takes water from the people of Alpaugh and can easily face a monthly fee.