to pack up and go somewhere else. >> the town would need two additional water wells. but clover dale, population 8700, lacked the money. nearly a half million dollars to build them. >> funding is always a problem for everybody and when you're a small city and we certainly are a small city, it can be even tougher. >> reporter: and what no one realized at the time, there was going to be an even tougher problem, a record-setting drought with the local reservoir dwindling to dangerous levels. but then came nor grob's irresistible offer. if we front you the money to put wells in, could we be somewhat guaranteed that we'd have water by july of 2014? >> the city took the money. and is in the process of constructing the wells. it's not a gift though. the money will be applied to water fees bear publrepublic wo have paid over time. in the end the town gets to make more beer and the town should