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Ramirez family plays in the San Joaquin River at Skags Park, one of few public access areas.

Foam from farm drainage bubbles from the stand pipe containing toxic elements that empty into the river.

Dave Koehler, But executive director of San Joaquin River Conservation Trust guides canoe through a culvert.

Headwaters of the San Joaquin River is the pristine 13,150 ft. Banner Peak. The river winds 350 mi. to San Francisco bay.

'I'm gonna lay here every day!' squeals Amanda as she stretches out to make 'angels' on the new home's carpeting-a luxury the family has never had.

Ceprano holds the door open while Petie carries an overloaded box of the family's possessions into their new house. The family received the money with the strict understanding that they would take care of the property.

'We're never gonna get out of this place,' says Petie, as he and Ceprano spend solitary time in their room while their parents are out looking at houses. Both boys were grounded for not cleaning the room.

At the Losoya's request, a city inspector comes to investigate the department to see if their sanitation violations were caused by the family or by the building's landlord. The City ruled that the family caused the problems.

Petie, 12, points a toy gun at his brother Ceprano's head during a game he calls 'Execution. ' Petie has been arrested twice for gang activity and struggles with been violent at school.

After school, Pedro helps his eight year-old daughter Amanda with her math homework while sitting on one of the beds in the two-bedroom apartment.