Slideshow: Down, Out, and Surrounded by Sewage in Coachella

There are dozens of trailer parks around the ECV, many of which are unpermitted and violate county building codes. Of the ones that are legal, many, like St. Anthony Trailer Park, sit just miles away from a tower of dried human feces and a massive ill

An example of the disrepair typical in many of the ECV's trailer parks.

photo courtesy of the California Endowment

photo courtesy of the California Endowment

photo courtesy of the California Endowment

Raw sewage pools near an unpermitted trailer park.

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More raw sewage sitting right out in the open. Keep in mind that children play in these trailer parks, and children love to jump in puddles.

photo courtesy of the California Endowment

photo courtesy of the California Endowment

A man in an unpermitted trailer park digs a trench to prevent flooding.

photo courtesy of David Bacon

A trailer park floods after heavy rains.

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Homeless Latino migrant workers are forced to live out of a van. This kind of lifestyle is not uncommon in the ECV, especially when grape-picking season brings in workers from all over.

photo courtesy of David Bacon

A homeless man bathes in an irrigation canal.

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More ramshackle housing made out of necessity.

photo courtesy of David Bacon

A look at the kind of job people are willing to live on the streets to obtain. Here, agricultural workers weed a carrot field.

photo courtesy of David Bacon