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ByHeatherHacking hhacking@chicoer.com @HeatherHacking on Twitter If you're doing your job as a Californian, you're cutting back on your water use. In repeated announcements by state leaders, residents are urged to do their part by cutting water use by 20 percent. Outdoor watering is by far the greatest water guzzler. Up to to two-thirds of the water used by homeowner is used for growing plants. Apartment dwellers use less, and single-family residents use more. Yet, a lawn is a big investment and most people who have them don't let them die and turn brown. Jeff Armstrong, owner of Nu- triLawn in Chico, said people who have lawns will almost always save water when they are manag- ing their water use properly. The key is using the right amount of water at the right time. "Most people over-water," Arm- strong said. Soggy soil is deprived of oxygen, which leads easily to disease. CHECKING SPRINKLER FLOW For overhead watering systems it's critical to know the rate at which water is applied. This can be done by setting empty tuna cans in various loca- tions in the yard. After a sprinkling cycle, check the cans and measure how much water is in the cans. You might be surprised that the amount of water varies, which tells you adjustments can be made to the sprinklers. Next, check the recent weekly evapotranspiration rate available Fridays in the Home and Garden section of the Enterprise-Record and determine whether you're ap- plying the right amount of water each week. Last week, for example, turf grass used about 1 inches of water. It won't help to try to copy a friend or neighbor's watering schedule, because sprinklers vary. Pop-up sprinklers tend to wa- ter quickly, but a nozzle-style will take a long time, he explained. DROUGHT Howto water your lawn efficiently Mostpeoplewatertoomuch By Rich Greene rgreene@redbluffdailynews.com @richgreenenews on Twitter RED BLUFF Seeking more in- formation the Tehama County Planning Commission delayed taking action this week on a pro- posed special use permit for a cellular communications tower near the Samsom Slough Bridge. Verizon Wireless is seek- ing the permit to build an 80- foot monopole communications tower east of Red Bluff at the corner of Gurnsey Avenue and Belle Mill Road. Verizon says the cell phone tower will provide cellular ser- vice to the east side of the city and a great portion of the un- incorporated area along Ante- lope Boulevard and State High- way 36. Several residents who live in the vicinity of the project ob- jected to the location of the site, saying they had been working over the years to clean-up the once blighted area. "We're pretty proud of our little corner of the world there and we'd like to be recognized for having cleaned up a rather nasty eye sore on the way into town," one resident said. A petition signed by 30 resi- dents was presented to the Plan- ning Commission. Verizon has proposed the tower would be designed to look like a tree with the equip- ment shelter below it resembling a house. Residents said despite what the cell tower looked like, it would be out of place. They also questioned whether Verizon had done its diligence in looking for a location that was not in a residential area. Under the county's zoning or- dinance cell towers can be per- mitted with a special use per- mit. However the Planning Com- mission pointed out in recent years it has only approved such towers in remote or agricultural areas. Several concerns were also raised about the site falling be- low the flood plain and how technicians would be able to reach it should flooding occur. The Planning Commission ta- bled the item for 60 days and di- rected staff to come back with more information addressing the concerns with the project. PLANNING COMMISSION Celltowerdecisiondelayed FOURTH OF JULY PARADE DRAWS CROWD PHOTOSBYCHIPTHOMPSON—REDBLUFFDAILYNEWS Tehama County Young Marines lead the Los Molinos Fourth of July Parade Saturday, followed by a car carrying Grand Marshals Ray and Anne Bianchi of Bianchi Orchards. Community.....A3 Opinion............A4 Farm ................A5 Life...................A6 Sports.............. B1 Classifieds......B9 Index............... ## INDEX If you believe in going all the way or not going at all, you'll like July 26, which is All or Nothing Day. PAGEA3 SOCIAL SECURITY Retirementisabig decision to be made The Corning Tea Party Patriots is dedicated to help educate citizens on legislation and the Constitution. PAGE A6 TEA PARTY Corning group announces July events As private-sector unions con- tinue to shed jobs, 1in 3work- ing in government service now belongs to a union. PAGE B4 BUSINESS Public-sector unions are gaining in membership Demonstrators crowd near Border Patrol station a er agency's failed attempt to process immigrants. PAGE A10 BORDER California city is latest immigration flashpoint Staff report LOS MOLINOS Hundreds of people lined both sides of State Route 99E here Friday morning to kick off Independence Day festivities with the annual parade. Dozens of marching units, antique autos, floats and mounted entries plied the highway the length of town while spectators of all ages cheered. The list of winners, provided by the Los Molinos Chamber of Commerce, is as follows: Grand Prize — John Erickson's family; Best Float — Central Tehama Kiwanis; Best Marching Unit — Corning Cadets; Earl and Chris Beck Award — Mara Hayer; Lee Nellis Award — Riley McGuinness; NuWay Market Award — Carole Brown; Charlie Githens Award — Am Vets Post 2002; Dick Ochs Best Cars Award — Burt Bundy; and Best Tractor —Larry Mendonca. The annual Play Day in the Park was scheduled to follow the parade in Mill Creek Park. 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