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ByJulieZeeb jzeeb@redbluffdailynews.com @DN_Zeeb on Twitter RED BLUFF TheTehamaCounty Board of Supervisors Tuesday au- thorized a letter in support of a wood stove change out concept outlined in a California Air Re- sources Board plan. That pro- gram, if enacted, would bring money to Tehama County. The wood stove change out pro- gram would be funded through grants,fromwhichTehamaCounty can benefit, said Air Pollution Con- trol Officer Kristin Hall-Stein. By writing a letter of support for the program, the county could see a minimum of $100,000 annually in grant funding from the state to be used to replace wood stoves. TEHAMA COUNTY Supervisors support wood stove change out program By Ellen Knickmeyer The Associated Press SANFRANCISCO California's now 4-year-old drought will cost state agriculture $1.84 billion in 2015, researchers estimated in a study Tuesday from the University of California at Davis. The biggest chunk of that cost will come from the fallowing of 542,000 acres that lack water for irrigation, the study said. That's about one-fifth more land than drought forced out of production last year, researchers noted. Agriculture, water and eco- nomic experts at the university stressed the extent to which farm- ers in California — the country's leading agriculture state — are re- lying on groundwater pumping to make up for dwindling stores of water in state rivers, creeks, res- ervoirs and snowpack. IRRIGATION Drought costs state agriculture nearly $2B Half-millionacresgo fallow for lack of water Police remind bicyclists they should use specific lanes, not sidewalks By Julie Zeeb jzeeb@redbluffdailynews.com @DN_Zeeb on Twitter RED BLUFF Red Bluff Police and emergency personnel responded at 12:45 p.m. Tuesday to a colli- sion between a bicyclist and a ve- hicle at the intersection of Willow and Main streets. The bicyclist, a young man, re- ceived minor injuries from the in- cident and was treated at the scene by medical personnel, Red Bluff Police Sgt. Kevin Busekist said. The man was headed north on South Main Street on the west sidewalk approaching the inter- section with Willow Street as a woman in a red sedan was turn- ing right. Due to the man being on the sidewalk, the woman was unable to see the bicyclist in time to avoid a collision, Busekist said. Busekist reminded bicyclists they should not be on the side- walk due to the fact that it makes them less visible to drivers. Bicyclists should remember to use the bicycle lanes, where available, and always travel in the same direction as traffic to increase visibility, Busekist said. COLLISION Manonbikeinjuredincollision RedBluff Police officers respond to a vehicle versus pedestrian collision about 12:45p.m. Tuesday at the intersection of Main and Willow streets. JULIE ZEEB — DAILY NEWS By Heather Hoelscher hhoelscher@redbluffdailynews.com DN_Heather on Twitter REDBLUFF The Terrestrial Mit- igation Project, which will pro- vide habitat for animals and wildlife in the area near the Sac- ramento River Discovery Center, is in the maintenance phase and is on schedule to be completed by October 2017. Restoration of 34 acres of habitat was required in the area near the center, at the south end of Sale Lane in Red Bluff, be- cause of the unavoidable impact to wetlands and the river's hab- itats during construction of the fish screen and pumping plant, according to the Tehama-Colusa Canal Authority. The project's main area of res- toration will be a recreational area where people will be able to do activities with low envi- ronmental impact, such as fish- ing and kayaking, said William Vanderwaal, project manager. "The Terrestrial Mitigation Project is part of the overall Red Bluff Fish Passage Improvement Project, which included the con- struction of the new pumping plant and fish screen at Red Bluff and the decommissioning of the Red Bluff Diversion Dam," said Donna Potter, of the Bureau of Reclamation. When the pumping plant and fish screen were constructed, part of the conditions of the U.S. Army Corps of Engineers permit for the project included the res- toration of habitat lost in the footprint of the pumping plant and fish screen, Potter said. The Red Bluff Diversion Dam gates were permanently raised in 2011 under a judge's ruling to aid in the passage of migrating fish upstream. The pumping plant was con- structed to feed canals operated by the Tehama-Colusa Canal Au- thority that irrigate some $250 million of agricultural property south of Red Bluff. The canals were previously fed by gravity when the diversion dam gates were lowered, creating Lake Red Bluff. The plants that have been growing for the last three years are still being monitored and will have two years left of growth and monitoring to en- sure the continuation of the plants' survival. A side channel was created in 2012 and planting had begun. In 2013 the final plantings were completed and the next phase began shortly thereafter. Due to the drought some plants had been stressed but since the irri- gation this summer the sched- ule is back on track. ENVIRONMENT RESTORATION EFFORT AIMS FOR 2017 FINISH Discovery Center area marred during construction of fish screen, pumping plant COURTESY PHOTO An aerial photograph displayed at the Sacramento River Discovery Center shows the Terrestrial Mitigation Project beginnings right a er the Fish Passage Improvement Project was completed in May 2012. HEATHER HOELSCHER — DAILY NEWS Wildlife is seen here walking across the channel that was the result of the Terrestrial Mitigation Project, suggesting a shallow area for low environmental impact activities. Index............... ## Index............... ## Index............... ## Index............... ## Index............... ## Index............... ## Index............... ## INDEX Many people don't realize the cost of electricity varies from season to season and even from hour to hour. PAGEA5 LIFESTYLES Timingiseverythingin saving energy, money A workshop on water rights is scheduled for 4-6:30p.m. Thursday at Shasta Livestock Auction Yard. PAGE A3 COMMUNITY Water workshop set for Cottonwood Thursday Two women have now passed the Army's Ranger test, and even tougher and dangerous jobs could lie ahead. PAGE B5 MORE OPPORTUNITY Military likely to open combat jobs to women A Fresno County wildfire leaped a highway and prompt- ed 1,000to evacuate their homes Tuesday. 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