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ByScottSmith TheAssociatedPress FRESNO State regulators said Tuesday they are confident that residents of drought-stricken Cal- ifornia will meet long-term wa- ter conservation goals but wor- ried that the onslaught of storms dousing the state might lead to backsliding. "You're seeing it rain and you're hearing about a snowpack above normal," State Water Resources Control Board Chair Felicia Mar- cus said in Sacramento. "We need to keep saving." Despite the uptick in El Nino- driven precipitation, reservoirs re- mained critically low in the state and the landscape is parched af- ter four years of drought. Residents fell short of the gov- ernor's 25 percent conservation mandate in November for a sec- DROUGHT California officials focus on water conservation By Heather Hoelscher hhoelscher@redbluffdailynews.com @DN_Heather on Twitter RED BLUFF A Tehama County man accused of shooting at his girlfriend and her son is schedule to be back in court for arraign- ment at 1:15 p.m. on Tuesday, Jan. 19 in Department 3 of the Tehama County Superior Court. The defendant, James Pulizz- ano, pled not guilty on Nov. 10, 2015 to the charges of assault with a firearm, criminal threats and attempted murder. He had a preliminary hearing Monday that resulted in the case continuing to a later date to obtain more infor- mation. Pulizzano was arrested and booked into Tehama County Jail on Oct. 24, 2015 when it was re- ported that he had been argu- ing with his girlfriend and had threatened to kill her. Pulizzano is a felon and was reported to have pulled out a re- volver and started shooting at his girlfriend, according to Te- COURT Arraignment is set in attempted murder case By Julie Zeeb jzeeb@redbluffdailynews.com @DN_Zeeb on Twitter RED BLUFF The Tehama County Supervisors voted Tuesday to re- activate the Tehama County Co- ordination Committee, which had been temporarily put on hold. The nine-member committee was put on hold due to limited staffing and a back log of projects in the Planning Department that assists the group, Planning Direc- tor Sean Moore said. He was di- rected in 2015 to bring the item forward in about a year. The committee is made up of two supervisors, the planning di- rector, sheriff, a community mem- ber representing outdoor rec- reation interests, a community member representing grazing and ranching interests, a community member representing timber and water user interests and two at large community members. The group advises the supervisors on pending or proposed federal and state land use, planning and man- agement agencies. Part of the group's job is to identify for the board opportu- nities to coordinate and promote consistency between federal and state activities and Tehama Coun- ty's planning processes and ad- opted plans. While there is no direct fis- cal cost to bringing the group back, there is staff time involved, which is why Moore requested the group meet quarterly instead of monthly, he said. With up to 10 e-mails a day from one commit- tee member at times, there were about 15-20 hours a week in staff time required previously. With issues approaching that involve the US Forest Service, Supervisor Dennis Garton said it was a perfect time to reactivate. Supervisor Steve Chamblin said he agreed. Resident June Cooper said she was concerned that meeting ev- ery three months might not be enough should an important is- sue come up. "It would be a waste of time to just do it once every three months," Cooper said. "We have people in the audience that can help move things along if you don't have staff for it." Supervisor Bob Williams said meeting quarterly was not a prob- lem as all it would take to set up a special meeting should something arise in between was a 24-hour notice period. Resident Greg Olson told the board that Steve McCarthy, who was unable to attend, requested TEHAMA COUNTY SUPERVISORS CoordinationCommitteereturns By Julie Zeeb jzeeb@redbluffdailynews.com @DN_Zeeb on Twitter RED BLUFF Nearly 2 inches of rain fell on Red Bluff between Monday and Tuesday with 1.93 inches falling in about a 24- hour period as of 1 p.m. Tues- day, according to the National Weather Service website. Looking at the 72-hour rain- fall recorded, Red Bluff had only a small amount prior to Monday evening's storm let- ting loose as there was a grand total of 2.1 inches in 72 hours. As of the 4 a.m. Tuesday up- date on the website, there had been 0.79 inches that had fallen in the previous six hours. A series of maps on the Cal- ifornia Nevada River Forecast Center run by the National Oceanic and Atmospheric Ad- ministration (NOAA) from var- ious monitors throughout the county shows Red Bluff receiv- ing the second largest rainfall in 24 hours at 1.93 inches fol- lowed by a monitor at Black Butte at 1.42 inches and Corn- ing at 1.36 inches. In the Cottonwood area, the Davis Ranch monitor topped Red Bluff at 2.16 inches of rain while nearby Patty Mocus re- ceived 0.49 inches and Saddle Camp received 0.68 inches. To- tals in Mineral were 1.03 inch with nearby Lassen Lodge at 0.84 and Battle Ridge at 0.55. Of those amounts, measure- ments in inches at the previous six-hours as of 1 p.m. were as follows: Red Bluff 0.44, Patty Mocus 0.35, Mineral 0.29, Black Butte 0.24, Corning 0.21, Lassen Lodge 0.20, Davis Ranch 0.20, Battle Ridge 0.12, Log Springs near Black Butte 0.09, Thomes Creek 0.06 and Eagle Peak near Thomes Creek 0.03. Between noon and 1 p.m. measurements in inches were as follows: Lassen Lodge 0.10, Mineral 0.05, Black Butte 0.04, Corning 0.03 and Red Bluff 0.01. The remainder of the sta- tions showed no rainfall. Forecasts on the National Weather Service website show continued rain off and on through Monday with most RAIN IN RED BLUFF RAINFALL REACHES NEARLY 2 INCHES PHOTOSBYJULIEZEEB-DAILYNEWS Water flows over Dibble Creek Road near State Route 36W Tuesday a ernoon. Water flows swi ly under the Dibble Creek bridge near State Route 36W Tuesday a ernoon. Community.....A3 Business .........A4 Lifestyles........A5 Opinion............A6 Sports.............. B1 Weather ..........B8 INDEX President Barack Obama launched a final-year push Tuesday to tighten sales of firearms in the U.S. PAGEB5 FINAL-YEAR PUSH Obamaactsaloneon gun control The first of several storms spawned by a record-tying El Niño begin drenching the state. PAGE A8 HOLA EL NIÑO! Weeks of storms hitting dried-out California Have a great day, subscriber Elizabeth Garman. GOOD MORNING! Check out what's going on in your neighborhood and the community. 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