We now have the reasons why the Anderson-Cottonwood Irrigation District canal (A.C.I.D.) continues to leak, now more than ever. A.C.I.D. Vice President James Rickert appeared before Shasta County Supervisors this week, where he called the $14 million the district was in reserve, ironically, “a drop in the bucket,” and asking for any possible help. The 35-mile long canal starts in Redding and, he says, half the water is lost to leakage by the time it gets to Cottonwood. It’s flooding more, and longer, than it ever has. But, why?