The Colorado River is healthier and Lake Mead is rising. That news is welcome but brings little joy in San Diego’s water world at the moment. A lawsuit between agencies has been authorized. Legislation that could block two small districts from getting cheaper water elsewhere hit a bump in the road in Sacramento. And a controversial hire by a water district that supplies San Diego County with water is being eyed warily by some officials. First, the good news. The massive snowpack from the winter storms has nourished the ailing Colorado River, a major source of water for San Diego and much of the Southwest.
-Written by columnist Michael Smolens.