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The recent move by Sacramento Superior Court Judge Michael Kenny to invalidate the Brown administration’s Delta Plan is good news for water reform advocates. The Delta Plan was an administration blueprint to restore the beleaguered Sacramento/San Joaquin Delta. That was its putative purpose, at least. In reality, it was a flawed — even cynical — document drawn up by Department of Water Resources staffers to expedite construction of the Twin Tunnels, Governor Brown’s massive and prohibitively expensive megaproject that would drain the Delta of life-sustaining freshwater for export to the corporate farms of the western San Joaquin Valley.

Richard Brady & Associates, Inc. (BRADY)  announced today that Javier Saunders, P.E. has joined the firm to further expand its recent success in the municipal water resources sector.  Javier spent the last 12 years at Harris & Associates where he was instrumental in expanding their water/wastewater capabilities.  Having served on the San Diego County Water Authority Board of Directors for over 10 years, Javier provides our clients with a broad range of knowledge of local and regional water related issues.  Javier comments “I am excited to start a new challenge within BRADY and help lead its rapid expansion.

Mayor Eric Garcetti joined City Councilman Mike Bonin and the Los Angeles Board of Public Works to break ground June 30 on a new underground water treatment facility that will conserve 108,000 gallons of potable water every day by capturing and recycling stormwater for irrigation.

The water treatment facility at Penmar Park will allow stormwater to be captured and used to irrigate the Venice area park, its golf course and Marine Park in Santa Monica.

The $23.6 million project is the second phase of the stormwater capture system. The first phase involved the construction of the tank.

The San Diego County Water Authority and its member agencies have enough water to meet demands, even during three additional dry years, and won’t be subject to state-mandated water-use reductions through January 2017, according to data the water authority has submitted to state regulators.

Of course, that’s welcome news. It shows that the region’s investments in a safe and reliable water supply over the past 25 years are paying off in tangible ways.

Water suppliers are loosening water-use restrictions and reporting they’ll have enough water to meet demand for the next three years.

But is that a good idea in the midst of ongoing drought?

While the end of the state’s mandated water conservation targets is intended to give agencies more flexibility, some experts worry customers are being sent the message it’s no longer vital to conserve.

Water officials expect people to keep conserving after suppliers were allowed to set their own water conservation goals for the rest of 2016.