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.

The bounty is such that the federal government has eased water cuts in various states. (Those reductions didn’t affect San Diego, which over the years built adequate supplies through water purchases, infrastructure projects and recycling programs — at considerable cost.)