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San Jacinto River Authority
Lake Conroe Division
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Office Hours
8:00 a.m. - 12:00 p.m.
and
1:00 p.m. - 5:00 p.m.
Mon - Fri
936-588-1111
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Completed in January
of 1973, Lake Conroe
was originally
constructed by the
San Jacinto River
Authority (SJRA) as
a water supply
reservoir through a
joint venture with
the City of Houston.
Like most of the
reservoirs in Texas,
Lake Conroe was
planned and
constructed shortly
after the record
seven-year drought
of the 1950's as
part of a
reservoir-building
boom intended by
state water planners
to prevent a repeat
of the water
shortages
experienced during
that era. SJRA
began construction
of Lake Conroe in
1968 pursuant to a
1/3-2/3 partnership
with the City of
Houston.
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Located at
the Lake
Conroe Dam,
seven miles
west of the
City of
Conroe, the
Lake Conroe
Division's
primary
function is
the
operation
and
maintenance
of the dam,
spillway
structure,
and service
outlet at
Lake Conroe.
In addition,
this
Division
handles
inspection
and
enforcement
functions
related to
water
quality,
including
permitting
and
monitoring
of on-site
sewage
systems
around Lake
Conroe.
To maintain
the safety
of Lake
Conroe for
navigation
and
recreation,
and to
manage the
construction
of permanent
structures
on the lake,
the Lake
Conroe
Division
also
administers
boating
safety and
navigation
hazard
marking,
removal, and
enforcement
programs, as
well as
permit
programs for
residential
docks,
piers,
marinas,
commercial
operations,
and marine
sanitation
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