San Jacinto River Authority (SJRA) has spent the last eleven months working on rehabilitating the Bear Branch gravity main in The Woodlands. The Bear Branch Gravity Main Renewal Project is part of SJRA’s 10-Year Project Plan [...]
Have you ever wondered what to do with your Christmas tree after December 25th? Instead of placing it out by the curb why not donate it to improve habitat in Lake Conroe? In past years, the [...]
2020 has been the year of social media! With more people working remotely and just about everything becoming virtual during this time, our social media reached more people than ever before. SJRA loved having the opportunity [...]
According to the Harris-Galveston Subsidence District (HGSD), land subsidence is the sinking of the earth’s surface due to subsurface (underground) movements. Land subsidence occurs when large amounts of groundwater have been excessively withdrawn from an aquifer. [...]
Flood mitigation projects to involve local partners San Jacinto River Authority (SJRA) recently found out that the Texas Water Development Board (TWDB) ranked four of its five proposed flood infrastructure projects as priorities for the 2020 [...]
This month we celebrate the lake! October marks the month that a very wet forecast filled Lake Conroe—in less than nine months—back in 1973. Lake Conroe was constructed by the San Jacinto River Authority through a [...]
For more than 40 years, aquatic vegetation has been a matter of concern on Lake Conroe. The San Jacinto River Authority (SJRA) and Texas Parks and Wildlife (TPWD) are close and collaborative partners in the on-going [...]
This year, the San Jacinto River Authority (SJRA) had the honor of receiving multiple awards at Texas Water 2020-the largest regional water conference in the U.S. The awards were the Watermark Award and the Wastewater Treatment [...]
Over time infrastructure needs to be evaluated for repairs and improvements. As the operator of three wastewater treatment plants that serve the needs of Municipal Utility Districts (MUDs) throughout The Woodlands, the San Jacinto River Authority [...]
In May 2015, the San Jacinto River Authority (SJRA) completed a comprehensive Watershed Protection Plan (WPP) for the Lake Conroe watershed. The WPP focuses on monitoring the water quality in Lake Conroe, reducing issues that could [...]
