SJRA Partners with County Commissioners on Weather Awareness

2025-08-14T15:11:05-05:00August 14, 2025|

This time of year means storm season for southeast Texas, and the San Jacinto River Authority (SJRA) is working to help keep our community informed and prepared.  This summer, SJRA gave presentations at Montgomery County Commissioner [...]

Divisions of SJRA: Flood Management

2024-09-09T16:22:57-05:00September 9, 2024|

River authorities in Texas have historically not undertaken a large role in regional flood management. This is primarily due to the fact that only a few river authorities in Texas have taxing authority and/or a dedicated [...]

Groundwater vs Surface Water

2022-01-12T14:21:06-06:00January 12, 2022|

If you follow the SJRA and its activities, a couple words you may hear often are “groundwater” and “surface water,” and you might find yourself wondering, what is the difference? Both are H20, and both are [...]

Who Oversees Flood Control for MoCo? Part 4: SJRA-Developing FM Division

2020-02-26T14:57:27-06:00February 26, 2020|

In the previous “Who Oversees Flood Control for Montgomery County?” blog posts, we noted there’s not a single entity that is in charge of flood planning and flood management for all of Montgomery County.  Just as significant—there’s [...]

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