SSTAR Program
By: Chris Meeks, Woodlands Division Manager. Much like getting an oil change in your vehicle or going in for an annual wellness exam, the pipes underground that move wastewater from homes and businesses in The Woodlands [...]
SJRA’s Support of Galveston Bay Estuary Program
By: Shane Simpson, Lake Conroe Division. SJRA has a long history of involvement and direct support for various external efforts in the San Jacinto River Basin related to water resources management. One of these important [...]
Oldest SJRA System Requires Many Talents to Maintain Operations
By: Kim Wright, Highlands Division Manager. Since the late 1940’s, the Highlands Division staff has been charged with operating and maintaining approximately 30-miles of a Raw Water System, including canals, levees, pump stations, 50+ siphons, and [...]
Why Not Pre-Release?
By: Bret Raley, SJRA Lake Conroe Division Manager. The San Jacinto River Authority (SJRA) receives inquiries from the public on a wide variety of issues. Regardless of whether the questions are received via email, webmail, social [...]
Conserving Groundwater with Regional Partners
Rate Adjustment Tied to Groundwater Regulation Uncertainty By: Heather Ramsey Cook, Director of Communications and Public Affairs Created in 1937 by a special act of the Texas Legislature, the San Jacinto River Authority (SJRA) is one [...]
A Boating Safety Refresher-July, 2019
By: David Sidney, Lake Conroe Division. Thousands—if not hundreds of thousands—of people will visit Lake Conroe during the next few months. Whether for a summer vacation or weekend getaway, Montgomery County’s largest recreational lake provides many [...]
Responsible Groundwater Management in Montgomery County Matters
By: Heather Ramsey Cook, Director of Communications and Public Affairs. The problems associated with pumping too much water too quickly from the aquifers in our region are well-documented. For over 50 years, utilities in Harris and [...]
Seasonal Lake Lowering and other Short-Term Initiatives
By: Briana Gallagher, Flood Management Division. It’s almost been two years since Hurricane Harvey hit Texas. It was not only the worst storm experienced by Texans, but the worst storm recorded in U.S. history. Hurricane Harvey [...]
SJRA Rolls Out New Vendor Registration System
By: Elton D. Brock, MBA, CTPM, CTCM, CPSM, C.PM SJRA Purchasing Manager. Recently the San Jacinto River Authority’s (SJRA) Purchasing Department implemented a new vendor registration system. Prior to the new system, SJRA relied on the [...]
Update on Rainfall and River Flow
Working in the water business often feels like a roller coaster ride between too much and too little. May has been one of those months of “too much,” although after the drought years our area has suffered [...]
