FIF Grants
The Texas Water Development Board (TWDB) recently approved the award of more than $1.4 million in grant funding from the state’s Flood Infrastructure Fund (FIF) to the San Jacinto River Authority for four flood mitigation projects. [...]
SJRA Rates, Fees, and Budget Process
The San Jacinto River Authority (SJRA) was created in 1937 to develop, conserve, and protect the water resources of the San Jacinto River Basin. Over time, SJRA has developed operating divisions to serve the needs of [...]
Bear Branch Rehab: Final Update
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 [...]
SJRA and TPWD Christmas Tree Drive
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 [...]
Top 20 Social Media Posts of 2020
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 [...]
Extensometers and Subsidence
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 Land subsidence occurs when large amounts of groundwater have been excessively withdrawn from an aquifer. [...]
Four SJRA Projects Advance in State Grant Process
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 [...]
Happy Birthday, Lake Conroe!
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 [...]
Aquatic Plant Management on Lake Conroe
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 [...]
SJRA Awards
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 [...]
