The Best Water in Texas
Have you ever wondered where the best water in Texas is located? We may be biased, but we would have to say Lake Conroe is the best water in Texas! Beyond its beauty, Lake Conroe supplies [...]
Divisions of SJRA: Flood Management
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 [...]
SJRA 2023 Year in Review
Happy 2024 from SJRA! The employees of SJRA worked around-the-clock in 2023 to help serve the community with essential water services. They improved fish habitat in Lake Conroe, quickly addressed line repairs, provided water during Houston’s [...]
SJRA’s New and Improved Website
As part of the San Jacinto River Authority (SJRA)’s efforts to communicate with the public and better serve our community, SJRA launched a new website this month. The website includes SJRA’s new logo and color scheme [...]
Groundwater vs Surface Water
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 [...]
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. [...]
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 [...]
SJRA Applies for Five TWDB Grants
Grants to aid in flood mitigation projects In June, San Jacinto River Authority (SJRA) submitted five abridged applications to the Texas Water Development Board (TWDB) for grants to aid in flood mitigation. The grants are funded [...]
Who Oversees Flood Control for MoCo? Part 4: SJRA-Developing FM Division
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 [...]
Who Oversees Flood Control for MoCo? Part 3: SJRA Efforts
In the previous blog posts “Who Oversees Flood Control for Montgomery County?” we noted that, unfortunately, there’s not a single entity that is in charge of flood planning and flood management for all of Montgomery County. [...]
