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-Highlands Division
History of the Highlands Division: SJRA was originally created by an act of the 1937 Texas Legislature as the San Jacinto River Conservation and Reclamation District, with the broad responsibility to improve and protect the soil [...]
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 [...]
Highlands StoryMap
The San Jacinto River Authority is primarily known for managing and operating Lake Conroe. Many of those living around Lake Conroe and Montgomery County aren’t even aware that SJRA has another operating division in east Harris [...]
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 [...]
SJRA in the Highlands
Located in east Harris County, the San Jacinto River Authority’s Highlands Division delivers raw (untreated) water from Lake Houston and the Trinity River through an extensive 27-mile system of canals and a 1,400-acre staging reservoir in [...]
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 [...]
SJRA Highlands Division: Serving Raw Water Needs Since the 1940s
The San Jacinto River Authority (SJRA) is best known for managing Lake Conroe and providing water supply and wastewater treatment services to all 11 Municipal Utility Districts in The Woodlands. But, on the eastside of Harris [...]
SJRA Highlands Division: Serving the community 24/7
By: Kimberly Wright, Highlands Division Manager In the early 1940’s, the Federal Works Agency built an extensive canal system and pumping station in east Harris County. Water was delivered to Humble Oil and Refining’s Baytown refinery, [...]
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 [...]
