Delivering the highest quality water to conserve the groundwater resources of Texas.
Located at the Lake Conroe Dam, the Groundwater Reduction Plan Division (GRP) is one of many GRPs in the region that is responsible for implementing a countywide program that meets the requirements of the Lone Star Groundwater Conservation District to substantially reduce future groundwater usage from the Gulf Coast Aquifer by ensuring a reliable, long-term diversified portfolio of alternative water supply sources for all of Montgomery County.
SJRA’s GRP Division utilizes a number of alternative water strategies, including conservation, reuse of treated wastewater effluent, groundwater from aquifers, as well as surface water from Lake Conroe. Since 2016, SJRA’s GRP strategy has been the design, construction, operation, maintenance, and administration of a water treatment plant and transmission lines that treat surface water from Lake Conroe to meet or exceed drinking water standards, and then deliver it to cities and utilities within Montgomery County in the most cost-effective manner.
EPA’s 2021 Revised Lead and Copper Rule lists requirements that public water systems must comply with starting on October 16, 2024, as outlined in the Lead and Copper Improvement (LCRI) proposal. These requirements include the initial service line inventory, notification to persons served of known or potential lead service line, Tier 1 public notification of a lead action level exceedance, and associated reporting requirements. The initial service line inventory includes four required materials to be identified and tracked: 1)Lead, 2) Galvanized requiring replacement, 3) Non-Lead, and 4) Lead status unknown service lines.
SJRA Woodlands and GRP Divisions have conducted a review for potential lead and galvanized service lines with its systems, using construction and plumbing codes, existing records, water system records, distribution systems maps, historical records and knowledge, master plans, and visual inspections and have concluded that there are no lead or galvanized service lines requiring replacement.
