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07-25-2011, 11:24 AM
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Although official notice has not yet been issued, the city of Houston has given preliminary indications that it will soon request a measured release of water from its two-thirds share of the water rights in Lake Conroe to meet the city’s operational needs in Lake Houston.
While the exact quantity and start date is not yet known, initial estimates are that the city might request a release of up to 150 million gallons per day beginning sometime within the next two weeks, said San Jacinto River Authority Deputy General Manager Jace Houston. This equates to approximately half an inch of water lost per day.
According to the Texas Water Development Board’s real-time data Saturday, Lake Houston is at 3.66 feet below mean sea level. By comparison, Lake Conroe is 3.46 feet below msl, but the surface water level is affecting the intakes at the city of Houston’s water treatment plant.
“That’s the rumor we’ve heard for several weeks,” one Montgomery area engineer said.
The amount of water requested from Lake Conroe would be adjusted daily based on weather conditions in the Lake Houston watershed, and the releases probably would continue until the current drought conditions begin to abate. Officials with the city of Houston Public Works Department could not be reached Saturday.
Based on current weather patterns and inflows into Lake Houston, the SJRA does not currently see an immediate need to make any releases from the SJRA’s one-third share of Lake Conroe to meet the needs of its own downstream industrial customers, Jace Houston said.
However, if severe drought conditions continue, it may become necessary for the SJRA to release a small amount of water in addition to the city of Houston’s release. If this were to occur, the SJRA’s release would be relatively small – probably in the range of 10 million to 15 million gallons per day (approximately 1/20 of an inch per day, or 1-1/2 inches per month), according to the SJRA.
During the hot summer months, this is approximately equal to the amount of water that evaporates from the reservoir.
Lake Conroe was built in the early 1970s as a joint venture between the city of Houston and the SJRA, with the city owning two-thirds of the water rights in the reservoir and the SJRA owning the remaining one-third for a total of 100,000 acre-feet of water.
But in September 2009, the SJRA and the city agreed to an 80-year water supply contract that secured the SJRA’s right to use all of the water in Lake Conroe for the SJRA’s countywide Groundwater Reduction Plan program.
If such releases are required, the SJRA would reimburse the GRP program for the appropriate amount of reservation fees that were paid for the SJRA’s share of the water in Lake Conroe. In terms of impact to the level of Lake Conroe, the estimated release of up to half an inch per day would equate to three or four inches per week.
SJRA officials who operate the GRP program have contended there will not be a significant need of Houston’s water until at least 2025, and during those years in which Houston’s water is not used by the GRP, the contract allows the city to use its share of the water on a year-by-year basis.
“They retained the right to use it. We don’t have a choice in the matter,” Houston said.
The SJRA pays the city of Houston $1 million a year to “hold” its share of Lake Conroe surface water until the GRP goes into action.
“We’re not making one penny off this,” he said.
Conroe Mayor Webb Melder, often a critic of the SJRA’s recent actions, lauded the SJRA for the press release it issued Saturday.
“The citizens deserved to know. The rumors were starting to fly,” Melder said.
Lakefront property owners with boat slips should monitor water levels and take appropriate action as needed to trailer their boats or store them in marinas until normal rainfall patterns return and lake levels begin to rise.
If it doesn’t rain, Houston anticipates the gates at Lake Conroe will open in 10-14 days. The water will flow down the East Fork of the San Jacinto River and into Lake Houston.
For additional information, visit the SJRA’s website at www.sjra.net. To receive updates via the Internet or email, link to the SJRA Facebook page from its website or register an email address by signing up using the field in the lower-right corner of the SJRA home page.
While the exact quantity and start date is not yet known, initial estimates are that the city might request a release of up to 150 million gallons per day beginning sometime within the next two weeks, said San Jacinto River Authority Deputy General Manager Jace Houston. This equates to approximately half an inch of water lost per day.
According to the Texas Water Development Board’s real-time data Saturday, Lake Houston is at 3.66 feet below mean sea level. By comparison, Lake Conroe is 3.46 feet below msl, but the surface water level is affecting the intakes at the city of Houston’s water treatment plant.
“That’s the rumor we’ve heard for several weeks,” one Montgomery area engineer said.
The amount of water requested from Lake Conroe would be adjusted daily based on weather conditions in the Lake Houston watershed, and the releases probably would continue until the current drought conditions begin to abate. Officials with the city of Houston Public Works Department could not be reached Saturday.
Based on current weather patterns and inflows into Lake Houston, the SJRA does not currently see an immediate need to make any releases from the SJRA’s one-third share of Lake Conroe to meet the needs of its own downstream industrial customers, Jace Houston said.
However, if severe drought conditions continue, it may become necessary for the SJRA to release a small amount of water in addition to the city of Houston’s release. If this were to occur, the SJRA’s release would be relatively small – probably in the range of 10 million to 15 million gallons per day (approximately 1/20 of an inch per day, or 1-1/2 inches per month), according to the SJRA.
During the hot summer months, this is approximately equal to the amount of water that evaporates from the reservoir.
Lake Conroe was built in the early 1970s as a joint venture between the city of Houston and the SJRA, with the city owning two-thirds of the water rights in the reservoir and the SJRA owning the remaining one-third for a total of 100,000 acre-feet of water.
But in September 2009, the SJRA and the city agreed to an 80-year water supply contract that secured the SJRA’s right to use all of the water in Lake Conroe for the SJRA’s countywide Groundwater Reduction Plan program.
If such releases are required, the SJRA would reimburse the GRP program for the appropriate amount of reservation fees that were paid for the SJRA’s share of the water in Lake Conroe. In terms of impact to the level of Lake Conroe, the estimated release of up to half an inch per day would equate to three or four inches per week.
SJRA officials who operate the GRP program have contended there will not be a significant need of Houston’s water until at least 2025, and during those years in which Houston’s water is not used by the GRP, the contract allows the city to use its share of the water on a year-by-year basis.
“They retained the right to use it. We don’t have a choice in the matter,” Houston said.
The SJRA pays the city of Houston $1 million a year to “hold” its share of Lake Conroe surface water until the GRP goes into action.
“We’re not making one penny off this,” he said.
Conroe Mayor Webb Melder, often a critic of the SJRA’s recent actions, lauded the SJRA for the press release it issued Saturday.
“The citizens deserved to know. The rumors were starting to fly,” Melder said.
Lakefront property owners with boat slips should monitor water levels and take appropriate action as needed to trailer their boats or store them in marinas until normal rainfall patterns return and lake levels begin to rise.
If it doesn’t rain, Houston anticipates the gates at Lake Conroe will open in 10-14 days. The water will flow down the East Fork of the San Jacinto River and into Lake Houston.
For additional information, visit the SJRA’s website at www.sjra.net. To receive updates via the Internet or email, link to the SJRA Facebook page from its website or register an email address by signing up using the field in the lower-right corner of the SJRA home page.
07-25-2011, 02:25 PM
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Although official notice has not yet been issued, the city of Houston has given preliminary indications that it will soon request a measured release of water from its two-thirds share of the water rights in Lake Conroe to meet the city’s operational needs in Lake Houston.
While the exact quantity and start date is not yet known, initial estimates are that the city might request a release of up to 150 million gallons per day beginning sometime within the next two weeks, said San Jacinto River Authority Deputy General Manager Jace Houston. This equates to approximately half an inch of water lost per day.
According to the Texas Water Development Board’s real-time data Saturday, Lake Houston is at 3.66 feet below mean sea level. By comparison, Lake Conroe is 3.46 feet below msl, but the surface water level is affecting the intakes at the city of Houston’s water treatment plant.
“That’s the rumor we’ve heard for several weeks,” one Montgomery area engineer said.
The amount of water requested from Lake Conroe would be adjusted daily based on weather conditions in the Lake Houston watershed, and the releases probably would continue until the current drought conditions begin to abate. Officials with the city of Houston Public Works Department could not be reached Saturday.
Based on current weather patterns and inflows into Lake Houston, the SJRA does not currently see an immediate need to make any releases from the SJRA’s one-third share of Lake Conroe to meet the needs of its own downstream industrial customers, Jace Houston said.
However, if severe drought conditions continue, it may become necessary for the SJRA to release a small amount of water in addition to the city of Houston’s release. If this were to occur, the SJRA’s release would be relatively small – probably in the range of 10 million to 15 million gallons per day (approximately 1/20 of an inch per day, or 1-1/2 inches per month), according to the SJRA.
During the hot summer months, this is approximately equal to the amount of water that evaporates from the reservoir.
Lake Conroe was built in the early 1970s as a joint venture between the city of Houston and the SJRA, with the city owning two-thirds of the water rights in the reservoir and the SJRA owning the remaining one-third for a total of 100,000 acre-feet of water.
But in September 2009, the SJRA and the city agreed to an 80-year water supply contract that secured the SJRA’s right to use all of the water in Lake Conroe for the SJRA’s countywide Groundwater Reduction Plan program.
If such releases are required, the SJRA would reimburse the GRP program for the appropriate amount of reservation fees that were paid for the SJRA’s share of the water in Lake Conroe. In terms of impact to the level of Lake Conroe, the estimated release of up to half an inch per day would equate to three or four inches per week.
SJRA officials who operate the GRP program have contended there will not be a significant need of Houston’s water until at least 2025, and during those years in which Houston’s water is not used by the GRP, the contract allows the city to use its share of the water on a year-by-year basis.
“They retained the right to use it. We don’t have a choice in the matter,” Houston said.
The SJRA pays the city of Houston $1 million a year to “hold” its share of Lake Conroe surface water until the GRP goes into action.
“We’re not making one penny off this,” he said.
Conroe Mayor Webb Melder, often a critic of the SJRA’s recent actions, lauded the SJRA for the press release it issued Saturday.
“The citizens deserved to know. The rumors were starting to fly,” Melder said.
Lakefront property owners with boat slips should monitor water levels and take appropriate action as needed to trailer their boats or store them in marinas until normal rainfall patterns return and lake levels begin to rise.
If it doesn’t rain, Houston anticipates the gates at Lake Conroe will open in 10-14 days. The water will flow down the East Fork of the San Jacinto River and into Lake Houston.
For additional information, visit the SJRA’s website at www.sjra.net. To receive updates via the Internet or email, link to the SJRA Facebook page from its website or register an email address by signing up using the field in the lower-right corner of the SJRA home page.
While the exact quantity and start date is not yet known, initial estimates are that the city might request a release of up to 150 million gallons per day beginning sometime within the next two weeks, said San Jacinto River Authority Deputy General Manager Jace Houston. This equates to approximately half an inch of water lost per day.
According to the Texas Water Development Board’s real-time data Saturday, Lake Houston is at 3.66 feet below mean sea level. By comparison, Lake Conroe is 3.46 feet below msl, but the surface water level is affecting the intakes at the city of Houston’s water treatment plant.
“That’s the rumor we’ve heard for several weeks,” one Montgomery area engineer said.
The amount of water requested from Lake Conroe would be adjusted daily based on weather conditions in the Lake Houston watershed, and the releases probably would continue until the current drought conditions begin to abate. Officials with the city of Houston Public Works Department could not be reached Saturday.
Based on current weather patterns and inflows into Lake Houston, the SJRA does not currently see an immediate need to make any releases from the SJRA’s one-third share of Lake Conroe to meet the needs of its own downstream industrial customers, Jace Houston said.
However, if severe drought conditions continue, it may become necessary for the SJRA to release a small amount of water in addition to the city of Houston’s release. If this were to occur, the SJRA’s release would be relatively small – probably in the range of 10 million to 15 million gallons per day (approximately 1/20 of an inch per day, or 1-1/2 inches per month), according to the SJRA.
During the hot summer months, this is approximately equal to the amount of water that evaporates from the reservoir.
Lake Conroe was built in the early 1970s as a joint venture between the city of Houston and the SJRA, with the city owning two-thirds of the water rights in the reservoir and the SJRA owning the remaining one-third for a total of 100,000 acre-feet of water.
But in September 2009, the SJRA and the city agreed to an 80-year water supply contract that secured the SJRA’s right to use all of the water in Lake Conroe for the SJRA’s countywide Groundwater Reduction Plan program.
If such releases are required, the SJRA would reimburse the GRP program for the appropriate amount of reservation fees that were paid for the SJRA’s share of the water in Lake Conroe. In terms of impact to the level of Lake Conroe, the estimated release of up to half an inch per day would equate to three or four inches per week.
SJRA officials who operate the GRP program have contended there will not be a significant need of Houston’s water until at least 2025, and during those years in which Houston’s water is not used by the GRP, the contract allows the city to use its share of the water on a year-by-year basis.
“They retained the right to use it. We don’t have a choice in the matter,” Houston said.
The SJRA pays the city of Houston $1 million a year to “hold” its share of Lake Conroe surface water until the GRP goes into action.
“We’re not making one penny off this,” he said.
Conroe Mayor Webb Melder, often a critic of the SJRA’s recent actions, lauded the SJRA for the press release it issued Saturday.
“The citizens deserved to know. The rumors were starting to fly,” Melder said.
Lakefront property owners with boat slips should monitor water levels and take appropriate action as needed to trailer their boats or store them in marinas until normal rainfall patterns return and lake levels begin to rise.
If it doesn’t rain, Houston anticipates the gates at Lake Conroe will open in 10-14 days. The water will flow down the East Fork of the San Jacinto River and into Lake Houston.
For additional information, visit the SJRA’s website at www.sjra.net. To receive updates via the Internet or email, link to the SJRA Facebook page from its website or register an email address by signing up using the field in the lower-right corner of the SJRA home page.
I was gonna suggest a petition that we property owners not have to pay the annual boat dock fees that we currently pay for the years that we don't actually get to use the boat docks...
07-25-2011, 10:04 PM
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Jeffro....here is a future prospect...let me know. It also said you had girley motors
http://www.offshoreonly.com/forums/n...ml#post3461943
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07-27-2011, 10:14 AM
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07-27-2011, 10:55 AM
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I would hate to see the poker run get rained out this weekend..........BBBBBBuuuuuutttt I would love to see a tropical storm come drop 4 feet of water on Lake Conroe this weekend 
07-27-2011, 10:59 AM
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