San Jacinto River Authority

Happy GIS Day! SJRA’s GIS team works to support operational Divisions by creating location-specific data, performing spatial analyses, producing maps, and more. SJRA’s GIS Department works for your water!

Our very own Ed Shackelford, PE, Director of Operations, was recognized at last week’s North Houston Association’s?(NHA) Monthly Membership Luncheon.?Ed served as NHA’s Chair for the last three years.?During his time as Chair, Ed has led NHA through numerous activities, to include: the 2022-2025 Strategic Plan and first Strategic Flood Reduction Priorities Document.?Thank you, Ed, for your commitment and dedication to excellence.

Earlier this week, NHA's Environment Committee enjoyed a fantastic tour of Old Town Spring. The afternoon began at the Spring Historical Museum, then continued up Main Street, ending at Wunsche Bros Cafe & Saloon. The following day, NHA's Water Committee got an excellent presentation on the newly adopted Texas State Flood Plan. San Jacinto River Authority's Matthew Barrett shared insight on some of the Region 6 specific recommendations and how they compare to other parts of the state. Marlisa Briggs, IOM | Imani Spivey | Kaitlin Bellon | Matthew Clinton CWB | Courtney Blechle, AICP | James Holian l Jiahua Liu PE, PMP | Shelley Serres | Matt Barrett | Sam Hinojosa | Robb Fishman | HNTB | Linfield, Hunter and Junius, Inc.

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Thank you to all who joined us for our final event of the year! As the 2025 board slate was welcomed, our group took the opportunity to also honor the board members who would be ending their term in 2024. We truly appreciate the time a dedication each of them has given to the betterment of NHA and look forward to continuing the mission with the new 2025 board members. Our group also had the pleasure of hearing an address from Houston?Airport?Systems Director, Jim Szczesniak, MBA, A.A.E, who shared numerous state-of-the art updates and improvements coming to both Hobby and IAH, all focused on creating a better experience for the traveler. Stay tuned for event images and blog recap, coming soon!

This month, SJRA's Director of Operations, Ed Shackelford, participated in an EWRI panel discussion on Delivering Water in the Houston Region. The panelists discussed topics such as the biggest challenges to meeting water supply in a rapidly growing population, key lessons learned in coordinating with other agencies in water supply, aging infrastructure and the challenges that may be anticipated, and more.

NOTICE: SJRA offices will be closed on Monday, November 11th in observance of Veterans Day. Offices will reopen normal hours on Tuesday, November 12th.

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Tis the season to give back! This year, SJRA is hosting a public donation site for the Montgomery County Food Bank's Holiday Helpings food drive. Members of the community can drop off donations to the donation bins in the lobby of our Woodlands Division office. Thank you for helping us give back this season! ? Where: SJRA Woodlands Division, 2436 Sawdust Road, The Woodlands, Texas 77380 When: Monday - Fridays from 7:30am - 4:00pm until December 2nd

Happy Anniversary to all SJRA employees who began their career with the River Authority in October! We are grateful for such dedicated employees.