Water and Sewer Service FAQs
How do I check for a leak? Water meters have a built-in leak indicator. If all faucets are turned off and the indicator blinks or remains on, there is a leak. What should I do if I have a leak? Leaks after the meter are the homeowners’ responsibility. Under certain circumstances, a one-time leak adjustment […]
What is the GRP and How Does it Affect Your Water Bill?
Article Source: Woodlands Water Woodlands Community Magazine Article – October 2023 Did you know it takes thousands of years for rainwater to replenish many of the water wells in The Woodlands? In fact, the water you’re drinking now could’ve been enjoyed by mammoths and giant sloths. The exceedingly slow “recharge rate” makes our groundwater supplies […]
Testing the Waters: A Look at Water Quality in The Woodlands
Article Source: Woodlands Water Quality water is vital to our quality of life – something we should never take for granted. Read on for answers to some of the most frequently asked questions about our water quality. Where does our drinking water come from? Woodlands Water Agency purchases our water from the San Jacinto River […]
San Jacinto River Authority approves 2023-24 wholesale water rates
Article Source: Community IMPACT By Vanessa Holt Groundwater and surface water rates for Groundwater Reduction Plan customers will see no increase in the 2023-24 fiscal year, according to the San Jacinto River Authority. At an Aug. 24 meeting, the SJRA’s board of directors approved the 2023-24 operating budget and rates for GRP customers. The wholesale water rates apply to […]
The Woodlands-area governmental agencies eye long-term effects of drought
Article Source: Community IMPACT By Vanessa Holt For the second summer in a row, drought levels in Montgomery County reached the highest category measured by the Texas Drought Monitor, resulting in several governmental agencies evaluating policy changes relating to water usage. Chief Operating Officer Chris Nunes said The Woodlands Township has seen an increase in watering and […]
Water Stewardship in The Woodlands
By Bob Dailey Single-family water usage in The Woodlands for 2020 was approximately 3.5 billion gallons, a far cry from the 2011 usage of 5.7 billion gallons – a decrease of over two billion gallons. Of course, 2011 was a drought year. But even with that consideration, the reduction is significant. The decrease from 2009 […]
There’s Plenty of Water Everywhere – Just not Here and There
By Bob Dailey There’s plenty of water in the world…just not where we want and need it. The massive Oglala Aquifer, the largest in North America, furnishes water to our nation’s breadbasket, irrigating millions of acres of corn, wheat and other foods. That aquifer is currently 50% depleted – and this has happened in the […]
Where do those weeds come from and how do we control them?
By Bob Dailey Every winter and early spring along the Upper Gulf Coast, weeds begin appearing in even the best-maintained lawns. Chickweed, henbit, burweed, dandelion and other weeds, carried in by the wind, by birds, or merely lying in the soil for years until sprouting, begin their annual blight across our landscapes. Whatever way they […]
4-18 Spring Lawn Care
It’s been a long, wet, relatively cold winter in The Woodlands, with three snowfalls. Now, our yards are greening up, flowers are blooming, insects are buzzing and we are all attacked by the same debilitating disorder – spring fever. As we walk out shoeless on our lawns, blades of St. Augustine tickling our toes, we […]
Installing drip irrigation
By Bob Dailey Most of the landscapes in The Woodlands are irrigated by sprinkler systems. A significant amount of this water evaporates before it gets to the roots of the plants, or it stays on leaves, making them susceptible to fungal infections. Because of varying heights of landscape plants, the water from some sprinklers is […]