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San Jacinto River Authority, TX selects TruePoint Solutions™ TrueBill™ Utility Billing System

TruePoint will implement its TrueBill™, browser-based utility billing system which will manage water operations for San Jacinto River Authority's (SJRA) four major divisions.

One of 10 major river authorities in Texas, SJRA’s mission is to develop, conserve, and protect the water resources of the San Jacinto River watershed. It accomplishes its mission through the following four operational divisions:

GRP Division: Located at the Lake Conroe Dam, the Groundwater Reduction Plan Division is responsible for implementing a countywide program that will meet 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. The GRP Division will utilize a number of alternative water strategies, including conservation, reuse of treated wastewater effluent, groundwater from all Gulf Coast Aquifers including the Catahoula Aquifer (and possibly other remote groundwater sources), and surface water from Lake Conroe (and possibly other surface water sources). Phase 1 of the GRP strategy will include the design, construction, operation, maintenance, and administration of a water treatment plant and transmission lines that will treat raw surface water to meet or exceed drinking water standards, and then deliver treated water to cities and utilities within Montgomery County in the most cost-effective manner.

Highlands Division: Located in east Harris County, the Highlands Division delivers raw water from Lake Houston and the Trinity River through an extensive 27-mile system of canals and a 1,400-acre staging reservoir in order to provide water to customers such as Exxon Mobil, Chevron Phillips Chemical Company, and a number of other industrial, municipal, and agricultural customers pursuant to long-term water supply contracts. The Highlands Division delivers more water each day than all of SJRA’s other operating divisions combined and has been SJRA’s principle enterprise for almost its entire 75-year history.

Lake Conroe Division: Located at the Lake Conroe Dam, seven miles west of the City of Conroe, the Lake Conroe Division’s primary function is the operation and maintenance of the dam, spillway structure, and service outlet at Lake Conroe. In addition, this Division handles inspection and enforcement functions related to water quality, including permitting and monitoring of on-site sewage systems around Lake Conroe. To maintain the safety of Lake Conroe for navigation and recreation, and to manage the construction of permanent structures on the lake, the Lake Conroe Division also administers boating safety and navigation hazard marking, removal, and enforcement programs, as well as permit programs for residential docks, piers, marinas, commercial operations, and marine sanitation facilities. Constructed by SJRA beginning in 1969, Lake Conroe was completed in 1973 as a water supply reservoir through a joint venture with the City of Houston, which owns two-thirds of the water rights in the reservoir.

Woodlands Division: Located in southern Montgomery County, the Woodlands Division provides wholesale water supply and wastewater treatment services to the 100,000-plus population of The Woodlands through the financing, construction, operation, and maintenance of three regional wastewater treatment plants, a wastewater conveyance system with numerous lift stations, five water plants, 38 water wells, several elevated and ground storage tanks, and miles of wastewater collection and potable water distribution lines. Since 1975, the Woodlands Division has served as the wholesaler to the 12 municipal utility districts that provide retail services within The Woodlands.

About TruePoint Solutions
TruePoint Solutions is a computer software and services company, solely focused on Information Technology Solutions for local government agencies, water companies and special districts. The TruePoint team has a phenomenal resume of work experience with local government designing, building, implementing, and supporting complex Utility applications.  Our team members have delivered software applications for water agencies in South Africa, England, Australia, New Zealand, Canada, and the US. This experience has given the TruePoint team an incredible perspective on the industry.  TruePoint applications are natively browser-based and utilize the .Net framework. TruePoint is a Microsoft partner and a member of the Microsoft Developer Network. For more information, visit truepointsolutions.com

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