Conroe pays 0K in fees for groundwater pumping during 2022 drought
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This is a carousel. Use Next and Previous buttons to navigate 1 of 2 Water flows out of one of Lake Conroe's five gates into the San Jacinto River in 2021 at the San Jacinto River Authority spillway of the Lake Conroe Dam. Conroe is paying nearly $300,000 in overage fees for groundwater pumping after the San Jacinto River Authority reduced the amount of surface water available to large water users during drought conditions in 2022. Mark Mulligan/Staff photographer Show More Show Less 2 of 2 Water flows out of one of Lake Conroe's five gates into the San Jacinto River in 2021 at the San Jacinto River Authority spillway of the Lake Conroe Dam.