Montgomery County WCID #1

We’re excited to announce our first joint Annual Neighborhood Cleanup Day with the TLTR HOA!

Grab your gloves, bring your neighbors, and come help us keep the neighborhood clean and a place we are proud to call home! We look forward to seeing everyone.

Save the date and time for November 7th 2026 at 8am at the HOA Building!

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POOL INFORMATION:

Pool Season 5/23 - 9/7
Hours:
Sunday: 1-6
Monday: 12-7
Tuesday: Closed
Wednesday: 12-7
Thursday: 12-7
Friday: 12-7
Saturday: 10-7

For the first week ONLY, the lifeguards will have a list of all residents if you don’t have a pool card, after the first week you must have an updated pool card to enter.
You can get your card updated at the water office, we are open Mon - Fri 8-5.

If you have any issues please call the water office at 281-367-0969

It is a sad day for our WCID family. Our General Manger Jackie W. Chance Sr. Passed away January 25th 2026 after 48years of serving our community. All of us will miss Jackie and he will always be apart of WCID1!

Jackie Chance Obituary - Conroe, TX Celebrate the life of Jackie Chance, leave a kind word or memory and get funeral service information care of Metcalf Funeral Directors.

Remember to wrap your pipes!! Before this weekend☃️

It's going to get COLD this weekend! Make sure to protect those outdoor AND indoor pipes.

More info on how to protect your pipes!👇
https://www.fortworthtexas.gov/departments/water/education/frozen-pipes

Need a New Year’s resolution? Do not flush wipes! Yes, even the ones marketed as “flushable” do not break down in the sewer system. Wipes clump together and create costly problems for the community’s wastewater infrastructure. Help us by trashing those wipes this year!

Did you know that you need to trash all fats, oils, and grease (FOG) while cooking this holiday season? Pouring FOG down the drain creates issues in pipes and wastewater systems. Pour all FOG into a sealed container and dispose of it in the trash this holiday season!

As some have already notice we have started smoke testing the sanitary sewer collection system.

Our contractor CZ Construction will place a flyer on your mailbox 48hours in advance to notify when they will be working in your area. Please be on the look out for this notice.

The purpose of smoke testing is to locate and identify sources of inflow and infiltration (cracks, breaks or illegal connections of storm drains or gutters) to the sanitary sewer collection system.

The smoke is Non-Toxic harmles smoke!

Please make sure to run water in your sinks, showers, and tubs to make sure the p-traps have water in them. To prevent smoke from entering your house from dried p-traps.

Smoke may still enter the house from failed wax rings for toilets, p-traps, or broken plumbing in the home. Don’t be alarmed open some windows to allow the smoke to escape and note where the smoke came from so you can have it fixed.

If you suspect that the smoke is not from our testing and believe it is a fire please call 911. The Fire Department is aware of our testing.

If anyone has any questions please feel free to call the water office at (281)367-0969 and they can get you in contact with one of our operators.

I have attached a picture from today showing a sample of smoke testing identifying a broken sewer clean out cap.

Have a great rest of the week!

❗️QUESTION❗️

Q: In a recent post you mentioned that there are 29 “lift stations” in The Woodlands. What are lift stations?

A: Great question—and sorry to leave you in the dark on that. Lift stations are a critical part of our wastewater system. Most of the time, gravity does the heavy lifting, carrying wastewater from homes and businesses toward one of our three treatment plants, owned and operated by the San Jacinto River Authority.

But here’s the challenge: gravity requires a steady downhill slope. Over long distances, that slope pushes pipes deeper and deeper into the ground, eventually, reaching a depth that’s impractical to build or maintain.

In steps the lift station - it brings the wastewater back up closer to the surface and reestablishes the grade, allowing gravity to take over again.

👉THE INNER WORKINGS👈

Sensors inside the wet well measure the water level. When the sewage reaches a set height, it triggers the pumps.

Pumps switch on and push the wastewater uphill through force mains (pressurized pipes). Once it’s lifted to a high enough point, gravity carries it downstream through regular sewer pipes.

As the wet well empties, the pumps shut off, ready for the next cycle.

Thank you for the inquiry! 👋

Stay tuned for more H2O info! 💧

📌 The Woodlands Water Agency
📍 2455 Lake Robbins Drive
☎️ (855)-426-7283
✉️ [email protected]