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📊 Environmental Assessment Report

This comprehensive report analyzes both flood risk and industrial pollution exposure for this property. The assessment combines multiple data sources including USGS elevation, FEMA flood zones, historical storm modeling, and EPA Toxic Release Inventory records.

🌊 Part 1: Flood Risk Analysis

Property Overview

This section shows the fundamental characteristics of the property, including its elevation above sea level, FEMA flood zone designation, and our calculated overall flood risk rating based on historical data and topographic analysis.

Address
0 ALLEN GENOA RD HOUSTON 77017
Elevation
28.02 ft
Height above sea level from USGS data.
FEMA Flood Zone
X
Moderate to Low Risk - Outside 500-year floodplain
Overall Risk
Very Low
Risk based on FEMA zone and simulation.

Risk Assessment Outputs

These detailed metrics show the technical outputs from our flood risk model. They include predicted water depths at the property during a 5000-year flood event and estimated flood damage based on USACE methodology.

Risk Rating
Very Low
Flood Depth
0 ft ±0.5 ft
No flooding at current water level.
Water Surface Elevation (WSE)
N/A
Water surface elevation data not available.
Area Inundated
N/A
Data not available
Nearest Bayou Stage
N/A
No nearby bayou within monitoring range
Depth-Damage Estimate (HCAD Valuation)
$0
Vacant lot (no building data). No structure to calculate damage for.
Depth-Damage Estimate (Neighborhood Comparison)
$0
Vacant lot (no building data). No structure to calculate damage for.
Analysis Method
COG Bathtub Model
Raster-based flood inundation query

Flood Simulation

This simulation shows whether the property would flood based on a 5000-year flood event with 3m (9.84ft) water level. Use the interactive tool to explore different scenarios.

✅ Property Would Be Safe
Safety Margin: 18.02 feet
Severity: Safe

Adjust Flood Simulation

The analysis above uses default settings (5000-year flood, 3m/9.84ft water level). To explore different flood scenarios with interactive maps, return to the main tool:

Open Interactive Analysis Tool

Flood Risk Recommendations

Based on the property's flood risk profile, here are specific action items to consider.

  • FEMA Zone X (minimal hazard) - flood insurance available at preferred rates.
  • Review the interactive flood simulator to understand how different rainfall events could affect this property.
  • Contact Harris County Flood Control District (HCFCD) for drainage projects and flood information.

🏭 Part 2: Industrial Pollution Exposure

Property Pollution Ranking
Very High
Higher pollution than 95% of Houston homes
This ranking compares pollution levels within 2 miles of this property against 10,000 randomly sampled Houston metro properties. Lower percentiles indicate higher pollution exposure.
Industrial Pollution Nearby (Last 10 Years)
25.09 million lbs
Extremely High
3846.2x more than typical Houston property
≈ 1.3K dump trucks of chemicals within 2 miles
Total chemical releases from all industrial facilities within a 2-mile radius over the past decade (2014–2024). Data from EPA's Toxic Release Inventory tracking air, water, and land discharges.
💨 Air Pollution (Last 10 Years)
11.95 million lbs
Extremely High
2478.2x more than typical Houston property
Chemicals released into the air from nearby facilities over 10 years. Includes both fugitive emissions (leaks, evaporation) and stack emissions (smokestacks, vents). May affect local air quality.
💧 Water Pollution (Last 10 Years)
13.14 million lbs
Extremely High
Most Houston properties have none nearby
Chemical discharges to surface water (bayous, streams, drainage) from industrial facilities within 2 miles over the past decade. May impact local waterways and drainage systems.

❤️ Why It Matters

High chemical activity nearby can indicate industrial zones, truck traffic, or potential odor and noise issues. These factors may affect air quality, long-term property desirability, and neighborhood character. This data helps you understand the industrial footprint around your property.

🏙️ Houston Metro Benchmarks

Comparison with typical Houston properties (based on 10,000 randomly sampled homes). All measurements are for chemicals released within a 2-mile radius.

PeriodTotalAirWater
Typical Houston Property (2014-2024)6,524 lbs4,822 lbs0 lbs
This Property (2014-2024)25,094,006 lbs11,950,608 lbs13,143,397 lbs
Typical Houston Property (2024 Only)2 lbs1 lbs0 lbs
This Property (2024 Only)2,941,940 lbs760,560 lbs2,068,228 lbs

📊 How This Property Compares to Houston Metro

Based on a random sample of 10,000 Houston properties, this chart shows the distribution of pollution levels across the metro area. The highlighted bar indicates where this property falls compared to other homes. Lower percentiles mean higher pollution exposure.

0-9thMost Polluted
9.9%
10-19th
10.1%
20-29th
9.9%
30-39th
10.1%
40-49th
9.7%
50-59th
10.2%
60-69th
6%
70-79th
5.8%
80-89th
4.3%
90-100thLowest Pollution
34.2%
Higher pollution than 95% of Houston homes
Each bar's width represents the percentage of Houston homes in that pollution range. This property ranks in the 0-9th percentile (top 10% most polluted).

Top chemicals released near this property (past 10 years):

Nitrate compounds (water dissociable; reportable only when in aqueous solution), Hydrogen cyanide, Ammonia, Styrene, Propylene

View the full list of 64 chemicals below.

Chemicals Released (2014-2024, 10-Year Total) (64 chemicals)

#ChemicalCAS#Air (lbs, 10yr)Water (lbs, 10yr)Total (lbs, 10yr)
1Nitrate compounds (water dissociable; reportable only when in aqueous solution)N5110 lbs13,038,121 lbs13,038,121 lbs
2Hydrogen cyanide74-90-82,440,300 lbs0 lbs2,440,300 lbs
3Ammonia7664-41-71,703,523 lbs37,897 lbs1,741,420 lbs
4Styrene100-42-51,727,081 lbs7,271 lbs1,734,352 lbs
5Propylene115-07-11,276,427 lbs0 lbs1,276,427 lbs
6n-Hexane110-54-31,107,389 lbs0 lbs1,107,808 lbs
71,3-Butadiene106-99-0490,029 lbs1 lbs490,030 lbs
8Xylene (mixed isomers)1330-20-7456,062 lbs723 lbs459,145 lbs
9Ethylene74-85-1389,987 lbs0 lbs389,987 lbs
10Toluene108-88-3370,997 lbs277 lbs372,155 lbs
11Benzene71-43-2345,332 lbs487 lbs346,383 lbs
12Methyl tert-butyl ether1634-04-4267,534 lbs0 lbs267,534 lbs
13Hydrogen sulfide7783-06-4261,896 lbs3,527 lbs265,424 lbs
14Sulfuric acid (acid aerosols including mists, vapors, gas, fog, and other airborne forms of any particle size)7664-93-9256,810 lbs0 lbs256,810 lbs
15Cyclohexane110-82-7146,850 lbs0 lbs147,619 lbs
16n-Butyl alcohol71-36-3137,606 lbs0 lbs137,606 lbs
17Ozone10028-15-6115,228 lbs0 lbs115,228 lbs
18Diethanolamine111-42-2102,160 lbs0 lbs102,160 lbs
19Methanol67-56-158,994 lbs39,325 lbs98,320 lbs
20Ethylbenzene100-41-480,629 lbs152 lbs81,381 lbs
21Propionaldehyde123-38-631,241 lbs0 lbs31,241 lbs
221,2,4-Trimethylbenzene95-63-628,451 lbs0 lbs28,869 lbs
23Naphthalene91-20-324,443 lbs75 lbs25,848 lbs
24N,N-Dimethylformamide68-12-222,161 lbs88 lbs22,249 lbs
25Butyraldehyde123-72-822,150 lbs0 lbs22,150 lbs
26tert-Butyl alcohol75-65-015,270 lbs0 lbs15,270 lbs
27Dicyclopentadiene77-73-614,013 lbs0 lbs14,013 lbs
28Cumene98-82-811,025 lbs0 lbs11,209 lbs
29Sodium nitrite7632-00-00 lbs9,470 lbs9,470 lbs
30Carbon disulfide75-15-08,557 lbs0 lbs8,557 lbs
31Cyanide compoundsN1065,934 lbs45 lbs5,979 lbs
32Molybdenum trioxide1313-27-55,795 lbs0 lbs5,795 lbs
33Biphenyl92-52-45,161 lbs0 lbs5,502 lbs
34Ethylene glycol107-21-15,255 lbs0 lbs5,264 lbs
35Polycyclic aromatic compoundsN5904,520 lbs525 lbs5,246 lbs
36Phenol108-95-21,635 lbs2,959 lbs4,594 lbs
37Isobutyraldehyde78-84-24,080 lbs0 lbs4,080 lbs
38Zinc compoundsN982219 lbs1,116 lbs2,826 lbs
39Carbonyl sulfide463-58-11,451 lbs0 lbs1,451 lbs
40Nickel compoundsN495654 lbs489 lbs1,143 lbs
41Phenanthrene85-01-8937 lbs0 lbs937 lbs
42Vanadium compoundsN77079 lbs509 lbs588 lbs
43Hydrochloric acid (acid aerosols including mists, vapors, gas, fog, and other airborne forms of any particle size)7647-01-0461 lbs0 lbs461 lbs
44Chlorine7782-50-5388 lbs0 lbs388 lbs
45Lead7439-92-1260 lbs126 lbs386 lbs
46Hydrogen fluoride7664-39-3229 lbs0 lbs299 lbs
47Cresol (mixed isomers)1319-77-3232 lbs0 lbs232 lbs
48Mercury compoundsN458197 lbs1 lbs199 lbs
49Nickel And Nickel CompoundsN49566 lbs123 lbs189 lbs
50Cobalt compoundsN096131 lbs24 lbs155 lbs
51Lead And Lead CompoundsN420142 lbs7 lbs149 lbs
52Mercury And Mercury CompoundsN458109 lbs0 lbs109 lbs
53Mercury7439-97-6106 lbs0 lbs106 lbs
54Lead compoundsN42048 lbs52 lbs100 lbs
55Certain glycol ethersN23080 lbs0 lbs80 lbs
56Isoprene78-79-560 lbs0 lbs60 lbs
57Anthracene120-12-744 lbs0 lbs44 lbs
58Cobalt And Cobalt CompoundsN09642 lbs0 lbs42 lbs
59C.I. Food Red 1581-88-940 lbs0 lbs40 lbs
60Antimony compoundsN01038 lbs0 lbs38 lbs
61Boron trifluoride7637-07-236 lbs0 lbs36 lbs
62Benzo[g,h,i]perylene191-24-216 lbs7 lbs24 lbs
63Chromium compounds (except for chromite ore mined in the Transvaal Region)N09011 lbs0 lbs11 lbs
64Chromium and Chromium Compounds(except for chromite ore mined in the Transvaal Region)N0908 lbs0 lbs8 lbs

Top chemicals released near this property (2024 only):

Nitrate compounds (water dissociable; reportable only when in aqueous solution), Hydrogen cyanide, Ammonia, Styrene, Diethanolamine

View the full list of 50 chemicals reported within 2 miles for 2024.

Chemicals Released (2024 Only) (50 chemicals)

#ChemicalCAS#Air (lbs/yr)Water (lbs/yr)Total (lbs/yr)
1Nitrate compounds (water dissociable; reportable only when in aqueous solution)N5110 lbs2,051,661 lbs2,051,661 lbs
2Hydrogen cyanide74-90-8177,459 lbs0 lbs177,459 lbs
3Ammonia7664-41-7132,915 lbs1,105 lbs142,443 lbs
4Styrene100-42-5130,944 lbs291 lbs131,236 lbs
5Diethanolamine111-42-210,092 lbs0 lbs85,621 lbs
6n-Hexane110-54-338,983 lbs0 lbs39,016 lbs
7Propylene115-07-138,964 lbs0 lbs38,964 lbs
8Xylene (mixed isomers)1330-20-736,346 lbs20 lbs36,691 lbs
91,3-Butadiene106-99-032,661 lbs0 lbs32,661 lbs
10Methyl tert-butyl ether1634-04-418,336 lbs0 lbs31,624 lbs
11Ozone10028-15-625,701 lbs0 lbs25,701 lbs
12Toluene108-88-325,447 lbs10 lbs25,569 lbs
13Benzene71-43-223,828 lbs116 lbs24,516 lbs
14Methanol67-56-16,850 lbs14,541 lbs21,994 lbs
15Ethylene74-85-118,230 lbs0 lbs18,230 lbs
16Hydrogen sulfide7783-06-414,468 lbs0 lbs14,471 lbs
17Cyclohexane110-82-711,657 lbs0 lbs11,675 lbs
18Ethylene glycol107-21-1500 lbs0 lbs7,519 lbs
19Ethylbenzene100-41-45,399 lbs9 lbs5,456 lbs
20Phenol108-95-2164 lbs8 lbs3,009 lbs
211,2,4-Trimethylbenzene95-63-62,716 lbs0 lbs2,857 lbs
22N,N-Dimethylformamide68-12-21,641 lbs0 lbs1,842 lbs
23Molybdenum trioxide1313-27-51,804 lbs0 lbs1,804 lbs
24Naphthalene91-20-31,600 lbs7 lbs1,703 lbs
25Zinc compoundsN98222 lbs27 lbs1,223 lbs
26Certain glycol ethersN23010 lbs0 lbs1,121 lbs
27Carbonyl sulfide463-58-11,041 lbs0 lbs1,041 lbs
28tert-Butyl alcohol75-65-01,021 lbs0 lbs1,021 lbs
29Nickel And Nickel CompoundsN4950 lbs0 lbs915 lbs
30Cumene98-82-8772 lbs0 lbs773 lbs
31Lead And Lead CompoundsN42096 lbs2 lbs503 lbs
32Polycyclic aromatic compoundsN590355 lbs55 lbs410 lbs
33Sodium nitrite7632-00-00 lbs371 lbs371 lbs
34Lead compoundsN4200 lbs0 lbs269 lbs
35Carbon disulfide75-15-0243 lbs0 lbs243 lbs
36Sulfuric acid (acid aerosols including mists, vapors, gas, fog, and other airborne forms of any particle size)7664-93-9101 lbs0 lbs101 lbs
37Cobalt And Cobalt CompoundsN09642 lbs0 lbs42 lbs
38Phenanthrene85-01-836 lbs0 lbs36 lbs
39Biphenyl92-52-433 lbs0 lbs33 lbs
40Mercury And Mercury CompoundsN45829 lbs0 lbs31 lbs
41Chlorine7782-50-525 lbs0 lbs25 lbs
42Anthracene120-12-71 lbs0 lbs14 lbs
43Benzo[g,h,i]perylene191-24-28 lbs5 lbs13 lbs
44Lead7439-92-10 lbs0 lbs8 lbs
45Isoprene78-79-58 lbs0 lbs8 lbs
46Mercury7439-97-67 lbs0 lbs7 lbs
47Vanadium (except when contained in an alloy)7440-62-20 lbs0 lbs3 lbs
48Chromium and Chromium Compounds(except for chromite ore mined in the Transvaal Region)N0902 lbs0 lbs3 lbs
49Boron trifluoride7637-07-21 lbs0 lbs1 lbs
50Cresol (mixed isomers)1319-77-31 lbs0 lbs1 lbs

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