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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
10060 PORTER RD LA PORTE 77571
Elevation
29 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: 19 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 93% 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)
14.94 million lbs
Extremely High
2290.3x more than typical Houston property
≈ 747 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)
8.11 million lbs
Extremely High
1682.5x 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)
6.83 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)14,942,757 lbs8,113,622 lbs6,829,135 lbs
Typical Houston Property (2024 Only)2 lbs1 lbs0 lbs
This Property (2024 Only)2,340,384 lbs734,973 lbs673,013 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 93% 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), Ethylene, Propylene, Methanol, Vinyl acetate

View the full list of 68 chemicals below.

Chemicals Released (2014-2024, 10-Year Total) (68 chemicals)

#ChemicalCAS#Air (lbs, 10yr)Water (lbs, 10yr)Total (lbs, 10yr)
1Nitrate compounds (water dissociable; reportable only when in aqueous solution)N5110 lbs6,134,896 lbs6,134,896 lbs
2Ethylene74-85-12,980,429 lbs0 lbs2,980,429 lbs
3Propylene115-07-11,752,877 lbs0 lbs1,752,877 lbs
4Methanol67-56-1480,229 lbs653,326 lbs1,133,555 lbs
5Vinyl acetate108-05-41,056,100 lbs5,684 lbs1,061,784 lbs
6Ammonia7664-41-7345,454 lbs10,775 lbs777,709 lbs
7n-Hexane110-54-3585,056 lbs0 lbs585,056 lbs
8Hydrochloric acid (acid aerosols including mists, vapors, gas, fog, and other airborne forms of any particle size)7647-01-0181,408 lbs0 lbs181,408 lbs
91,2-Dichloroethane107-06-2177,067 lbs59 lbs177,125 lbs
10Vinyl chloride75-01-480,700 lbs33 lbs80,733 lbs
11Chlorine7782-50-563,044 lbs3,421 lbs66,465 lbs
12Certain glycol ethersN23063,696 lbs0 lbs63,696 lbs
131,3-Butadiene106-99-050,362 lbs0 lbs50,362 lbs
14Xylene (mixed isomers)1330-20-743,144 lbs0 lbs43,144 lbs
15Methyl iodide74-88-437,993 lbs0 lbs37,993 lbs
16Acetaldehyde75-07-026,687 lbs0 lbs26,687 lbs
17Zinc compoundsN9826,213 lbs19,557 lbs25,770 lbs
18Benzene71-43-219,827 lbs42 lbs19,869 lbs
19Ethylene glycol107-21-118,529 lbs0 lbs18,529 lbs
20Formaldehyde50-00-016,402 lbs0 lbs16,402 lbs
21Chlorobenzene108-90-716,036 lbs0 lbs16,036 lbs
22Chloroethane75-00-314,531 lbs0 lbs14,531 lbs
23Cyclohexane110-82-714,194 lbs0 lbs14,194 lbs
24Boron trifluoride7637-07-214,190 lbs0 lbs14,190 lbs
25Chloroform67-66-311,497 lbs51 lbs11,547 lbs
26Toluene108-88-39,250 lbs33 lbs9,282 lbs
27N,N-Dimethylformamide68-12-29,020 lbs0 lbs9,020 lbs
28Carbon tetrachloride56-23-57,770 lbs0 lbs7,770 lbs
29Isoprene78-79-55,909 lbs0 lbs5,909 lbs
30Maleic anhydride108-31-65,569 lbs0 lbs5,569 lbs
31DiisocyanatesN1204,276 lbs0 lbs4,276 lbs
321,1,2-Trichloroethane79-00-52,836 lbs0 lbs2,836 lbs
33Mercury7439-97-60 lbs0 lbs2,200 lbs
34Ethylidene dichloride75-34-32,180 lbs0 lbs2,180 lbs
35Di(2-ethylhexyl) phthalate117-81-72,020 lbs0 lbs2,020 lbs
36Aluminum oxide (fibrous forms)1344-28-11,750 lbs0 lbs1,750 lbs
371,2-Dichloroethylene540-59-01,428 lbs0 lbs1,428 lbs
38Styrene100-42-51,209 lbs0 lbs1,209 lbs
39Vinylidene chloride75-35-4693 lbs0 lbs693 lbs
40Hydrogen cyanide74-90-8596 lbs0 lbs596 lbs
41Copper compoundsN1000 lbs586 lbs586 lbs
42Naphthalene91-20-3493 lbs33 lbs526 lbs
43Aluminum (fume or dust)7429-90-5462 lbs0 lbs462 lbs
44Ethylbenzene100-41-4391 lbs32 lbs423 lbs
45Copper And Copper CompoundsN1000 lbs351 lbs351 lbs
46Chloromethane74-87-3326 lbs0 lbs326 lbs
47Tetrachloroethylene127-18-4294 lbs0 lbs294 lbs
48Dicyclopentadiene77-73-6290 lbs0 lbs290 lbs
491,1,2,2-Tetrachloroethane79-34-5290 lbs0 lbs290 lbs
50Nitric acid7697-37-2260 lbs0 lbs260 lbs
51Pentachloroethane76-01-7245 lbs0 lbs245 lbs
52Lead compoundsN42034 lbs54 lbs88 lbs
53n-Butyl alcohol71-36-387 lbs0 lbs87 lbs
54Trichloroethylene79-01-684 lbs0 lbs84 lbs
55Chromium compounds (except for chromite ore mined in the Transvaal Region)N0900 lbs81 lbs81 lbs
56Hexachloroethane67-72-181 lbs0 lbs81 lbs
57sec-Butyl alcohol78-92-268 lbs0 lbs68 lbs
58Dioxin and dioxin-like compoundsN1500 lbs60 lbs61 lbs
59Hexachlorobenzene118-74-115 lbs14 lbs29 lbs
60Chromium and Chromium Compounds(except for chromite ore mined in the Transvaal Region)N0900 lbs25 lbs25 lbs
61Lead And Lead CompoundsN42011 lbs10 lbs22 lbs
62Lead7439-92-10 lbs10 lbs10 lbs
63Chloroprene126-99-810 lbs0 lbs10 lbs
64Polycyclic aromatic compoundsN5907 lbs0 lbs7 lbs
65Bis(2-chloroethyl) ether111-44-42 lbs0 lbs2 lbs
66Mercury compoundsN4582 lbs0 lbs2 lbs
67Benzo[g,h,i]perylene191-24-20 lbs1 lbs1 lbs
68Mercury And Mercury CompoundsN4581 lbs0 lbs1 lbs

Top chemicals released near this property (2024 only):

Nitrate compounds (water dissociable; reportable only when in aqueous solution), Ammonia, Aluminum oxide (fibrous forms), Ethylene, Propylene

View the full list of 61 chemicals reported within 2 miles for 2024.

Chemicals Released (2024 Only) (61 chemicals)

#ChemicalCAS#Air (lbs/yr)Water (lbs/yr)Total (lbs/yr)
1Nitrate compounds (water dissociable; reportable only when in aqueous solution)N5110 lbs607,579 lbs607,579 lbs
2Ammonia7664-41-749,914 lbs503 lbs475,930 lbs
3Aluminum oxide (fibrous forms)1344-28-1250 lbs0 lbs353,010 lbs
4Ethylene74-85-1295,750 lbs0 lbs295,750 lbs
5Propylene115-07-1168,171 lbs0 lbs168,171 lbs
6Maleic anhydride108-31-61,569 lbs0 lbs134,889 lbs
7Methanol67-56-125,400 lbs64,010 lbs89,410 lbs
8Vinyl acetate108-05-481,700 lbs410 lbs82,473 lbs
9n-Hexane110-54-361,453 lbs0 lbs62,795 lbs
101,2-Dichloroethane107-06-212,354 lbs15 lbs12,708 lbs
11Copper And Copper CompoundsN1000 lbs209 lbs5,782 lbs
12Chlorine7782-50-55,521 lbs0 lbs5,521 lbs
13Vinyl chloride75-01-44,880 lbs2 lbs4,881 lbs
14Polycyclic aromatic compoundsN5903 lbs0 lbs3,624 lbs
15Formaldehyde50-00-03,363 lbs0 lbs3,363 lbs
16Zinc compoundsN982426 lbs233 lbs3,305 lbs
17Certain glycol ethersN2303,026 lbs0 lbs3,026 lbs
181,3-Butadiene106-99-02,958 lbs0 lbs2,958 lbs
19Toluene108-88-31,859 lbs3 lbs2,815 lbs
20Cyclohexane110-82-71,726 lbs0 lbs2,621 lbs
21Dioxin and dioxin-like compoundsN1500 lbs7 lbs2,327 lbs
22Benzene71-43-21,725 lbs3 lbs2,171 lbs
23DiisocyanatesN1201,843 lbs0 lbs1,843 lbs
24Chromium and Chromium Compounds(except for chromite ore mined in the Transvaal Region)N0900 lbs0 lbs1,622 lbs
25Methyl iodide74-88-41,600 lbs0 lbs1,600 lbs
26Chloroethane75-00-31,506 lbs0 lbs1,506 lbs
27Boron trifluoride7637-07-21,192 lbs0 lbs1,192 lbs
28Xylene (mixed isomers)1330-20-71,144 lbs0 lbs1,144 lbs
29Hydrochloric acid (acid aerosols including mists, vapors, gas, fog, and other airborne forms of any particle size)7647-01-0938 lbs0 lbs938 lbs
30Chloroform67-66-3798 lbs9 lbs817 lbs
31Acetaldehyde75-07-0585 lbs0 lbs585 lbs
32Carbon tetrachloride56-23-5572 lbs0 lbs580 lbs
33Isoprene78-79-5578 lbs0 lbs578 lbs
34N,N-Dimethylformamide68-12-2570 lbs0 lbs570 lbs
35Lead7439-92-10 lbs5 lbs457 lbs
36Ethylbenzene100-41-4358 lbs2 lbs365 lbs
37Naphthalene91-20-3270 lbs18 lbs288 lbs
381,1,2-Trichloroethane79-00-5227 lbs0 lbs229 lbs
39Ethylidene dichloride75-34-3156 lbs0 lbs156 lbs
40Styrene100-42-5141 lbs0 lbs155 lbs
41Tetrachloroethylene127-18-424 lbs0 lbs139 lbs
42Ethylene glycol107-21-1121 lbs0 lbs121 lbs
431,2-Dichloroethylene540-59-0103 lbs0 lbs103 lbs
44Vinylidene chloride75-35-449 lbs0 lbs49 lbs
45Benzo[g,h,i]perylene191-24-20 lbs0 lbs38 lbs
46Dicyclopentadiene77-73-630 lbs0 lbs30 lbs
47Aluminum (fume or dust)7429-90-526 lbs0 lbs26 lbs
481,1,2,2-Tetrachloroethane79-34-524 lbs0 lbs24 lbs
49Nitric acid7697-37-220 lbs0 lbs20 lbs
50Pentachloroethane76-01-720 lbs0 lbs20 lbs
51Asbestos (friable)1332-21-40 lbs0 lbs17 lbs
52Mercury And Mercury CompoundsN4581 lbs0 lbs12 lbs
53Trichloroethylene79-01-68 lbs0 lbs12 lbs
54Lead And Lead CompoundsN4200 lbs4 lbs10 lbs
55n-Butyl alcohol71-36-37 lbs0 lbs7 lbs
56Hexachloroethane67-72-17 lbs0 lbs7 lbs
57sec-Butyl alcohol78-92-25 lbs0 lbs5 lbs
58Chlorobenzene108-90-70 lbs0 lbs4 lbs
59Hexachlorobenzene118-74-11 lbs1 lbs2 lbs
60Polychlorinated biphenyls1336-36-30 lbs0 lbs1 lbs
61Chloroprene126-99-81 lbs0 lbs1 lbs

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