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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
1010 OAK LEAF AVE LA PORTE 77571
Building Size
2,294 sqft
Total structure area from HCAD building records.
Elevation
8.84 ft
Height above sea level from USGS data.
FEMA Flood Zone
AE
High Risk - 1% annual chance with established base flood elevation
Overall Risk
High
Property flooded at 1.2ft depth. Risk based on flood depth at structure.

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
High
Flood Depth
1.16 ft ±0.5 ft
Depth of water above ground 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
Based on HCAD building value of $192,946 (2,294 sqft). Using U.S. Army Corps of Engineers depth-damage curves.
Depth-Damage Estimate (Neighborhood Comparison)
$0
No neighborhood valuation estimate available. Building exists (2,294 sqft) but no comparable neighborhood data found.
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 Flooded
Flood Depth: 1.16 feet
Severity: Minor

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.

  • This property is in a high-risk flood zone. Flood insurance is required for mortgages.
  • Consider flood mitigation measures like elevated utilities and flood vents.
  • 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.
  • Simulation shows flooding at current water level - review property drainage and consider mitigation.

🏭 Part 2: Industrial Pollution Exposure

Property Pollution Ranking
High
Higher pollution than 89% 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)
5.76 million lbs
Extremely High
882.7x more than typical Houston property
≈ 288 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)
5.76 million lbs
Extremely High
1194.1x 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)
567 lbs
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)5,759,078 lbs5,758,511 lbs567 lbs
Typical Houston Property (2024 Only)2 lbs1 lbs0 lbs
This Property (2024 Only)3,129,629 lbs463,815 lbs51 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 89% of Houston homes
Each bar's width represents the percentage of Houston homes in that pollution range. This property ranks in the 10-19th percentile (top 15% most polluted).

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

tert-Butyl alcohol, Methanol, Toluene, Propylene, Ethylene

View the full list of 71 chemicals below.

Chemicals Released (2014-2024, 10-Year Total) (71 chemicals)

#ChemicalCAS#Air (lbs, 10yr)Water (lbs, 10yr)Total (lbs, 10yr)
1tert-Butyl alcohol75-65-0751,778 lbs0 lbs751,778 lbs
2Methanol67-56-1737,196 lbs55 lbs737,251 lbs
3Toluene108-88-3719,835 lbs0 lbs719,835 lbs
4Propylene115-07-1608,479 lbs0 lbs608,479 lbs
5Ethylene74-85-1525,283 lbs0 lbs525,283 lbs
6Ammonia7664-41-7353,122 lbs0 lbs353,122 lbs
7Propylene oxide75-56-9310,422 lbs0 lbs310,422 lbs
8Acrylic acid79-10-7251,302 lbs0 lbs251,302 lbs
9n-Hexane110-54-3205,902 lbs0 lbs205,902 lbs
10Vinyl acetate108-05-4142,721 lbs0 lbs142,721 lbs
11Benzene71-43-2126,002 lbs0 lbs126,002 lbs
12Titanium tetrachloride7550-45-0108,195 lbs0 lbs108,195 lbs
13Cyclohexane110-82-7102,641 lbs0 lbs102,641 lbs
141,3-Butadiene106-99-091,536 lbs0 lbs91,536 lbs
15Acrylonitrile107-13-185,616 lbs0 lbs85,616 lbs
16Ethylbenzene100-41-471,887 lbs0 lbs71,887 lbs
17Styrene100-42-565,375 lbs0 lbs65,375 lbs
18n-Butyl alcohol71-36-354,543 lbs0 lbs54,543 lbs
19Isoprene78-79-547,793 lbs0 lbs47,793 lbs
20Hydroquinone123-31-942,849 lbs0 lbs42,849 lbs
21Ethylene glycol107-21-137,504 lbs0 lbs37,504 lbs
22Methyl isobutyl ketone108-10-136,313 lbs0 lbs36,313 lbs
23Xylene (mixed isomers)1330-20-735,137 lbs0 lbs35,137 lbs
24Certain glycol ethersN23034,372 lbs0 lbs34,372 lbs
25Cumene98-82-831,111 lbs0 lbs31,111 lbs
26Phenol108-95-230,497 lbs0 lbs30,497 lbs
27Molybdenum trioxide1313-27-526,754 lbs0 lbs26,754 lbs
28Hydrochloric acid (acid aerosols including mists, vapors, gas, fog, and other airborne forms of any particle size)7647-01-017,903 lbs0 lbs17,903 lbs
29Acetaldehyde75-07-015,347 lbs0 lbs15,347 lbs
30Formaldehyde50-00-010,409 lbs0 lbs10,409 lbs
31Epichlorohydrin106-89-88,484 lbs0 lbs8,484 lbs
32Dimethylamine124-40-37,773 lbs0 lbs7,773 lbs
33Maleic anhydride108-31-66,232 lbs0 lbs6,232 lbs
34Trade SecretTRD SECRT5,905 lbs88 lbs5,993 lbs
35Diphenylamine122-39-45,851 lbs0 lbs5,851 lbs
36Dibutyl phthalate84-74-25,792 lbs0 lbs5,792 lbs
37Formic acid64-18-64,772 lbs0 lbs4,772 lbs
381,2,4-Trimethylbenzene95-63-64,544 lbs0 lbs4,544 lbs
39Butyl acrylate141-32-24,456 lbs0 lbs4,456 lbs
40Propyleneimine75-55-83,701 lbs0 lbs3,701 lbs
41Methyl methacrylate80-62-63,050 lbs0 lbs3,050 lbs
421,4-Dioxane123-91-12,644 lbs0 lbs2,644 lbs
431,2-Butylene oxide106-88-72,348 lbs0 lbs2,348 lbs
44Chlorine7782-50-52,246 lbs0 lbs2,246 lbs
45NonylphenolN5301,974 lbs0 lbs1,974 lbs
46Allyl alcohol107-18-61,820 lbs0 lbs1,820 lbs
47Naphthalene91-20-31,635 lbs0 lbs1,635 lbs
48Ethylene oxide75-21-81,600 lbs0 lbs1,600 lbs
49Nitric acid7697-37-21,419 lbs0 lbs1,419 lbs
50Dicyclopentadiene77-73-61,387 lbs0 lbs1,387 lbs
51Nonylphenol EthoxylatesN535773 lbs0 lbs773 lbs
52Sulfuric acid (acid aerosols including mists, vapors, gas, fog, and other airborne forms of any particle size)7664-93-9597 lbs0 lbs597 lbs
53Hydrazine302-01-2437 lbs0 lbs437 lbs
54Acrolein107-02-8402 lbs0 lbs402 lbs
55Nitrate compounds (water dissociable; reportable only when in aqueous solution)N5110 lbs370 lbs370 lbs
56Benzyl chloride100-44-7228 lbs0 lbs228 lbs
57Di(2-ethylhexyl) phthalate117-81-7222 lbs0 lbs222 lbs
58Diethanolamine111-42-2106 lbs0 lbs106 lbs
59Diethyl sulfate64-67-585 lbs0 lbs85 lbs
60Zinc compoundsN98248 lbs33 lbs81 lbs
61Phthalic anhydride85-44-940 lbs0 lbs40 lbs
62Antimony compoundsN01020 lbs15 lbs35 lbs
63Acetonitrile75-05-833 lbs0 lbs33 lbs
64Bis(2-chloroethyl) ether111-44-426 lbs0 lbs26 lbs
652,4-Dimethylphenol105-67-917 lbs0 lbs17 lbs
66Triethylamine121-44-810 lbs0 lbs15 lbs
67Antimony And Antimony CompoundsN0105 lbs5 lbs10 lbs
681,3-Phenylenediamine108-45-22 lbs0 lbs2 lbs
69Lead7439-92-12 lbs0 lbs2 lbs
70Boron trifluoride7637-07-21 lbs0 lbs1 lbs
71Nickel compoundsN4950 lbs1 lbs1 lbs

Top chemicals released near this property (2024 only):

Methanol, tert-Butyl alcohol, Allyl alcohol, Toluene, Vinyl acetate

View the full list of 60 chemicals reported within 2 miles for 2024.

Chemicals Released (2024 Only) (60 chemicals)

#ChemicalCAS#Air (lbs/yr)Water (lbs/yr)Total (lbs/yr)
1Methanol67-56-136,168 lbs5 lbs1,122,753 lbs
2tert-Butyl alcohol75-65-0101,697 lbs0 lbs650,543 lbs
3Allyl alcohol107-18-696 lbs0 lbs233,588 lbs
4Toluene108-88-340,136 lbs0 lbs173,363 lbs
5Vinyl acetate108-05-414,116 lbs0 lbs128,626 lbs
6Acrylic acid79-10-721,027 lbs0 lbs124,256 lbs
7Dimethylamine124-40-3228 lbs0 lbs91,985 lbs
8Nickel compoundsN4950 lbs0 lbs74,741 lbs
9Xylene (mixed isomers)1330-20-71,270 lbs0 lbs66,506 lbs
10Propylene115-07-150,182 lbs0 lbs50,558 lbs
11Diphenylamine122-39-4105 lbs0 lbs48,731 lbs
12Propylene oxide75-56-923,121 lbs0 lbs41,146 lbs
13Ethylene74-85-141,003 lbs0 lbs41,003 lbs
14n-Hexane110-54-319,447 lbs0 lbs36,695 lbs
15Styrene100-42-54,127 lbs0 lbs33,696 lbs
16Ammonia7664-41-730,863 lbs0 lbs31,185 lbs
17Cyclohexane110-82-78,101 lbs0 lbs29,411 lbs
18Acetaldehyde75-07-0496 lbs0 lbs23,127 lbs
19Ethylbenzene100-41-44,313 lbs0 lbs15,989 lbs
20Isoprene78-79-512,309 lbs0 lbs12,309 lbs
21Titanium tetrachloride7550-45-010,755 lbs0 lbs10,755 lbs
22Benzene71-43-29,482 lbs0 lbs10,039 lbs
23Dicyclopentadiene77-73-697 lbs0 lbs7,585 lbs
24Phenol108-95-21,875 lbs0 lbs6,506 lbs
25Ethylene glycol107-21-13,258 lbs0 lbs6,093 lbs
26Vanadium compoundsN7700 lbs0 lbs5,540 lbs
27Chromium and Chromium Compounds(except for chromite ore mined in the Transvaal Region)N0900 lbs0 lbs5,055 lbs
28Hydroquinone123-31-94,885 lbs0 lbs5,047 lbs
29Naphthalene91-20-3235 lbs0 lbs4,135 lbs
30Acetonitrile75-05-824 lbs0 lbs4,091 lbs
31Methyl isobutyl ketone108-10-13,997 lbs0 lbs3,997 lbs
321,3-Butadiene106-99-03,642 lbs0 lbs3,642 lbs
33Molybdenum trioxide1313-27-53,114 lbs0 lbs3,114 lbs
34NonylphenolN530551 lbs0 lbs2,678 lbs
35Cumene98-82-82,611 lbs0 lbs2,611 lbs
36n-Butyl alcohol71-36-3942 lbs0 lbs2,104 lbs
37Certain glycol ethersN230421 lbs0 lbs2,084 lbs
381,2,4-Trimethylbenzene95-63-6624 lbs0 lbs2,021 lbs
39Hydrochloric acid (acid aerosols including mists, vapors, gas, fog, and other airborne forms of any particle size)7647-01-01,959 lbs0 lbs1,959 lbs
40Maleic anhydride108-31-61,351 lbs0 lbs1,351 lbs
41Formic acid64-18-6175 lbs0 lbs1,197 lbs
42Formaldehyde50-00-0447 lbs0 lbs1,090 lbs
43Dibutyl phthalate84-74-2496 lbs0 lbs1,073 lbs
44Acrylonitrile107-13-1879 lbs0 lbs1,029 lbs
45Butyl acrylate141-32-2848 lbs0 lbs848 lbs
46Epichlorohydrin106-89-8643 lbs0 lbs643 lbs
47Trade SecretTRD SECRT0 lbs46 lbs581 lbs
48Nitrate compounds (water dissociable; reportable only when in aqueous solution)N5110 lbs0 lbs551 lbs
49Ethylene oxide75-21-8462 lbs0 lbs462 lbs
50Methyl methacrylate80-62-6387 lbs0 lbs387 lbs
51Benzyl chloride100-44-7119 lbs0 lbs379 lbs
52Di(2-ethylhexyl) phthalate117-81-7222 lbs0 lbs222 lbs
53Nitric acid7697-37-2219 lbs0 lbs219 lbs
541,4-Dioxane123-91-1126 lbs0 lbs126 lbs
551,2-Butylene oxide106-88-752 lbs0 lbs52 lbs
56Hydrazine302-01-239 lbs0 lbs39 lbs
57Acrolein107-02-828 lbs0 lbs38 lbs
58Antimony And Antimony CompoundsN0100 lbs0 lbs33 lbs
59Propyleneimine75-55-832 lbs0 lbs32 lbs
60Phthalic anhydride85-44-914 lbs0 lbs14 lbs

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