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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
10344 NEW DECADE DR PASADENA 77507
Elevation
19.34 ft
Height above sea level from USGS data.
FEMA Flood Zone
AE
High Risk - 1% annual chance with established base flood elevation
Overall Risk
Moderate
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
Moderate
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: 9.34 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.

  • 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.

🏭 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)
7.13 million lbs
Extremely High
1093.0x more than typical Houston property
≈ 357 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)
7.11 million lbs
Extremely High
1475.4x 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)
16 thousand 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)7,131,064 lbs7,114,728 lbs16,336 lbs
Typical Houston Property (2024 Only)2 lbs1 lbs0 lbs
This Property (2024 Only)3,981,691 lbs558,824 lbs1,275 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):

n-Hexane, Ethylene, Methanol, Ammonia, Vinyl acetate

View the full list of 78 chemicals below.

Chemicals Released (2014-2024, 10-Year Total) (78 chemicals)

#ChemicalCAS#Air (lbs, 10yr)Water (lbs, 10yr)Total (lbs, 10yr)
1n-Hexane110-54-31,231,193 lbs0 lbs1,231,193 lbs
2Ethylene74-85-11,139,895 lbs0 lbs1,139,895 lbs
3Methanol67-56-1854,759 lbs0 lbs861,286 lbs
4Ammonia7664-41-7756,594 lbs123 lbs756,737 lbs
5Vinyl acetate108-05-4538,659 lbs0 lbs538,659 lbs
6Toluene108-88-3437,798 lbs0 lbs437,798 lbs
7Nitric acid7697-37-2397,668 lbs55 lbs397,748 lbs
8Ethylene oxide75-21-8157,651 lbs0 lbs157,651 lbs
9Ethylene glycol107-21-1142,438 lbs0 lbs142,438 lbs
10Acetaldehyde75-07-0119,524 lbs0 lbs119,524 lbs
11Butyl acrylate141-32-2112,622 lbs0 lbs112,622 lbs
12Acrylic acid79-10-7103,139 lbs0 lbs103,139 lbs
13n-Butyl alcohol71-36-398,948 lbs0 lbs98,948 lbs
14Propylene115-07-197,894 lbs0 lbs97,894 lbs
15N,N-Dimethylformamide68-12-286,451 lbs0 lbs86,451 lbs
16Acrylonitrile107-13-184,414 lbs0 lbs84,414 lbs
17Styrene100-42-583,768 lbs0 lbs83,768 lbs
18Methyl methacrylate80-62-660,312 lbs0 lbs60,312 lbs
191,3-Butadiene106-99-059,009 lbs0 lbs59,009 lbs
20Certain glycol ethersN23049,151 lbs0 lbs49,152 lbs
21Hydroquinone123-31-944,758 lbs0 lbs44,758 lbs
22Molybdenum trioxide1313-27-537,655 lbs3,227 lbs40,897 lbs
23Chlorodifluoromethane (HCFC-22)75-45-638,792 lbs0 lbs38,792 lbs
24Ethyl acrylate140-88-537,097 lbs0 lbs37,097 lbs
25Methyl isobutyl ketone108-10-136,313 lbs0 lbs36,313 lbs
26Cumene98-82-836,156 lbs0 lbs36,156 lbs
27Hydrogen sulfide7783-06-431,678 lbs0 lbs31,678 lbs
28Phenol108-95-230,497 lbs0 lbs30,497 lbs
29Methyl acrylate96-33-323,024 lbs0 lbs23,024 lbs
30Xylene (mixed isomers)1330-20-722,722 lbs0 lbs22,722 lbs
31tert-Butyl alcohol75-65-021,965 lbs0 lbs21,965 lbs
32Propylene oxide75-56-919,358 lbs0 lbs19,358 lbs
33Chlorine7782-50-515,132 lbs0 lbs15,132 lbs
34Nickel compoundsN49511,795 lbs1,905 lbs13,715 lbs
352-Methoxyethanol109-86-411,669 lbs0 lbs11,669 lbs
36Benzene71-43-210,536 lbs0 lbs10,536 lbs
37Nitrate compounds (water dissociable; reportable only when in aqueous solution)N51130 lbs9,885 lbs9,930 lbs
38Chloroethane75-00-39,070 lbs0 lbs9,070 lbs
39Cobalt compoundsN0965,871 lbs886 lbs6,772 lbs
402-Ethoxyethanol110-80-56,044 lbs0 lbs6,044 lbs
41Diphenylamine122-39-45,938 lbs0 lbs5,938 lbs
42Ethylbenzene100-41-45,307 lbs0 lbs5,307 lbs
43Methyl iodide74-88-45,089 lbs0 lbs5,089 lbs
44Nickel And Nickel CompoundsN4954,878 lbs62 lbs4,940 lbs
45Formaldehyde50-00-04,642 lbs102 lbs4,744 lbs
46Cobalt And Cobalt CompoundsN0964,551 lbs42 lbs4,593 lbs
47Dimethylamine124-40-33,754 lbs0 lbs3,754 lbs
48Allyl alcohol107-18-63,389 lbs0 lbs3,389 lbs
491,2-Butylene oxide106-88-72,348 lbs0 lbs2,348 lbs
50Acrolein107-02-82,268 lbs0 lbs2,268 lbs
51Maleic anhydride108-31-61,577 lbs0 lbs1,577 lbs
52Allyl chloride107-05-11,277 lbs0 lbs1,277 lbs
53Dicyclopentadiene77-73-61,178 lbs0 lbs1,178 lbs
541,2,4-Trimethylbenzene95-63-61,065 lbs0 lbs1,065 lbs
55NonylphenolN5301,013 lbs0 lbs1,013 lbs
56Nonylphenol EthoxylatesN5351,008 lbs0 lbs1,008 lbs
57Cyclohexane110-82-7898 lbs0 lbs898 lbs
58Sulfuric acid (acid aerosols including mists, vapors, gas, fog, and other airborne forms of any particle size)7664-93-9597 lbs0 lbs597 lbs
59Benzoyl chloride98-88-4469 lbs0 lbs469 lbs
60Hydrazine302-01-2437 lbs0 lbs437 lbs
61Lead And Lead CompoundsN420211 lbs10 lbs221 lbs
62Barium compounds (except for barium sulfate (CAS No. 7727-43-7))N040145 lbs30 lbs175 lbs
63Bifenthrin82657-04-3149 lbs0 lbs149 lbs
64Lead compoundsN420138 lbs4 lbs142 lbs
65Copper compoundsN100132 lbs6 lbs138 lbs
66Naphthalene91-20-396 lbs0 lbs96 lbs
67Cyanide compoundsN1065 lbs0 lbs58 lbs
68Chloromethane74-87-351 lbs0 lbs51 lbs
69Cumene hydroperoxide80-15-926 lbs0 lbs26 lbs
70Phthalic anhydride85-44-913 lbs0 lbs13 lbs
71Oxyfluorfen42874-03-310 lbs0 lbs10 lbs
724,4'-Diaminodiphenyl ether101-80-46 lbs0 lbs6 lbs
73Zinc compoundsN9825 lbs0 lbs5 lbs
74Bis(2-chloroethyl) ether111-44-43 lbs0 lbs3 lbs
75Manganese And Manganese CompoundsN4503 lbs0 lbs3 lbs
76Nickel7440-02-02 lbs0 lbs2 lbs
77Formic acid64-18-61 lbs0 lbs1 lbs
78Boron trifluoride7637-07-21 lbs0 lbs1 lbs

Top chemicals released near this property (2024 only):

Methanol, Ethylene glycol, Ethyl acrylate, Acrylic acid, Allyl alcohol

View the full list of 67 chemicals reported within 2 miles for 2024.

Chemicals Released (2024 Only) (67 chemicals)

#ChemicalCAS#Air (lbs/yr)Water (lbs/yr)Total (lbs/yr)
1Methanol67-56-143,098 lbs0 lbs1,014,840 lbs
2Ethylene glycol107-21-114,424 lbs0 lbs445,319 lbs
3Ethyl acrylate140-88-53,477 lbs0 lbs391,250 lbs
4Acrylic acid79-10-711,887 lbs0 lbs339,440 lbs
5Allyl alcohol107-18-696 lbs0 lbs233,588 lbs
6n-Hexane110-54-3124,413 lbs0 lbs140,961 lbs
7Vinyl acetate108-05-421,425 lbs0 lbs133,219 lbs
8Ethylene74-85-1129,665 lbs0 lbs129,665 lbs
9Toluene108-88-314,538 lbs0 lbs118,527 lbs
10tert-Butyl alcohol75-65-01,264 lbs0 lbs110,128 lbs
11Nonylphenol EthoxylatesN535131 lbs0 lbs93,342 lbs
12Dimethylamine124-40-3341 lbs0 lbs92,098 lbs
13Ammonia7664-41-787,209 lbs5 lbs89,034 lbs
14n-Butyl alcohol71-36-32,835 lbs0 lbs80,473 lbs
15Molybdenum trioxide1313-27-52,770 lbs482 lbs79,984 lbs
16Acetaldehyde75-07-04,916 lbs0 lbs79,259 lbs
17Diphenylamine122-39-4105 lbs0 lbs48,731 lbs
18Butyl acrylate141-32-26,270 lbs0 lbs47,346 lbs
191,2,4-Trimethylbenzene95-63-699 lbs0 lbs44,035 lbs
20Xylene (mixed isomers)1330-20-7723 lbs0 lbs39,275 lbs
21Copper7440-50-80 lbs0 lbs27,230 lbs
22Ethylene oxide75-21-811,557 lbs0 lbs22,380 lbs
23Styrene100-42-51,822 lbs0 lbs19,015 lbs
24Methyl acrylate96-33-32,867 lbs0 lbs17,363 lbs
25Certain glycol ethersN2303,532 lbs0 lbs13,299 lbs
26Nickel And Nickel CompoundsN49582 lbs8 lbs12,690 lbs
27Propylene115-07-112,098 lbs0 lbs12,098 lbs
28Chloroethane75-00-33,424 lbs0 lbs9,649 lbs
29Nitric acid7697-37-29,490 lbs5 lbs9,500 lbs
30N,N-Dimethylformamide68-12-27,763 lbs0 lbs8,980 lbs
31Nickel compoundsN4951,017 lbs108 lbs7,851 lbs
32Dicyclopentadiene77-73-697 lbs0 lbs7,551 lbs
33Methyl methacrylate80-62-66,496 lbs0 lbs6,668 lbs
34Hydroquinone123-31-96,585 lbs0 lbs6,585 lbs
35Phenol108-95-21,875 lbs0 lbs6,506 lbs
36Cumene98-82-82,822 lbs0 lbs5,530 lbs
37Chromium and Chromium Compounds(except for chromite ore mined in the Transvaal Region)N0900 lbs0 lbs5,055 lbs
38Naphthalene91-20-312 lbs0 lbs4,436 lbs
39Methyl isobutyl ketone108-10-13,997 lbs0 lbs3,997 lbs
40Hydrogen sulfide7783-06-43,596 lbs0 lbs3,596 lbs
41Ethylbenzene100-41-4275 lbs0 lbs2,926 lbs
42Cobalt compoundsN096455 lbs36 lbs2,816 lbs
43Acrolein107-02-81,224 lbs0 lbs1,784 lbs
44Cumene hydroperoxide80-15-90 lbs0 lbs1,560 lbs
45Formaldehyde50-00-0966 lbs0 lbs1,479 lbs
46Chlorine7782-50-51,293 lbs0 lbs1,293 lbs
471,3-Butadiene106-99-01,172 lbs0 lbs1,172 lbs
48Nitrate compounds (water dissociable; reportable only when in aqueous solution)N5110 lbs622 lbs1,122 lbs
49Benzene71-43-21,090 lbs0 lbs1,090 lbs
502-Methoxyethanol109-86-41,027 lbs0 lbs1,045 lbs
51Methyl iodide74-88-4958 lbs0 lbs958 lbs
52Cobalt And Cobalt CompoundsN09682 lbs8 lbs917 lbs
53Propylene oxide75-56-9500 lbs0 lbs664 lbs
54Maleic anhydride108-31-6186 lbs0 lbs592 lbs
552-Ethoxyethanol110-80-5407 lbs0 lbs429 lbs
56Dimethyl phthalate131-11-30 lbs0 lbs406 lbs
57Cyclohexane110-82-765 lbs0 lbs356 lbs
58NonylphenolN5301 lbs0 lbs224 lbs
59Allyl chloride107-05-1165 lbs0 lbs165 lbs
60Lead And Lead CompoundsN42016 lbs1 lbs68 lbs
611,2-Butylene oxide106-88-752 lbs0 lbs52 lbs
62Hydrazine302-01-239 lbs0 lbs39 lbs
63Benzoyl chloride98-88-433 lbs0 lbs33 lbs
64Acrylonitrile107-13-10 lbs0 lbs4 lbs
65Manganese And Manganese CompoundsN4503 lbs0 lbs3 lbs
66Aniline62-53-30 lbs0 lbs2 lbs
674,4'-Diaminodiphenyl ether101-80-40 lbs0 lbs1 lbs

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