Complete Property Analysis

Environmental risk, tax analysis, and property details for 3015 Lazy Pine Ln, La Porte, TX 77571

HCAD #0972150000031

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🌍Environmental Assessment

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.

🌊Flood Risk Analysis

FEMA Zone AE

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

3015 Lazy Pine Ln, La Porte, TX 77571

Building Size

3,322sqft

Total structure area from HCAD building records.

Elevation

8.61 ft

Height above sea level from USGS data.

FEMA Flood Zone

High Risk - 1% annual chance with established base flood elevation

Overall Risk

Very High

Property flooded at 9.84ft depth.

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 High

Flood Depth

9.84 ft±0.5 ft

Depth of water above ground level.

Water Surface Elevation (WSE)

18.45 ft

Water surface elevation relative to sea level (NAVD88 datum).

Area Inundated

294.9 acres

100.0% of 500m radius flooded.

Nearest Bayou Stage

N/A

No nearby bayou within monitoring range

Depth-Damage (HCAD Valuation)

$204,582

Based on HCAD building value of $314,743.

Depth-Damage (Neighborhood)

$158,902

Based on neighborhood replacement cost.

Analysis Method

COG Combined 5000 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.

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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:

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Flood Risk Recommendations

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

Special Flood Hazard Area (SFHA): Flood insurance required for federally backed mortgages

Obtain an Elevation Certificate to determine accurate flood insurance premiums

Simulation shows 1.2ft of flooding - mitigation measures recommended

Consider elevating utilities, HVAC systems, and electrical panels above anticipated flood levels

Review official FEMA Flood Insurance Rate Map (FIRM) for detailed flood zone boundaries

Contact Harris County Flood Control District (HCFCD) for drainage projects and flood information

🏭Industrial Pollution Exposure

14.7th percentile

Property Pollution Ranking

High

Higher pollution than 85% of Houston homes

Compares pollution within 2mi against 10,000 Houston properties. Lower percentiles = higher pollution.

Industrial Pollution Nearby (10 Years)

2.52 millionlbs

Extremely High

387.0x more than typical Houston property

≈ 126 dump trucks of chemicals within 2 miles

Air Pollution (10 Years)

2.52 millionlbs

Extremely High

523.4x more than typical Houston property

Includes fugitive emissions (leaks) and stack emissions (smokestacks).

Water Pollution (10 Years)

567lbs

High

Discharges to bayous, streams, and drainage systems.

Facilities Nearby

Industrial facilities within 2 miles

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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.

Period	Total	Air	Water
Typical Houston Property (2014-2024)	6,524 lbs	4,822 lbs	0 lbs
This Property (2014-2024)	2,524,673 lbs	2,524,107 lbs	567 lbs
Typical Houston Property (2024 Only)	2 lbs	1 lbs	0 lbs
This Property (2024 Only)	204,742 lbs	204,691 lbs	51 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

70-79th

5.8%

80-89th

4.3%

90-100thLowest Pollution

34.2%

Higher pollution than 85% 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.

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Top chemicals released near this property (past 10 years):
Methanol, Ethylene, Ammonia, Toluene, Acrylic acid
View the full list of 60 chemicals below.

Chemicals Released (2014-2024, 10-Year Total)(60 chemicals)

#	Chemical	CAS#	Air (lbs/10yr)	Water (lbs/10yr)	Total (lbs/10yr)
1	Methanol	67-56-1	451,233 lbs	55 lbs	451,288 lbs
2	Ethylene	74-85-1	346,604 lbs	0 lbs	346,604 lbs
3	Ammonia	7664-41-7	335,424 lbs	0 lbs	335,424 lbs
4	Toluene	108-88-3	255,501 lbs	0 lbs	255,501 lbs
5	Acrylic acid	79-10-7	251,302 lbs	0 lbs	251,302 lbs
6	n-Hexane	110-54-3	205,902 lbs	0 lbs	205,902 lbs
7	Vinyl acetate	108-05-4	142,721 lbs	0 lbs	142,721 lbs
8	Titanium tetrachloride	7550-45-0	108,195 lbs	0 lbs	108,195 lbs
9	Cyclohexane	110-82-7	102,641 lbs	0 lbs	102,641 lbs
10	Propylene oxide	75-56-9	95,696 lbs	0 lbs	95,696 lbs
11	Ethylene glycol	107-21-1	37,504 lbs	0 lbs	37,504 lbs
12	Certain glycol ethers	N230	34,372 lbs	0 lbs	34,372 lbs
13	Propylene	115-07-1	20,746 lbs	0 lbs	20,746 lbs
14	Hydrochloric acid (acid aerosols including mists, vapors, gas, fog, and other airborne forms of any particle size)	7647-01-0	17,903 lbs	0 lbs	17,903 lbs
15	Isoprene	78-79-5	15,828 lbs	0 lbs	15,828 lbs
16	Acetaldehyde	75-07-0	14,843 lbs	0 lbs	14,843 lbs
17	1,3-Butadiene	106-99-0	12,674 lbs	0 lbs	12,674 lbs
18	Xylene (mixed isomers)	1330-20-7	8,223 lbs	0 lbs	8,223 lbs
19	Formaldehyde	50-00-0	7,593 lbs	0 lbs	7,593 lbs
20	Epichlorohydrin	106-89-8	7,484 lbs	0 lbs	7,484 lbs
21	Trade Secret	TRD SECRT	5,905 lbs	88 lbs	5,993 lbs
22	Dibutyl phthalate	84-74-2	5,792 lbs	0 lbs	5,792 lbs
23	Styrene	100-42-5	5,569 lbs	0 lbs	5,569 lbs
24	1,2,4-Trimethylbenzene	95-63-6	4,474 lbs	0 lbs	4,474 lbs
25	Methyl methacrylate	80-62-6	3,050 lbs	0 lbs	3,050 lbs
26	1,4-Dioxane	123-91-1	2,644 lbs	0 lbs	2,644 lbs
27	Butyl acrylate	141-32-2	2,517 lbs	0 lbs	2,517 lbs
28	1,2-Butylene oxide	106-88-7	2,348 lbs	0 lbs	2,348 lbs
29	Chlorine	7782-50-5	2,246 lbs	0 lbs	2,246 lbs
30	Formic acid	64-18-6	2,017 lbs	0 lbs	2,017 lbs
31	Nonylphenol	N530	1,974 lbs	0 lbs	1,974 lbs
32	Allyl alcohol	107-18-6	1,820 lbs	0 lbs	1,820 lbs
33	Ethylene oxide	75-21-8	1,600 lbs	0 lbs	1,600 lbs
34	Naphthalene	91-20-3	1,572 lbs	0 lbs	1,572 lbs
35	Nitric acid	7697-37-2	1,405 lbs	0 lbs	1,405 lbs
36	tert-Butyl alcohol	75-65-0	1,254 lbs	0 lbs	1,254 lbs
37	Dicyclopentadiene	77-73-6	1,178 lbs	0 lbs	1,178 lbs
38	Nonylphenol Ethoxylates	N535	773 lbs	0 lbs	773 lbs
39	Ethylbenzene	100-41-4	728 lbs	0 lbs	728 lbs
40	Sulfuric acid (acid aerosols including mists, vapors, gas, fog, and other airborne forms of any particle size)	7664-93-9	597 lbs	0 lbs	597 lbs
41	Maleic anhydride	108-31-6	534 lbs	0 lbs	534 lbs
42	Acrolein	107-02-8	402 lbs	0 lbs	402 lbs
43	Nitrate compounds (water dissociable; reportable only when in aqueous solution)	N511	0 lbs	370 lbs	370 lbs
44	Hydroquinone	123-31-9	355 lbs	0 lbs	355 lbs
45	Benzyl chloride	100-44-7	228 lbs	0 lbs	228 lbs
46	Di(2-ethylhexyl) phthalate	117-81-7	222 lbs	0 lbs	222 lbs
47	n-Butyl alcohol	71-36-3	114 lbs	0 lbs	114 lbs
48	Diethanolamine	111-42-2	106 lbs	0 lbs	106 lbs
49	Diethyl sulfate	64-67-5	85 lbs	0 lbs	85 lbs
50	Zinc compounds	N982	48 lbs	33 lbs	81 lbs
51	Phthalic anhydride	85-44-9	40 lbs	0 lbs	40 lbs
52	Antimony compounds	N010	20 lbs	15 lbs	35 lbs
53	Acetonitrile	75-05-8	33 lbs	0 lbs	33 lbs
54	Bis(2-chloroethyl) ether	111-44-4	26 lbs	0 lbs	26 lbs
55	2,4-Dimethylphenol	105-67-9	17 lbs	0 lbs	17 lbs
56	Cumene	98-82-8	15 lbs	0 lbs	15 lbs
57	Antimony And Antimony Compounds	N010	5 lbs	5 lbs	10 lbs
58	1,3-Phenylenediamine	108-45-2	2 lbs	0 lbs	2 lbs
59	Lead	7439-92-1	2 lbs	0 lbs	2 lbs
60	Nickel compounds	N495	0 lbs	1 lbs	1 lbs

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Top chemicals released near this property (2024 only):
Ammonia, Methanol, Ethylene, Toluene, Acrylic acid
View the full list of 44 chemicals reported within 2 miles for 2024.

Chemicals Released (2024 Only)(44 chemicals)

#	Chemical	CAS#	Air (lbs/yr)	Water (lbs/yr)	Total (lbs/yr)
1	Ammonia	7664-41-7	30,863 lbs	0 lbs	30,863 lbs
2	Methanol	67-56-1	26,311 lbs	5 lbs	26,316 lbs
3	Ethylene	74-85-1	24,713 lbs	0 lbs	24,713 lbs
4	Toluene	108-88-3	24,410 lbs	0 lbs	24,410 lbs
5	Acrylic acid	79-10-7	21,027 lbs	0 lbs	21,027 lbs
6	n-Hexane	110-54-3	19,447 lbs	0 lbs	19,447 lbs
7	Vinyl acetate	108-05-4	14,116 lbs	0 lbs	14,116 lbs
8	Titanium tetrachloride	7550-45-0	10,755 lbs	0 lbs	10,755 lbs
9	Cyclohexane	110-82-7	8,101 lbs	0 lbs	8,101 lbs
10	Propylene oxide	75-56-9	7,974 lbs	0 lbs	7,974 lbs
11	Ethylene glycol	107-21-1	3,258 lbs	0 lbs	3,258 lbs
12	Isoprene	78-79-5	2,125 lbs	0 lbs	2,125 lbs
13	Hydrochloric acid (acid aerosols including mists, vapors, gas, fog, and other airborne forms of any particle size)	7647-01-0	1,959 lbs	0 lbs	1,959 lbs
14	Propylene	115-07-1	1,648 lbs	0 lbs	1,648 lbs
15	1,3-Butadiene	106-99-0	1,187 lbs	0 lbs	1,187 lbs
16	Epichlorohydrin	106-89-8	643 lbs	0 lbs	643 lbs
17	1,2,4-Trimethylbenzene	95-63-6	599 lbs	0 lbs	599 lbs
18	Nonylphenol	N530	551 lbs	0 lbs	551 lbs
19	Acetaldehyde	75-07-0	496 lbs	0 lbs	496 lbs
20	Dibutyl phthalate	84-74-2	496 lbs	0 lbs	496 lbs
21	Ethylene oxide	75-21-8	462 lbs	0 lbs	462 lbs
22	Xylene (mixed isomers)	1330-20-7	451 lbs	0 lbs	451 lbs
23	Styrene	100-42-5	424 lbs	0 lbs	424 lbs
24	Certain glycol ethers	N230	421 lbs	0 lbs	421 lbs
25	Methyl methacrylate	80-62-6	387 lbs	0 lbs	387 lbs
26	Formaldehyde	50-00-0	296 lbs	0 lbs	296 lbs
27	Naphthalene	91-20-3	223 lbs	0 lbs	223 lbs
28	Di(2-ethylhexyl) phthalate	117-81-7	222 lbs	0 lbs	222 lbs
29	Nitric acid	7697-37-2	217 lbs	0 lbs	217 lbs
30	Formic acid	64-18-6	175 lbs	0 lbs	175 lbs
31	1,4-Dioxane	123-91-1	126 lbs	0 lbs	126 lbs
32	Benzyl chloride	100-44-7	119 lbs	0 lbs	119 lbs
33	Dicyclopentadiene	77-73-6	97 lbs	0 lbs	97 lbs
34	Allyl alcohol	107-18-6	96 lbs	0 lbs	96 lbs
35	Ethylbenzene	100-41-4	94 lbs	0 lbs	94 lbs
36	1,2-Butylene oxide	106-88-7	52 lbs	0 lbs	52 lbs
37	Trade Secret	TRD SECRT	0 lbs	46 lbs	46 lbs
38	Acrolein	107-02-8	28 lbs	0 lbs	28 lbs
39	tert-Butyl alcohol	75-65-0	26 lbs	0 lbs	26 lbs
40	Maleic anhydride	108-31-6	26 lbs	0 lbs	26 lbs
41	Acetonitrile	75-05-8	24 lbs	0 lbs	24 lbs
42	Hydroquinone	123-31-9	23 lbs	0 lbs	23 lbs
43	Phthalic anhydride	85-44-9	14 lbs	0 lbs	14 lbs
44	n-Butyl alcohol	71-36-3	10 lbs	0 lbs	10 lbs