Complete Property Analysis

Environmental risk, tax analysis, and property details for 3541 Bayou Forest Dr, Shoreacres, TX 77571

HCAD #1259590010012

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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

3541 Bayou Forest Dr, Shoreacres, TX 77571

Building Size

2,993sqft

Total structure area from HCAD building records.

Elevation

8.91 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)

18.75 ft

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

Area Inundated

290.9 acres

98.6% of 500m radius flooded.

Nearest Bayou Stage

N/A

No nearby bayou within monitoring range

Depth-Damage (HCAD Valuation)

$184,922

Based on HCAD building value of $284,496.

Depth-Damage (Neighborhood)

$171,160

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.

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:

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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 0.9ft 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

10.1th percentile

Property Pollution Ranking

High

Higher pollution than 90% of Houston homes

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

Industrial Pollution Nearby (10 Years)

7.9 millionlbs

Extremely High

1211.1x more than typical Houston property

≈ 395 dump trucks of chemicals within 2 miles

Air Pollution (10 Years)

7.89 millionlbs

Extremely High

1635.3x more than typical Houston property

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

Water Pollution (10 Years)

15 thousandlbs

Extremely 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)	7,901,267 lbs	7,886,188 lbs	15,079 lbs
Typical Houston Property (2024 Only)	2 lbs	1 lbs	0 lbs
This Property (2024 Only)	587,789 lbs	585,674 lbs	2,115 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 90% 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, tert-Butyl alcohol, Toluene, Propylene
View the full list of 90 chemicals below.

Chemicals Released (2014-2024, 10-Year Total)(90 chemicals)

#	Chemical	CAS#	Air (lbs/10yr)	Water (lbs/10yr)	Total (lbs/10yr)
1	Methanol	67-56-1	1,166,271 lbs	55 lbs	1,166,326 lbs
2	Ethylene	74-85-1	879,470 lbs	0 lbs	879,470 lbs
3	tert-Butyl alcohol	75-65-0	751,778 lbs	0 lbs	751,778 lbs
4	Toluene	108-88-3	732,073 lbs	0 lbs	732,073 lbs
5	Propylene	115-07-1	638,844 lbs	0 lbs	638,844 lbs
6	Vinyl acetate	108-05-4	636,768 lbs	0 lbs	636,768 lbs
7	Ammonia	7664-41-7	630,422 lbs	0 lbs	630,422 lbs
8	Acrylic acid	79-10-7	347,925 lbs	0 lbs	347,925 lbs
9	Propylene oxide	75-56-9	310,051 lbs	0 lbs	310,051 lbs
10	n-Hexane	110-54-3	261,517 lbs	0 lbs	261,517 lbs
11	Benzene	71-43-2	129,275 lbs	0 lbs	129,275 lbs
12	Titanium tetrachloride	7550-45-0	108,195 lbs	0 lbs	108,195 lbs
13	1,3-Butadiene	106-99-0	105,073 lbs	0 lbs	105,073 lbs
14	Cyclohexane	110-82-7	102,641 lbs	0 lbs	102,641 lbs
15	n-Butyl alcohol	71-36-3	91,430 lbs	0 lbs	91,430 lbs
16	Acrylonitrile	107-13-1	85,701 lbs	0 lbs	85,701 lbs
17	Acetaldehyde	75-07-0	84,518 lbs	0 lbs	84,518 lbs
18	Ethylbenzene	100-41-4	71,965 lbs	0 lbs	71,965 lbs
19	Ethylene glycol	107-21-1	70,912 lbs	0 lbs	70,912 lbs
20	Styrene	100-42-5	60,449 lbs	0 lbs	60,580 lbs
21	Methyl methacrylate	80-62-6	59,716 lbs	0 lbs	59,988 lbs
22	Ethylene oxide	75-21-8	56,701 lbs	0 lbs	56,701 lbs
23	Isoprene	78-79-5	51,809 lbs	0 lbs	51,809 lbs
24	Molybdenum trioxide	1313-27-5	51,068 lbs	0 lbs	51,068 lbs
25	Butyl acrylate	141-32-2	44,445 lbs	0 lbs	44,445 lbs
26	Chlorodifluoromethane (HCFC-22)	75-45-6	38,792 lbs	0 lbs	38,792 lbs
27	Ethyl acrylate	140-88-5	37,048 lbs	0 lbs	37,048 lbs
28	Certain glycol ethers	N230	36,974 lbs	0 lbs	36,974 lbs
29	Xylene (mixed isomers)	1330-20-7	35,148 lbs	0 lbs	35,148 lbs
30	Phenol	108-95-2	30,497 lbs	0 lbs	30,497 lbs
31	Methyl acrylate	96-33-3	23,024 lbs	0 lbs	23,024 lbs
32	Dicyclopentadiene	77-73-6	21,187 lbs	0 lbs	21,187 lbs
33	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
34	Nitrate compounds (water dissociable; reportable only when in aqueous solution)	N511	0 lbs	14,517 lbs	14,517 lbs
35	Formaldehyde	50-00-0	12,298 lbs	0 lbs	12,298 lbs
36	Maleic anhydride	108-31-6	11,271 lbs	0 lbs	11,271 lbs
37	Epichlorohydrin	106-89-8	8,484 lbs	0 lbs	8,484 lbs
38	Dimethylamine	124-40-3	7,773 lbs	0 lbs	7,773 lbs
39	Naphthalene	91-20-3	6,308 lbs	0 lbs	6,308 lbs
40	Trade Secret	TRD SECRT	5,905 lbs	88 lbs	5,993 lbs
41	Dibutyl phthalate	84-74-2	5,792 lbs	0 lbs	5,792 lbs
42	Methyl iodide	74-88-4	5,089 lbs	0 lbs	5,089 lbs
43	Diphenylamine	122-39-4	4,854 lbs	0 lbs	4,854 lbs
44	1,2,4-Trimethylbenzene	95-63-6	4,822 lbs	0 lbs	4,822 lbs
45	Formic acid	64-18-6	4,773 lbs	0 lbs	4,773 lbs
46	Propyleneimine	75-55-8	3,701 lbs	0 lbs	3,701 lbs
47	Acetonitrile	75-05-8	2,760 lbs	0 lbs	2,760 lbs
48	Acrolein	107-02-8	2,670 lbs	0 lbs	2,670 lbs
49	1,4-Dioxane	123-91-1	2,644 lbs	0 lbs	2,644 lbs
50	Hydroquinone	123-31-9	2,618 lbs	0 lbs	2,618 lbs
51	1,2-Butylene oxide	106-88-7	2,348 lbs	0 lbs	2,348 lbs
52	Nickel And Nickel Compounds	N495	2,238 lbs	75 lbs	2,313 lbs
53	Chlorine	7782-50-5	2,246 lbs	0 lbs	2,246 lbs
54	Vanadium compounds	N770	2,177 lbs	0 lbs	2,177 lbs
55	Nitric acid	7697-37-2	2,056 lbs	0 lbs	2,056 lbs
56	Nonylphenol	N530	1,974 lbs	0 lbs	1,974 lbs
57	Allyl alcohol	107-18-6	1,830 lbs	0 lbs	1,830 lbs
58	Vanadium (except when contained in an alloy)	7440-62-2	1,691 lbs	0 lbs	1,691 lbs
59	Nickel compounds	N495	1,389 lbs	22 lbs	1,410 lbs
60	o-Xylene	95-47-6	815 lbs	0 lbs	815 lbs
61	Nonylphenol Ethoxylates	N535	773 lbs	0 lbs	773 lbs
62	Cobalt And Cobalt Compounds	N096	741 lbs	0 lbs	741 lbs
63	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
64	Chlorobenzene	108-90-7	583 lbs	0 lbs	583 lbs
65	N,N-Dimethylformamide	68-12-2	511 lbs	0 lbs	511 lbs
66	Cobalt compounds	N096	454 lbs	0 lbs	454 lbs
67	Hydrazine	302-01-2	437 lbs	0 lbs	437 lbs
68	Diethanolamine	111-42-2	414 lbs	0 lbs	414 lbs
69	Cumene	98-82-8	384 lbs	0 lbs	384 lbs
70	Zinc compounds	N982	48 lbs	266 lbs	314 lbs
71	Benzyl chloride	100-44-7	228 lbs	0 lbs	228 lbs
72	Di(2-ethylhexyl) phthalate	117-81-7	222 lbs	0 lbs	222 lbs
73	Butyraldehyde	123-72-8	186 lbs	0 lbs	186 lbs
74	4,4'-Isopropylidenediphenol	80-05-7	141 lbs	0 lbs	141 lbs
75	Chromium and Chromium Compounds(except for chromite ore mined in the Transvaal Region)	N090	101 lbs	14 lbs	115 lbs
76	Diethyl sulfate	64-67-5	85 lbs	0 lbs	85 lbs
77	Phthalic anhydride	85-44-9	40 lbs	0 lbs	40 lbs
78	Antimony compounds	N010	20 lbs	15 lbs	35 lbs
79	Chromium compounds (except for chromite ore mined in the Transvaal Region)	N090	29 lbs	4 lbs	33 lbs
80	Bis(2-chloroethyl) ether	111-44-4	26 lbs	0 lbs	26 lbs
81	Copper compounds	N100	0 lbs	18 lbs	18 lbs
82	2,4-Dimethylphenol	105-67-9	17 lbs	0 lbs	17 lbs
83	Triethylamine	121-44-8	10 lbs	0 lbs	15 lbs
84	Antimony And Antimony Compounds	N010	5 lbs	5 lbs	10 lbs
85	Pyridine	110-86-1	10 lbs	0 lbs	10 lbs
86	Manganese And Manganese Compounds	N450	3 lbs	0 lbs	3 lbs
87	1,3-Phenylenediamine	108-45-2	2 lbs	0 lbs	2 lbs
88	Lead	7439-92-1	2 lbs	0 lbs	2 lbs
89	Biphenyl	92-52-4	2 lbs	0 lbs	2 lbs
90	Boron trifluoride	7637-07-2	1 lbs	0 lbs	1 lbs

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Top chemicals released near this property (2024 only):
tert-Butyl alcohol, Ammonia, Ethylene, Methanol, Propylene
View the full list of 65 chemicals reported within 2 miles for 2024.

Chemicals Released (2024 Only)(65 chemicals)

#	Chemical	CAS#	Air (lbs/yr)	Water (lbs/yr)	Total (lbs/yr)
1	tert-Butyl alcohol	75-65-0	101,697 lbs	0 lbs	101,697 lbs
2	Ammonia	7664-41-7	62,363 lbs	0 lbs	62,363 lbs
3	Ethylene	74-85-1	62,190 lbs	0 lbs	62,190 lbs
4	Methanol	67-56-1	51,029 lbs	5 lbs	51,034 lbs
5	Propylene	115-07-1	42,513 lbs	0 lbs	42,513 lbs
6	Toluene	108-88-3	41,162 lbs	0 lbs	41,162 lbs
7	Acrylic acid	79-10-7	32,603 lbs	0 lbs	32,603 lbs
8	Vinyl acetate	108-05-4	30,705 lbs	0 lbs	30,705 lbs
9	Propylene oxide	75-56-9	23,061 lbs	0 lbs	23,061 lbs
10	n-Hexane	110-54-3	20,002 lbs	0 lbs	20,002 lbs
11	Isoprene	78-79-5	12,309 lbs	0 lbs	12,309 lbs
12	Methyl methacrylate	80-62-6	12,306 lbs	0 lbs	12,306 lbs
13	Titanium tetrachloride	7550-45-0	10,755 lbs	0 lbs	10,755 lbs
14	Benzene	71-43-2	9,442 lbs	0 lbs	9,442 lbs
15	Ethylene glycol	107-21-1	8,935 lbs	0 lbs	8,935 lbs
16	Cyclohexane	110-82-7	8,101 lbs	0 lbs	8,101 lbs
17	Molybdenum trioxide	1313-27-5	4,957 lbs	0 lbs	4,957 lbs
18	Styrene	100-42-5	4,597 lbs	0 lbs	4,597 lbs
19	1,3-Butadiene	106-99-0	4,450 lbs	0 lbs	4,450 lbs
20	Ethylbenzene	100-41-4	4,313 lbs	0 lbs	4,313 lbs
21	Acetaldehyde	75-07-0	3,537 lbs	0 lbs	3,537 lbs
22	Butyl acrylate	141-32-2	3,526 lbs	0 lbs	3,526 lbs
23	Ethyl acrylate	140-88-5	3,477 lbs	0 lbs	3,477 lbs
24	Methyl acrylate	96-33-3	2,867 lbs	0 lbs	2,867 lbs
25	Dicyclopentadiene	77-73-6	2,465 lbs	0 lbs	2,465 lbs
26	Nitrate compounds (water dissociable; reportable only when in aqueous solution)	N511	0 lbs	2,038 lbs	2,038 lbs
27	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
28	Phenol	108-95-2	1,875 lbs	0 lbs	1,875 lbs
29	Maleic anhydride	108-31-6	1,756 lbs	0 lbs	1,756 lbs
30	Hydroquinone	123-31-9	1,746 lbs	0 lbs	1,746 lbs
31	Ethylene oxide	75-21-8	1,659 lbs	0 lbs	1,659 lbs
32	n-Butyl alcohol	71-36-3	1,564 lbs	0 lbs	1,564 lbs
33	Xylene (mixed isomers)	1330-20-7	1,270 lbs	0 lbs	1,270 lbs
34	Acrolein	107-02-8	1,252 lbs	0 lbs	1,252 lbs
35	Formaldehyde	50-00-0	1,245 lbs	0 lbs	1,245 lbs
36	Methyl iodide	74-88-4	958 lbs	0 lbs	958 lbs
37	Acrylonitrile	107-13-1	883 lbs	0 lbs	883 lbs
38	Nitric acid	7697-37-2	852 lbs	0 lbs	852 lbs
39	Epichlorohydrin	106-89-8	643 lbs	0 lbs	643 lbs
40	1,2,4-Trimethylbenzene	95-63-6	624 lbs	0 lbs	624 lbs
41	Nonylphenol	N530	551 lbs	0 lbs	551 lbs
42	Naphthalene	91-20-3	538 lbs	0 lbs	538 lbs
43	Dibutyl phthalate	84-74-2	496 lbs	0 lbs	496 lbs
44	Certain glycol ethers	N230	493 lbs	0 lbs	493 lbs
45	Nickel And Nickel Compounds	N495	341 lbs	26 lbs	367 lbs
46	Dimethylamine	124-40-3	228 lbs	0 lbs	228 lbs
47	Di(2-ethylhexyl) phthalate	117-81-7	222 lbs	0 lbs	222 lbs
48	Formic acid	64-18-6	175 lbs	0 lbs	175 lbs
49	Vanadium (except when contained in an alloy)	7440-62-2	170 lbs	0 lbs	170 lbs
50	1,4-Dioxane	123-91-1	126 lbs	0 lbs	126 lbs
51	Benzyl chloride	100-44-7	119 lbs	0 lbs	119 lbs
52	Chlorobenzene	108-90-7	100 lbs	0 lbs	100 lbs
53	Cobalt And Cobalt Compounds	N096	100 lbs	0 lbs	100 lbs
54	Allyl alcohol	107-18-6	96 lbs	0 lbs	96 lbs
55	Vanadium compounds	N770	67 lbs	0 lbs	67 lbs
56	1,2-Butylene oxide	106-88-7	52 lbs	0 lbs	52 lbs
57	Trade Secret	TRD SECRT	0 lbs	46 lbs	46 lbs
58	Hydrazine	302-01-2	39 lbs	0 lbs	39 lbs
59	N,N-Dimethylformamide	68-12-2	39 lbs	0 lbs	39 lbs
60	Propyleneimine	75-55-8	32 lbs	0 lbs	32 lbs
61	Acetonitrile	75-05-8	24 lbs	0 lbs	24 lbs
62	Phthalic anhydride	85-44-9	14 lbs	0 lbs	14 lbs
63	Manganese And Manganese Compounds	N450	3 lbs	0 lbs	3 lbs
64	Diphenylamine	122-39-4	2 lbs	0 lbs	2 lbs
65	4,4'-Isopropylidenediphenol	80-05-7	1 lbs	0 lbs	1 lbs