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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
9610 E AVENUE I HOUSTON 77012
Elevation
19.63 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: 9.63 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 94% 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)
23.67 million lbs
Extremely High
3628.1x more than typical Houston property
≈ 1.2K 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)
10.53 million lbs
Extremely High
2183.0x 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)
13.14 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)23,670,939 lbs10,527,114 lbs13,143,825 lbs
Typical Houston Property (2024 Only)2 lbs1 lbs0 lbs
This Property (2024 Only)3,578,911 lbs805,987 lbs2,068,237 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 94% 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), Hydrogen cyanide, Ammonia, Styrene, Propylene

View the full list of 80 chemicals below.

Chemicals Released (2014-2024, 10-Year Total) (80 chemicals)

#ChemicalCAS#Air (lbs, 10yr)Water (lbs, 10yr)Total (lbs, 10yr)
1Nitrate compounds (water dissociable; reportable only when in aqueous solution)N5110 lbs13,038,121 lbs13,038,121 lbs
2Hydrogen cyanide74-90-82,226,566 lbs0 lbs2,226,566 lbs
3Ammonia7664-41-71,717,252 lbs37,897 lbs1,755,149 lbs
4Styrene100-42-51,727,081 lbs7,271 lbs1,734,352 lbs
5Propylene115-07-11,005,508 lbs0 lbs1,005,508 lbs
6n-Hexane110-54-3461,895 lbs0 lbs461,902 lbs
71,3-Butadiene106-99-0460,959 lbs1 lbs460,960 lbs
8Xylene (mixed isomers)1330-20-7390,959 lbs627 lbs391,616 lbs
9Sulfuric acid (acid aerosols including mists, vapors, gas, fog, and other airborne forms of any particle size)7664-93-9383,635 lbs0 lbs383,635 lbs
10Ethylene74-85-1311,533 lbs0 lbs311,533 lbs
11Benzene71-43-2270,205 lbs467 lbs270,683 lbs
12Methyl tert-butyl ether1634-04-4267,534 lbs0 lbs267,534 lbs
13Toluene108-88-3264,474 lbs261 lbs264,759 lbs
14Hydrogen sulfide7783-06-4230,430 lbs3,527 lbs233,957 lbs
15n-Butyl alcohol71-36-3137,606 lbs0 lbs137,606 lbs
16Cyclohexane110-82-7132,775 lbs0 lbs132,784 lbs
17Ozone10028-15-6115,228 lbs0 lbs115,228 lbs
18Diethanolamine111-42-2101,560 lbs0 lbs101,560 lbs
19Methanol67-56-159,867 lbs39,325 lbs99,193 lbs
20Ethylbenzene100-41-448,610 lbs113 lbs48,731 lbs
21Propionaldehyde123-38-631,241 lbs0 lbs31,241 lbs
22N,N-Dimethylformamide68-12-222,161 lbs88 lbs22,249 lbs
23Butyraldehyde123-72-822,150 lbs0 lbs22,150 lbs
241,2,4-Trimethylbenzene95-63-621,124 lbs0 lbs21,282 lbs
25tert-Butyl alcohol75-65-015,285 lbs0 lbs15,285 lbs
26Ethylene glycol107-21-114,690 lbs0 lbs14,699 lbs
27Dicyclopentadiene77-73-614,013 lbs0 lbs14,013 lbs
281,4-Dioxane123-91-110,779 lbs0 lbs10,779 lbs
29Sodium nitrite7632-00-00 lbs9,470 lbs9,470 lbs
30Naphthalene91-20-39,191 lbs75 lbs9,274 lbs
31Carbon disulfide75-15-08,908 lbs0 lbs8,908 lbs
32Cyanide compoundsN1065,934 lbs45 lbs5,979 lbs
33Molybdenum trioxide1313-27-55,795 lbs0 lbs5,795 lbs
34Manganese7439-96-55,228 lbs331 lbs5,559 lbs
35Polycyclic aromatic compoundsN5904,498 lbs525 lbs5,225 lbs
36Phenol108-95-21,635 lbs2,959 lbs4,594 lbs
37Isobutyraldehyde78-84-24,080 lbs0 lbs4,080 lbs
38Cumene98-82-83,912 lbs0 lbs3,914 lbs
39Zinc compoundsN982219 lbs1,116 lbs2,826 lbs
40Phthalic anhydride85-44-92,000 lbs0 lbs2,000 lbs
41Vinyl acetate108-05-41,608 lbs0 lbs1,608 lbs
42Hydrochloric acid (acid aerosols including mists, vapors, gas, fog, and other airborne forms of any particle size)7647-01-01,460 lbs0 lbs1,460 lbs
43Carbonyl sulfide463-58-11,451 lbs0 lbs1,451 lbs
44Lead7439-92-1882 lbs382 lbs1,264 lbs
45Nickel compoundsN495654 lbs489 lbs1,143 lbs
46Acetaldehyde75-07-01,011 lbs0 lbs1,011 lbs
47Phenanthrene85-01-8937 lbs0 lbs937 lbs
48Vanadium compoundsN770144 lbs509 lbs653 lbs
491,1,1,2-Tetrachloroethane630-20-6434 lbs0 lbs434 lbs
50Biphenyl92-52-4345 lbs0 lbs364 lbs
51Cresol (mixed isomers)1319-77-3232 lbs0 lbs232 lbs
52Lead And Lead CompoundsN420204 lbs17 lbs222 lbs
53Mercury compoundsN458200 lbs2 lbs203 lbs
54Nickel And Nickel CompoundsN49566 lbs123 lbs189 lbs
55Cobalt compoundsN096131 lbs24 lbs155 lbs
56Chlorine7782-50-5120 lbs0 lbs120 lbs
57Mercury And Mercury CompoundsN458109 lbs0 lbs109 lbs
58Lead compoundsN42048 lbs52 lbs100 lbs
59Dimethylamine124-40-390 lbs0 lbs90 lbs
60Mercury7439-97-677 lbs0 lbs77 lbs
61Isoprene78-79-560 lbs0 lbs60 lbs
62Anthracene120-12-744 lbs0 lbs44 lbs
63Cobalt And Cobalt CompoundsN09642 lbs0 lbs42 lbs
64Antimony compoundsN01038 lbs0 lbs38 lbs
65Boron trifluoride7637-07-236 lbs0 lbs36 lbs
66Nickel7440-02-035 lbs0 lbs35 lbs
67Allyl alcohol107-18-634 lbs0 lbs34 lbs
68Benzo[g,h,i]perylene191-24-213 lbs7 lbs20 lbs
69Methoxone sodium salt3653-48-320 lbs0 lbs20 lbs
70Triethylamine121-44-817 lbs0 lbs17 lbs
71Acrolein107-02-813 lbs0 lbs13 lbs
72Chromium compounds (except for chromite ore mined in the Transvaal Region)N09011 lbs0 lbs11 lbs
73Hydroquinone123-31-99 lbs0 lbs9 lbs
74Chromium and Chromium Compounds(except for chromite ore mined in the Transvaal Region)N0908 lbs0 lbs8 lbs
75Diaminotoluene (mixed isomers)25376-45-84 lbs0 lbs4 lbs
76Pyridine110-86-13 lbs0 lbs3 lbs
77Chloroethane75-00-32 lbs0 lbs2 lbs
78p-Cresol106-44-52 lbs0 lbs2 lbs
79Trichloroethylene79-01-61 lbs0 lbs1 lbs
802,4-Diaminotoluene95-80-71 lbs0 lbs1 lbs

Top chemicals released near this property (2024 only):

Nitrate compounds (water dissociable; reportable only when in aqueous solution), 1,4-Dioxane, Ethylene glycol, Hydrogen cyanide, Ammonia

View the full list of 55 chemicals reported within 2 miles for 2024.

Chemicals Released (2024 Only) (55 chemicals)

#ChemicalCAS#Air (lbs/yr)Water (lbs/yr)Total (lbs/yr)
1Nitrate compounds (water dissociable; reportable only when in aqueous solution)N5110 lbs2,051,661 lbs2,051,661 lbs
21,4-Dioxane123-91-1328 lbs0 lbs396,851 lbs
3Ethylene glycol107-21-15,094 lbs0 lbs184,568 lbs
4Hydrogen cyanide74-90-8177,459 lbs0 lbs177,459 lbs
5Ammonia7664-41-7131,752 lbs1,105 lbs141,247 lbs
6Styrene100-42-5130,944 lbs291 lbs131,236 lbs
7Diethanolamine111-42-210,082 lbs0 lbs85,611 lbs
8Sulfuric acid (acid aerosols including mists, vapors, gas, fog, and other airborne forms of any particle size)7664-93-950,799 lbs0 lbs50,799 lbs
9Methanol67-56-17,001 lbs14,541 lbs45,819 lbs
10Xylene (mixed isomers)1330-20-741,743 lbs10 lbs41,773 lbs
11Propylene115-07-137,845 lbs0 lbs37,845 lbs
12n-Hexane110-54-336,195 lbs0 lbs36,195 lbs
131,3-Butadiene106-99-031,705 lbs0 lbs31,705 lbs
14Methyl tert-butyl ether1634-04-418,336 lbs0 lbs31,624 lbs
15Ozone10028-15-625,701 lbs0 lbs25,701 lbs
16Toluene108-88-322,226 lbs8 lbs22,297 lbs
17Benzene71-43-220,656 lbs114 lbs21,249 lbs
18Ethylene74-85-117,709 lbs0 lbs17,709 lbs
19Hydrogen sulfide7783-06-414,137 lbs0 lbs14,140 lbs
20Cyclohexane110-82-711,534 lbs0 lbs11,534 lbs
21Ethylbenzene100-41-44,138 lbs5 lbs4,153 lbs
22Phenol108-95-2164 lbs8 lbs3,009 lbs
23N,N-Dimethylformamide68-12-21,641 lbs0 lbs1,842 lbs
24Molybdenum trioxide1313-27-51,804 lbs0 lbs1,804 lbs
251,2,4-Trimethylbenzene95-63-61,754 lbs0 lbs1,757 lbs
26Zinc compoundsN98222 lbs27 lbs1,223 lbs
27Certain glycol ethersN2300 lbs0 lbs1,111 lbs
28Naphthalene91-20-31,004 lbs7 lbs1,089 lbs
29Carbonyl sulfide463-58-11,041 lbs0 lbs1,041 lbs
30tert-Butyl alcohol75-65-01,021 lbs0 lbs1,021 lbs
31Nickel And Nickel CompoundsN4950 lbs0 lbs915 lbs
32Cumene98-82-8534 lbs0 lbs534 lbs
33Carbon disulfide75-15-0484 lbs0 lbs484 lbs
34Polycyclic aromatic compoundsN590355 lbs55 lbs410 lbs
35Sodium nitrite7632-00-00 lbs371 lbs371 lbs
36Lead compoundsN4200 lbs0 lbs269 lbs
37Hydrochloric acid (acid aerosols including mists, vapors, gas, fog, and other airborne forms of any particle size)7647-01-0221 lbs0 lbs221 lbs
381,1,1,2-Tetrachloroethane630-20-6212 lbs0 lbs212 lbs
39Lead And Lead CompoundsN420128 lbs7 lbs150 lbs
40Lead7439-92-120 lbs22 lbs50 lbs
41Cobalt And Cobalt CompoundsN09642 lbs0 lbs42 lbs
42Phenanthrene85-01-836 lbs0 lbs36 lbs
43Biphenyl92-52-433 lbs0 lbs33 lbs
44Mercury And Mercury CompoundsN45829 lbs0 lbs31 lbs
45Dimethylamine124-40-323 lbs0 lbs23 lbs
46Anthracene120-12-71 lbs0 lbs14 lbs
47Benzo[g,h,i]perylene191-24-28 lbs5 lbs13 lbs
48Isoprene78-79-58 lbs0 lbs8 lbs
49Mercury7439-97-67 lbs0 lbs7 lbs
50Vinyl acetate108-05-45 lbs0 lbs5 lbs
51Vanadium (except when contained in an alloy)7440-62-20 lbs0 lbs3 lbs
52Chromium and Chromium Compounds(except for chromite ore mined in the Transvaal Region)N0902 lbs0 lbs3 lbs
53Boron trifluoride7637-07-21 lbs0 lbs1 lbs
54Acetaldehyde75-07-01 lbs0 lbs1 lbs
55Cresol (mixed isomers)1319-77-31 lbs0 lbs1 lbs

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