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Who We Are

DPCAC provides a forum for partnership and communication between industry and community in Deer Park, Texas.

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Next Meeting

Monday, October 28, 2024

Program Planning
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What DPCAC Plants Make or Do

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Contact Us

Email us for details and an invitation to DPCAC meetings.

 

About Us

Deer Park Community Advisory Council (DPCAC) builds a true partnership between Houston Ship Channel industry and community in Deer Park, Texas. At meetings held 9 times a year, we provide a forum for candid conversation about industry-related issues of community interest or concern.

Open, honest dialogue makes plant members aware of what the community expects of them. It helps community members understand what plants do and how they work.

The primary issues we address are environment, safety, health, security, emergency response and communications, and hazardous materials transportation. We also discuss other quality of life issues like the economy and education.

Deer Park Community Advisory Council
Deer Park Community Advisory Council
Mission & Group Objectives

Our Mission

  • Deer Park Community Advisory Council (DPCAC) is a forum for an open and frank mutual exchange of ideas between representatives of the local community and industry.
  • The group engages in frequent dialogue to develop a shared understanding of the interdependency of industry and community.
  • DPCAC serves as a resource to industry and the community at large on topics such as health, occupational, environmental and economic issues.

Group Objectives

  • Influence industry decision makers by sharing community questions, concerns, and suggestions about plant operations.
  • Provide input to the communities from the plants about plant operations and issues of plant or community concern.
  • Provide a mechanism for plants to “test” ideas/plans before they are implemented.
  • Promote understanding of and address identified community/industry issues that are important to the community.
  • Serve as a means to “educate” the community about the plants and the plants about the community.
Meeting Schedule

2024 Meeting Dates

  • January 22, 2024
  • February 26, 2024
  • March 25, 2024
  • April 22, 2024
  • May 20, 2024 (before Memorial Day)
  • No June meeting
  • No July meeting
  • August 26, 2024
  • September 23, 2024
  • October 28, 2024
  • December 2, 2024 (delayed due to Thanksgiving)
  • No December meeting

 

2025 Meeting Dates

  • January 27, 2025
  • February 24, 2025
  • March 24, 2025
  • April 28, 2025
  • May 19, 2025 (before Memorial Day)
  • No June meeting
  • No July meeting
  • August 25, 2025
  • September 22, 2025
  • October 27, 2025
  • December 1, 2025 (delayed due to Thanksgiving)
  • No December meeting
Membership
  • DPCAC community members include individuals who live, work, or attend school in Deer Park, and representatives of organizations or government entities serving Deer Park. Plant members represent petrochemical plants, a refinery, storage terminals, hazardous waste management facilities, or other industrial facilities in Deer Park. Industry members include plant managers or operations managers and any full-time community relations managers. The DPCAC Membership Directory lists names and additional information about our community and industry members.
  • DPCAC works to keep the proportion of community-to-industry members approximately two-to-one. New members are added periodically to ensure the membership is reflective of the Deer Park community. If you're interested in joining DPCAC or attending one of our meetings, please contact our facilitator at [email protected].
History

  • Sam Pipkin and Diane Sheridan shared the Origins and History of the Deer Park Community Advisory Council (DPCAC) and the Deer Park Local Emergency Planning Committee on November 28, 2022. https://vimeo.com/803915234/a6aba376ed 

  • DPCAC celebrated its 32nd anniversary in October 2022.  A 32nd anniversary History booklet was prepared for the occasion. 
  • DPCAC held its first meeting in March 1990 and celebrated its 25th anniversary in March 2015. A 25th Anniversary History booklet prepared for the occasion.
  • DPCAC met 60 times between March 1990 and November 1995, prior to the keeping of a paragraph-a-meeting history of activities, meeting topics, tours, and speakers. See DPCAC History.
Common Questions related to Deer Park Industry
  • Click here to read previous questions and answers related to Deer Park industry.
Other CACs
  • Deer Park CAC is one of 9 community advisory councils or panels in east Harris County, Texas. Local plants began reaching out to community leaders to form advisory groups around 1990 as part of the Responsible Care initiative of the Chemical Manufacturers Association (now the American Chemistry Council). The most recent industry advisory group in the area was formed in 2011.
  • To see a list of communities served and participating plants, check the CAP Directory.
  • To learn more about community advisory councils or panels in general, see CAP Basics.

How Do I???

*Find information about plant incidents

CAER Online, provided by East Harris County Manufacturers Association, is where Plant incidents that are noticeable and potentially concerning to the community are posted as messages online and on the CAER Online App (Apple Store or Google Play).

*Sign up for City of Deer Park Emergency Notifications

The City of Deer Park uses the CodeRED® system to deliver critical and time-sensitive communications such as severe weather warnings, evacuation notices, and shelter-in-place notices, among others.  Click here for the link to register.

*Find information on how to prepare for extreme weather 

Check ReadyHarris.org provided by the Harris County Office of Homeland Security and Emergency Management. They offer information during an incident as well as helpful information about weather and other events.

Recent Topics

  • October 28, 2024 - Program Planning: Brainstorm and Prioritize Meeting Topics
  • September 23, 2024 - Annual Report on Air Emissions from DPCAC Plants Summary
  • August 26, 2024 - Air Monitoring Summary
  • May 20, 2024 - Flaring 101 Summary
  • April 22, 2024 - DPCAC at 34 - Growth and Improvements Summary
  • March 25, 2024 - Plant Security and Houston Ship Channel Security District Overview Summary
  • February 26, 2024 - Annual State of the Plants Report Summary
  • January 22, 2024 - Annual State of the Plants Report - cancelled due to weather
  • November 27, 2023 - Program Planning: Brainstorm and Prioritize Meeting Topics with Sticky Dots. Summary
  • October 23, 2023 - Annual Report on Air Emissions from DPCAC Plants. Summary