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Monday, December 2, 2019 – Area Road Construction And Transportation Update
A speaker from theTxDOT Houston District/Southeast Harris Area Office will provide updates on construction projects for SH 225, SH 146, and Beltway 8. Matt Kainer, Harris County Toll Road Authority Assistant Director for Maintenance & Construction Engineering, will update us on the Houston Ship Channel Bridge replacement. Harris County Precinct 2 will provide updates about…
Read MoreMonday, October 28, 2019 – Update on Coastal Protection
Deer Park Community Advisory Council (DPCAC) members were joined by members of the Houston, Seashore, and Baytown Community Advisory Panels for an update in late October on the Coastal Texas Protection and Restoration Study from the Army Corps of Engineers and the Texas General Land Office. The federal and state agencies are studying the feasibility…
Read MoreMonday, September 23, 2019 – Big Energy Tour and Annual Report on Emissions
Deer Park CAC Receives Annual Report on Plant Emissions The Deer Park Community Advisory Council (DPCAC) Annual Report on Air Emissions is a compilation of data from member plants that file an Emissions Inventory with the Texas Commission on Environmental Quality and/or a Toxics Release Inventory (TRI) with the US Environmental Protection Agency. Data from…
Read MoreAugust 26, 2019 – Emergency Response, Communications and Sheltering in Place
Robert Hemminger, City of Deer Park Emergency Management Coordinator; David Wade, Harris County Industrial Liaison; Joe Reynolds, Chair of Channel Industrial Mutual Aid; and a DPCAC plant emergency response leader will be asked to cover the following topics: How industry notifies affected cities of a major event like a fire, including e-Notify and Industrial Incident Communication protocols;…
Read MoreJune 3, 2019 – Plant Show & Tell and Program Planning
To refresh memories of what DPCAC plants make and do, each plant will have 2 minutes to show us a familiar item that gets its start with something made in a DPCAC plant. Plants that don’t make products will have 2 minutes to creatively tell us what they do. Small groups will review the CAC…
Read MoreApril 30, 2019 – Tour of Houston Ship Channel
DPCAC toured the Houston Ship Channel aboard the M/V Sam Houston, operated by the Port of Houston Authority. DPCAC industry representatives provided information about the equipment seen along the shore. David Wade, Industrial Liaison to the Harris County Office of Homeland Security and Emergency Management, Rick Deel, East Harris County Manufacturers Association Liaison, and Lt.…
Read MoreMarch 25, 2019 – Tour of Houston Area Safety Council
Deer Park Community Advisory Council (DPCAC) learned recently about the workplace training and occupational health services offered by the Houston Area Safety Council (HASC). Cami Hysler, Vice President of Operations, and Dr. Tommy Hysler provided an overview of HASC’s programs and role in the community. Attendees learned about HASC’s computer-based training, hands-on training, and health…
Read MoreMarch 5, 2019 Joint CAC Meeting: Consequences of Regulatory Changes on the Economy and the Environment
Joint Meeting of the CACs, CAPs, and CIP in Houston Ship Channel Area The Citizen’s Advisory Council to La Porte Industry (CAC) hosted a joint meeting of the area CACs/CIP and CAPs on Tuesday, March 5, 2019 at the Houston Area Safety Council in Deer Park. Speakers with differing perspectives were invited to address the…
Read MoreFebruary 25, 2019: Health Impacts of Living in Industrialized Areas Like Deer Park
DPCAC Discusses Health Effects in Industrial Communities Deer Park Community Advisory Council (DPCAC) recently heard about the stresses on health that may occur in a town with chemical plants and refineries. Kelsey-Seybold’s Dr. Victor Simms said that exposure to pollutants in the environment may impact health. Though air quality has improved over the last 10…
Read MoreJanuary 28, 2019: Annual State of the Plants.
Deer Park industrial facilities reviewed their 2018 achievements and their 2019 goals and plans at the January meeting of the Deer Park Community Advisory Council (DPCAC). Many highlighted their safety or environmental performance, and several spoke of growth and expansion. Evonik and Hexion reported they had no spills in 2018 of a quantity requiring a…
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