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MONDAY, APRIL 22, 2024: DPCAC GROWTH AND IMPROVEMENT
DPCAC has an ongoing need to enhance the community awareness of the group in order to increase visibility and membership of DPCAC. This meeting will be a forum for community and industry partners to review what we are currently doing to meeting our mission and objectives, and brainstorm new ideas to reach new members and…
Read MoreMONDAY, NOVEMBER 27, 2023: THE RETURN OF THE STICKY DOTS! BRAINSTORMING AND PRIORITIZING PROGRAM TOPICS FOR THE UPCOMING YEAR
MONDAY, OCTOBER 23, 2023: ANNUAL REPORTS ON EMISSIONS FROM DPCAC PLANTS
MONDAY, SEPTEMBER 25, 2023: SHELL PLANT TOUR
In lieu of a regular meeting, the Deer Park Community Advisory Council gathered at the Shell Deer Park administration building, boarded a bus and took a driving tour of the unit where the May 5th fire occurred. After the tour, a brief overview of the site and an update on the rebuilding of the unit…
Read MoreMONDAY, AUGUST 28, 2023: ROADS & TRAFFIC IN DEER PARK
Monday, April 24, 2023: Carbon Capture & Storage Meeting 2
Shell Deer Park Chemical and Calpine, a cogeneration facility on its site, are both considering carbon capture and storage projects that could reduce greenhouse gas emissions significantly. They were asked to describe why they are considering projects, how CCS would work, benefits, and risks. Members asked additional questions for speakers to cover. Other DPCAC plants…
Read MoreMONDAY, MARCH 27, 2023: CARBON CAPTURE & STORAGE 101: MEETING 1
This meeting will provide an overview from different perspectives. The April meeting will feature two Deer Park facilities considering major carbon capture and storage projects. Panelists will be asked to explain what carbon capture and storage (CCS) is, its purposes, why it is important, its benefits, its relevance to the community, anticipated impacts both positive…
Read MoreMonday, September 26, 2022: Annual Report on Emissions from DPCAC Plants
Rick Bergeron of the Oxy Vinyls PVC/Caustic Plant will present data from the TCEQ Emissions Inventory and the EPA Toxics Release Inventory. Most DPCAC plants must file these annually with these agencies. (Companies take turns presenting the report.) The DPCAC list will receive an Orientation to the Annual Report on Emissions for those who need background…
Read MoreMonday, August 22, 2022: The Return of the Sticky Dots! Brainstorming and Prioritizing Program Topics for the Upcoming Year 
The infamous sticky dots will return for the first in-person program planning conducted since June 2019. First, you’ll all talk about what’s on your mind and those of others interested in or concerned about industry. You’ll review a list of topics from recent years in case any need revisiting. You’ll review a list of topics other…
Read MoreMonday, May 23, 2022: TRACER: Weather & Air Quality Study Based at La Porte Airport
TRACER is the Tracking Aerosol Convection interactions ExpeRiment. It is perhaps the largest air quality study in this area since the 2000 Texas Air Quality Study that discovered, among other things, that some volatile organic compounds were more likely to generate ozone under the right conditions than others were. That finding has helped reduce ozone…
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