Archive for 2022
Thursday, December 1, 2022-The Return of the Sticky Dots: Program Planning for 2023
Tuesday, October 25, 2022–Annual Report on Emissions from PCAC Plants
Roel Munoz of LyondellBasell Houston Refinery presented the annual report on PCAC plant air emissions. (PCAC plants rotate serving as the presenter.) The annual report derives its data from two annual inventories: the Air Emissions Inventory (EI), which plants submit to the TCEQ, and the Toxics Release Inventory (TRI), which plants submit to the EPA. …
Read MoreTuesday, September 27, 2022– New Capital Project of Chevron Pasadena Refinery
New Capital Project at Chevron Pasadena Refinery General Manager Tim Sutherland will brief PCAC on a new Light/Tight Oil project, explaining what that means. He will include comments about the associated emissions and any other impacts.
Read MoreThursday, August 25, 2022– The Gulf Coast Protection District and Its Work to Protect Communities, Environment, and Economic Activities from Storm Surge
Nicole Sunstrum, Executive Director of the Gulf Coast Protection District (GCPD), provided an overview of the district and its work. GCPD was formed in 2021 by the Texas Legislature to be the non-federal sponsor for the portions of the Coastal Texas and the Sabine Pass to Galveston Bay (S2G) programs within Chambers, Galveston, Harris, Jefferson,…
Read MoreTuesday, May 24, 2022–Flood Control Efforts in Pasadena
City of Pasadena’s Rick Masters will talk about projects underway and planned in the city Harris County Flood Control District Precinct Coordinator for Pct 2 Jeremy Ratcliff will discuss projects underway and planned.
Read MoreTuesday, April 26, 2022- How Plants Prevent Flooding on and off the Plant Site
For Pasadena Citizens’ Advisory Council’s second of four meetings on flooding, a round robin discussion let plant members describe what they do to prevent flooding on and off the plant site. Some PCAC plants are located on the Houston Ship Channel. Others are along SH 225. There were common themes as well as unique features…
Read MoreThursday, March 24, 2022–The Galveston Bay Report Card
PCAC is planning a series of meeting on flooding. Flooding is a concern to residents and businesses because of risks to lives and property. Flooding is also a concern because flood waters flow to Galveston Bay and may affect its multiple uses. So we will launch the series with a look at the bay. (Our…
Read MoreTuesday, February 22, 2022: Annual Report on Worker Safety in CAC Plants
PCAC will collect and present OSHA recordable injury and illness data for PCAC plants, covering both employees and contractors. The report will contain details about each plant plus summaries showing the totals for all plants and the trends. We will discuss any patterns in the Type of Injuries and related best practices.
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