According to the 008 Outfall Response article published on May 13, 2023, the response to the incident at the Deer Park Chemicals facility continues. EPA and TCEQ, formerly members of Unified Command with Shell, will continue to monitor the response in federal and state regulatory capacities respectively.
Water samples collected on May 12th in the Houston Ship Channel continue to be within the permitted levels. Currently no water is being discharged to the channel.
Air monitoring continues on and around the site and has not detected any harmful levels of chemicals affecting neighboring communities. While there is no danger to the community, residents and neighbors may notice flaring. We are working to minimize these impacts to the community.
We will continue to provide updates and encourage people to visit our regularly updated FAQs page.
