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RESOLUTION NO. 87-10
WHEREAS, the special committee appointed to study the
appl icat ion of Houston Chemical Serv ices, Inc., to inc inerate
hazardous waste at the site of the former Quaker Oats facility in
the Bayport Industrial District, has concluded their study; and
WHEREAS, the committee has presented a copy of their
recommendations to the La Porte City Council; and
WHEREAS, Houston Chemical Services, Inc., has applied to the
Texas Water Commission and the Environmental Protection Agency to
incinerate hazardous waste; and
WHEREAS, the site of the proposed incinerator is less than
one mile from r~sidential neighborhoods and 1.1 mile from Jennie
Reid Elementary School; and
WHEREAS, the prevailing wind will direct stack emissions
toward these areas approximately fifty percent of the time; and
WHEREAS, there is a serious concern with regards to the
c r iter ia u sed in determin ing the long-term heal th effects of
incinerator stack emissions with regards to their effect on the
general population.
NOW, THEREFORE, BE IT RESOLVED BY THE CITY COUNCIL OF
THE CITY OF LA PORTE, TEXAS
Section 1. THAT a copy of this Resolution shall be sent to
the public hearings to be held by the Texas Water Commission and
the' Environmental Protection Agency, and that said Resolution
shall be read into the minutes of said public hearings as
testimony in the hearings.
See tion 2. THAT the City Counc il of the City of La Porte
advises the agencies responsible for the permitting of hazardous
waste incinerators that it is opposed to the location of this
application due to serious concerns with regards to the criteria
used in determining long-term health effects of stack emissions.
PASSED AND APPROVED this the 24th day of August, 1987.
CITY OF LA PORTE
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N an L. Malone, Mayor
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City Secretary