Dataset

Texas Air Emission Event Report Database (via STEERS)

Texas Air Emission Event Report Database (via STEERS)
Data Category
Facility compliance and enforcement
Spatial Extent
Texas
Chemicals
CAPs • HAPs
Provider
Texas Commission of Environmental Quality
Temporal Resolution
Mixed
Update Frequency
Real time
Description

Reports of excess/upset emissions in Texas. Data includes emissions ocurring during periods of startup, shutdown, malfunction and maintenance events.

Potential Uses
• Find air emissions totals or trends for an area
• Find how much of a certain chemical is released
• Find info on a specific emissions event
• Find compliance and permit history
Limitations
Self-reported data from industry. Only includes upset emissions that surpass threshold amounts specified in the Texas Administrative Code. Requires specialized expertise and tools to get the most detailed version of the data into spreadsheet format. Chemical names are not standardized and sometimes emissions of VOCs are not speciated.
Associated Tools or Datasets
N/A