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Know the Facts About the Proposed Hydrogen & Ammonia Facility

What Is Being Proposed?

A large industrial facility that would manufacture hydrogen and anhydrous ammonia, transport ammonia through a 10-mile pipeline, and export it through a new marine terminal on Lavaca Bay.

MAIN SAFETY CONCERNS

Toxic Ammonia Hazard

• Anhydrous ammonia is highly corrosive to the eyes, skin, and lungs.
• OSHA classifies 300 ppm as Immediately Dangerous to Life and Health (IDLH).
• A major release could create a toxic vapor cloud affecting surrounding communities.

Fire & Explosion Risk

• The facility would manufacture hydrogen, an extremely flammable gas.
• Hydrogen ignites very easily and has a wide flammable range (4–75%) in air.
• Hydrogen leaks can result in fires or explosions if an ignition source is present.
• While ammonia is primarily a toxic hazard, it can also burn under certain conditions.

Potential Release Plume

A significant leak from:

• Processing equipment
• Storage tanks
• Loading facilities
• Pipelines

could release hazardous materials into the atmosphere.

Residents have expressed concern that prevailing winds could carry an ammonia plume toward:

• Port Alto
• Olivia
• Cape Carancahua 
• Boca Chica
• Port Lavaca 
• Nearby coastal communities

Limited Evacuation Route

Residents have raised concerns that TX-172 is the only evacuation route for peninsula communities.

A chemical emergency affecting this corridor could complicate evacuation efforts and require 

shelter-in-place decisions.

Pipeline & Export Terminal Risks

The project includes:

• A dedicated 10-mile ammonia pipeline
• Large storage tanks
• Marine loading facilities

Each adds potential locations where leaks or operational incidents could occur beyond the plant itself.

Water Use & Environmental Concerns

According to project information:

• Approximately 2.2 million gallons of water per day would be required from our aquifer.
• Approximately 800,000 gallons per day of wastewater is expected to be dumped into Lavaca Bay!!!
• A final discharge location changes with every meeting!!!!  This shows their ignorance, or total disregard for our Bay system.  When we all first met them, they were going to pump the wastewater into Keller Bay. After community members expressed concerns, they changed direction and said that they would dump it into Carancahua Bay. Then after CCA-Texas pushed back, now they want to dump all that wastewater into Lavaca Bay!  I guess they failed geography and tidal flows as all of these bays are connected.
• 1,000-1,500 acres solar farm - destroying agriculture and pasture lands. 

Residents have expressed concern about potential impacts to:

• Keller Creek
• Keller Bay
• Lavaca Bay
• Carancahua Bay
• Wetlands
• Oyster reefs
• Fisheries
• Local mariculture operations

WHY IT MATTERS

Our bays support:

Commercial & recreational fishing

Wildlife habitat

Oyster reefs

Recreation & tourism

The quality of life for generations of Texans

GET INFORMED. GET INVOLVED.

Learn more about the proposed project and participate in the public process.

Friends of Carancahua Bay

info@friendsofcarancahuabay.com 

Protect Our Water • Protect Our Wildlife • Protect Our Communities • Protect Our Future