Port Neches Refinery Noise Pollution?

[BMTSoulja1]

Does Mayor Johnson have a legitimate gripe?

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[WOSdrummer99]

Noise is always a problem. I used to live right next to a RR crossing. We got numb to it. Now that I live farther away, I still hear it. And I wonder, how did I ever live so close?

[CardinalBacker]

Oh, I wonder how Mayor Johnson will fund his city once industry (and all of it's nuisances) is gone?

[Bigdog]

6 minutes ago, CardinalBacker said:

Oh, I wonder how Mayor Johnson will fund his city once industry (and all of it's nuisances) is gone?

He isn't trying to get rid of them, just get them to quiet down.  There are ways to do that , such as a sound wall.

[CardinalBacker]

4 minutes ago, Bigdog said:

He isn't trying to get rid of them, just get them to quiet down.  There are ways to do that , such as a sound wall.

There's another, better way... move them overseas.  See Michigan for examples. 

[Bigdog]

4 minutes ago, CardinalBacker said:

There's another, better way... move them overseas.  See Michigan for examples. 

Wont happen.  They know better.

[CardinalBacker]

10 minutes ago, Bigdog said:

Wont happen.  They know better.

They're not gonna rebuild TPC... 

[SmashMouth]

6 hours ago, Bigdog said:

He isn't trying to get rid of them, just get them to quiet down.  There are ways to do that , such as a sound wall.

We don’t build walls anymore. Wouldn’t work anyway. 

[Bigdog]

On 6/22/2021 at 2:30 PM, CardinalBacker said:

They're not gonna rebuild TPC... 

Thats up to TPC, not the city.

[Bigdog]

On 6/22/2021 at 8:44 PM, SmashMouth said:

We don’t build walls anymore. Wouldn’t work anyway. 

Yes, sound walls are used next to loud equipment all the time.  Pump stations in particular.

[Derf Nosneb]

37 minutes ago, Bigdog said:

Thats up to TPC, not the city.

TPC?

[SmashMouth]

40 minutes ago, Bigdog said:

Yes, sound walls are used next to loud equipment all the time.  Pump stations in particular.

Yeah. They use them. They don’t work real well. Unless they plan on enclosing entire refineries…

[Bigdog]

18 hours ago, Derf Nosneb said:

TPC?

The owners of the plant that blew up.

[Bigdog]

18 hours ago, SmashMouth said:

Yeah. They use them. They don’t work real well. Unless they plan on enclosing entire refineries…

Anything that cuts down on the noise pollution.   Probably could re-engineer the pumps or replace them too. 

[SmashMouth]

1 minute ago, Bigdog said:

Anything that cuts down on the noise pollution.   Probably could re-engineer the pumps or replace them too. 

You’re correct, anything is better than nothing. 

[baddog]

One could always move next to the airport.

[Derf Nosneb]

52 minutes ago, Bigdog said:

The owners of the plant that blew up.

Thanks, don't watch news on the tube.

But do remember them coming out and telling everyone not to worry they would take care of the damage. Then how ever many months later they changed their tune.

My only question would be, You knew the plant was there when you moved into your home, apt, mobile home across the street or down the road. Did you not think there could be noise and pollution that would affect you and your family?

My close friends sister lives in Pasadena and here kid had terrible asthma, like scary bad. But daddy needed to live down from momma because his daddy died. Her sister would bring that boy out to the Spring/Tomball area every weekend and that boy never had to use his inhaler all weekend long.

[CardinalBacker]

8 minutes ago, Derf Nosneb said:

Thanks, don't watch news on the tube.

But do remember them coming out and telling everyone not to worry they would take care of the damage. Then how ever many months later they changed their tune.

My only question would be, You knew the plant was there when you moved into your home, apt, mobile home across the street or down the road. Did you not think there could be noise and pollution that would affect you and your family?

My close friends sister lives in Pasadena and here kid had terrible asthma, like scary bad. But daddy needed to live down from momma because his daddy died. Her sister would bring that boy out to the Spring/Tomball area every weekend and that boy never had to use his inhaler all weekend long.

Well, that was before half of Port Arthur showed up to file claims.  There were some really damaged structures near the plant.  There were also people miles away claiming damage that was obviously not related to the blast.  Then there were a lot of people who exaggerated damage trying to get a complete home renovation.  It really slowed down what the company could do to help people who actually sustained damage from the blast.

The end result is that the refinery will not be rebuilt and the community will have to find other ways to fund their needs once the deep pockets have left town.  

 

[WOSdrummer99]

19 minutes ago, CardinalBacker said:

The end result is that the refinery will not be rebuilt and the community will have to find other ways to fund their needs once the deep pockets have left town.  

Was TPC the only refinery over there? Seems like I drove by plenty on the way to the Wheelhouse last week. Top notch food btw.

[SmashMouth]

14 minutes ago, WOSdrummer99 said:

Was TPC the only refinery over there? Seems like I drove by plenty on the way to the Wheelhouse last week. Top notch food btw.

There’s plenty. Indorama (previously Huntsman) is right by PN-G.