Our Mission

• Deer Park Community Advisory Council (DPCAC) is a forum for an open and frank mutual exchange of ideas between representatives of the local community and industry.
• The group engages in frequent dialogue to develop a shared understanding of the interdependency of industry and community.
• DPCAC serves as a resource to industry and the community at large on topics such as health, occupational, environmental and economic issues.

Group Objectives

• Influence industry decision makers by sharing community questions, concerns, and suggestions about plant operations.
• Provide input to the communities from the plants about plant operations and issues of plant or community concern.
• Provide a mechanism for plants to “test” ideas/plans before they are implemented.
• Promote understanding of and address identified community/industry issues that are important to the community.
• Serve as a means to “educate” the community about the plants and the plants about the community.

• January 22, 2024
• February 26, 2024
• March 25, 2024
• April 22, 2024
• May 20, 2024 (before Memorial Day)
• No June meeting
• No July meeting
• August 26, 2024
• September 23, 2024
• October 28, 2024
• December 2, 2024 (delayed due to Thanksgiving)
• No December meeting

• DPCAC community members include individuals who live, work, or attend school in Deer Park, and representatives of organizations or government entities serving Deer Park. Plant members represent petrochemical plants, a refinery, storage terminals, hazardous waste management facilities, or other industrial facilities in Deer Park. Industry members include plant managers or operations managers and any full-time community relations managers. The DPCAC Membership Directory lists names and additional information about our community and industry members.
• DPCAC works to keep the proportion of community-to-industry members approximately two-to-one. New members are added periodically to ensure the membership is reflective of the Deer Park community. If you're interested in joining DPCAC or attending one of our meetings, please contact our facilitator at [email protected].

• Sam Pipkin and Diane Sheridan shared the Origins and History of the Deer Park Community Advisory Council (DPCAC) and the Deer Park Local Emergency Planning Committee on November 28, 2022.  
• DPCAC celebrated its 32nd anniversary in October 2022.  A 32nd anniversary History booklet was prepared for the occasion. 
• DPCAC held its first meeting in March 1990 and celebrated its 25th anniversary in March 2015. A 25th Anniversary History booklet prepared for the occasion.
• DPCAC met 60 times between March 1990 and November 1995, prior to the keeping of a paragraph-a-meeting history of activities, meeting topics, tours, and speakers. See DPCAC History.

• Click here to read previous questions and answers related to Deer Park industry.

• Deer Park CAC is one of 9 community advisory councils or panels in east Harris County, Texas. Local plants began reaching out to community leaders to form advisory groups around 1990 as part of the Responsible Care initiative of the Chemical Manufacturers Association (now the American Chemistry Council). The most recent industry advisory group in the area was formed in 2011.
• To see a list of communities served and participating plants, check the CAP Directory.
• To learn more about community advisory councils or panels in general, see CAP Basics.