Support that Comes Naturally
14001 Certified and award-winning Environmental Management System (EMS) that improves our commitments to compliance and pollution prevention. An EMS is asystemic approach to handling environmental issues within an organization. The Port Corpus Christi Authority (PCCA) has implemented a strategic plan to ensure its continued economic success while ensuring its operations and activities are conducted in a manner conducive to environmental sustainability and resiliency. One aspect of PCCA’s strategic plan is to be an environmental leader in the Coastal Bend of Texas. Being an environmental leader encompasses more than complying with the environmental rules and regulations, it incorporates a paradigm of assessing the environmental impacts, risks, and opportunities all business decisions. PCCA’s Environmental Planning and Compliance Department supports this vision through several programs, processes, and services. The department serves as a resource to both internal and external stakeholders to accomplish the goals set forth in our strategic plan.
Environmental Policy
Port of Corpus Christi Commissioners approved an environmental policy which identified six key precepts that will be considered when evaluating new developments and operations. The six key precepts include air quality, climate action, water quality, resilience/climate adaptation, habitat, and soils & sediments. Port environmental stewardship efforts focus on improvements and proactive measures related to these precepts.
6 Key Environmental Precepts
Air
Quality
Reduce emissions by 15% in PM, VOCs, NOx, SOx every 3 years
Climate
Action
Reduce GHG emissions per cargo ton by 7.5% annually
Water
Quality
Reduce AL, Fe, Zn, Pb, TSS by 10% annually
Resilience/Climate Adaptation
Implement Life Cycle Assessment tool on Port capital projects
Habitat Creation
Create/restore 50 acres of habitat every 3 years
Soils & Sediments
Remediate spills to residential standard