Resources
- City of Houston 311
- City of Houston Code of Ordinances
- Fifth Ward/Kashmere Gardens Union Pacific Railroad Site Contamination And Area Cancer Cluster
- Houston Health Department
- Pollution Control and Prevention
- 7411 Park Place, Houston, Texas 77087
- 832-393-5730
- 832-393-5660
Page last reviewed: May 10, 2022
Pollution Control
The Bureau of Pollution Control and Prevention (BPCP) is a bureau within the Environmental Health Division (EHD) of the Houston Health Department (HHD). An Air Pollution Control Program was established in 1967 to help abate air pollution in Houston, and a Water Pollution Control program was initiated in 1973. The revised City of Houston Smoking Ordinance became effective on September 1, 2007.
Complaints
Call 311 or go to Houston 311.
For a police, fire, medical, or other emergency, call 911 immediately.
Indoor Air Quality
We respond to indoor air quality issues as it pertains to residences for apartment units, hotels, motels and other sites that provide multifamily housing sites.

Outdoor Air Quality
Asthma Air Aware Day Warnings
Air Quality Index
Air Quality Forecast
Enviroflash
Houston Clean Air Network
