Time Line

Late 1940s to 10 Jan 1968 -- landfill operated by John McCormick

March 1969 to 3 Dec 1973 -- landfill operated by Robert French

3 Dec 1973 – Township of Brick purchased landfill from Robert French with the ultimate goal of closing it down.

Dec 1973 to April 1979 --- landfill operated by Township of Brick

April 1979 --- Last wastes accepted at French’s Landfill

Dec 1982 --- Landfill proposed for inclusion on Federal National Priorities List (NPL) also known as “Superfund.”

Sept 1983 – Landfill officially placed on NPL / Superfund but was never eligible for Federal clean-up funds.

Dec 1986 to Jan 1992 -- Under the direction of NJDEP, Ebasco Services performed a series of remediation studies on the landfill. One of these studies was a magnetic survey to locate buried drums. No buried drums were located.

Nov 1992 – DEP announced $10 million closure plan for the landfill which includes an impermeable cap and methane gas ventingsystem.

Jan 1993 -- Township engineers and officials questioned DEP’s rationale for the requirement of an impermeable cap and methane gas venting system.

Oct 1994 --- After many months of discussions between NJDEP, other State officials and Township officials, NJDEP Commissioner Robert Shinn informed the Township that an impermeable cap and methane gas venting system will not be needed for the landfill. Remediation plan calls for monitored naturalattenuation.

Sept 1999 --- After several rounds of groundwater testing discovered groundwater contamination had spread offsite, Township imposes a ban on the use of private irrigation wells within one mile of the landfill. This ban is later reduced to ½ mile after subsequent testing determines the extent of offsite contamination.

April 2000 --- Dredge materials from Greenbriar Lake deposited at landfill for erosion control. Subsequently similar materials were deposited there from Lake Riviera and several local lagoons.

Summer 2000 --- Township converted private irrigation well owners over to municipal water supply to replace their now-closed wells.

Summer 2001 --- Township sealed approximately 270 contaminated wells located within the well ban area.

Late May 2003 -- Dredge materials from Belmar (Shark River) deposited at Landfill for erosion control. Resident pposition halted this operation in mid-June 2003.

18 Aug 2003 -- Independent tests performed by the PMK Group Consulting and Environmental Engineers confirmed that the Belmar dredge materials deposited at the landfill in May met NJ DEP Residential Clean-up Standards.

31 January 2005 -- Under contract from the Township, ENVIRON International completes an updated Human Health Risk Assessment for the landfill. The study confirmed previous studies which indicated that the potential for exposure to contaminated groundwater was remote. A copy of this study is posted in the HHRA section of this website.