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Community Relations Community Relations Site List James H. James Landfill
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James H. James Landfill
Schoolhouse Road
Brick Township, Ocean County
PI #: G000009534
BLOCK: 1422 LOT: 13, 14 & 19
Community Relations Coordinator: Heather Swartz (609) 984-7135
SITE DESCRIPTION/RESOLUTION OF ENVIRONMENTAL CONCERNS:
As
of 28 June 2004
Originally a sand and gravel pit, a private company operated this site
as a permitted solid waste landfill between 1975 and 1987. Household,
commercial and agricultural wastes and other nonhazardous materials were
disposed of in the landfill during this period. After landfilling activities
ceased, the operator capped the site and installed a landfill gas collection
system and methane flare to treat the methane and other gases produced
by the decomposition of the buried wastes. The operator also implemented
a 30-year post closure plan that included monitoring landfill gases in
the subsurface soil at the perimeter of site and ground water quality
in the immediate area. In the 1990s, a developer purchased land directly
adjacent to the James Landfill and built homes on the properties. Several
of the homeowners whose properties abutted the landfill later discovered
buried trash on their properties. NJDEP's Remedial Response Element excavated
test pits around the landfill in 2000 and confirmed the presence of uncapped
buried trash at five residences on Blenheim Drive. NJDEP subsequently
installed landfill gas monitoring wells at ten properties on this street
to determine whether the buried trash was producing methane or other hazardous
landfill gases at levels that might present a danger to the residents.
Sampling of the landfill gas monitoring wells at the residential properties
has consistently shown concentrations of methane gas that are below levels
of concern. NJDEP is periodically sampling the landfill gas monitoring
wells to evaluate methane production and ensure the safety of the nearby
residents.
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