Project 1:

Atlantic & Burlington County Sites

268 - Ventnor City Dump

The Ventnor City Dump is a former municipal landfill that was closed in the 1970s, now covered with extensive forest vegetation.  There was a sewage treatment facility associated with this site as well. Apparently sludge was concentrated into large bins that were trucked away when full. The liquid waste was treated with chorine gas on site and piped across Beach Thorofare to Shelter Island where it was discharged into the bay waters. The core attempt was frustrated multiple times on Shelter Island by encountering concrete footings and reinforcing steel bars before successfully completing a core. The use history was unknown at the time of the field visit. This site was delineated from aerial photography and was not visited because it is unlikely that it will be used as a confined disposal facility in the future.