Project 1:

Ocean County Sites

Confined Disposal Site

244 – Popular Point

Popular Point is a federally-owned confined disposal site in Stafford Township. It is located directly south of Beach Haven West and its southern point is bordered by the Barnegat Bay. The 130 acre site is surrounded by a relatively complete berm. Other minor dikes exist across the interior area, but upon examination, reflect the same pattern of the Beach Haven West development lagoons to the north. This site was not intended for dredge material, but as further expansion of the Beach Haven West community back prior to the 1970 passage of the NJ Wetlands Act. The site does not appear to have any dredge material filled on the interior. The development was curtailed because filling of salt marsh for housing development was discouraged following the passage of the 1970 law. Later mosquito ditching efforts cut through the dike at every other mosquito ditch following the end of the development expansion. GPS and sediment data were not collected at the site.