September 25, 2024
Dear Resident,
I am writing to you today to provide an update on the work being done to address odors from the Monmouth County Reclamation Center. As promised, I will continue to provide these updates regularly.
We have completed the construction of the temporary cap ahead of schedule. The temporary cap covers 21 acres of the landfill. Attached to this email, you will find a
PDF of the presentation that the County and Waste Management presented at the Tinton Falls Council Meeting on Tuesday, Sept. 17.
We have also included photos of the completed temporary cap to highlight the work that has been done to mitigate odors originating from the Reclamation Center.
This picture shows an aerial view of the completed temporary cap (top left of the property).
This picture shows the north side of the temporary cap.
The County is also redesigning web pages for the Reclamation Center to make them as user-friendly as possible. We look forward to sharing them with you once they are complete.
The permanent cap project for the slopes, which is currently being designed, is expected to go out to bid in the spring of 2025.
As a reminder, the hotline for the Reclamation Center remains available. Residents should call 732-559-ODOR (732-559-6367) to report an odor complaint directly to a Monmouth County Environmental Health Investigator. This hotline is available to residents 24 hours a day, 7 days a week.
Calls made during business hours (Monday – Friday, 8:30 a.m. – 4:30 p.m.) will be directed to Investigators who are housed on-site at the Monmouth County Reclamation Center. Residents who wish to report an odor outside of business hours can call the same phone number and will be connected to an on-call duty Monmouth County Environmental Health Investigator who will respond to odor complaints. The average response time of Investigators to the site of the odor complaints has been within 15 minutes of receiving a call during business hours. Calls received after business hours have an average response time of 33 minutes.
The County is proud of the progress we have made, and we will continue to receive feedback from the Tinton Falls Borough Council and its residents to make sure we maintain the incredible quality of life we have here in Monmouth County.
We would also like to share a list of the benchmarks that have already been completed:
Completed Benchmarks
• Completed the installation of the temporary cap.
• Tied all surface wells into the gas collection system.
• The capital ordinance was adopted during the Commissioner Meeting on March 28.
• Ordered materials for two flare upgrades.
• Met with the New Jersey Department of Environmental Protection (NJDEP) and discussed the overall plan.
• Ordered the materials for the two flare upgrades.
• Completed installation of 21 vertical (gas collection) wells.
• Received the materials for the two flare upgrade orders.
• Launched a new hotline for residents.
• Completed the final grade for the temporary cap.
•Completed the two flare upgrades.
As always, if you have any questions or concerns, please do not hesitate to send them to me directly.
Sincerely,
Thomas A. Arnone
Monmouth County Commissioner Director