This page contains primary documents, government records, technical reports, and historical news coverage related to the Aeromarine landfill. The collection is not exhaustive and will be updated as additional pertinent records become available.
Historical Newspaper Coverage
"Complaints Piling Up Over Towering Dump in Keyport" (March 1975, Asbury Park Press)
"Officials In Union Beach Annoyed By Sluggishness of State Agency" (August 1975, Asbury Park Press)
"Request To Probe Dump Ignored By State Bureau" (August 1975, Asbury Park Press)
"Landfill May Be Closed" (September 1975, Bayshore Independent)
"Council Acts To Improve Trash Collection" (December 1975, Bayshore Independent)
"Keyport Tries to Contain Dump" (August 1976, Asbury Park Press)
"Landfill Owners Ignore Deadline For DEP Fine" (February 1977, Asbury Park Press)
"Action Promised on Dump" (March 1977, Asbury Park Press)
"Keyport Ready To Sue On Landfill" (May 1977, Bayshore Independent)
"DEP Accuses Dump Owners" (September 1977, Asbury Park Press)
"DEP Asks That Town Close Dump By 1979" (March 1978, Asbury Park Press)
"State to Close Keyport Landfill; Pollution Seen for 30 Years" (April 1979, Bayshore Independent)
"Trash From Dormant Landfill Spilling Into Bay In Keyport" (August 1987, Asbury Park Press)
"Keyport Official Blames DEP For Inaction On Leaching Dump" (August 1987, Asbury Park Press)
"Keyport Dump To Be Capped" (December 1987, Bayshore Independent)
"Old Radioactive Material Found At Site Of Keyport Welding Firm" (July 1992, Asbury Park Press)
"Can You Canoe In Keyport?" (May 1994, Bayshore Independent)
"Aeromarine Plan Spurs Concerns" (June 2006, Asbury Park Press)
"Dozens Voice Concerns Over Keyport Site" (October 2005, Asbury Park Press)
"Keyport Looks To Develop Aeromarine Site" (October 2009, Asbury Park Press)
Regulatory & Enforcement Records
September 1973 - NJDEP Violation Notice
April 1975 - NJDEP Violation Notice
December 1975 - NJDEP Departmental Order
December 1976 - NJDEP Notice of Prosecution
December 1977 - NJDEP Administrative Order / Notice of Registration Revocation
February 1979 - NJDEP Notice of Closure
March 1987 - NJDEP AONOCAPA
February 1988 - Bay Ridge Realty Closure and Post-Closure Plan
September 1988 - NJDEP Wetlands Violation Notice
April 1990 - Closure and Post-Closure Plan Approval
February 1999 - NJDEP Violation Notice
September 2000 - NJDEP Second Violation Notice
February 2001 - NJDEP AONOCAPA
Recent Enforcement Actions
January 2021 - Civil Lawsuit, Keyport V. Bayridge
October 2022 - Civil Case Dismissal
July 2021 - NJDEP AONOCAPA
April 2023 - NJDEP AONOCAPA
July 2024 - NJDEP AONOCAPA
January 2025 - NJDEP AONOCAPA
January 2025 - Bayridge Requests a Hearing
Environmental Investigations
September 2004 - Sadat Associates, Inc. Report
November 2009 - Excel Preliminary Assessment
December 2010 - Excel Site Investigation/Remedial Investigation
May 2026 - SESI Phase I Environmental Site Assessment / Preliminary Assessment Report
July 2026 - Excel Focused Site Investigation Report
Government Statements & Correspondence
April 30, 2026 - NJDEP/NJDOH Joint Statement on Public Health Concerns
July 29, 2026 - Statement from State Senator Declan O'Scanlon
July 31, 2026 - Borough of Keyport Press Release
August 7, 2026 - Congressman Frank Pallone's Letter to EPA
Independent Test Results
Scott Smith Town Hall 8/7 - Preliminary Summary Results for Dioxins, Metals, PFAs
Scott Smith Town Hall 9/16 - Preliminary Summary Results for Dioxins, Metals, SVOC/PAHs
Lead Slag Investigation
"Hazardous Lead Washes Up In Raritan Bay" (July 2024, Home News Tribune)
"Officials Promise To Investigate Slag Source" (August 2024, Asbury Park Press)
July 2024 - Slag Test Results
December 2024 - NJDOH: Arsenic & Cobalt, but no public health concern