Between 1940 and 1968 the site was owned by John McCormick who kept very little record of the waste being disposed on site. The location and all of its contents were sold to Robert French in 1968. Robert French had it in operation from 1968 through 1973, where no records were given to the Township on disposal rates and types. In 1970 New Jersey Department of Environmental Protection regulations required French to install four steal monitoring wells on site. It is thought that during the five years of operations the disposal rate was in excess of 100,000 gallons of chemical waste per day. It is believed that from 1969 through 1973 that between 143,200,000 and 165,440,000 gallons of waste were actually disposed of on site (Dickerson, 2018). In December 1973 the location was purchased from Robert French by the Township of Brick with the goal of ceasing operations and shutting down the location. Upon purchase the Township discovered five liquid filled lagoons, an undetermined quantity of unlabeled 55 gallon capacity drums, and an old waste incinerator. The location had high levels of organic solvents and the source of the town’s drinking water was the aquifer located directly below the site. The Township initially reduced the rate of sewage being accepted down to 65,000,000 during 1974 to 1979. The last waste was accepted on site in April 1979. There was no liner placed under the site, and it is believed that the original owners dumped sewage into cells, and also sprayed it into the fill in the landfill and surrounding land. This caused major ground water contamination and affected approximately 57,500 residence that relied on the aquifer to provide water to their wells. The compounds on site were grouped into six classes; pesticides, inorganics, base neutrals, chlorinated organics, brominated organics, and organic solvents. The pollutants on site were found in both the soil, surface water, and ground water supply. Because of the purchase agreement, the Township of Brick became responsible for all cleanup efforts on the site. When they realized the extent of the contamination they tried to contact Robert French and were unable to do so. This lead to intervention from the EPA in December 1982 to propose that the site be placed on the National Priorities List. Because of its private ownership by Brick Township, the site was not eligible for Federal clean-up funds, and the Township and tax payers were responsible for funding.