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Resident raises alarm about suspected buried fuel tanks; DEP opens contamination case
Summary
A Beach Haven resident reported contractors uncovered what may be underground fuel tanks at a Bay Avenue lot; municipal staff confirmed the New Jersey DEP has opened a contamination case and said permitted work may continue while engineers investigate an anomaly.
A resident of 326 Third Street told the Beach Haven Borough Council at its final 2024 meeting that heavy equipment working at the Gamaleve lot by Bay Avenue had exposed soil and led them to suspect buried fuel tanks are present. “They were digging up the sidewalk,” the resident said, and later reported that a contact had told them two tanks were found and that there could be additional tanks.
Municipal staff responded that the site is an open case with the New Jersey Department of Environmental Protection and that the…
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