Of overburden material were excavated and removed from the site. Were removed, including approximately 33,500 tons of steel slag andħ,000 tons of Kaofin, a legally dumped by-productįrom Marcal Paper corporation. To prepare the former gravel mining site for use as a reservoir existing buildings and debris The reservoir is constructed on the site of an abandoned gravel pit, theĪuthority purchased the property in April 1996 for $810,000, which was mostly funded throughĪ 30-year lease to a communication company for a cell phone tower. The $19.4 million reservoir opened May 7, 2005, is 90 feet (27 m) deep and has a capacity of 1 billion gallons. When the reservoir basin is filled to capacity, it covers approximately 90 acres of the property. Of water daily through its 4.7-mile pipeline connection to the river. The reservoir can pump up to 24 million US gallons (91,000 m 3) The Brick Reservoir is a pumped reservoir that draws its water from the Metedeconk River watershed unlike the nearby Manasquan Reservoir which uses the Manasquan River watershed as its source. Through a joint agreement with Wall Township, police, fire and first aid protection for the reservoir are provided by Brick Township. The reservoir, while often referred to as "Brick Reservoir" is actually located in both BrickĪnd Wall Townships, with 80 of the 120 acres within Wall Township borders.
The 120-acre Brick Township Reservoir site, located on Herbertsville and Sally Ike Roads is a source of municipal water for towns in Ocean County, New Jersey and is owned by the Brick Township Municipal Utilities Authority.
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