Located in Ellicott City, Howard County, Maryland, United States, New Cut Landfill, is also referred to as Worthington Park, Worthington Dog Park, and Worthington Elementary.
| New Cut Landfill | |
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| Country | United States |
| Location | Ellicott City, Maryland |
| Coordinates | 39°14′51″N 76°47′47″W / 39.24750°N 76.79639°W |
| Status | Converted |
| Construction cost | $462,000 (Solar) |
| Site area | 7 acres |
| External links | |
| Website | www.howardcountymd.gov |
Rock Hill College operated a recreation facility named "Forty Acres on New Cut" between 1894 and 1922.[1]
The 83 acre new cut landfill closed in 1980.[2] In 1985 the county sought bids from a Pennsylvania company to burn methane gas in generators.[3] New Cut groundwater was found to be contaminated from deposits of paint solvents.[4] In 1993, the county approved installation of city water around New Cut after contaminants including trichloroethane exceeded federal drinking water levels.[5]
In September 2011, 2,000 solar panels were installed on landfill property converted to parkland and later a solar farm. The panels were paid for by a Maryland Department of Energy Grant.[6]
See also
editReferences
edit- ^ Marsha Wright Wise. Ellicott City. p. 39.
- ^ Anna Borgman (4 May 1995). "County Faces Trash Trouble: Landfill Nearly Full; Fees, Exporting Likely". The Washington Post.
- ^ Steven Heilbronner (7 Jan 1985). "Landfill Methane Being Harnessed". The Washington Post.
- ^ "Illegally Buried Carcinogens Removed From Landfill". The Washington Post. 18 November 1983.
- ^ Hughes, Leonard (10 June 1993). "Contaminated Water Found at 3 Sites: County Tests Near Landfills Show Toxic Chemicals in Wells". The Washington Post.
- ^ Sara Toth (13 December 2011). "Harnessing sun power at Worthington Elementary Ellicott City school now powered almost entirely by solar panels". The Baltimore Sun.