New Cut Landfill

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
CountryUnited States
LocationEllicott City, Maryland
Coordinates39°14′51″N 76°47′47″W
StatusConverted
Construction cost$462,000 (Solar)
Site area7 acres
External links
Websitewww.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

References
  1. Marsha Wright Wise. Ellicott City. p. 39.
  2. Anna Borgman (4 May 1995). "County Faces Trash Trouble: Landfill Nearly Full; Fees, Exporting Likely". The Washington Post.
  3. Steven Heilbronner (7 Jan 1985). "Landfill Methane Being Harnessed". The Washington Post.
  4. "Illegally Buried Carcinogens Removed From Landfill". The Washington Post. 18 November 1983.
  5. Hughes, Leonard (10 June 1993). "Contaminated Water Found at 3 Sites: County Tests Near Landfills Show Toxic Chemicals in Wells". The Washington Post.
  6. Sara Toth (13 December 2011). "Harnessing sun power at Worthington Elementary Ellicott City school now powered almost entirely by solar panels". The Baltimore Sun.
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