New Cut Landfill
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| 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 |
New Cut Landfill, is also referred to as Worthington Park, is a park and former landfill in Ellicott City, Howard County, Maryland, United States, 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]