1 9 9 2 ▁test ▁revealed ▁that ▁the ▁cl ay ▁l ining ▁and ▁bed rock ▁were ▁not ▁ade qu ate ▁to ▁prevent ▁cont am ination ▁into ▁the ▁ground water . ▁In ▁January ▁ 1 9 9 3 , ▁the ▁County ▁executive ▁claimed ▁he ▁had ▁not ▁been ▁given ▁the ▁results ▁to ▁act ▁upon . ▁In ▁ 1 9 9 3 , ▁the ▁county ▁faced ▁multiple ▁cont am ination ▁issues , ▁as ▁the ▁older ▁C ars ▁Mill ▁land fill ▁was ▁found ▁to ▁have ▁ 3 9 0 ▁drums ▁of ▁ha z ard ous ▁chemical s ▁dump ed ▁on ▁the ▁land fill ▁years ▁after ▁it ▁was ▁closed . ▁In ▁May ▁ 1 9 9 3 , ▁Howard ▁County ▁Department ▁of ▁Pl anning ▁and ▁Z oning ▁director ▁Jo ese ph ▁R utter ▁am ends ▁the ▁county ▁water ▁service ▁area ▁to ▁include ▁land ▁around ▁the ▁land fill ▁including ▁a ▁new ▁Donald ▁R ▁Re u wer ▁development ▁on ▁the ▁historic ▁W aver ly ▁Plant ation . ▁The ▁director ▁announced ▁the ▁effort ▁was ▁for ▁safety , ▁not ▁increased ▁housing ▁density ▁around ▁the ▁cont amin ated ▁site , ▁but ▁joined ▁Re u wer ' s ▁land ▁development ▁company ▁later . ▁ ▁The ▁ 7 2 ▁a cre ▁park ▁was ▁built ▁on ▁land fill ▁property ▁on ▁the ▁opposite ▁side ▁of ▁the ▁Little ▁Pat ux ent ▁River ▁that ▁flows ▁through ▁the ▁site . ▁A ▁ten - year ▁plan ▁for ▁waste ▁was ▁produced ▁in ▁January ▁ 1 9 9 4 , ▁with ▁a ▁suggestion ▁to ▁continue ▁to ▁receive ▁ash ▁from ▁a ▁regional ▁inc iner