▁county ▁resident ial ▁waste . ▁The ▁red irection ▁of ▁waste ▁at ▁Al pha ▁R idge ▁lost ▁the ▁$ 6 0 ▁per ▁ton ▁commercial ▁waste ▁re venue , ▁but ▁reduced ▁the ▁resident ial ▁collection ▁exp ense ▁to ▁$ 3 3 ▁a ▁ton . ▁Al pha ▁R idge ▁remains ▁open ▁as ▁a ▁rec y cling ▁center ▁and ▁transfer ▁station . ▁The ▁Tr inity ▁Church ▁tr ash ▁transfer ▁location ▁was ▁converted ▁to ▁the ▁Blue ▁Stream ▁H ous ing ▁development ▁in ▁ 2 0 1 4 . ▁ ▁Environment al ▁ ▁The ▁Al pha ▁R idge ▁site ▁was ▁situated ▁in ▁a ▁section ▁of ▁Mar ri ot ts ville ▁Maryland ▁that ▁was ▁converting ▁from ▁mainly ▁agricult ural ▁use ▁to ▁resident ial ▁development . ▁In ▁ 1 9 8 7 ▁The ▁State ▁granted ▁permission ▁to ▁dig ▁the ▁land fill ▁within ▁ 5 ▁feet ▁from ▁the ▁water ▁table . ▁Year ly ▁water ▁quality ▁surve ys ▁were ▁performed ▁only ▁in ▁September ▁ 1 9 7 8 ▁and ▁January ▁ 1 9 9 1 . ▁By ▁ 1 9 9 2 , ▁ 1 , 6 0 0 ▁residents ▁in ▁ 3 0 0 - 4 0 0 ▁sub div isions ▁drew ▁well ▁water ▁from ▁the ▁Al pha ▁R idge ▁waters hed . ▁Well ▁tests ▁on site ▁in ▁ 1 9 9 2 ▁revealed ▁cont am ination ▁from ▁seven ▁paint ▁and ▁deg reas er ▁related ▁comp ounds ▁at ▁eight ▁times ▁the ▁current ▁E PA ▁limits ▁and ▁t et rach lor o eth ene ▁at ▁twenty ▁times ▁the ▁limits . ▁A ▁May ▁