Photo by CardinKids.com

I think it's interesting that one proposal is to turn the area into "wetlands".
Cardin has always been surrounded by ponds.  There was originally two creeks
that originated northeast of the power plant.  Both were turned into pond after pond,
until they entered Tar Creek.  These ponds are clear as glass, and have always
contained lots of fish and muskrats..

One went east past the Velie, the  Beaver and Golden Rod #3, the other crossed the road
 to the south past the Ritz, the Bennie, the Lucky Bill, the Woodchuck, and the Domado/Rialto.

The chat piles in this picture are the woodchuck piles.  There is even more water to the
 right and left of this picture.