Public Notices
MARYLAND DEPARTMENT OF THE ENVIRONMENT
WATER AND SCIENCE ADMINISTRATION
1800 WASHINGTON BOULEVARD
BALTIMORE, MARYLAND 21230
Notice of Application for State Wetland Licenses, Private Wetland Permits, Nontidal Wetlands and Waterways Permits, Dam Safety Permits, Water Quality Certification, and/or Federal Consistency Concurrence and the Opportunity to Provide Written Comment or Request an Informational Hearing
April 1st, 2025
The Water and Science Administration has received the applications listed below.
A preliminary review has indicated that the listed projects may be subject to the opportunity for a public hearing once the application is substantially complete. Projects may be significantly altered during the review process. The applications and related information are available for inspection and copying. You may also request written notice of any hearing opportunity by having your name placed on the interested persons list for each project in which you are interested. To inspect the file or to have your name placed on the interested persons list, contact the assigned division at the telephone number indicated below no later than May 1st, 2025 unless otherwise noted in the Public Notice.
Wetlands and Waterways Protection Program - (410) 537-3837
Nontidal Wetlands Division - (410) 537-3456
Prince George's County
22-NT-0312/ 202262053/ 25-WQC-0001 Stanley Martin Home, LLC, 6404 Ivy Lane, Suite 600, Greenbelt, Maryland 20770, has applied to construct a mixed-use development with associated utilities, roads, and stormwater management facilities. The project will permanently impact 1,096 square feet of emergent nontidal wetlands, 78,294 square feet of forested nontidal wetlands, 77,577 square feet of the 25-foot nontidal wetland buffer, 483 linear feet (911 square feet) of intermittent streams, 571 linear feet (4,462 square feet) of perennial streams, and 157,209 square feet of the 100-year nontidal floodplain. The project will temporarily impact 2,982 square feet of the 25-foot nontidal wetland buffer, 33 linear feet (348 square feet) of perennial streams, and 2,289 square feet of the 100-year nontidal floodplain. The project is proposed on Turkey Branch (Use I). The site is located Northwest of the intersection of Ritchie Marlboro Road and Westphalia Road, Upper Marlboro, Maryland 20774. The proposed project would require 156,588 square feet of forested wetland mitigation and 1,325 square feet of emergent wetland mitigation (157,913 square feet, 3.62518 acres, total). The applicant proposes to purchase credits from the Patuxent Wetland Mitigation bank or another wetland mitigation bank to fulfill the wetland mitigation requirement. Written comments and requests to be included on the interested persons list may be sent by May 1, 2025 to the Maryland Department of the Environment, Attn: Gailynn Milligan, 1800 Washington Boulevard, Baltimore, MD 21230 or at Gailynn.milligan@maryland.gov or 410-537-4178. Any further notices concerning actions on the application will be provided only by mail to those persons on the interested persons list. Please refer to Subsection 5-907 of the Annotated Code of Maryland or the Code of Maryland Regulations 26.23.02 for information regarding the application process.
Tidal Wetlands Division (410) 537-3571
Anne Arundel County
24-WL-0069/24-WQC-0048/202460102 - THE US DEPT OF THE NAVY, 181 Wainwright Rd, Naval Academy, MD 21402, has applied to: 1) Remove an existing marine railway, relieving platform, and existing piers with associated dolphin pilings; 2) Mechanically dredge a 160-foot long by 25-foot wide area (2,925 SF) to a depth of 11 feet at mean low water and to provide for periodic maintenance dredging for six years; to deposit approximately 325 cubic yards of dredged material on an approved upland disposal site located at 4944 Sands Rd, Lothian, MD 20711; 3) Construct a 144-foot long by 50-foot wide concrete boat ramp with a 700 SF floating dock and gangway extending a maximum of 144 feet channelward of the mean high water line, and replace 101 linear feet of bulkhead within 1.5 feet channelward of an existing bulkhead; 4) Construct 101 linear feet of new bulkhead adjacent to an existing boat ramp and add 2,592 SF of clean fill behind it; 5) Replace 650 LF of bulkhead within 18 inches of an existing bulkhead; 6) Replace in-kind 13,364 SF of an existing relieving platform with associated pilings; 7) Construct a 130-foot long by 12-foot wide pier and emplace 8 mooring piles within a maximum of 130-feet channelward of the mean high water line; and 8) Construct a 258-foot long by 13-foot wide parallel platform which includes two gangways measuring 40-foot long by 4.5-foot wide, two gangways measuring 16.5-foot long by 4.5 foot wide, two 22-foot long by 10-foot wide access platforms, and five 50-foot long by 8-foot wide floating piers, and emplace eight mooring piles, all within a maximum of 63 feet channelward of the mean high water line. Mitigation will be required at a 1:1 ratio for 2,269 square feet of impacts to open water tidal wetlands and will be paid into the Tidal Wetlands Compensation Fund. The purpose of the project is to improve navigable access and shoreline erosion control. The project is located at the US Naval Academy YP Basin on the Severn River along Bigelow Rd, Annapolis, MD 21402. Public comments should be submitted by the end of the public comment period which ends April 15, 2025. For more information, please contact Mel Throckmorton at mel.throckmorton@maryland.gov or at 410-375-2803.
25-WL-0264 / 202560393 - ANNAPOLIS HARBOR SOUTH LLC at 2818 Solomons Island Rd, Edgewater, MD 21037 has applied to emplace a 102-foot long by 12-foot wide floating rowing shell launch pier and a 20-foot long by 10-foot wide aluminum gangway. The purpose of the project is to relocate a rowing launch pier from the neighboring marina for the Annapolis Rowing Club. The project is located at the Annapolis Harbor South on Gingerville Creek at 2818 Solomons Island Rd, Edgewater, MD 21037. Public comments should be submitted by the end of the public comment period which ends April 15, 2025. For more information, please contact Guy Stefanelli at guy.stefanelli@maryland.gov or at 443-979-3840.
18-WL-1087 (R2) / 201861826 - HERRINGTON PARTNERSHIP LLP, c/o Hamilton Chaney, at PO Box 40, Tracys Landing, Anne Arundel, MD 20779 has applied to reconfigure and expand an existing marina by performing the following work: 1) “B” Dock – replace a fixed pier with a floating pier including a gangway, a 8-foot wide by 98-foot long “L”-head, twenty-three finger piers and replace in-kind five mooring piles within a maximum of 425 feet channelward of the mean high water line; “C” Dock - replace a fixed pier with a floating pier including a gangway, a 442-foot long by 10-foot wide “T”-head platform, a 10-foot by 41-foot platform, a 30-foot by 22-foot pump out platform, and thirty finger piers within a maximum of 530 feet channelward of the mean high water line; “D” Dock - replace fixed with a floating pier including a gangway and seventeen finger piers within a maximum of 382 feet channelward of the mean high water line; “E” Dock - replace a fixed pier with a floating pier including a gangway, a 8-foot wide by 109-foot long T-head platform, a 8-foot wide by 44-foot long platform, and eighteen finger piers within a maximum of 450 feet channelward of the mean high water line; “G” Dock – replace an existing fixed with a floating pier including a gangway, a 804 square foot irregular shaped platform, a 670 square foot irregular shaped platform, twenty finger piers, and emplace forty mooring piles within a maximum of 508 feet channelward of the mean high water line; “H” Dock - replace an existing fixed with a floating pier, a 1,474 square foot irregular shaped platform, a 830 square foot irregular shaped platform, seventeen finger piers, and emplace thirty-six mooring piles within a maximum of 497 feet channelward of the mean high water line; “I” Dock replace a fixed pier with a floating pier including a gangway, a 113-foot long by 10-foot wide T-head platform, a 1,011 square foot irregular-shaped platform, and fifteen finger piers within a maximum of 443 feet channelward of the mean high water line; “CH” Dock - replace a fixed pier with a floating pier including a gangway, a 123-foot long by 10-foot wide T-head platform, and seven finger piers within a maximum of 231 feet channelward of the mean high water line; “J” Dock - replace a fixed pier with a floating pier including a gangway, a 88-foot long by 10-foot wide T-head platform, and seven finger piers within a maximum of 192 feet channelward of the mean high water line; “K” Dock – replace a fixed pier with a floating pier including a gangway, with a 88-foot long by 10-foot wide “T”-head platform, and ten finger piers within a maximum of 213 feet channelward of the mean high water line; “N” Dock - replace a fixed pier with a floating pier including a gangway, a 68-foot long by 10-foot wide “T”-head platform, twelve finger piers, and emplace twenty eight mooring piles within a max of 241 feet channelward of the mean high water line; “O” Dock - replace a fixed with a floating pier including a gangway, a 68-foot long by 10-foot wide “T”-head platform, fourteen finger piers, and emplace twenty eight mooring piles within a max of 241 feet channelward of the mean high water line; “R” Dock - replace a fixed with a floating pier including a gangway, a 102-foot long by 10-foot wide “T”-head platform, an 8-foot by 21-foot platform, and eight finger piers within a maximum of 239 feet channelward of the mean high water line; “S” Dock - construct a 200-foot x 8-foot floating pier within a maximum of 156 feet channelward of the mean high water line; 2) Construct a 812-foot long by 6-foot wide floating walkway that begins at “E” Dock and ends at “CH” Dock within a maximum of 140 feet channelward of the mean high water line. The purpose of this project is to improve navigable access and access to the marina. The proposed project is located within the tidal waters of Tracey’s Creek at 389 Deale Rd, Deale, MD 20751. For more information, please contact Mel Throckmorton at mel.throckmorton@maryland.gov or at 410-375-2803.
Talbot County
23-WL-0562 / 23-WQC-0048 / 202360893 - MARTINS POINT FAMILY FARM, LLC c/o John Moran, 601 Liberty Street, Watsontown, PA 17777 has applied to mechanically dredge a 74,177 square foot spur channel and slip basin to a depth of 10 feet at mean low water and deposit 4,533 cubic yards in the uplands of the applicants property. Additionally, the applicant has applied to construct 4,400 linear feet of revetment within a maximum of 5 feet channelward of the mean high water line. The proposed project is within the tidal waters of the Choptank River located at 27391 Southside Island Creek Rd, Trappe, MD. For more information, please contact Michaela Harrington at michaela.harrington@maryland.gov or 410-537-4182.
Water Quality Certifications – (410) 537-3837
Waterway Construction Division – (410) 537-3821
Garrett County
24-NT-3207/ 202461421 - Columbia Gas Transmission, LLC, 1700 MacCorkle Avenue SE, Charleston, West Virginia, 25314 has applied for a permit from Maryland Department of the Environment, Wetlands and Waterways Protection Program to replace existing natural gas transmission pipeline. The pipe will be installed beneath the river using HDD methodology. The project will not directly impact regulated resources – but will span beneath 540 linear feet of the North Branch Potomac River. The project is located 100 feet west from the intersection of West Main Street and Kitzmiller Road in Garrett County. For more information, please contact Wuhib Bayou at wuhib.bayou@maryland.gov or 410- 537- 3605.
Dam Safety Permits Division – (410) 537-3552
