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
November 1, 2026
The Water and Science Administration is reviewing the following applications for State Wetland Licenses, Private Wetland Permits, Nontidal Wetlands and Waterways Permits and/or Water Quality Certifications. The applications and related information are on file at the Administration. Arrangements may be made for inspection and copying of file materials. Interested parties may provide written comments on the application or request an informational hearing on any listed application. A request for a hearing must be in writing and provide the following information: 1) Name, Address, and Telephone Number of the person making the request; 2) The identity of any other person(s) the requestor is representing; and 3) the specific issues proposed to be considered at the hearing. Please refer to the case number (i.e., 00-NT-0000, 00-WL-000, 00-WP-000, 00-WQC-0000) which identifies each application. Address correspondence to the attention of the Administration contact contained in the project’s public notice. If none is listed, send correspondence to the Wetlands and Waterways Protection Program, Water and Science Administration, 1800 Washington Boulevard Baltimore, Maryland, 21230. For questions regarding any public notice, you can contact the Wetlands and Waterways Protection Program by Telephone; (410) 537-3571. Written comments or requests for a hearing must be received on or before December 1, 2026, unless otherwise noted in the Public Notice.
If any of the following notices is for a Public Informational Hearing, please be aware that the Public Informational Hearings are accessible to individuals with disabilities as defined under the Americans with Disabilities Act (ADA). Individuals who require reasonable accommodation or a language interpreter to participate in the scheduled meeting should contact MDE by email at
[email protected] or call 410-537-3152 (MD Relay TTY: 7-1-1) at least 5 business days in advance of the meeting.
Wetlands and Waterways Protection Program - (410) 537-3456
Joint Tidal/Nontidal Wetlands Division - (410) 537-3456
Baltimore City
26-NT-0133/202661244, 26-WL-0565/202661244, GREENVEST, LLC, C/O Brian Cramer at P.O. Box 200, 35A Kennedy Road Tranquility, New Jersey 07879, has applied to construct a storm surge resiliency project, which is to include a stormwater wetland facility for water quality treatment at the rear of the Baltimore Gas and Electric offices property. NONTIDAL: The project will result in permanent impacts to 9,830 square feet of forested nontidal wetland, 5,597 square feet of scrub-shrub nontidal wetland, 9,409 square feet of emergent nontidal wetland, and 12,474 square feet of a 25-foot nontidal wetland buffer. The project will also result in permanent conversion impacts from forested nontidal wetland to emergent nontidal wetland totaling 12,223 square feet. The project will result in temporary impacts to 255 square feet of scrub-shrub nontidal wetland, 45,999 square feet of emergent nontidal wetland and 29,727 square feet of a 25-foot nontidal wetland buffer. The project will include 47,264 square feet of existing nontidal wetland enhancement, and a total of 32,889 square feet of nontidal wetland creation (forested: 1,222 square feet, scrub-shrub: 1,697 square feet, and emergent: 29,970 square feet). Therefore, mitigation will not be required for this project. TIDAL: The project will result in 3,384 square feet of tidal wetland conversion and includes a 27-foot long by 12-foot wide by 8-foot-high berm, a 36-inch diameter stormwater inflow pipe extending 10 feet channelward of the mean high water line, with 158 square feet of stone scour protection, 306 square feet of stone scour protection associated with an existing stormwater pipe, and 927 square feet of stone will also be filled and graded. The project will include the creation of 4,225 square feet of tidal open water habitat. The project includes a temporary cofferdam and will result in 5,004 square feet of temporary impacts to tidal wetlands; all extending a maximum of 40 feet channelward of the mean high-water line. Public comments should be received no later than December 7, 2026. The project is located at 1699 Leadenhall Street, Baltimore City, Maryland 21230. For more information, please contact Louis Parnes (nontidal) at:
[email protected] or at: 410-537-3786 or Matthew Wallach (tidal) at: 410-537-3527 or at:
[email protected]. Any further notice concerning actions on the application will be provided only by mail to those people 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.
Nontidal Wetlands Division - (410) 537-3456
Prince George’s County
25-NT-0195/202561328 D.R Horton-Smith Lakes Estate, 137 Mitchells Chance Road, Suite 300, Edgewater, Maryland 21037, has applied to construct a mixed-use development with associated infrastructure. The project proposes to permanently impact 1,914 square feet of forested nontidal wetlands, 7,751 square feet of emergent nontidal wetlands, 45,180 square feet of the 25-foot nontidal wetland buffer, and 30 linear feet (77 square feet) of intermittent streams. The project proposes to temporarily impact 65 square feet of the 25-foot nontidal wetland buffer and 31 linear feet (100 square feet) of intermittent streams. The project is proposed on Piscataway Creek (Use I) and is located at 10703 Frank Tippett Road, Cheltenham, Maryland 20623. Mitigation will be required for 7,751 square feet of emergent nontidal wetlands and 3,828 square feet of forested nontidal wetlands. The applicant is proposing to purchase credit from Patuxent Bank or another bank with available mitigation credit. Written comments and requests to be included on the interested persons list may be sent by December 1, 2026, to the Maryland Department of the Environment, Attn: Gailynn Milligan, 1800 Washington Boulevard, Baltimore, MD 21230 or at
[email protected] 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.
26-NT-0126/202661164 GREENTRUST ALLIANCE, INC/BRINKLEY ROAD MITIGATION BANK-201 International Circle, Suite 230, Hunt Valley, Maryland 21030 has applied to establish an approximately 11.55-acre single-user nontidal wetland mitigation bank that would include creation, enhancement, and preservation of aquatic resources. This mitigation bank would provide compensatory mitigation for future Joint Base Andrews Department of Defense nontidal wetland impacts authorized by the Maryland Department of the Environment in the primary service areas of USGS 8-digit hydrologic unit codes (HUC) Lower Potomac (HUC 02070011) and the Atlantic Coastal Plain physiographic province portion of the Middle Potomac-Anacostia-Occoquan (HUC 02070010). A secondary service area would be limited to the Joint Base Andrews portion of the Patuxent (HUC 02060006). This proposed project includes grading and planting that would result in approximately 2.12 acres of nontidal wetland creation, 6.56 acres of nontidal wetland enhancement, and 2.86 acres of nontidal wetland buffer enhancement. The project will temporarily impact approximately 4.10 acres nontidal emergent wetland, 0.24 acres nontidal forested wetland, 1.10 acres nontidal wetland buffer, 283 linear feet (1,461 square feet) intermittent stream, 191 linear feet (1,093 square feet) perennial stream, and 8.05 acres floodplain. The project is located at 3601 Brinkley Road, Temple Hills, Maryland 20748 within the Henson Creek watershed (Use I) in Prince Georges County, Maryland. Written comments and requests for a public informational hearing must be sent by December 1, 2026, to the Maryland Department of the Environment, Attn: Kelly Neff, 1800 Washington Boulevard, Baltimore, MD 21230 or
[email protected] or 410-537-4018. Additional information as well as any further notices concerning actions or updates on the application will be placed on MDE’s website at https://mde.maryland.gov/programs/water/WetlandsandWaterways/pages/brinkley-mitigation-bank.aspx. 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/Baltimore City/Baltimore County
24-WL-0757(R3) / 202461017 / MARYLAND TRANSPORTATION AUTHORITY has applied to modify Tidal Wetlands License 24-WL-0757(R2) for the proposed replacement Francis Scott Key Bridge project over the Patapsco River in Baltimore City, Baltimore County, and Anne Arundel County, Maryland. The modification request includes reducing the number of piles piers 20, 28 and 29 and for the protection system for piers 22 to 27, increasing the number of piles at pier 21 and 31, revisions to the foundation at Pier 20, 134 linear feet of revetment at Pier 32 extending a maximum of 60 feet channelward of the mean high water line, conversion of four 96-inch test piles from temporary to permanent to be cut off 2 feet above the mudline, sixteen additional 6-foot diameter temporary tie-down piles to support temporary tie-down towers, and one hundred additional 36-inch temporary piles for a pile supported pile driving template. Specific to this modification request, permanent impacts to tidal waters have increased by 234 square feet (0.01 acres) and temporary impacts to tidal waters have increased by 1,160 square feet (0.03 acres). The project is proposed within the Baltimore Harbor and Patapsco River watershed, a Use II waterway within the project area, with Use I tributaries. The project is located along I-695 from southwest of Broening Highway to northeast of the B&O Railroad crossing, in Baltimore City, and Baltimore County and Anne Arundel County. Mitigation will be required for all permanent tidal waters impacts. The purpose of this project is to rebuild the Francis Scott Key Bridge including necessary construction access. Written comments, and requests to be included on the interested persons list must be submitted by November 15, 2026. Information on the full rebuild project is available at the following link: https://mde.maryland.gov/programs/water/WetlandsandWaterways/Pages/FrancisScottKeyBridge.aspx and http://www.keybridgerebuild.com/. For more information contact Matt Wallach at
[email protected] or 410-207-0893.
Anne Arundel County
26-WL-0663 / 202661518 - WILLIAM PRATT at 1305 Eva Gude Dr, Crownsville, MD 21032 has applied to construct an 18-foot long by 6-foot wide timber pier extension with one boat lift with associated piles, all within a maximum of 194 feet channelward of the mean high water line; and construct a 11-foot wide by 22-foot long stone groin and nourish 880 square feet of historical beach all extending a maximum of 22 feet channelward of the mean high water line. The project is located on Hopkins Creek at 1305 Eva Gude Dr., Crownsville, MD 21032. For more information, please contact Guy Stefanelli at
[email protected] or 443-979-3830.
26-WL-0410/202660769 – PINE WHIFF BCH OWNERS ASSOCIATION INC., 310 Wilmer Place, Edgewater, MD 21037-1541 has applied to remove two existing mooring piles and shoreline debris, construct a 73-foot long by 15-foot wide low profile stone sill, an 84-foot long by 25-foot wide living breakwater, a 29-foot long by 6-foot wide stone and coir log groin, sand containment structure within a maximum of 50 feet channelward of the mean high water line; and fill and grade with 431 cubic yards of sand along 188 feet of eroding shoreline and plant with approximately 4,054 square feet of marsh vegetation, install 32 artificial reef balls, and construct a 107-foot long by 6-foot wide timber pier with a 16-foot long by 20-foot wide end platform extending a maximum of 123 feet channelward of the mean high water line. The purpose of this project is to provide shore erosion control and improve navigable access. The proposed project is located between 1549 Pine Whiff Avenue and 424 Fairlea Drive, Edgewater, MD 21037 on Almshouse Creek. For more information, please contact James Chang at
[email protected] or 410-537-4519.
Baltimore City
26-WL-0702 / 202661625 -THE WATERFRONT PARTNERSHIP OF BALTIMORE has applied to construct a floating kayak launch attached to an existing pier consisting of a 40-foot long by 4-foot wide gangway, a 56-foot long by 4 foot to 6-foot wide kayak chute with associated accessibility structures, and a 510 square foot floating platform all within a maximum of 110 feet channelward of the mean high water line. The project is located on the Patapsco River at 1401 Constellation Plaza, Baltimore City, MD. The purpose of this project is to improve navigable access. For more information, contact Willem Brown at
[email protected] or 410-537-3622.
Cecil County
25-WP-0036 / 202560036 - TOWN OF NORTHEAST has applied to excavate approximately 2,946 square feet of uplands and fill and grade with 731 cubic yards of sand and cobble and create 1,584 square feet of low marsh, 5,136 square feet of high marsh, and 7,886 square feet of transitional upland habitat. The purpose of this project is to improve wetland habitat and shoreline erosion control. The project is located on Northeast Creek near 209 Walnut St, North East, MD 21901. For more information, please contact Willem Brown at
[email protected] or at 510-537-3622.
Dorchester County
25-WP-0544/ 202560850 - RICHARD CUCÉ, Hoopers Island Lighthouse (38.25625, -76.249806) has applied to construct a 24-foot long by 30-foot-wide upper platform with one 8-foot long by 45-foot wide lower platform, one 20-foot long by 6-foot wide lower-level platform, one 16-foot-long by 4-foot wide stair well, a forty-two pile wave attenuator, and two mooring piles, all within a maximum of 40 feet channelward of the mean high-water line. The purpose of the project is to improve public access to the lighthouse. The project is located approximately 3.5 miles West of Hoopersville in Dorchester County. For more information, please contact Matt Godbey at
[email protected] or 410-901-4033.
Kent County
22-WL-1033/26-WQC-0032/202261627 - DECKELMAN PROPERTIES LLC at 22589 Hudson Rd, Rock Hall, MD 21661 has applied to mechanically dredge an approximately 16,537 square foot area to a maximum depth of 3 feet at mean low water, an approximately 64,400 square foot area to a maximum depth of 6.5 feet at mean low water, and transport approximately 3,023 cubic yards of dredged material to an approved upland disposal site at 4809 Crosby Rd, Rock Hall in Kent County. The purpose of the project is to improve navigable access. The project is located at 22589 Hudson Rd, Rock Hall, MD 21661. For more information, please contact Miles Simmons at
[email protected] or at 410-627-4826.
Talbot County
96-WL-0728(R5)/199660932/96-WQC-0728(R1) - THE MARYLAND PORT ADMINISTRATION, 401 E. Pratt Street, Suite 1900, Baltimore, Maryland 21202 has applied to modify the Wetland License and Water Quality Certification for the Paul S. Sarbanes Ecosystem Restoration Project at Poplar Island to update the work that has already been performed and to incorporate maintenance dredging of the personnel pier access channel previously authorized by wetland license 04-WL-1045. The license would be modified to authorize the construction of a dredged material containment facility by emplacing 39,000 linear feet of sand and stone dikes around 1,140 acres of open water for the purpose of containing 43 million cubic yards of dredged material; to create remote island habitat including 50 percent upland habitat and 50 percent wetland habitat within the containment facility; to emplace an approximately 15,800 foot long submerged telephone cable/electric line; construct a 101-foot long by 32-foot wide bulkhead for docking dredgers for offloading; construct seven wetland spillways, two upland spillways, and five tidal culverts; install one high-density polyethylene (HDPE) tidal pipe structure; construct a 24-foot long by 24-wide long construction access ramp within the perimeter dike; remove 8 geotextile tubes; perform maintenance dredging of the personnel pier access channel including a 3,910-foot long by 50-foot wide access channel to a 40,005 square foot turning basin to a depth of 8 feet at mean low water by mechanical and/or hydraulic method and remove 8,242 cubic yards of material to be placed within the Poplar Island restoration site; and construct a 100-foot long by 6-foot wide pier to a 120-foot long by 10-foot wide platform, and a 13-foot long by 6-foot wide platform connecting to a 30-foot long by 6-foot wide gangway to a 30-foot long by 30-foot wide floating platform. The purpose of this project is to restore remote island habitat and provide beneficial use of dredged material. The project is located in Chesapeake Bay within approximately 2 miles off of Tilghman Island, in Talbot County, Maryland. Public comments must be submitted by November 15, 2026. For more information please contact Mary Phipps-Dickerson at
[email protected] or by phone at (443) 509-0797 or by mail at 201 Baptist Street, Suite 22, Salisbury, Maryland 21801.
Water Quality Certifications – (410) 537-3456
Waterway Construction Division – (410) 537-3456
Frederick County
26-NT-3125/202660985 Frederick County Div. of Water/Sewer Utilities, 4520 Metropolitan Court, Suite 700, Frederick, Maryland 21704, has applied to make improvements to the Frederick County Residual site, including a new concrete ramp & pad, a driveway extension, and a stormwater management facility. The project will permanently impact 13,571 square feet and temporarily impact 8,049 square feet of the 100-year nontidal floodplain. The project is located at 7399 Marcies Choice Lane in Frederick County. Written comments, requests for a public informational hearing and requests to be included on the interested persons list may be sent by December 1, 2026, to the Maryland Department of the Environment, Attn: William Seiger, 1800 Washington Boulevard, Baltimore, MD 21230 or at
[email protected] or 410-537-3821. 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 26.17.04 for information regarding the application process.
Stormwater, Dam Safety, and Flood Management Program - (410) 537-3552
Dam Safety Permits Division – (410) 537-3552
No notices this period.
