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

October 15, 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 or send an email to the assigned reviewer no later than November 15, 2025, unless otherwise noted in the Public Notice.

Wetlands and Waterways Protection Program - (410) 537-3456

Joint Tidal/Nontidal Wetlands Division - (410) 537-3456

Somerset County

202461252 / 24-NT-2053 / 24-WL-0850 - A virtual public informational hearing has been scheduled for the referenced project on Thursday, November 13, 2025. The hearing will begin at 7:00 P.M. and end no later than 8:30 P.M. To participate in the virtual public informational hearing, please use the following link, meet.google.com/bqz-csku-dey or dial 1-609-735-6022, PIN 912 120 032#. The hearing record will remain open until 5:00 PM on Thursday, December 4, 2025.

MARYLAND DEPARTMENT OF TRANSPORTATION, STATE HIGHWAY ADMINISTRATION (MDOT SHA), 707 North Calvert Street, Baltimore, Maryland, 21202 has applied to construct a bicycle and pedestrian route in Somerset County. The project will include constructing a bicycle and pedestrian route on an abandoned railroad bed, constructing a boardwalk, constructing a parking lot for pedestrian access, constructing a new crossing over Big Annemessex River, constructing 156 linear feet of revetment at the crossing within a maximum of 9.3 feet channelward of the mean high water line, mechanically dredging a 175 square foot area to remove 6 cubic yards of material for the construction of the revetment, excavating a 786 square foot upland area to remove 185 cubic yards of material that will be subject to the tidal flows of Big Annemessex River, subsequent to excavation, for the construction of the crossing, installing stormwater management facilities, and using temporary erosion and sediment controls. The project will permanently impact 1,114 square feet of nontidal forested wetland, 3,823 square feet of nontidal scrub shrub wetland, 10,754 square feet of nontidal emergent wetland, 276,231 square feet of 25foot nontidal wetland buffer, 738 square feet of tidal scrub shrub wetland, and 570 square feet of tidal open water. The project will also temporarily impact 13,604 square feet of nontidal forested wetland, 7,327 square feet of nontidal scrub shrub wetland, 104,032 square feet of nontidal emergent wetland, 260,995 square feet of 25-foot nontidal wetland buffer, 817 square feet of tidal scrub shrub wetland, and 2,144 square feet of tidal open water. The project is proposed within the watersheds of Pocomoke Sound and Big Annemessex River, Use I/Use II waterways. The project is located northbound along MD 413, between Davis Lane and approximately 1,000 feet north of Big Annemessex River, in Somerset County. Mitigation will be provided for all permanent impacts to nontidal wetlands via purchase of credits from an approved mitigation bank in Maryland. Mitigation will be provided for all permanent impacts to tidal vegetated wetlands via installation of reef balls at an approved offsite location. A virtual public informational hearing has been scheduled for the referenced project on Thursday, November 13, 2025. The hearing will begin at 7:00 P.M. and end no later than 8:30 P.M. To participate in the virtual public informational hearing, please use the following link, meet.google.com/bqz-csku-dey or dial 1-609-735-6022, PIN 912 120 032#. The hearing record will remain open until 5:00 PM on Thursday, December 4, 2025. For more information regarding tidal and nontidal wetland impacts, please contact Ed Tinney at [email protected] or (410) 537-3745. 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 and 5-204 of the Annotated Code of Maryland or the Code of Maryland Regulations 26.23.02, 26.24.01, and 26.24.02 for information regarding the application process.

Nontidal Wetlands Division - (410) 537-3456

Charles County

25-NT-0099/202560682 HUNTERS BROOKE LLC, C/O Mohamad Tobah at 9737 Middleton Ridge Road, Vienna, Virginia 22182 has applied to construct the extension of Hunters Brooke Drive. The purpose of the project is to connect the existing Hunters Brooke residential development with the final phase of the development. The project will permanently impact 12,610 square feet of forested nontidal wetland, 4,015 square feet of the 25-foot nontidal wetland buffer, and 116 linear feet of perennial stream. The affected waterway is an unnamed tributary to Mattawoman Creek (Use I). The wetland mitigation requirement is for 25,220 square feet of forested nontidal wetland. Under this project’s original authorization MDE Nontidal Wetlands and Waterways Protection Program Permit No. 98-NT-0211 /199863827, the Permittee mitigated for the loss of forested nontidal wetland through the purchase of 27,783 square feet of forested nontidal wetland mitigation banking credits from the Port Tobacco consolidated mitigation site located in La Plata, Charles County, Maryland. Written comments, requests for a public informational hearing and requests to be included on the interested persons list may be sent by November 15, 2025 to the Maryland Department of the Environment, Attn: Sara Albrecht, 1800 Washington Boulevard, Baltimore, MD 21230 or at [email protected] or 410-537-3691. 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.

Worcester County

24-NT-2061/202461539 DELMARVA ACES, 11046 Greys Corner Road, Berlin, Maryland 21811, has applied to expand an existing youth sports training facility. The proposed project will permanently impact 10,710 square feet of emergent nontidal wetlands and 9,085 square feet of the 25-foot nontidal wetland buffer. Mitigation will be required for all permanent wetland impacts; the applicant proposes to pay into the MDE Nontidal Wetland Compensation Fund at the proposed 2025 rates to fulfill the mitigation requirement. The project is located at 9810 Hammond Road, Bishopville, MD 21813. Written comments, requests for a public informational hearing, and requests to be included on the interested persons list must be sent by November 15, 2025, to the Maryland Department of the Environment, Attn: Tyler O’Neal, 201 Baptist Street, Salisbury, MD 21801 or at [email protected] or (443) 904-3600. 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

25-WL-0713 / 25-WQC-0034 /202561163 - MARYLAND YACHT CLUB,1500 Fairview Beach Rd, Pasadena, MD has applied to construct 150 reef balls and 399 linear feet of segmented stone groins and low-profile stone sills, and to fill and grade with 2,534 cubic yards of sand fill and plant with 4,704 square feet of low marsh vegetation and 10,071 square feet of high marsh vegetation, including 1,473 square feet of planted revetment and 128 square feet of shrub plantings; all extending a maximum of 150 feet channelward of the mean high water line. This project is located at 1500 Fairview Beach Rd, Pasadena, MD. A Water Quality Certification, 25-WQC-0034, has been requested. The purpose of the project is to protect the shoreline from erosion. For more information contact Matt Wallach at [email protected] or at 410-207-0893

Kent County

25-WL-0634/202561041 - FREDICK T. LOHR at 9860 Breezecroft Lane, Chestertown, (Kent), MD 21620 has applied to construct 500 linear feet of stone revetment with a maximum of 10 ft channelward of the mean high water line. The purpose of the project is to protect and stabilize an existing shoreline. For more information, please contact Bronwyn Bare at [email protected] or 410-901-4042.

Talbot County

25-WL-0089/ 25-WQC-0033/ 202560109 - TRAPPE INVESTMENTS LLC, 130 Meadows Ridge Rd., Mt. Morris, PA 15349 has applied to construct three 65-foot long by 19-foot wide stone breakwaters within a maximum of 60 feet channelward of the mean high water line. The proposed project is within the tidal waters of the Choptank River located at 2621 Jamaica Point Rd. Trappe, MD 21673. For more information, please contact Michaela Harrington at [email protected] or 410-537-4182.

25-WL-0672/202561090/ TOWN OF ST MICHAELS c/o Steven Ball, 201 Boundary Ln., PO Box 206 St Michaels, MD 21601 has applied to construct an 103-linear foot low profile stone, sand containment sill; and fill and grade with 488 cubic yards of sand along 135 feet of eroding shoreline and plant with marsh vegetation extending a maximum of 50 feet channelward of the mean high water line. The applicant has also proposed to construct a 45-foot long by 8-foot wide sand boat ramp extending a maximum of 21 feet channelward of the mean high water line. The purpose of this project is shoreline erosion control and provide navigable access. This project is located in the tidal waters of San Domingo Creek at the end of W. Chew Ave, St Michaels, MD 21663. For more information, please contact Michaela Harrington at [email protected] or 410-537-4182.

25-WL-0387/ 202560572 - NEAL & CONSTANCE SULLIVAN at 24334 Old House Cove Rd., Saint Michaels, MD 21663 has applied to construct a 967-linear foot low profile stone, sand containment sill; and fill and grade with 500 cubic yards of sand along 967 feet of eroding shoreline and plant with marsh vegetation extending a maximum of 25 feet channelward of the mean high water line. The applicant has also proposed to demo an existing pier and construct a 154-foot long by 6-foot wide timber pier with a 35-foot long by 10-foot wide “L” shaped platform, a 30-foot long by 3-foot wide finger pier, two boat lifts with associated piles, two PWC lifts with associated piles, and three mooring piles, all within a maximum of 150 feet channelward of the mean high water line. The project is located in the tidal waters of San Domingo Creek at 24334 Old House Cove Rd., Saint Michaels. MD 21663. For more information, please contact Michaela Harrington at [email protected] or 410-537-4182.

25-WL-0460/ 202560713/ JAMES & KYUNG-LIM LEE TURRELL, 28 South Beaver St., Flagstaff, AZ 86001 have applied to mechanically maintenance dredge a 137-foot long by 55-foot wide irregularly shaped area to a depth of 7 feet at mean low water and to deposit approximately 276 cubic yards of dredged material on an approved upland disposal site located 13131 Ocean Gateway, Queen Anne, MD 21657; and to provide for periodic maintenance dredging for six years. This project is located in the tidal waters of Town Creek at 308 Tilghman St., Oxford, MD 21654. For more information, please contact Michaela Harrington at [email protected] or 410-537-4182.

25-WL-0404/ 202560607 - GRACE CREEK FARM LLC, 415 Prince St, Alexandria, VA 22314 has applied to construct along Leadenham Creek, a 118-linear foot low-profile stone sill and 223-linear foot low-profile stone sill along 370 linear feet of eroding shoreline, backfilled and graded with 486 cubic yards of clean sand and planted with native marsh grasses; and construct a 166-linear foot low-profile stone sill, remove 210 linear feet of revetment and grade back to a 10:1 slope and plant with native marsh grasses; Along Grace Creek, construct 178-linear feet of low-profile stone sill and emplace 137 oyster reef balls along approximately 450 linear feet of eroding shoreline and plant native marsh grasses, all extending a maximum of approximately 50 feet channelward of the mean high waterline. The purpose of this project is shoreline erosion control. This project is located within the tidal waters of Leadenham and Grace Creek located at 23472 Berry Rd, Bozman, MD 21612. For more information, please contact Michaela Harrington at [email protected] or 410-537-4182.

Water Quality Certifications – (410) 537-3456

No notices this period.

Waterway Construction – (410) 537-3456

No notices this period.

Stormwater, Dam Safety, and Flood Management Program - (410) 537-3552

Dam Safety Division – (410) 537-3552

No notices this period.

Public Notices

October 15, 2025

Wetlands and Waterways Protection Program​ - (410) 537-3456​

Tidal Wetlands Division - (410) 537-3571

Wetlands and Waterways Protection Program - (410) 537-3456