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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​​

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June 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 ​July 15, 2025, unless otherwise noted in the Public Notice. ​​

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


Nontidal Wetlands Division - (410) 537-3456​​


Cecil County
24-NT-0241/202461575 (AI 181316), MARYLAND DEPARTMENT OF NATURAL RESOURCES, C/O Lee Mayer at 580 Taylor Ave, D-3, Tawes Street Building, Annapolis, Maryland 21401, has applied to perform repair and maintenance activities on a state of Maryland recreational fishing pond located in Rising Sun, Cecil County Maryland. The work is to include the replacement of a defective pond outfall pipe, additional riprap, creation of step pools, restoration of several adjacent stream channels associated with Stone Run tributaries, stabilization of the pond embankment and basin, and permanent vegetation removal of some adult trees affecting the structural integrity of the pond and its berms. The project will permanently impact 1,340 square feet of forested nontidal wetland by conversion to 1,340 square feet of emergent nontidal wetland, 860 square feet of a 25-foot nontidal wetland buffer, and 51 square feet of a Use III intermittent stream (Stone Run). The project will temporarily impact 705 square feet of forested nontidal wetland, 10,410 square feet of a 25-foot nontidal wetland buffer, 2,216 square feet of a Use III intermittent stream (Stone Run), and 11,390 square feet of a 100-year nontidal floodplain associated with a Use III intermittent stream (Stone Run). The Applicant (DNR, Department of Recreation and Parks Division) has also proposed to improve large tracts of disturbed vegetative nontidal wetland areas surrounding the southeast corner of the pond, which is to be voluntarily remediated by the planting of 14,650 square feet of varied nontidal wetland tree species. Public comments should be received no later than July 15, 2025. The project is located across the street from #360 Rising Sun Road (West Main Street), Rising Sun, Maryland. For more information, please contact Louis Parnes at louis.parnes@maryland.gov or at 410-537-3786. 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.

24-NT-0246/202461565, (AI 184295), CECIL COUNTY DEPARTMENT OF PUBLIC WORKS, C/O Remon Hanna at 200 Chesapeake Boulevard, Suite 2400, Elkton, Maryland 21921, has applied to construct a replacement four lane bridge over the CSX Railroad at Belvidere Road (Bridge# CE0055). The project will permanently impact 2,701 square feet of forested nontidal wetland and 15,105 square feet of a 25-foot nontidal wetland buffer by a perennial Use III stream (Principio Creek). The project will temporarily impact 1,164 square feet of forested nontidal wetland and 6,165 square feet of a 25-foot nontidal wetland buffer by a perennial Use III stream (Principio Creek). Mitigation will be required for this project for the revised permanent forested nontidal wetland impact of 2,701 square feet at 2:1 totaling 5,402 square feet. The Applicant has proposed to satisfy the mitigation requirement through the purchase of 5,402 square feet of mitigation credits from the Peige Mitigation Bank or another approved mitigation bank in Maryland. Public comments should be received no later than June 30, 2025. The project is located at Belvidere Road Over CSX Railroad (Bridge# CE0055), Perryville, Maryland. For more information, please contact Louis Parnes at louis.parnes@maryland.gov or at 410-537-3786. 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.

Tidal Wetlands Division - (410) 537-3571

Anne Arundel County
24-WL-1104/202461679 - IDLEWILDE HOMEOWNERS ASSOCIATION at 1709 Coster Dr, Shady Side, MD 20764 has applied to construct a 55-foot long by 16-foot wide stone breakwater and nourish 2,030 square feet of an existing beach with 50 cubic yards of clean sand fill, all within a maximum of 25 feet channelward of the mean high water line.  The purpose of this project is beach nourishment.  The proposed project is located within the tidal waters of Jack Creek at 1707 Coster Dr, Shady Side, MD 20764.  For more information, please contact Mel Throckmorton at mel.throckmorton@maryland.gov or at 410-375-2803.

Baltimore County
24-WL-1117 / 202461693 / 25-WQC-0015 - MARYLAND TRANSPORTATION AUTHORITY, 300 Authority Dr. Baltimore, MD 21222 has applied for a shore stabilization project at the FSK Police Headquarters at 4330 Broening Highway, in Baltimore County. The project includes 121 linear feet of revetment within a maximum of 26 feet channelward of the mean high water line, which includes mechanically dredging a 3,154 square foot area to remove 566 cubic yards of material for the revetment construction; 672 linear of segmented stone sand containment breakwaters, with 2,779 cubic yards of clean sand fill, graded and planted with approximately 15,491 square feet of low marsh and 10,800 square feet of high marsh extending within a maximum of 94 feet channelward of the mean high water line. The purpose of the project is to protect the shoreline from erosion. A water quality certification, 25-WQC-0015 has been requested. Mitigation may be required.  For more information contact Matt Wallach at matthew.wallach@maryland.gov or 410-207-0893.

Charles County
202560452/25-WL-0305 – KAYLA MARINER, 18994 Wicomico Dr., Cobb Island, Maryland 22191 has applied to construct a 72-foot long by 2.5-foot wide timber groin extending a maximum of 72 feet channelward of the mean high water line. The purpose of the project is to control shore erosion.  For more information, please contact Justin Bereznak at Justin.Bereznak@maryland.gov or 410-537-3782.

Dorchester County
202460891/24-WL-0619 - UMCES-HORN POINT LABORATORY, 2020 Horns Point Road Cambridge, Maryland 21613, has applied for the following activities: 1) To deposit approximately 830 cubic yards of shell, clam and stone, creating a thickness of 18 inches on the river bottom substrate within a 10-acre area. The alternative substrate material will be seeded with eastern oyster Crassostrea virginica; 2) To construct a long line oyster aquaculture system. The proposed system will cover an area measuring approximately 200 feet long by 125 feet wide and has the potential to support approximately 1,840 30-inch by 9-inch diameter oyster baskets; 3) To deploy on bottom cages and floating cages within a 3.9 acre area, all extending a maximum of 710 channelward of the mean high water line; 4) To emplace oyster castles, econcrete, reef arches, reefy modules and quickreef along 300 linear feet of existing revetment within a maximum of 10 feet channelward of the mean high water line. The project is located on the Choptank River at 2020 Horns Point Rd., Cambridge, MD, 21613, Dorchester County. The purpose of the project is to study oyster recruitment, survival and growth rates.  For more information, please contact Justin Bereznak at Justin.Bereznak@maryland.gov or 410-537-3782.

St. Marys County
202560361/25-WL-0242 – CAPTAINS REST LLC, P.O. Box 77, Loveville, MD, 20656 has applied for the following activities: 1) Emplace twenty two feet of low profile stone vent armoring within a maximum of 84 feet channelward of the mean  high water line; 2) Fill, grade, and plant approximately 1,840 square feet of marsh vegetation along 80 feet of eroding shoreline with 102 cubic yards of sand emplaced within a maximum of 23 feet channelward of the mean high water line. The project is located on St. George Creek at 46006 O’Conners Ln., Piney Point, MD 20674. The purpose of the project is to control shore erosion. For more information, please contact Justin Bereznak at Justin.Bereznak@maryland.gov or 410-537-3782.

Worcester County
23-WL-0083/202360143 – HOTEL AT 45 LLC, C/O Todd Burbage, 4501 Coastal Highway, Ocean City, MD has applied to install a total of four mooring buoys in State tidal wetlands with water depths less than 1 foot at mean low water.  The mooring buoys are to be installed from May 1 to October 1 of any year.  The purpose of the project is to promote public access to the upland property from the water.  The project is located at 4501 Coastal Highway, Ocean City, MD  21842.  For more information contact R. Miles Simmons at robertm.simmons@maryland.gov or at 410-901-4044.

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) 537-35​​52

Dam Safety Division – (410) 537-3552​

No notices this period.