Maryland Department of the Environment

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Water Quality Certifications

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Section 401 of the Clean Water Act (CWA) requires that any applicant for a Federal permit or license to conduct an activity, including, but not limited to, the construction or operation of facilities, which may result in a discharge to a navigable water shall provide certification from the State that the proposed discharge complies with the State’s water quality standards and requirements. Some common examples of federal actions which trigger a Section 401 Water Quality Certification (WQC) include: (1) U.S. Army Corps of Engineers’ (Corps) Section 404 permits; (2) Corps Section 10 Rivers and Harbors Act; (3) Federal Energy Regulatory Commission (FERC) licenses for hydroelectric projects; and (4) U.S. Coast Guard bridge permits.​​

On September 27, 2023, the U.S. Environmental Protection Agency (EPA) published the final 2023 Clean Water Act Section​ 401 Water Quality Certification Improvement Rule (Certification Rule); the 2023 Certification Rule became effective on November 27, 2023 and can be found here​. Please visit EPA's Section 401 Certification​ page for additional information on Section 401 Certification including fact sheets and background on the 2023 rulemaking process.

The Section 401 Certification Rule ​​requires​​​​ that a WQC Pre-Filing Meeting be requested at least 30 days prior to submitting a WQC request​​. Although MDE may elect to waive a for​mal meeting once requested, a Pre-Filing meeting can be a valuable step in ensuring a complete WQC request is submitted to Maryland for your project and to answer any questions you may have about the process. A formal WQC request cannot be filed until 30 days have passed since the submission of the Pre-Filing Me​eting request, unless the Pre-Filing Meeting requirement is waived. ​

To request a Pre-Filing Meeting, please complete a Pre-Filing meeting request form available from MDE’s website:

https://mde.maryland.gov/programs/Water/WetlandsandWaterways/Documents/PreFilingMtgRequest.pdf
In addition to the requirements of 40 C.F.R. § 121, Maryland has regulations governing the proce​ssing and issuance of WQCs (COMAR 26.08.02.10). Key elements of the Maryland WQC process addressed in the regulations include: the required contents of an application; discharges to outstanding natural resource waters; and public notice and public hearing requirements. 
  

Contact Information


For questions regarding Water Quality Certifications in Maryland, please contact the Regulatory and Customer Service Division Chief at 410-537-4023.

  
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Water Quality Certification (WQC) Request Instructions

    The 401 WQC request to MDE must be mailed to (electronic submissions cannot be accepted):

      MDE/WATER AND SCIENCE ADMINISTRATION
      REGULATORY SERVICES SECTION - ATTN:  WQC
      MONTGOMERY PARK BUSINESS CENTER – STE 430
      1800 WASHINGTON BLVD
      BALTIMORE, MD 21230-1708

    Please include your project tracking number and MDE Agency Interest (AI) number, if known, on your request for a WQC.

    It should remain practice that a certification request be submitted to the certifying authority and to the Federal licensing or permitting agency concurrently. When requesting a Section 401 WQC from Maryland, you should concurrently send a copy of the request to the federal licensing or permitting agency. (i.e. U.S. Army Corps of Engineers project reviewer)

    Please see the key elements​ (rev. Nov. 2023) required to be submitted to MDE as part of your 401 WQC request.

    A WQC Public Notice Billing Form (PDF) is also required.

    Please be aware that the Joint Federal/State Application for the Alteration of any Floodplain, Waterway, Tidal or Nontidal Wetland in Maryland is not a request for WQC. A separate request for a WQC must be received by MDE per the instructions above.


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U.S. Army Corps of Engineers Authorizations and Maryland Water Quality Certifications


Under Section 401 of the CWA, you are required to request a WQC from MDE before the Corps may issue an individual permit (i.e., Section 404 of the Clean Water Act, Sections 9 and 10 of the Rivers and Harbors Act and Section 103 of the Marine Protection, Research, and Sanctuaries Act) for any activity that may result in a discharge to waters of the United States. If MDE fails to act (certify, waive or deny) on your request for WQC within a reasonable time after the request is received by MDE (i.e., within 60 days of receipt, unless the district engineer determines that a shorter or longer period, not to exceed one year, is reasonable for the State to act), the requirement for obtaining the WQC will be determined to have been waived and the Corps may continue processing your permit application. The Corps will notify you when your project qualifies as an individual permit and you need a WQC from Maryland.


Maryland State Programmatic General Permit-6 (MDSPGP-6)

 


Nationwide Permits

 

Nationwide Permits (NWPs) are general permits issued on a nationwide basis to authorize minor activities with minimal evaluation time. NWPs have been established to reduce the regulatory reporting burden for specific activities that have no more than minimal impacts to the aquatic environment.

On September 15, 2020, the Corps published in the Federal Register its proposal to reissue the 52 existing NWPs with modification and issue five new permits.

Please note: Most NWPs have been suspended in Maryland since there are State Programmatic General Permits already in place (MDSPGP-6). To view the NWPs (including those applicable and suspended in Maryland) please visit one of these links:

https://www.nab.usace.army.mil/Missions/Regulatory/Permit-Types-and-Process/

or

https://www.usace.army.mil/Missions/Civil-Works/Regulatory-Program-and-Permits/Nationwide-Permits/

 

2021 Nationwide Permits, Water Quality Certification

2021 Nationwide Permits, Water Quality Certifications

On October 12, 2021, Maryland issued a conditional Water Quality Certification (PDF) for the forty (40) reissued NWPs and one (1) new NWP which took effect on February 25, 2022 (specifically, NWPs 1, 2, 3, 4, 5, 6, 7, 8, 9, 10, 11, 13, 14, 15, 16, 17, 18, 19, 20, 22, 23, 24, 25, 27, 28, 30, 31, 32, 33, 34, 35, 36, 37, 38, 41, 45, 46, 49, 53, 54 and 59 (E)) and issued a conditional Coastal Zone Consistency Determination (PDF).

​Corps Baltimore District: The Baltimore District has posted the final modified regional conditions and suspensions for these 41 final 2021 NWPs (86 FR 73522) on their Regulatory webpage at:  https://www.nab.usace.army.mil/Missions/Regulatory/Public-Notices/Public-Notice-View/Article/2891527/spn-21-50-issuancereissuance-of-2021-nationwide-permits/


Corps Philadelphia District: The Philadelphia District has posted the final regional conditions and suspensions for these 41 final 2021 NWPs on their Regulatory webpage at: https://www.nap.usace.army.mil/Missions/Regulatory/Public-Notices/Article/2932809/special-public-notice-nationwide-permits/​
 
On April 4, 2022, Maryland issued a modified Water Quality Certification and Coastal Zone Consistency Determination (PDF) for the twelve (12) reissued NWPs and four (4) new NWPs which took effect on March 15, 2021 (specifically, NWPs 12, 21, 29, 39, 40, 42, 43, 44, 48, 50, 51, 52, 55, 56, 57, and 58).

Corps Baltimore District: The Baltimore District has posted the final modified regional conditions and suspensions for these 16 final 2021 NWPs (86 FR 2744) on their Regulatory webpage at: https://www.nab.usace.army.mil/Missions/Regulatory/Public-Notices/Public-Notice-View/Article/3133991/spn-22-27-modification-to-baltimore-districts-water-quality-certification-and-c/ 

Corps Philadelphia District: The Philadelphia District has posted the final regional conditions and suspensions for these 16 final 2021 NWPs (86 FR 2744) on their Regulatory webpage at: https://www.nap.usace.army.mil/Missions/Regulatory/Public-Notices/Article/3178781/special-public-notice-coastal-zone-management-and-water-quality-certification-i/​


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Issued Water Quality Certifications (WQCs)


The following is a listing of WQCs issued during each calendar year. Final WQC decisions are required to be published in the Maryland Register (Maryland Register Online​) per COMAR 26.08.02.10(F)(3).

Appeal of Final Decision: Issuance of a Water Quality Certification is a final agency decision. Any person aggrieved by the Department’s decision to issue the WQC for a project may appeal such decision in accordance with COMAR 26.08.02.10F(4). A request for appeal shall be filed with the Department within 30 days of publication of the final decision and specify in writing the reason why the final decision should be reconsidered. A request for appeal shall be submitted to: Secretary of the Environment, Maryland Department of the Environment, 1800 Washington Boulevard, Baltimore, MD 21230. Any request for an appeal does not stay the effectiveness of the WQC.


WATER QUALITY CERTIFICATION and COASTAL ZONE CONSISTENCY DETERMINATION

Maryland State Programmatic General Permit (MDSPGP-6)
Nationwide Permit Reissuance, SPN-20-62
Certification Number: 20-WQC-0051 (R1)
Effective: October 12, 2021

Maryland State Programmatic General Permit (MDSPGP-6)
Reissuance, NAB-2020-00415, SPN-20-66
Certification Number: 20-WQC-0051
Effective: March 24, 2021
Chesapeake Bay Total Maximum Daily Load Regional General Permit ("Bay TMDL RGP")
Reissuance, NAB-2019-00527
Reissued: July 10, 2020 with Certification Number: 20-WQC-0029
Effective period: July 2020 - June 2025

WQCs Issued during 2024:

  • ​​23-WQC-0033 - Joseph B. Trossbach Jr. and Bruce Wilson, 17538 St. Jeromes Neck Rd, St. Mary's County, Effective January 03, 2024 (PDF).​
  • 23-WQC-0030​ - Pulaski Highway PG LLC, Pulaski Highway, Cecil County, Effective February 5, 2024 (PDF)
  • ​23-WQC-0027 - Smithsonian Institution, Environmental Research Center, 647 Contees Wharf Rd, Edgewater, Anne Arundel County, Effective February 9, 2024 (PDF)
  • 23-WQC-0036 - Annapolis Dept of Public Works, Tucker St, Annapolis, Anne Arundel, Effective February 12, 2024 (PDF)
  • 23-WQC-0038 - Baltimore City, Dept of Recreation and Parks, Site 5a, East side of Reed Bird Island, east of the Hanover Street Bridge, Baltimore City, Effective February 22, 2024 (PDF)
  • 23-WQC-0039 - 633 Cecil Avenue N LLC, Jabez Branch Tributary 3, Millersville, Anne Arundel, Effective February 6, 2024 (PDF)
  • 23-WQC-0043​ - U.S. Navy - Naval Support Activity Annapolis, West Rd, Greenbury Point, Annapolis, Effective February 21, 2024 (PDF)
  • 23-WQC-0011​ - Howard County DPW, South Meadow Court Pond & Stream Stabilization, Howard County, Effective March 4, 2024 (PDF)
  • 23-WQC-0015 - MD Dept of Natural Resources & City of Crisfield, Somers Cove Marina, 715 Broadway, Somerset County, Effective March 6, 2024 (PDF)
  • 23-WQC-0049​ - County Commissioners of Worcester County Maryland, Golf Course Rd, Worcester County, Effective March 7, 2024 (PDF)
  • ​23-WQC-0014 - Wicomico Regional Airport, 5485 Airport Terminal Rd, Salisbury, Wicomico County, Effective March 28, 2024 (PDF)
  • 23-WQC-0018 - Easton-Newman Field Airport, 29051 Corkran Rd, Easton, Talbot County, Effective January 24, 2024 (PDF)
  • 24-WQC-0003​ - Hillsmere Shores Improvement Association, 133C E Bay View Dr, Annapolis, Anne Arundel, Effective April 9, 2024 (PDF)
  • 23-WQC-0047​ - Port Annapolis Associates LP, 7074 Bembe Beach Rd, Annapolis, Anne Arundel, Effective April 25, 2024 (PDF)
  • 24-WQC-0001​ - ORT Farms LLLP, 27129 Otwell Rd, Oxford, Talbot, Effective April 30, 2024 (PDF)
  • 24-WQC-0007​ - Marthas Landing LLC, 12806 Sunset Ave, West Ocean City, Worcester, Effective May 13, 2024 (PDF)
  • 24-WQC-0010​ - U.S. Army Corps of Engineers Baltimore District, 38.349084, -76.228819, Hoopers Island, Dorchester, Effective May 20, 2024 (PDF)
  • 24-WQC-0006​ - American Sugar Refining, Inc, 1100 Key Hwy, East Baltimore, Baltimore, Effective May 30, 2024 (PDF)
  • 24-WQC-0008​ - Rockhold LLC, 453 Deale Rd, Deale, Anne Arundel, Effective June 12, 2024 (PDF)
  • 24-WQC-0009 - Wagner Point Properties, LLC C/O Aspostolos Papavisileiou, 3901 Asiatic Ave, Baltimore, Effective June 21, 2024 (PDF)
  • 24-WQC-0004​ - US Wind Inc, 12929 & 12933 Harbor Rd, Ocean City, Worcester, Effective July 2, 2024 (PDF)
  • 24-WQC-0002 - Arundel Rivers Federation, Long Point Peninsula Inside of South River Farm Park, Selby-On-The-Bay, Anne Arundel, Effective July 10, 2024 (PDF)
  • 24-WQC-0005 - U.S. Navy, Patuxent Naval Air Station, Cedar Point Rd, Patuxent River, St. Marys, Effective July 9, 2024 (PDF)
  • 24-WQC-0011 - Anne Arundel County Dept of Recreation and Parks, 6032 Pindell Rd, Lothian, Anne Arundel, Effective July 12, 2024 (PDF)
  • 24-WQC-0016 - Sean Krebs, Hooper Neck Rd Lot 1 Parcel 0024, Taylors Island, Dorchester, Effective July 8, 2024 (PDF)
  • 24-WQC-0017​ - The Wharf at Handy's Point, Inc, 23153 Green Point Rd, Worton, Kent, Effective July 8, 2024 (PDF)
  • 24-WQC-0035​ - Maryland Coastal Bays Program, Outside of Girdletree, MD 38.077222 N, -75.334167 W, Girdletree, Worcester, Effective August 1, 2024 (PDF)
  • 24-WQC-0013​ - Talisman Plantation, LLC, 300 Talisman Circle Rd, Grasonville, Queen Annes, Effective July 8, 2024 (PDF)
  • 24-WQC-0021 - Queen Anne's County Dept of Parks and Recreation, North end of Market Street, Crumpton, Queen Annes, Effective September 25, 2024 (PDF)
  • 24-WQC-0025 - Shady Oaks Marina JTVNT Co, 846 Shady Oaks Rd, West River, Anne Arundel, Effective September 19, 2024 (PDF)
  • 24-WQC-0029 - Bay Ridge Civic Association, Herndon Ave NE to Upshur Ave, Annapolis, Anne Arundel, Effective September 24, 2024 (PDF)
  • 24-WQC-0035​ - U.S. Army Corps of Engineers, 39.574357, -75.962346, Northeast River, Cecil, Effective October 9, 2024 (PDF)
  • 23-WQC-0040​ - Anne Arundel County Department of Public Works, 8311 John Downs Loop, Pasadena, Anne Arundel, Effective September 23, 2024 (PDF)
  • 24-WQC-0019 - Jeremy Duffie, 13038 North Shore Rd, West Ocean City, Worcester, Effective October 29, 2024 (PDF)
  • 24-WQC-0039​ - Maryland Department of Natural Resources, 6904 Hallowing Lane, Prince Frederick, Calvert, Effective October 31, 2024 (PDF)
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WQCs Issued during 2023:

 

  • 22-WQC-0023 Maryland Department of Transportation, State Highway Administration, Managed Lane Study, I-495 from the George Washington Memorial Parkway to east of MD 187; I-270 from I-495 to north of I-370; and on the I-270 eastern spur from east of MD 187 to I-270 in Montgomery County, Maryland (PDF)

  • 22-WQC-0026​​ Anne Arundel County Department of Public Works, Dividing Creek, Arnold, Anne Arundel County, Effective January 10, 2023 (PDF)

  • 22-WQC-0030 Snug Harbor Civic Association, Snug Harbor Rd and Meadow Dr., North and South Canals, Berlin, Worcester County, Effective January 31, 2023 (PDF)

  • 22-WQC-0031 Kirk Simpkins, Princess Anne, Somerset County, Effective February 8, 2023 (PDF)

  • ​​22-WQC-0032 Ellis Juan, New Post Rd, shoreline stabilization project, Saint Michaels, Talbot County, Effective February 9, 2023 (PDF)​

  • 22-WQC-0036 Long Point Preserve LLC, Long Point Farm Road, Oxford, Talbot County, Effective May 17, 2023 (PDF)

  • ​22-WQC-0040 Lombardy 1669 LLC, Unionville Rd, Easton, MD, Effective March 30, 2023 (PDF)

  • 22-WQC-0043 Marty DiMarzio, Twin Cove Road, Stevensville, MD in Queen Anne's County, Effective March 23, 2023 (PDF)

  • 22-WQC-0045​ Howard County SWM Division, Bureau of Environmental Services, creation of a flood retention dam (H4) as part of the Ellicott City Safe and Sound Project, north of Frederick Road between U.S. 29 and Dunloggin Road, Howard County, Effective August 21, 2023 (PDF)

  • 22-WQC-0046 Maryland Department of Natural Resources, Love Point State Park, Stevensville, Queen Anne's County, Effective January 19, 2023 (PDF)

  • 22-WQC-0047 Deal Island Rd. Tide Gate, Dames Quarter, MD in Somerset County, Effective March 9, 2023 (PDF)

  • 22-WQC-0048 22-WQC-0048 Plum Point Corporation and Neeld Estate Citizens Assoc., Living shoreline and beach restoration project. Location: Partially subaqueous Plum Point Corporation property channelward of twenty-two properties between and including 2917 and 2725 Beach Drive, Huntingtown, MD (PDF)

  • 22-WQC-0049 Town of Ocean City, Assawoman Bay - Various 16 Canals, Ocean City, MD in Worchester County, Effective August 18, 2023 (PDF)

  • 22-WQC-0050 National Park Service - C&O Canal National Historical Park, located on C&O Canal near Milepost 11 in Montgomery County, Effective February 23, 2023 (PDF)

  • 22-WQC-0051 Ed Zebovitz, off of Shore Drive, Annapolis, in Anne Arundel County, Effective February 22, 2023 (PDF)

  • 22-WQC-0052 Maryland Department of Natural Resources, Elk Neck State Park, North East, MD, Cecil County, Effective March 9, 2023 (PDF)

  • 22-WQC-0053 Potomac River Fisheries Commission, Off Hogg Island or Kitts Point, Saint Inigoes, MD, Effective February 16, 2023 (PDF)

  • 23-WQC-0001​ Tilghman on Chesapeake Community Association, on Harris Creek, Avalon Court, Tilghman, Talbot County, Effective August 31, 2023 (PDF)

  • 23-WQC-0002 Stoney Beach Condominium-Council of Unit Owners, Stoney Beach Condominium property located at Hilltop Road, Baltimore, MD, 21226, Stoney Creek, Effective March 20, 2023 (PDF)

  • 23-WQC-0003 Saint Mary's County Dept of Public Works & Transportation - Piney Point Lighthouse, 44720 Lighthouse Rd, Piney Point, in Saint Mary's County, Effective October 18, 2023 (PDF)

  • 23-WQC-0006 Tradepoint Atlantic (TPA), 6995 Bethlehem Blvd, Sparrows Point, 21219, Effective March 17, 2023 (PDF)

  • 23-WQC-0008​ Sun TRS Castaways LLC, located off of Eagles Nest Road, Berlin, in Worchester County, Effective July 17, 2023 (PDF)

  • 23-WQC-0009​ John W Hilbert III, 715 Harness Creek View Drive, Annapolis, in Anne Arundel County, Effective August 2, 2023 (PDF)

  • 23-WQC-0010​ Flying Point Marina, ​324 Flying Point Road, Edgewood, in Harford County, Effective July 28, 2023 (PDF)

  • 23-WQC-0013 Erasmus Properties, Inc., Fort McHenry Piers 1 & 2 located at 1201 Wallace Street, Baltimore, 21230, Effective May 19, 2023, (PDF)

  • 23-WQC-0012​ Unites States Coast Guard, Dredging of Curtis Creek, Anne Arundel County (PDF)

  • 23-WQC-0016 Bay Bridge Marina, Pier One Road, Stevensville, Queen Anne's County, Effective July 17, 2023 (PDF)

  • 23-WQC-0017​ ​Andrew Amrein III, 2114 Janer Drive, Pasadena, 21122, Effective September 15, 2023 (PDF)​​

  • 23-WQC-0020​ EMT Investments LLC, Hance Point Rd, Parcel 77, North East, in Cecil County, Effective October 3, 2023 (PDF)​​​

  • ​23-WQC-0021 McLean Contracting Company, Benhill Avenue, Baltimore, 21226, Effective July 12, 2023, Maryland (PDF)

  • 23-WQC-0022​ Safe Harbors Marinas LLC, on Fairlee Creek at 22170 Great Oak Landing Rd, Chestertown, Kent County, Effective September 1, 2023 (PDF) 

  • 23-WQC-0023​ Jonathan Young, 3811 Thomas Point Rd, Annapolis, in Anne Arundel County. Effective October 31, 2023 (PDF)

  • 23-WQC-0025​ SHM Oxford Boat Yard & Marina, 407 Strand Rd, Parcel 655, Oxford, in Talbot County. Effective October 23, 2023 (PDF)

  • ​23-WQC-0028​ Wroten Island Land Conservation Inc., Wroten Island, Crapo, in Dorchester County, Effective July 26, 2023​ (PDF)

  • 23-WQC-0029 ​​Kentmorr Marina Properties LLC., ​​​910 Kentmorr Rd, ​​Stevensville, ​in Queen Anne's County, Effective December 11, 2023 (PDF)

  • 23-WQC-0031 Hollywood Shores Civic Association, 43141 Riverside Dr, Hollywood, in St. Mary's County, Effective December 19, 2023 (PDF)

  • 23-WQC-0041​ Cove Creek Club HOA, 114 North Creek Court, Stevensville, in Queen Anne's County, Effective November 20, 2023 (PDF)​

WQCs Issued during 2022:

 

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  • 20-WQC-0050(R2) Signed WQC for Nationwide Permit Reissuance, SPN-20-62, Maryland, Effective April 4, 2022, (PDF, 43 pages)

  • 21-WQC-​0323 Anne Arundel County Department of Public Works, Green Haven Wharf, 7720 Outing Ave, Pasadena, Stoney Creek, Anne Arundel County, Effective January 14, 2022 (PDF)

  • 21-WQC-0326​  Maryland Department of Natural Resources - Tributary to Jabez Branch, located along Jabez Run Road, approximately 0.5 miles north of the intersection with Crain Highway, Millersville, Anne Arundel County, Effective May 4, 2022 (PDF) ​​​​

  • 21-WQC-0327 Maryland Transportation Authority (MdTA), project location: Belvidere Road/I-95 overpass in Belvedere, Cecil County. On-site stream mitigation. Off-site Mitigation for a tributary of Little Northeast Creek, at 80 England Creamy Rd, North East, Cecil County. Effective July 5, 2022 (PDF)

  • 21-WQC-0330​ City of Havre de Grace, Water Street & Otsego Street, Havre de Grace, Susquehanna River in Harford County, Effective January 21, 2022 (PDF)

  • 21-WQC-0331​ Maryland Port Administration, Barren Island, off Hoopers Island shoreline, Fishing Creek, Dorchester County, Effective April 13, 2022 (PDF)

  • 21-WQC-0335 Anne Arundel County Dept of Public Works, Honeysuckle Drive, Mayo Beach Park, Edgewater, South River, Anne Arundel County, Effective March 17, 2022 (PDF)

  • 21-WQC-0336 Emily Parkhurst and West Shoreham Citizens Association, Honeysuckle Drive, Edgewater, South River, Anne Arundel County, Effective March 21, 2022 (PDF)

  • 21-WQC-0338 Marley Neck Investments, LLC, Marley Neck Rd and Marley Rd, Glen Burnie, Marley Creek, Anne Arundel County, Effective January 20, 2022 (PDF)

  • 21-WQC-0339 Green Branch, LLC, Mill Branch, 3301 Mill Branch Road, Bowie, Prince George's County, Effective March 4, 2022 (PDF)

  • 21-WQC-0341 Plum Point Corporation, Beach Nourishment channelward of Neeld Estates, Subaqueous land between 2917 and 2821 Beach Drive, Huntingtown, Calvert County, Effective May 12, 2022 (PDF)

  • 22-WQC-0001 Deale Beach Community Association, Deale, Anne Arundel County, Effective February 2, 2022 (PDF)

  • 22-WQC-0002 M. Shekar, Southbreeze Lane, Annapolis, Anne Arundel County, Effective April 5, 2022 (PDF)

  • 22-WQC-0004 JBA Andrews, Tributary of Piscataway Creek, South Perimeter Road, Andrews Air Force Base, Prince George's County, Effective February 18, 2022 (PDF)

  • 22-WQC-0006 DRI/TCC Elkton Land, LLC, Pulaski Highway (US Route 40 East), north of Frenchtown Road and west of Maloney Road in Elkton, Perch Creek, Cecil County, Effective May 18, 2022 (PDF)

  • 22-WQC-0007 Stewart Properties, Principio Parkway East, located south of the CSX Railway and north of Pulaski Highway (US Route 40), in Perryville, Northeast Creek, Cecil County. Effective July 5, 2022 (PDF)

  • 22-WQC-0008 MCS Edgemere LLC, Shaw's Discovery Living Shoreline, Shaws Rd (39.237225 -76.429158), Edgemere, Baltimore County, Effective July 15, 2022 (PDF)​​​

  • 22-WQC-0009 Chesapeake Environmental Center, within the marsh along Marshy Creek, Cabin Creek, Lake Knapp,and Prospect Bay near Discovery Lane, Grasonville, Queen Anne’s County.  Effective November 29, 2022 (PDF)

  • 22-WQC-0010 Baywater Landing, LLC, Bayside Rd, Snow Hill, Tanhouse Creek, Worcester County, Effective September 28, 2022 (PDF)

  • ​​22-WQC-0011 Maryland National Capital Park & Planning Commission (MNCPPC), Jackson's Landing Boat Ramp Improvements, Croom Airport Rd, Upper Marlboro, Prince George's County, Effective August 31, 2022 (PDF)​​

  • 22-WQC-0012 Town of Oxford, Locations: The beach at West Strand Road (Lovers Lane); Tred Avon Yacht Club, 102 West Strand Road; Oxford-Bellevue Ferry Terminal, Ferry Crossing Slip Road and Strand Road; Northwest shore of Strand Road between Stewart Street and 501 E Strand Street; Southeast shore of E Strand Road (Town Creek area); Oxford, Talbot County, Effective July 18, 2022 (PDF)

  • 22-WQC-0013 (R1) US Army Corps of Engineers, Baltimore District, Navigation Branch, Fishing Creek Federal Navigation Channel, Chesapeake Beach, Calvert County, Effective June 29, 2022​ (PDF)

  • 22-WQC-0014 US Army Corps of Engineers, Baltimore District, Project location: Dredging: Wicomico River, Monie Bay, Placement site: Deal Island Wildlife Management Area off Riley Roberts Road Deal Island, MD 21853 in the Manokin River Watershed, Wicomico County, Effective July 27, 2022 (PDF)

  • 22-WQC-0014(R1) US Army Corps of Engineers (Baltimore District) or Wicomico County, Project location: Dredging: Wicomico River, Monie Bay, Placement site: Deal Island Wildlife Management Area off Riley Roberts Road Deal Island, MD 21853 in the Manokin River Watershed, Wicomico County, Effective August 19, 2022 (PDF)

  • 22-WQC-0015 Maryland Seafood Cooperative, Manokin River, approximately 0.5 miles north of Drum Point, Calvert County, Effective July 1, 2022 (PDF)​

  • 22-WQC-0016 Richard and Mary Rathmann, Horn Point Drive, Living shoreline, Annapolis, Anne Arundel County, Effective July 12, 2022 (PDF)

  • 22-WQC-0017 Maryland Department of Natural Resources, Martinak State Park Boat Ramp Upgrade, 137 Deep Shore Road, Denton, Caroline County, Effective August 17, 2022 (PDF)​

  • 22-WQC-0024 Maryland Port Administration, 401 East Pratt Street, Ste 300, Baltimore, MD 21202, project location of Fairfield Marine Terminal (FMT) Pier 4, 2900 Childs Street, Baltimore MD, 175724 x 436199. Debris removal, transport and disposal at an existing approved upland disposal site. Effective October 26, 2022. (PDF)​​​

  • ​​22-WQC-0025 Maryland Port Administration, 401 East Pratt Street, Ste 300, Baltimore, MD 21202, project location of Fairfield Marine Terminal (FMT) Pier 4, 2900 Childs Street, Baltimore MD, 1757​24 x 436199. Pier and reef creation. Effective October 25, 2022. (PDF)​

  • ​22-WQC-0027 Engineers, Philadelphia District, Water Quality Certification no. 22-WQC-0027, Cecil and Kent Counties, Maryland. Maintenance dredging for a section of the Chesapeake & Delaware Canal Federal Navigation Channel, near Worton Point in Kent County, with placement of dredged material at the Pearce Creek Dredge Material Containment Site in Cecil County, which discharges to Pearce Creek Lake. Effective September 30, 2022; Expiration date: September 30, 2027 (PDF)​​​

  • 22-WQC-0027EX (Emergency WQC) US Army Corps of Engineers, Philadelphia District, Emergency Water Quality Certification no. 22-WQC-0027EX, Cecil and Kent Counties, Maryland. Maintenance dredging on an emergency basis, for a section of the Chesapeake & Delaware Canal Federal Navigation Channel, near Worton Point in Kent County, with placement of dredged material at the Pearce Creek Dredge Material Containment Site in Cecil County. Effective August 24, 2022; Expiration date: September 30, 2022 (PDF)​

  • 22-WQC-0029​ Drum Point Home Owners Association, end of Beech Drive at community beach, Lake Drive, Lusby, Calvert County, Effective December 13, 2022 (PDF)

  • ​​​22-WQC-0033​ Anne Arundel Dept. of Public Works, Deep Creek, Arnold and Annapolis, MD. Dredging of Main Channel in Deep Creek, Anne Arundel County, Effective Date October 19, 2022 (PDF)​

  • ​​22-WQC-0034​ Cape St Claire Improvement Association, Community Marina, 800 Rolling View Dr, Annapolis, MD 21409. Dredging ​in Deep Creek, Anne Arundel County, Effective Date October 19, 2022 (PDF)​

  • 22-WQC-0035 Steve Cahall, Shipyard Lane, Easton, Talbot County, Effective December 27, 2022 (PDF)

  • 22-WQC-0037 The Wharf at Handys Point, Inc., Green Point Road, Worton, Kent County, Effective December 12, 2022 (PDF)

  • 22-WQC-0038​ Town of Chestertown & Chestertown Marina, South Water St, Chestertown, Chester River, Kent County, Effective December 14, 2022 (PDF)

  • 22-WQC-0041 Craftsmen Developers LLC, Sparrows Point Country Club, Baltimore County, Effective December 14, 2022 (PDF)

  • 22​​-WQC-0044​ National Park Service – C&O Canal National Historical Park, Between Locks 21 and 23 along the Chesapeake and Ohio Canal, Montgomery County, Effective November 16, 2022 (PDF)​


WQCs Issued during 2021:

 

  • 20-WQC-0041 County Commissioners of Worcester County Maryland, Terminus of Selsey Road, Ocean City, Isle of Wight Bay in Worcester County, Effective February 4, 2021 (PDF)

  • 20-WQC-0046 Baltimore Annual Conference United Methodist Church, 5100 Chalk Point Road, West River in Anne Arundel County, Effective February 22, 2021 (PDF)

  • 20-WQC-0050 (R1) Nationwide Permit Reissuance, SPN-20-62, Maryland, Effective October 12, 2021 (PDF, 103 pages, 1.5MB)

  • 20-WQC-0055 Isabel Baynes, Baltimore County, Effective February 22, 2021 (PDF)

  • 20-WQC-1332 Montgomery County Department of Environmental Protection, Flower Hill I Maintenance Dredging Project located at the Intersection of U.S. Government Drive and Snouffer School Road, Gaithersburg, Montgomery County, Effective January 7, 2021 (PDF)

  • 21-WQC-0003 Delmarva Power and Light Company, electric line project, location from the Cambridge Substation in Cambridge to the East New Market Substation, East New Market, Maryland, and above Indian Creek, Effective February 5, 2021 (PDF)

  • 21-WQC-0005 MDOT Maryland Port Administration, Cox Creek Dredged Material Containment Facility, 1000 Kembo Road, Baltimore MD 21226, Patapsco River (Use I and II), Anne Arundel County, Effective February 25, 2021 (PDF)

  • 21-WQC-0045 Harry and Robyn Proctor, Goose Creek Road, Shady Side, Chesapeake Bay in Anne Arundel County, Effective February 22, 2021

  • 21-WQC-0130 Cambridge Shipyard Facility, Inc. 101 Hayward Street, Cambridge, Cambridge Creek in Dorchester County, Effective October 7, 2021 (PDF)

  • 21-WQC-0305 Baltimore Gas and Electric Company, Tidal and Nontidal project on and over the Bush River, located at Perryman (west) and Edgewood (east), parallel to the elevated AMTRAK Northeast Corridor Railroad, Harford County, Effective July 5, 2021 (PDF)

  • 21-WQC-0314 Anne Arundel County Dept of Public Works, Franklin Manor Channel, Chesapeake Bay entrance channel to Deep Creek, Churchton, Anne Arundel County, Effective April 27, 2021 (PDF)

  • 21-WQC-0318 Maryland Port Administration, Masonville DMCF, Patapsco River, Baltimore City, Effective May 24, 2021 (PDF)

  • 21-WQC-0319 Baltimore County Department of Public Works, South of Northwind Road, Parkville, Baltimore County, Effective December 29, 2021 (PDF)

  • 21-WQC-0320 Airedele Road LLC, Living Shoreline, St. Jerome Creek in St. Mary's County, Effective July 27, 2021 (PDF)

  • 21-WQC-0321 Rob Merritt, Ginn Lane, Pasadena, Anne Arundel County, September 7, 2021 (PDF)

  • 21-WQC-0324 John and Kristy Kaptur, White Marsh, Bird River in Baltimore County, Effective October 6, 2021 (PDF)

  • 21-WQC-0325 Jason Kispert, White Marsh, Bird River in Baltimore County, Effective October 5, 2021 (PDF)

  • 21-WQC-0328 WBLH, LLC, of Columbia, Maryland; project to develop infrastructure for the future Locust Hill subdivision (Phase I) including installation of underground utilities, stormwater management, and internal subdivision road construction, and to improve Leeland Road to Prince George’s County standards (Phase II). The site is located on both sides of Leeland Road and Oak Grove Road, adjacent to the Collington Branch (Use I) of the Patuxent River in Upper Marlboro, Prince George’s County, Maryland, Effective December 10, 2021 (PDF)

  • 21-WQC-0329 Microsoft Corporation, Dorsey Run Road, Annapolis Junction, Dorsey Run, Anne Arundel County, Effective October 8, 2021 (PDF)

  • 21-WQC-0333 Roger Singly and Robin Tacelowsky, South Shore Rd, Elkton, C & D Canal, Cecil County, Effective December 6, 2021 (PDF)

  • 21-WQC-0334 Jennifer and James Boyd, aquaculture project including shell and oyster spat on bottom in the Wicomico River, encompassing approximately 12.5 acres southeast of Bushwood Wharf and northeast of Bluff Point, Bushwood, Maryland, Effective November 19, 2021 (PDF)​


WQCs Issued during 2020:

 

  • 19-WQC-0026 Baltimore Gas and Electric Company (BGE) Key Bridge between Hawkins Point and Sollers Point, Patapsco River Area - 02130900 in Baltimore, Effective April 1, 2020 (PDF)

  • 19-WQC-0027 A&S Smith Development, Inc., Breezy Point Road, Chesapeake Beach, Plum Point Creek in Calvert, Effective April 24, 2020

  • 19-WQC-0028 Baltimore City Department of Transportation, Inner Harbor roughly Pier 5 to the West and S Bond St to the East, Baltimore City, Effective April 22, 2020

  • 19-WQC-0029 Tradepoint Atlantic (TPA), 1600 Sparrows Point Blvd, Sparrows Point, MD 21219, Patapsco River Area - 02130900 in Baltimore, Effective May 11, 2020

  • 20-WQC-0003 Anne Arundel County Department of Public Works, Lake Ogleton Entrance Channel, Annapolis, Lake Ogleton, Anne Arundel County (PDF, 22 pages)

  • 20-WQC-0004 Bay Ridge Civic Association, Herndon Avenue NE to Upshur Avenue, Annapolis, Lake Ogleton, Anne Arundel County (PDF)

  • 20-WQC-0006 Fishing Creek Farm Homeowners Association, Annapolis, South River, Anne Arundel County (PDF, 31 pages)

  • 20-WQC-0007 Cecil County Department of Parks and Recreation, River Bend Parkway, Elkton, Elk River Area, Cecil County (PDF, 34 pages)​

  • 20-WQC-0008 Queen Anne’s County Department of Parks and Recreation, 201 Front Street, Centreville, Corsica River, Queen Anne’s County (PDF, 25 pages)

  • 20-WQC-0012 Somerset County Solid Waste and Drainage Department, Champ Road/Oriole Road, Princess Anne, Somerset County (PDF, 14 pages)

  • 20-WQC-0017 Somerset County Solid Waste and Drainage Department, Nevette Muir Road and Landonville Road, Westover, Fairmount, Teague Creek, Somerset County (PDF, 15 pages)

  • 20-WQC-0019 Somerset County Solid Waste and Drainage Department, Wedda Scott Road and Crisfield Highway, Westover, Somerset County (PDF, 8 pages)

  • 20-WQC-0021 Longview Civic Association Inc., Arnold, Magothy River, Anne Arundel County (PDF, 17 pages)

  • 20-WQC-0023 Frederick County Division of Public Works, Coblentz Road, Middletown Park pond, Middletown, Frederick County (PDF)

  • 20-WQC-0025 Allegany County Department of Public Works, Oldtown Road, North Branch Potomac River, Oldtown, Allegany County (PDF)

  • 20-WQC-0028, McHugh (PDF)

  • 20-WQC-0029 Chesapeake Bay Total Maximum Daily Load Regional General Permit ("Bay TMDL RGP") Reissuance, NAB-2019-00527 - July 10, 2020 (Effective period: July 2020 - June 2025)

  • 20-WQC-0030 Prince George's County Department of the Environment, Hyattsville, Prince George's County, unnamed tributary to Wells Run and a tributary to Northeast Branch Anacostia River (PDF)

  • 20-WQC-0031, Shipwright (PDF)

  • 20-WQC-0032, Franklin Manor (PDF)

  • 20-WQC-0033 Howard County Department of Public Works Division of Stormwater Management, Ellicott City Flood Mitigation for several project sites along Frederick Road/Main Street (MD144), with the westernmost site located at approximately 8777 Frederick Road and the easternmost site located along the Patapsco River from US 29 east to the Patapsco River, Ellicott City, Howard County. Effective March 26, 2021 (PDF)

  • 20-WQC-0034 Herrington Partnership LLP, Deale Rd (RTE 256) Deale, Tracys Creek in Anne Arundel County, Effective January 29, 2020 (PDF)

  • 20-WQC-0038, Zdravkovich (PDF)

  • 20-WQC-0040 Cape St. Claire Improvement Association, River Bay Road, Annapolis, Magothy River, Anne Arundel County, Effective July 10, 2020 (PDF)

  • 20-WQC-0042 Somerset County Solid Waste and Drainage Department, Tuff Street, Tyler Creek and Merlin Gut, Tylerton, Somerset County, Effective August 20, 2020 (PDF)

  • 20-WQC-0043 Town of Queenstown, 1st and 2nd Ave, Queenstown, Queenstown Creek in Queen Anne’s County, Effective December 3, 2020 (PDF)

  • 20-WQC-0044 U.S. Dept. of the Navy - Naval Support Activity Annapolis - Environmental Division, Naval Academy, Annapolis, Greenbury Point, Severn River, Anne Arundel County (PDF, 23 pages)

  • 20-WQC-0045 Anne Arundel County Dept of Public Works, Triton Beach Road, Edgewater, Anne Arundel County, Effective August 12, 2020 (PDF)

  • 20-WQC-0048, Franklin Point Park (PDF)

  • 20-WQC-0049, Breezy Point Park (PDF)

  • 20-WQC-0050 Conditional signed WQC for Nationwide Permits (NWPs), Maryland, December 15, 2020 (PDF, 17 pages)

  • 20-WQC-0051 Water Quality Certification document, MDSPGP-6, 20-WQC-0051 - Effective March 24, 2021

  • 20-WQC-0052, CSCIA-site 2 (PDF)

  • 20-WQC-0053 Somerset County Planning, End of Crowell Rd, Soundside Estates, Deal Island, Tangier Sound, Somerset County, Effective September 29, 2020 (PDF)

  • 20-WQC-0054, CBF (PDF)​


WQCs Issued during 2019:

 

  • 19-WQC-0001 Pearce Creek Dredge Material Containment Facility - Chesapeake & Delaware Canal Dredging (PDF)

  • 19-WQC-0002 James and Janet Clauson and Diane Lawrence, Crownsville, Severn River, Anne Arundel County

  • 19-WQC-0003 Jack Meyerhoff, Easton, Miles River, Talbot County (PDF, 20 pages)

  • 19-WQC-0004 City of Salisbury, Salisbury, Wicomico River, Wicomico County (PDF, 12 pages)

  • 19-WQC-0005 Ralph and Mary Kraft, Princess Anne, Wicomico River, Somerset County - Aquaculture project (PDF)

  • 19-WQC-0006 Christopher and Terrin Mitchell, Hebron, Wicomico River, Somerset County - Aquaculture project (PDF)

  • 19-WQC-0007 Myson's Legacy, Saint Michaels, Miles River, Talbot County (PDF, 30 pages)

  • 19-WQC-0008 John Robertson, Saint Michaels, Broad Creek, Talbot County (PDF, 15 pages)

  • 19-WQC-0011 Loch Haven Civic Association, Inc., Edgewater, South River, Anne Arundel County (PDF, 23 pages)

  • 19-WQC-0013 Randolph Johnston, Chester, Crab Alley Bay, Queen Anne's County (PDF, 18 pages)

  • 19-WQC-0014 Point Pleasant Farm, Inc., Bozman, Broad Creek, Talbot County (PDF, 20 pages)​


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