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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

 

October 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) 537-357​1. Written comments or requests for a hearing must be received on or before November 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.​
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Wetlands and Water​​ways Protection Program - (410) 537-3456​

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


Garrett County
26-NT-3157/202661276: GARRETT COUNTY DEPARTMENT OF PUBLIC WORKS, 2008 Maryland Highway, Suite 3, Mountain Lake Park, Maryland 21550, has applied to replace culverts carrying Salt Block Run under Cranesville Road with a box culvert, construct wingwalls, and add guardrails to the new structure. The project will permanently impact 32 square feet of expanded 100-foot nontidal wetland buffer, 46 square feet of 25-foot nontidal wetland buffer, 24 linear feet (220 square feet) of stream, and 1,591 square feet of 100-year nontidal floodplain.  The project will temporarily impact 182 square feet of emergent nontidal wetland of special State concern, 86 square feet of scrub-shrub nontidal wetland of special State concern, 19 square feet of scrub-shrub nontidal wetland, 62 square feet of expanded 100-foot nontidal wetland buffer, 344 square feet of 25-foot nontidal wetland buffer, 58 linear feet (621 square feet) of stream, and 7,876 square feet of 100-year nontidal floodplain. The project is proposed on Salt Block Run (Use III). The project is located along Cranesville Road approximately 1,000 feet north from the intersection of Cranesville Road and Sisler Lane in Friendsville, Garrett County. Written comments, requests for a public informational hearing and requests to be included on the interested persons list may be sent by November 1, 2026 to the Maryland Department of the Environment, Attn: Stephen Jones, 160 South Water Street, Frostburg, MD  21532 or at [email protected] or 301-689-1493. 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.

Harford County
22-NT-0264/202261766 MARYLAND DEPARTMENT OF TRANSPORTATION, STATE HIGHWAY ADMINISTRATION (SHA), 707 N. Calvert Street, Baltimore, Maryland, 21202, has applied to replace Bridge No. 1206500 on US 1 (Bel Air Bypass) over Winters Run and Bridge No. 1206600 over Tollgate Road in Harford County, Maryland. The project will include bridge replacement and widening, widening of the roadway approaches, replacement of existing concrete slope protection with riprap slope protection, construction of stormwater drainage facilities, widening of Tollgate Road and reconstruction and widening of the adjacent Ma and Pa Heritage Trail, and use of temporary erosion and sediment control measures. 
The project will permanently impact 721 square feet of emergent nontidal wetland, 14,490 square feet of 25-foot nontidal wetland buffer, 116 linear feet (3,397 square feet) of stream, and 17,769 square feet of 100-year nontidal floodplain. The project will temporarily impact 1,024 square feet of forested nontidal wetland, 189 square feet of scrub-shrub nontidal wetland, 10,601 square feet of 25-foot nontidal wetland buffer, 260 linear feet (8,285 square feet) of stream, and 36,538 square feet of 100-year nontidal floodplain. The project is proposed on Winters Run (Use IV) and unnamed tributaries to Winters Run and Heavenly Waters (Use IV). Mitigation will be required for all permanent nontidal wetland impacts. The applicant proposes to satisfy mitigation through purchase of credit from Peige Wetland Mitigation Bank and/or another mitigation bank with available credit. Written comments, requests for a public informational hearing and requests to be included on the interested persons list may be sent by November 1, 2026, to the Maryland Department of the Environment, Attn: Gailynn Milligan, 1800 Washington Boulevard, Baltimore, MD 21230, or at [email protected] or 410-537-3828. 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.​
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Tidal Wetlands Division (410) 537-3571


Anne Arundel & Baltimore County
26-WL-0047/202660092 BALTIMORE GAS & ELECTRIC COMPANY, Katherine Hagin at 1699 Leadenhall St., Environmental Management Unit, Spring Gardens Complex, Baltimore, MD 21230 has applied to: 1) Conduct four total tidal underwater geotechnical cores  a maximum of 50-feet in depth within the mean high water line, and 2) directionally bore a maximum 14-inch diameter bore for a conduit package made up of a 7-way multichambered HDPE FuturePath, two 1 1/4" conduits, and a single 2 1/2" conduit  from the BGE Pumphrey Substation, located in Halethorpe, Baltimore County, to the east side of Solley Road in Anne Arundel County, Maryland. The total combined length of the bores beneath State Tidal Wetlands is 2,769 linear feet (0.52 miles) for six crossings. The fiber-optic lines will be installed within the existing transmission line right-of-way and beneath the Patapsco River and adjacent tidal wetlands and tributaries, as well as Curtis Creek, Furnace Creek, and Marley Creek, including their associated vegetated tidal wetlands. The purpose of the proposed project is to improve digital connections between substations and serve new customers. . For more information, please contact Melissa McCanna at [email protected] or at 410-537-4053.

Anne Arundel County
26-WL-0242 / 26-WQC-0020 / 202660409 - RESILIENCE AUTHORITY OF ANNAPOLIS AND ANNE ARUNDEL COUNTY, c/o Ryan Drabick at 7455 New Ridge Rd, Suite T, Hanover, MD 21076 has applied to 1). Construct six breakwaters within a maximum of 38 feet channelward of the mean high water line, 2). Armor four outfalls with approximately 5,480 square feet of stone, 3). Construct a 25-foot wide by 25-foot long stone groin extending a maximum of 25 feet channelward of the mean high water line, 4). Repair 71 feet of stone revetment within a maximum of 4 feet channelward of the mean high water line, 5). Nourish 1,500 linear feet of historic beach with 14,850 cubic yards of clean sand fill, 9,990 square feet of dune plantings, and a 135 linear foot headland breakwater extending a maximum of 85 feet channelward of the mean high water line. The purpose of this project is shoreline erosion control and beach nourishment. Public comments should be received no later than November 1, 2026. The project is located at Beverly Triton Beach Park on Chesapeake Bay at 1202 Triton Beach Rd, Mayo, MD 21106. For more information, please contact Guy Stefanelli at [email protected] or at 443-979-3830.

26-WL-0352/202660002 – MD DEPARTMENT OF NATURAL RESOURCES at 1916 Holly Beach Rd, Annapolis, MD 21401 has applied to 1) Remove an existing pier and associated structures and 2) Construct a 424-foot long by 8-foot wide timber pier with a 11-foot long by 16-foot wide mid-pier platform, a 24-foot long by 80-foot wide platform, a 20-foot long by 6-foot wide floating platform, a 40-foot long by 5-foot wide gangway, a 48-foot long wavescreen, a 30-foot long wavescreen, and two mooring piles, all within a maximum of 459 feet channelward of the mean high water line. The purpose of the project is navigable access. The project is located on Meredith Creek at 1916 Holly Beach Rd, Annapolis, MD 21401. For more information, please contact Guy Stefanelli at [email protected] or at 443-979-3840.

26-WL-0572 / 26-WQC-0031 / 202661220: ANNE ARUNDEL COUNTY DEPARTMENT OF PUBLIC WORKS at 2662 Riva Road, Annapolis, MD 21401 has applied to perform the following shoreline improvements: 1) extend existing breakwaters by adding approximately 3,709 square feet of stone; 2) remove 164 square feet of stone to increase the width of existing breakwater vents; 3) emplace approximately 2,097 cubic yards of sand fill; and 4) plant 11,921 square feet of marsh plantings, all within a maximum of 125 feet channelward of the mean high water line. The project is located at Fort Smallwood Park at 9500 Fort Smallwood Rd, Pasadena, MD  21122 within the tidal waters of the Patapsco River. The purpose of this project is to control shoreline erosion. For more information, contact Willem Brown at [email protected] or 667-408-0139.

25-WL-0445 / 202560683 - AACPS - Arlington Echo Outdoor Educational Facility at 975 Indian Landing Rd, Millersville, MD 21108 has applied to construct a pier system consisting of one 71-foot long by 5-wide section, one 155-foot long by 5-foot wide pier section, one 72-foot long by 5-foot wide pier section, one 29-foot long by 5-foot wide pier section, one 15-foot long by 10-foot wide platform, one 22-foot long by 10-foot wide platform, and one 15-foot long by 15-foot wide platform, all within a maximum of 55 feet channelward of the mean high water line. Mitigation in the form of payment into the Tidal Wetlands Compensation Fund will be required for 931 square feet of vegetated wetlands. The proposed project is located at 975 Indian Landing Rd, Millersville, (Anne Arundel), MD 21108 in the tidal waters of the Severn River. The purpose of the project is education access.  For more information, please contact Kathryn Burcham at [email protected] or at 410-537-3647. Public comments must be submitted by 5:00 PM on October 15, 2026.

Baltimore County
26-WL-0182 / 202660301: MARTIN STATE AIRPORT at 2701 Eastern Blvd, Middle River, Maryland has applied to construct a new 48-inch diameter stormwater outfall with rip-rap outlet protection, and a temporary cofferdam, all within a maximum of 17.5 feet channelward of the mean high water line. Mitigation may be required for impacts to open water.  The project is located within the tidal waters of Dark Head Cove at 701 Wilson point Rd in Middle River, Maryland. The purpose of this project is to manage stormwater. For more information, contact Willem Brown at [email protected] or 667-408-0139. 

Water Quality Certifications – (410) 537-3456​​


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Waterway Construction Division – (410) 537-3456​


No notices this period.

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

Dam Safety Permits Division – (410) 537-3552​

 No notices this period.






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