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 and/or Water Quality Certification and the Opportunity to Provide Written Comment or Request an Informational Hearing
July 1st, 2024
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 no later than August 1, 2024 unless otherwise noted in the Public Notice.
Wetlands and Waterways Protection Program - (410) 537-3837
Nontidal Wetlands Division - (410) 537-3456
Frederick County
MECHANICSTOWN, LLC, 256 West Patrick Street, Suite 2A, Frederick, Maryland 21701, has applied to construct a residential subdivision with associated infrastructure including, roads, stormwater management, trails, and utilities. The project will result in permanent impacts to 1,933 square feet of 25-foot nontidal wetland buffer and 27 linear feet of stream. The project will result in temporary impacts to 251 square feet of forested nontidal wetland and 3,411 square feet of 25-foot nontidal wetland buffer. The project is proposed adjacent to Unnamed Tributaries to Big Hunting Creek (USE III-P). The project is located at 124 Emmitsburg Road, Thurmont, Maryland. Written comments, requests for a public informational hearing and requests to be included on the interested persons list must be sent by August 1, 2024, to the Maryland Department of the Environment, Attn: Pavla Dilnesahu, 1800 Washington Boulevard, Baltimore, MD 21230 or at Pavla.Dilnesahu@maryland.gov or 410-537-3806. 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.
St. Mary's County
MARYLAND DEPARTMENT OF TRANSPORTATION, STATE HIGHWAY ADMINISTRATION (MDOT SHA), 707 N. Calvert Street, Baltimore, Maryland, 21202, has applied to construct safety and capacity improvements along MD 5 (Point Lookout Road) between MD 246 (Great Mills Road) and MD 471 (Indian Bridge Road), in St. Mary's County. The project will include roadway widening of MD 5 between MD 246 and MD 471 to four lanes, replacing Bridge No. 1800600 over the St. Mary's River and realigning the stream, reinforcing four riffles upstream of the bridge, grading the floodplain and planting riparian vegetation, constructing stormwater management and drainage facilities, and using temporary erosion and sediment controls. The project will permanently impact 4,930 square feet of emergent nontidal wetland, 16,388 square feet of 25-foot nontidal wetland buffer, 78 linear feet of unnamed tributaries to St. Mary's River, and 292,316 square feet of the 100-year floodplain. The project will temporarily impact 50 square feet of emergent nontidal wetland, 803 square feet of scrub-shrub nontidal wetland, 6,029 square feet of 25-foot nontidal wetland buffer, 1,606 linear feet of St. Mary's River, its unnamed tributaries, and Johns Creek, and 128,326 square feet of the 100-year floodplain. The project is proposed within the watershed of St. Mary's River, a Use I waterway. The project is partially located within the Johns Creek 1 Tier II Stream and Catchment and is exempt from an Anti-Degradation Review based on the Tier II Review Exemption Determination. Mitigation will be provided by purchasing 4,930 square feet of emergent nontidal wetland credits from the Albaugh Wetland Mitigation Bank in St. Mary's County. The project is located along MD 5 (Point Lookout Road), between MD 246 (Great Mills Road) and MD 471 (Indian Bridge Road), in St. Mary's County. Written comments, requests for a public informational hearing and requests to be included on the interested persons list may be sent by July 31, 2024, to the Maryland Department of the Environment, Attn: Emily Dolbin, 1800 Washington Boulevard, Baltimore, MD 21230, or at emily.dolbin@maryland.gov 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 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-0263/202460372 EVERETT BERGMANN at 17040 Needles Ct., Leesburg, VA 20176, has applied to nourish 1,920 square feet of beach with 40 cubic yards of sand fill within a maximum of 18.5 feet channelward of the mean high water line; and, to repair a living shoreline by replenishing 113-linear feet of existing stone sill and constructing 12 linear feet of stone sill, fill and grade with 8 cubic yards of sand, and plant with 528 square feet of low marsh vegetation extending a maximum of 23 feet channelward of the mean high water line. The purpose of this project is beach nourishment and shoreline erosion control. The proposed project is located within the tidal waters of Fox Creek at 740 Contees Wharf Rd., Edgewater, MD 21037. For more information, please contact Mel Throckmorton at mel.throckmorton@maryland.gov or at 410-375-2803.
24-WL-0490/202460679 FISHING CREEK FARMS HOA, at 1222 Street, Cherry Tree Ln, Annapolis, Maryland 21863 has applied to fill and grade with 2,500 cubic yards of sand along 500 linear feet of living shoreline and plant with 18,572 square feet of low marsh and 3,330 square feet of high marsh vegetation extending a maximum of 53 feet channelward of the mean high water line. The purpose of the project is shoreline erosion control. Public comments should be received no later than July 15, 2024. The project is located at 1222 Cherry Tree Ln, Annapolis, Maryland 21403. For more information, please contact Mel Throckmorton at mel.throckmorton@maryland.gov or at 410-375-2803.
Talbot County
23-WL-0710/ 202361108 SHANE & JOANNA CREAMER, 607 St. Andrews Rd, Philadelphia, PA 19118, have applied to mechanically dredge a 27.5-foot long by 16-foot wide irregularly shaped area to a depth of 6 feet at mean low water; and to deposit approximately 35 cubic yards of dredged material on an approved upland disposal site located at 4944 Sands Rd Lothian, MD 20711; and to provide for periodic maintenance dredging for six years. Additionally, the applicant has applied to construct a 23-foot long by 8.6-foot wide “L”-shaped platform, a 17.5-foot long by 3-foot wide finger pier, and a PWC lift with associated piles within a maximum of 110 feet channelward of the mean high water line. The purpose of the project is to provide navigable access. This project is located at 3940 Clora Dorsey Rd, Trappe, MD 21673 on Island Creek. For more information, please contact Michaela Harrington at michaela.harrington@maryland.gov or at 410-537-4182.
Worcester County
23-WP-1028/23-WL-1133/202361580 HOMERS HIDEAWAY MARINA LLC c/o Brian Tinkler at 11900 Tech Road, Silver Spring, Maryland 20904 has applied to mechanically maintenance dredge a 34,848 square foot area in State wetlands to a maximum depth of 8 feet at mean low water, an 87,120 square foot area in private wetlands to a maximum depth of 7 feet at mean low water, a 4,356 square foot area in private wetlands to a maximum depth of 6 feet at mean low water, and a 21,780 square foot area in private wetlands to a maximum depth of 5 feet at mean low water, and transport approximately 6,240 cubic yards of dredge material to an approved upland disposal site. The purpose of the project is to improve navigable access. The project is located on Isle of Wight Bay at 12940 Inlet Isle Lane, Ocean City, Maryland 21842. For more information, please contact Miles Simmons at robertm.simmons@maryland.gov or 410-901-4044.
Water Quality Certifications – (410) 537-3837
Waterway Construction Division – (410) 537-3821
Dam Safety Permits Division – (410) 537-3552
