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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

 

December​ 1, 202​​5

 
The Water and Science Administration has received the applications listed below. ​
A prel​iminary 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 ma​y 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 ​January 1​, 2026 unless otherwise noted in the Public Notice.

Wetlands and Water​​ways Protection Program - (410) 537-3456


Nontidal Wetlands Division - (410) 537-3456


Harford County
25-NT-0162/202561092, HARFORD COUNTY DEPARTMENT OF PUBLIC WORKS, C/O William Bettin, at 3334 Abingdon Road, Abingdon, Maryland 21009, has applied for authorization to install a replacement above-ground utility manhole, which will include an underground sewer pipe connection by open-trenching. Both structures are to be situated adjacent to failed similar structures that will be capped and abandoned in place with fill. The project will also involve re-grading and re-seeding of the site after emergency repairs and maintenance are performed. The project will result in permanent impacts to 13 square feet of a 25-foot nontidal wetland buffer, in addition to temporary impacts to 2,729 square feet of an emergent nontidal wetland, 1,521 square feet of a 25-foot nontidal wetland buffer, and 1,477 square feet of a 100-year nontidal floodplain to a Use III waterway (Bynum Run). Public comments should be received no later than December 30, 2025. The project is located on Melrose Lane and adjacent to the Ma Pa Trail, in Forest Hill, Maryland 21050. For more information, please contact Louis Parnes at [email protected] at 410-537-3786. Any further notice concerning actions on the application will be provided by email or postal 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

25-WL-0861 / 202561375 HERRINGTON HARBOUR NORTH MARINA, PO Box 40, Tracy’s Landing, Maryland 20779 has applied to: 1) hydraulically maintenance dredge 26.8 acres of marina to a depth of 7 feet below mean low water and to deposit approximately 10,000 cubic yards of dredged material at an approved upland disposal site on the applicant’s property; and to provide for periodic maintenance dredging for six years. 2) To reconfigure and expand an existing marina by performing the following work - a) “B” Dock – replace a fixed pier with a floating pier including a gangway, a 8-foot wide by 98-foot long ‘L’-head, twenty-three finger piers and replace in-kind five mooring piles within a maximum of 425 feet channelward of the mean high water line; c) “C” Dock - replace a fixed pier with a floating pier including a gangway, a 442-foot long by 10-foot wide ‘T’-head platform, a 10-foot by 41-foot platform, a 30-foot by 22-foot pump out platform, and thirty finger piers within a maximum of 530 feet channelward of the mean high water line; d) “D” Dock - replace fixed with a floating pier including a gangway and seventeen finger piers within a maximum of 382 feet channelward of the mean high water line; e) “E” Dock - replace a fixed pier with a floating pier including a gangway, a 8-foot wide by 109-foot long ‘T’-head platform, a 8-foot wide by 44-foot long platform, and eighteen finger piers within a maximum of 450 feet channelward of the mean high water line; f) “G” Dock – replace an existing fixed with a floating pier including a gangway, a 804 square foot irregular shaped platform, a 670 square foot irregular shaped platform, twenty finger piers, and emplace forty mooring piles within a maximum of 508 feet channelward of the mean high water line; g) “H” Dock - replace an existing fixed with a floating pier, a 1,474 square foot irregular shaped platform, a 830 square foot irregular shaped platform, seventeen finger piers, and emplace thirty-six mooring piles within a maximum of 497 feet channelward of the mean high water line;  h) “I” Dock replace a fixed pier with a floating pier including a gangway, a 113-foot long by 10-foot wide ‘T’-head platform, a 1,011 square foot irregular-shaped platform, and fifteen finger piers within a maximum of 443 feet channelward of the mean high water line; i) “CH” Dock - replace a fixed pier with a floating pier including a gangway, a 123-foot long by 10-foot wide T-head platform, and seven finger piers within a maximum of 231 feet channelward of the mean high water line; j) “J” Dock - replace a fixed pier with a floating pier including a gangway, a 88-foot long by 10-foot wide ‘T’-head platform, and seven finger piers within a maximum of 192 feet channelward of the mean high water line; k) “K” Dock – replace a fixed pier with a floating pier including a gangway, with a 88-foot long by 10-foot wide ‘T’ head platform, and ten finger piers within a maximum of 213 feet channelward of the mean high water line; l) “N” Dock - replace a fixed pier with a floating pier including a gangway, a 68-foot long by 10-foot wide ‘T’-head platform, twelve finger piers, and emplace twenty eight mooring piles within a max of 241 feet channelward of the mean high water line; m) “O” Dock -  replace a fixed with a floating pier including a gangway, a 68-foot long by 10-foot wide ‘T’-head platform, fourteen finger piers, and emplace twenty eight mooring piles within a max of 241 feet channelward of the mean high water line; n) “R” Dock - replace a fixed with a floating pier including a gangway, a 102-foot long by 10-foot wide ‘T’-head platform, an 8-foot by 21-foot platform, and eight finger piers within a maximum of 239 feet channelward of the mean high water line; o) “S” Dock - construct a 200-foot x 8-foot floating pier within a maximum of 156 feet channelward of the mean high water line; p) Construct a 812-foot long by 6-foot wide floating walkway that begins at “E” Dock and ends at “CH” Dock within a maximum of 140 feet channelward of the mean high water line. The purpose of this project is to improve navigable access and access to the marina.  The proposed project is located within the tidal waters of Tracey’s Creek at 389 Deale Rd, Deale, MD 20751.  For more information, please contact Guy Stefanelli at [email protected] or at 410-537-3247.

Dorchester County

24-WL-0815/202461204 MARYLAND DEPARTMENT OF NATURAL RESOURCES, 580 Taylor Ave D3, Annapolis, Maryland 21401 has applied to construct a 9 linear foot low profile stone sand containment sill and a 155 linear foot sand containment sill; and fill and grade with 400 cubic yards of sand along 275 feet of eroding shoreline and plant 6,816 square feet with marsh vegetation extending a maximum of 37 feet channelward of the mean high water line. The purpose of this project is to protect an eroding shoreline and restore marsh habitat. The project is located at 4042 Steele Neck Road, Vienna, Maryland 21869. For more information, contact Mary Phipps-Dickerson at [email protected] or (443) 509-0797.

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


No notices this period.

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.