25-WL-0558 / 26-WQC-0024 / 202560868 -A public hearing for the proposed work listed below is being held to gather information and hear testimony to assist the Department in make a determination regarding the application for a Wetlands License, 25-WL-0558 and a Water Quality Certification, 26-WQC-0024. Statements for or against this project may be presented orally at the hearing or in writing to the Maryland Department of the Environment, Tidal Wetlands Division; 1800 Washington Blvd, Baltimore, MD, 21230, Attn: Willem Brown. For more information contact Willem Brown at [email protected] or 410-537-3622. The hearing will begin at 6:30 PM, October 6th at Eastport-Annapolis Neck Library, 269 Hillsmere Drive, Annapolis, MD.

THE CITY OF ANNAPOLIS DEPARTMENT OF PUBLIC WORKS, at 145 Gorman St., Annapolis, MD 21401 has applied to 1) Remove an existing pier; 2) Construct a 202-foot long by 8-foot wide fixed timber pier with a 5-foot by 7-foot fixed platform, a 24-foot long by 6-foot wide fixed timber ramp, a 5-foot by 6-foot fixed platform, a 18-foot long by 5-foot wide gangway, and a 30-foot by 20-foot floating platform, all within a maximum of 151 feet channelward of the mean high water line; 3) Construct an 155-linear foot low profile stone and coir log, sand containment sill; and fill and grade with 59 cubic yards of sand along 175 feet of eroding shoreline and plant with approximately 1,913 square feet of high marsh vegetation and 1,094 square feet of low marsh vegetation extending a maximum of 40 feet channelward of the mean high water line; 4) Construct a 21-foot long by 10-foot wide cobble outfall that drains upland stormwater into open water tidal wetlands within a maximum of 45 feet channelward of the mean high water line; and, 5) Mechanically dredge a 13,334 square foot irregularly shaped area to a depth of 4 feet at mean low water; and to deposit approximately 1,056 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. The proposed dredging will result in 11,018 square feet of impacts to shallow water habitat, requiring mitigation. The purpose of this project is to improve navigable access and control shoreline erosion.  The proposed project is located within the tidal waters of Spa Creek at Hawkins Cove near Boucher Ave, Annapolis, MD 21403.  For more information, please contact Willem Brown at [email protected] or at 410-537-3622.

25-WL-0122(R1)/202560178 SHOREHAM BEACH CITIZENS ASSOCIATION, INC. has applied to modify an existing authorization to place 2,104 cubic yards of dredged material within 21,645 square feet for beach nourishment along 1,623 linear feet of eroding shoreline and extending a maximum of 50 feet channelward from the mean high water line. This project is located at 4005 Chesapeake Drive, Edgewater, Maryland in Anne Arundel County on the Chesapeake Bay. The purpose of this modification is to beneficially use dredged material for beach nourishment. Please contact Mary Phipps-Dickerson in writing addressed to the Maryland Department of the Environment, Wetlands and Waterways Protection Program, 201 Baptist St., Suite 22, Salisbury, Maryland 21801 or by email at [email protected] or Telephone at 443-509-0797.

26-WL-0306 / 26-WQC-0029 / 202660528 – THE TOWN OF NORTH BEACH at 9123 to 9141 Atlantic Ave, Channelward of above addresses, North Beach, (Calvert), MD 20714 has applied to 1) construct two, approximately 41-foot wide by 114- foot long by 5- foot high hybrid breakwater structures with at least 224 oyster bags all extending no more than 112 feet from the mean high water line and impacting approximately 9,394 square feet of open water; 2) construct thirty-six 19-foot wide by 26-foot long interspersed reef pods with each pod consisting of approximately 100 oyster bags for a total of 3,600 oyster bags, all extending no more than 300 feet channelward of the mean high water line and impacting approximately 17,784 square feet of open water; and 3) install two navigational hazard signs extending a maximum of 300 feet of the mean high water line. The purpose of the project is to control shoreline erosion and provide habitat. The proposed project is located within the tidal waters of the Chesapeake Bay. For more information, please contact Kathryn Burcham at 410-537-3647 or [email protected].

24-WL-1192/202461807: MDOT MARYLAND PORT ADMINISTRATION, Amanda Peñafiel, World Trade Center, 401 E. Pratt Street, Baltimore, MD 21202 has applied to modify the existing authorization to restore 1,994 acres of remote island habitat, with 45% upland and 55% wetland creation in the vicinity of the historic area of James Island located in Dorchester County near Taylors Island. The project is expected to provide the capacity for placement of up to 95 million cubic yards of dredged material from federal navigation channels within the Chesapeake Bay and will be located within 0.75 miles to 3.54 miles from the mean high water line at Taylor Island. The applicant has proposed to modify the existing authorization to change the dredge depth from 26 feet deep to 28-feet deep at mean low water. The dredging will be performed by hydraulic method within a 2,500-foot long by 1,000-foot wide turning basin and an 8,400-foot long by 600-foot wide access channel. This dredging will occur within a 209 acre area with the removal of up to 4.3 million cubic yards of material which will be placed within a confined cell if it is silty material or within the sand stockpile area if it can be used for construction. Public comments must be submitted by 5:00 PM on Tuesday, September 30, 2026. Please send comments to Mary Phipps-Dickerson in writing addressed to the Maryland Department of the Environment, Wetlands and Waterways Protection Program, c/o Mary Phipps-Dickerson, 201 Baptist St., Suite 22, Salisbury, Maryland 21801 or by email at [email protected] or Telephone at 443-509-0797.

202561347 /26-WQC-0004: ST. JEROMES CROSSROADS, LLC, 8312 Weller Ave., McLean VA, 22102 has applied to fill, grade, and plant approximately 165,260 square feet of marsh vegetation and 60,220 square feet of coastal shrub plantings along 4,215 linear feet of eroding shoreline with fourteen segmented breakwaters with varying widths ranging from 15 to 28 feet, emplaced within a maximum of 225 feet channelward of the mean high water line. The project is located on the Chesapeake Bay at 18159 Camp Winslow Rd., Dameron, MD, 20628, St. Mary’s County. The purpose of the project is to control shoreline erosion and create habitat. For more information, please contact Justin Bereznak at [email protected] or 410-537-3782.

22-WL-0483/202260770: HOLLYWOOD SHORES CIVIC ASSOC., P.O. Box 397, Hollywood, MD, 20636 have applied to hydraulically dredge an approximate 1,089-foot long by 25-foot wide channel and an 84-foot long by 25-foot wide spur channel to the maximum depth of -3.0 feet mean low water (MLW); to deposit approximately 1,180 cubic yards of sand as beneficial use via hydraulic pipeline to a proposed beach nourishment project located at 26090 Sandgates Rd., Mechanicsville, MD; and to provide for six years of maintenance dredging. The purpose of the project is to improve navigable access. The project is located on Cole Creek at 43141 Riverside Drive, Hollywood, MD 20636 in St. Mary’s County. Public comments must be submitted by 5:00 PM on Tuesday, September 30, 2026. For more information, please contact Heather Hepburn at [email protected] or 410-537-3789.

26-WL-0725 / 202661738: GEOFF AND SUSAN WANAMAKER, 415 Riverside Drive, Prince Frederick, MD 20678 has applied to nourish 815 linear feet of beach with 1,130 cubic yards of sand extending a maximum of 25 feet channelward of the mean high water line. The purpose of the project is to nourish a beach.  The project is located on Patuxent River at 26090 Sandgates Road, Mechanicsville, MD 20659 in St. Mary’s County.  Public comments must be submitted by 5:00 PM on Tuesday, September 30, 2026. For more information, please contact Heather Hepburn at [email protected] or 410-537-3789.​​