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
August 15, 2025
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 or send an email to the assigned reviewer no later than September 15, 2025, unless otherwise noted in the Public Notice.
Wetlands and Waterways Protection Program - (410) 537-3456
Nontidal Wetlands Division - (410) 537-3456
Anne Arundel, Baltimore City & Baltimore County24-WL-0757(R1)/24-NT-0163/202461017/MARYLAND TRANSPORTATION AUTHORITY; A public information hearing for the proposed work listed below will be held to gather information and hear testimony to assist the Maryland Department of Environment (MDE) in determining a decision on a modification to Wetlands License 24-WL-0757, and an amendment to the nontidal wetlands application 24-NT-0163. Statements for or against this project may be presented orally at the hearing or in writing to MDE, Tidal and Nontidal Wetlands Divisions; 1800 Washington Boulevard, Baltimore, Maryland, 21230, Attn: Matt Wallach. The hearing will be held Wednesday, August 20, 2025, at the North Point Edgemere Volunteer Fire Department, 7500 North Point Rd, Baltimore, MD 21219. A poster session will be held from 4:30 PM to 5:30 PM; the informational hearing will begin at 5:30 PM. Written comments will be accepted until September 6, 2025.
The applicant has applied to modify tidal wetlands license 24-WL-0757 and amend the nontidal application for the proposed replacement Francis Scott Key Bridge project over the Patapsco River in Baltimore City, Baltimore County, and Anne Arundel County, Maryland. The updates include adjusting the final alignment of the main span of the bridge 260 feet east of the original alignment to avoid conflicts with the large structural components of the original bridge, which are deep below the mudline of the Patapsco River. The amended application/modification request also includes impacts based on 50% design level plans, which include revised details for bridge piers, pier protection, roadway approaches, and roadway drainage associated with the final alignment. Tidal impacts have decreased from 553,820 square feet (12.71 acres) to 24,383 square feet (0.56 acres) of permanent impacts to tidal waters. Temporary impacts to tidal waters have remained the same at 10,605 square feet (0.25 acres). The project updates will also permanently impact 135,789 square feet (3.12 acres) of emergent nontidal wetlands, 101,681 square feet (2.34 acres) of the 25-foot nontidal wetland buffer, 187 linear feet (599 square feet) of an intermittent tributary to the Patapsco River, and 112 linear feet (337 square feet) of a perennial tributary to the Patapsco River. The project is proposed within the Baltimore Harbor and Patapsco River watershed, a Use II waterway within the project area, with Use I tributaries. The project is located along I-695 from southwest of Broening Highway to northeast of the B&O Railroad crossing, in Baltimore City, and Baltimore and Anne Arundel Counties. Mitigation will be required for all permanent tidal waters, and nontidal wetland and waterway impacts. The Applicant has proposed to satisfy nontidal mitigation through payment into an approved mitigation bank and/or an off-site permittee responsible mitigation site, and tidal impacts through off-site and out-of-kind permittee responsible mitigation. The purpose of this project is to rebuild and include necessary access for the construction of the replacement Francis Scott Key Bridge.
Written comments, and requests to be included on the interested persons list will be accepted until September 6, 2025. This public notice for 24-WL-0757(R1) is solely for the 260 foot shift in alignment of the new Francis Scott Key Bridge. This public notice for 24-NT-0163 is for impact to nontidal wetlands and waterways. Only those issues subject to regulation by the MDE Nontidal Wetlands and Waterway Construction Divisions (impacts to nontidal wetlands, wetland buffer, and waterways, including the 100-year nontidal floodplain) and the Tidal Wetlands Division will be considered in rendering a decision to grant or deny the Nontidal MDE Permit and the modification to the Tidal Wetlands License. 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 and 5-204 of the Annotated Code of Maryland or the Code of Maryland Regulations 26.23.02, 26.24.01, and 26.24.02 for information regarding the application process.
Information on the full rebuild project is available at the following link: https://mde.maryland.gov/programs/water/WetlandsandWaterways/Pages/FrancisScottKeyBridge.aspx and http://www.keybridgerebuild.com/. In addition, a copy of the plans and supporting project information will also be housed in the following locations and will be made available upon request: Sollers Point Branch of the Baltimore County Public Library, 323 Sollers Point Rd. Dundalk, MD 21222; and Enoch Pratt Free Library – Cherry Hill Branch, 606 Cherry Hill Rd, Baltimore, MD 21225. Public comments should be submitted by the end of the public comment period which ends September 6, 2025. For more information contact Matt Wallach at
[email protected] or 410-207-0893.
Tidal Wetlands Division - (410) 537-3571
Anne Arundel, Baltimore City & Baltimore County24-WL-0757(R1)/24-NT-0163/202461017/MARYLAND TRANSPORTATION AUTHORITY; A public information hearing for the proposed work listed below will be held to gather information and hear testimony to assist the Maryland Department of Environment (MDE) in determining a decision on a modification to Wetlands License 24-WL-0757, and an amendment to the nontidal wetlands application 24-NT-0163. Statements for or against this project may be presented orally at the hearing or in writing to MDE, Tidal and Nontidal Wetlands Divisions; 1800 Washington Boulevard, Baltimore, Maryland, 21230, Attn: Matt Wallach. The hearing will be held Wednesday, August 20, 2025, at the North Point Edgemere Volunteer Fire Department, 7500 North Point Rd, Baltimore, MD 21219. A poster session will be held from 4:30 PM to 5:30 PM; the informational hearing will begin at 5:30 PM. Written comments will be accepted until September 6, 2025.
The applicant has applied to modify tidal wetlands license 24-WL-0757 and amend the nontidal application for the proposed replacement Francis Scott Key Bridge project over the Patapsco River in Baltimore City, Baltimore County, and Anne Arundel County, Maryland. The updates include adjusting the final alignment of the main span of the bridge 260 feet east of the original alignment to avoid conflicts with the large structural components of the original bridge, which are deep below the mudline of the Patapsco River. The amended application/modification request also includes impacts based on 50% design level plans, which include revised details for bridge piers, pier protection, roadway approaches, and roadway drainage associated with the final alignment. Tidal impacts have decreased from 553,820 square feet (12.71 acres) to 24,383 square feet (0.56 acres) of permanent impacts to tidal waters. Temporary impacts to tidal waters have remained the same at 10,605 square feet (0.25 acres). The project updates will also permanently impact 135,789 square feet (3.12 acres) of emergent nontidal wetlands, 101,681 square feet (2.34 acres) of the 25-foot nontidal wetland buffer, 187 linear feet (599 square feet) of an intermittent tributary to the Patapsco River, and 112 linear feet (337 square feet) of a perennial tributary to the Patapsco River. The project is proposed within the Baltimore Harbor and Patapsco River watershed, a Use II waterway within the project area, with Use I tributaries. The project is located along I-695 from southwest of Broening Highway to northeast of the B&O Railroad crossing, in Baltimore City, and Baltimore and Anne Arundel Counties. Mitigation will be required for all permanent tidal waters, and nontidal wetland and waterway impacts. The Applicant has proposed to satisfy nontidal mitigation through payment into an approved mitigation bank and/or an off-site permittee responsible mitigation site, and tidal impacts through off-site and out-of-kind permittee responsible mitigation. The purpose of this project is to rebuild and include necessary access for the construction of the replacement Francis Scott Key Bridge.
Written comments, and requests to be included on the interested persons list will be accepted until September 6, 2025. This public notice for 24-WL-0757(R1) is solely for the 260 foot shift in alignment of the new Francis Scott Key Bridge. This public notice for 24-NT-0163 is for impact to nontidal wetlands and waterways. Only those issues subject to regulation by the MDE Nontidal Wetlands and Waterway Construction Divisions (impacts to nontidal wetlands, wetland buffer, and waterways, including the 100-year nontidal floodplain) and the Tidal Wetlands Division will be considered in rendering a decision to grant or deny the Nontidal MDE Permit and the modification to the Tidal Wetlands License. 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 and 5-204 of the Annotated Code of Maryland or the Code of Maryland Regulations 26.23.02, 26.24.01, and 26.24.02 for information regarding the application process.
Information on the full rebuild project is available at the following link: https://mde.maryland.gov/programs/water/WetlandsandWaterways/Pages/FrancisScottKeyBridge.aspx and http://www.keybridgerebuild.com/. In addition, a copy of the plans and supporting project information will also be housed in the following locations and will be made available upon request: Sollers Point Branch of the Baltimore County Public Library, 323 Sollers Point Rd. Dundalk, MD 21222; and Enoch Pratt Free Library – Cherry Hill Branch, 606 Cherry Hill Rd, Baltimore, MD 21225. Public comments should be submitted by the end of the public comment period which ends September 6, 2025. For more information contact Matt Wallach at
[email protected] or 410-207-0893.
Worcester County
25-WL-0425/202560653 - RENEE FINNEGAN, 1408 E Macphail Rd, Belair, MD 21015 has applied to dredge by mechanical method a 600 square foot area to a maximum depth of 3 feet at mean low water and transport 50 cubic yards of dredge material to an approved site located at Asherwood Branch Rd. in Willards, MD. The purpose of the project is to improve navigable access. The project is located at 12545 Ocean Reef Dr, Berlin, MD 21811. For more information, please contact R. Miles Simmons at
[email protected] or at 410-901-4044.
Water Quality Certifications – (410) 537-3456
Waterway Construction – (410) 537-3456
No notices this period.
Stormwater, Dam Safety, and Flood Management Program - (410) 537-3552
Dam Safety Division – (410) 537-3552
No notices this period.