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

March 15th, 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 April 15th, 2025, unless otherwise noted in the Public Notice.

Wetlands and Waterways Protection Program - (410) 537-3837

Nontidal Wetlands Division - (410) 537-3456

Queen Anne's County

24-NT-2039/202460963 QUEEN ANNE’S COUNTY PARKS AND RECREATION,4-H Park Road, Centreville, MD 21617, has applied to construct an at-grade walking and access trail between at 629 Romancoke Road and 500 Kent Manor Drive in Queen Anne’s County. The project will permanently impact 9,913 square feet of forested nontidal wetlands and 3,203 square feet of the 25-foot nontidal wetland buffer. The project is proposed on an unnamed tributary of Thompson Creek (Use I). Proposed mitigation will be permittee-responsible mitigation. The amount of mitigation required would be 19,826 square feet of forested nontidal wetland. Written comments, requests for a public informational hearing and requests to be included on the interested persons list may be sent by April 15, 2025 to the Maryland Department of the Environment, Attn: Nontidal Wetlands Division c/o David Haffner, 201 Baptist Street, Salisbury, MD 21801 or David.Haffner@maryland.gov or at (443) 908-1329. 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.‬

Worcester County

24-NT-2024/202460730/25-WQC-0006 COASTAL SQUARE, LLC, 105 Foulk Road, Wilmington, Delaware 19803 has applied to construct a mixed-use development, including a grocery store, two retail buildings, and apartments, with all necessary infrastructure. The proposed project will permanently impact 37,513 square feet (0.86 acre) of emergent nontidal wetland, 209,238 square feet (4.8 acres) of 25-foot nontidal wetland buffer, and 208 linear feet (2,107 square feet) of an unnamed tributary to Mud Creek, a Use I stream. Mitigation will be required for all permanent emergent wetland impacts at a 1:1 mitigation to impact ratio. The applicant has proposed onsite permittee-responsible mitigation or purchase of credit from an approved mitigation bank. The project is located at 11238 Ocean Gateway, Worcester County. Written comments, requests for a public informational hearing and requests to be included on the interested persons list may be sent by April 15, 2025 to the Maryland Department of the Environment, Attn: Tyler O’Neal, 201 Baptist Street, Salisbury, MD 21801 or at Tyler.Oneal@maryland.gov or (410) 713-3685. 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-WP-0934/202461408 SOUTHDOWN SHORES ASSOCIATION, PO Box 482, Edgewater, Maryland 21037, has applied to: 1) Mechanically dredge 6 square feet of private tidal wetlands to mean low water and excavate 170 square feet of uplands and non-tidal wetlands to mean high water with 40 cubic yards of material being placed at an upland disposal site located at 4944 Sands Rd, Lothian, MD 20711; and, 2) Construct 30 linear feet of riprap revetment within 2 feet of the proposed mean high water line. This work will have permanent impacts to 50 square feet of non- tidal wetlands, and will create 170 square feet of new tidal wetlands. The purpose of the project is stream restoration. The project is located near 189 Calhoun St, Edgewater, MD 21037. Public comments should be submitted by the end of the public comment period which ends April 2, 2025. For more information, please contact Mel Throckmorton at mel.throckmorton@maryland.gov or at 410-375-2803.

24-WL-0752 / 202461103 JAMES TARZY, 1046 Shore Acres Drive, Arnold MD, 21042 proposes the following: 1) To remove and excavate 1,000 square feet of Phragmites. 2) Construct a 160-foot long by 6-foot wide pier with a 10-foot long by 20-foot wide platform, one 20-foot long by 3-foot wide finger pier, one boat lift with associated piles, all within a maximum of 170-feet channelward of the mean high water line, and 3) Construct three low profile stone, sand containment groins extending a maximum of 30-feet channelward of the mean high water line; and fill and grade with 95 cubic yards of sand along 167-feet of eroding shoreline and plant with approximately 3,821 square feet of marsh vegetation extending a maximum of 50-feet channelward of the mean high water line. The purpose of the project is to prevent shoreline erosion, improve habitat, and improve navigable access. The proposed project is located within the tidal waters of the Magothy River at 1046 Shore Acres Road, Arnold, MD 21012 in Anne Arundel County. For more information, please contact Alaina Johnson at alaina.johnson@maryland.gov or at 410-537-4272.

24-WL-0711/24-NT-0202/25-WQC-0005 / 202461044 FISHING CREEK FARM HOA, c/o Ingrid Bauer, 1222 Cherry Tree Lane, Annapolis, Maryland 21403 has applied to 1) Construct three stone breakwaters measuring 136-foot long by 28-foot wide, 165-foot long by 26-foot wide, and 97-foot long by 21-foot wide within a maximum of 134 feet channelward of the mean high water line; and 2) Fill and grade a 15,480 square foot area with 670 cubic yards of sand along 253 feet of eroding shoreline and plant with approximately 1,525 square feet of low marsh vegetation and 675 square feet of high marsh vegetation. The purpose of the project is to control shoreline erosion and beach nourishment. The work includes impacts to nontidal wetlands for the restoration and stabilization of the banks to an upland, nontidal pond damaged during a storm, site access for tidal work, the removal of a timber walkway and the installation of a concrete paver pathway. This work will involve clearing, grading, and filling and will result in permanent impacts to 150 square feet of emergent nontidal wetlands and temporary impacts to 2,206 square feet of emergent nontidal wetlands and 12,502 square feet of 25-foot nontidal wetland buffer. Mitigation is required for this project. Mitigation is proposed to be satisfied by purchase of credits from a wetland mitigation bank. The project is located on the South River along Beachview Rd. and Southbreeze Ln., Annapolis, Maryland 21403. For more information, please contact Mel Throckmorton (Tidal) at mel.throckmorton@maryland.gov or at 410-375-2803, or Cheryl Kerr (Nontidal Wetlands) at cheryl.kerr@maryland.gov or at 410-537-3911. Written comments, requests for a public informational hearing and requests to be included on the interested persons list may be sent no later than by April 15th, 2025, either via email to the addresses above, or mail to the Maryland Department of the Environment, Attn: Cheryl Kerr, Mel Throckmorton, 1800 Washington Boulevard, Baltimore, MD. 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 16-202 of the Annotated Code of Maryland or the Code of Maryland Regulations 26.23.02 & 26.24.02 for information regarding the application process.

Baltimore City

25-WL-0044 / 202560059: BALTIMORE CITY DEPARTMENT OF TRANSPORTATION, 417 E Fayette St, 7th Floor, Baltimore MD 21202 has applied to mechanically maintenance dredge a 600-foot long by 40-foot wide channel and a 3,328-foot long by 250-foot wide channel to a depth of 26 feet below mean low water resulting in 53,289 cubic yards of dredged material that will be deposited at Masonville or Cox Creek DMCF. The purpose of this dredging is to improve navigable access. The proposed project is located within the tidal waters of the Patapsco River in Baltimore City. Public comments should be submitted by the end of the public comment period which ends April 2, 2025. For more information contact Willem Brown at Willem.Brown@Maryland.gov or 667-408-0139.

Cecil County

24-WL-0933 /25-WQC-0002 / 202461404: WEST VIEW SHORES CIVIC ASSOCIATION at 18 Short Rd, Earleville, has applied to construct 850 linear feet of shoreline stabilization consisting of two stone groins, a nearshore stone breakwater, beach replenishment and dune plantings within a maximum of 80 feet channelward of the mean high-water line. The purpose of this project is to control shoreline erosion. The project proposes impacts to 2,050 square feet of existing submerged aquatic vegetation (SAV) and proposes in-kind mitigation at a 3:1 ratio by planting 6,150 square feet SAV adjacent to the proposed project site. The proposed project is located within the tidal waters of Elk River, along the shoreline just northwest of Basin Rd, Earleville, Maryland, 21919. For more Information, please contact Willem Brown at Willem.Brown@Maryland.gov or at 667-408-0139

Kent County

24-WL-1155/ 202461752 CHASE & BRIEN POFFENBERGER, 13352 Fishing Valley Rd., Worton, MD 21678, has applied to perform the following: 1) Construct approximately 766 linear feet of stone revetment within a maximum of 14 feet channelward of the mean high water line; 2) install a 15-foot long by 6-food wide timber pier with a 20-foot long by 10-foot wide fixed “L” shaped platform all within a maximum of 20 feet channelward of the mean high water line. The purpose of the project is to provide shoreline erosion control and to stabilize the bank. The project is located on Still Pond Bay at 13352 Fishing Valley Rd, Worton, MD 21678. For more information, please contact Bronwyn Bare at bronwyn.bare@maryland . gov or at 410-901-4042.

Queen Anne's County

24-WP-0448/202460620 EAGLES NEST 1, LLC, Wye Woods Way, Lot 1, Parcel 08, Queenstown, MD 21658 has applied to construct 405 feet of segmented gabion baskets and Tensar Sierrascape units. The project will impact 133 square feet of private tidal wetlands requiring mitigation. Mitigation will include planting 380 square feet of spartina alterniflora on site. The purpose of the project is to reduce erosion in areas of the shoreline. For more information, please contact Matt Godbey at matt.godbey@maryland.gov or 410-901-4033.

Somerset County
24-WL-1031/25-WQC-0004/202461573/ THE COUNTY COMMISSIONERS OF SOMERSET COUNTY, c/o Woody Barnes, 8981 Sign Post Road, Westover, Maryland 21871 have applied to construct a 160-foot long by 30-foot wide breakwater approximately 375 feet channelward of the mean high water line. The purpose of the project is to improve navigable access and safety at the Small Boat Harbor. The project is located to the northwest of the marina off of Wharf Road, on Tyler Creek, near Tylerton, Smith Island, Maryland. For more information, please contact Mary Phipps-Dickerson at mary.phipps-dickerson@maryland.gov or at 443-509-0797.

Water Quality Certifications – (410) 537-3837

Waterway Construction – (410) 537-3821

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

Dam Safety Division – (410) 537-3552