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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​​

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May 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 ​June 15, 2025, unless otherwise noted in the Public Notice. ​​

Wetlands and Waterways Protection Program​ - (410) 537-3456


Nontidal Wetlands Division - (410) 537-3456​​


Carroll County
24-NT-3193/202461333 - ST. JOHN PROPERTIES, 2560 Lord Baltimore Drive, Baltimore, Maryland 21244, has applied to construct a mixed used development with associated infrastructure including roads and stormwater management. The project will result in permanent impacts to 7,900 square feet of forested nontidal wetland, 18,225 square feet of 25-foot nontidal wetland buffer, 140 linear feet (700 square feet) of stream, and 28,705 square feet of 100-year nontidal floodplain. The project will result in temporary impacts to 630 square feet of forested nontidal wetland, 2,115 square feet of 25-foot nontidal wetland buffer, 27 linear feet (135 square feet) of stream, and 6,386 square feet of 100-year nontidal floodplain. The project is proposed adjacent to Snowden’s Run (USE III-P). Mitigation will be required for all permanent wetland impacts. The proposed mitigation is to purchase credits from an approved Mitigation Bank. The project is located north of Long Meadow Drive, Eldersburg, Maryland. Written comments, requests for a public informational hearing and requests to be included on the interested persons list must be sent by June 15, 2025, 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.

Cecil County
24-NT-0246/202461565, (AI 184295), CECIL COUNTY DEPARTMENT OF PUBLIC WORKS, C/O Remon Hanna at 200 Chesapeake Boulevard, Suite 2400, Elkton, Maryland 21921, has applied to construct a replacement four lane bridge over the CSX Railroad at Belvidere Road (Bridge# CE0055). The project will permanently impact 1,350 square feet of forested nontidal wetland and 15,105 square feet of a 25-foot nontidal wetland buffer by a perennial Use III stream (Principio Creek). The project will temporarily impact 1,164 square feet of forested nontidal wetland and 6,165 square feet of a 25-foot nontidal wetland buffer by a perennial Use III stream (Principio Creek). Mitigation will be required for this project for the permanent forested nontidal wetland impacts of 1,350 square feet at 2:1 totaling 2,701 square feet. The Applicant has proposed to satisfy the mitigation requirement through the purchase of 2,701 square feet of mitigation credits from the Peige Mitigation Bank or another approved mitigation bank in Maryland. Public comments should be received no later than June 16, 2025. The project is located at Belvidere Road Over CSX Railroad (Bridge# CE0055), Perryville, Maryland. For more information, please contact Louis Parnes at louis.parnes@maryland.gov or at 410-537-3786. Any further notice concerning actions on the application will be provided only by 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.

Garrett County
24-NT-3296/202461941: GARRETT COUNTY DEPARTMENT OF PUBLIC WORKS, 203 South Fourth Street, Oakland, Maryland 21550, has applied to replace culverts carrying Pawn Run under Sand Flat Road including installing headwalls and armoring the inlet and outlet of the culverts with riprap. The project will permanently impact 3 square feet of scrub-shrub nontidal wetland, 72 square feet of emergent nontidal wetland, and 14 linear feet (151 square feet) of stream.  The project will temporarily impact 125 square feet of scrub-shrub nontidal wetland, 133 square feet of emergent nontidal wetland, 1,375 square feet of 25-foot nontidal wetland buffer, 88 linear feet (828 square feet) of stream, and 5,176 square feet of the 100-year floodplain. The project is proposed on Pawn Run and Big Spring (both Use III). The project is located on Sand Flat Road approximately 190 feet south of the intersection with Boy Scout Road in Garrett County. Written comments, requests for a public informational hearing and requests to be included on the interested persons list may be sent by June 15, 2025 to the Maryland Department of the Environment, Attn: Stephen Jones, 160 South Water Street, Frostburg, MD  21532 or at stephenm.jones@maryland.gov or 301-689-1493. 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
25-WL-0885/202461322 - LPM OWNER LLC at 140 Q St. NE, Washington, DC 20002 has applied to 1) Remove an existing boat ramp, four mooring piles, and a finger pier; 2) Construct 35 linear feet of bulkhead at removed boat ramp that ties into existing bulkhead; and 3) Construct a 70-foot long by 6-foot wide pier within a maximum of 70 feet channelward of the mean high water line.  The purpose of this project is to improve navigable access and shoreline erosion control.  The proposed project is located within the tidal waters of Parish Creek at 4801 Woods Wharf Rd, Shady Side, MD 20764.  For more information, please contact Mel Throckmorton at mel.throckmorton@maryland.gov or at 410-375-2803.

24-WL-1016/25-WQC-0010/202461552 - HARTGE YACHT HARBOR at PO Box 165, Galesville, MD 20765,  has applied to: 1) Replace 1,470 linear feet of bulkhead within 18 inches of an existing bulkhead; 2) Remove two marine railways and construct 39 linear feet of new bulkhead, backfilling with 90 cubic yards of clean fill within a maximum of 20 feet channelward of the mean high water line; 3) Replace 381 linear feet of bulkhead within 18 inches channelward around an existing causeway; 4) Mechanically maintenance dredge a 399,565 square feet area and mechanically dredge a new 9,790 square foot area of marina basin to a depth of 7 feet at mean low water; 5) To deposit 20,500 cubic yards of dredged material on an approved upland disposal site located at 40 Turning Leaf Ln, Tracys Landing, MD 20779 and/or 370 Deale Rd, Deale, MD 20751, and to provide for periodic maintenance dredging for six years; 6) Reconfigure a marina by removing existing piers, covered slip areas, and associated structures and perform the following: a) Pier A - Construct a 202 foot-long by 13-foot wide boardwalk over a causeway with a 90-foot long by 13-foot wide fixed pier, a 10-foot by 48.5 foot “L” shaped platform, five 36-foot long by 4-foot wide finger piers, and twelve mooring piles all within a maximum of 201 feet channelward of the mean high water line; b) Pier B - Construct a 273-foot long by 8-foot wide floating pier with a gangway,  a 35-foot long by 6-foot wide platform, a 48-foot long by 6-foot wide platform, seven 35-foot long by 3-foot wide finger piers, seven 40-foot long by 4-foot wide finger piers, and thirty mooring piles, all within a maximum of 275 feet channelward of the mean high water line; c) Pier C - Construct a 316-foot long by 8-foot wide floating pier with a gangway, a 103-foot by 8-foot “T” shaped platform, eight 45-foot long by 5-foot wide finger piers, four 40-foot long by 4-foot wide finger piers, two 50-foot long by 5-foot wide finger piers, and forty-four mooring piles all within a maximum of 333 feet channelward of the mean high water line; d) Pier D – Construct a 495.5-foot long by 8-foot wide floating main pier with a gangway, two 161-foot long by 8-foot wide piers, a 118-foot long by 8-foot wide “T” shaped platform, a 102-foot long by 8-foot wide “T” shaped platform, a 50-foot by 8-foot “T” shaped platform, five 35-foot long by 5-foot wide finger piers, six 50-foot long by 5-foot wide finger piers, four 65-foot long by 5-foot wide finger piers, one 60-foot long by 5-foot wide finger pier, four 45-foot long by 5-foot wide finger piers, and emplace seventy-two mooring piles, all within a maximum of 433 feet channelward of the mean high water line;  e) Pier E – Construct a 303-foot long by 8-foot wide floating pier with a gangway, a 103-foot long by 8-foot wide “T” shaped platform, four 55-foot long by 5-foot wide finger piers, two 50-foot long by 5-foot long finger piers, three 40-foot long by 4-foot wide finger piers, two 35-foot long by 4-foot wide finger piers, and emplace thirty-three mooring piles within a maximum of 322 feet channelward of the mean high water line; f) Pier F – Construct a 320-foot long by 8-foot wide floating pier with a gangway, a 138-foot long by 8-foot wide “T” shaped platform, four 70-foot long by 5-foot wide finger piers, six 60-foot long by 5-foot wide finger piers, and emplace thirty-eight mooring piles all within a maximum of 333 channelward of the mean high water line; g) Pier G – Construct a 202-foot long by 8-foot wide floating pier with a gangway, a 151-foot long by 10-foot wide “T” shaped platform, one 72-foot long by 5-foot wide finger pier, one 72-foot long by 4-foot wide finger pier, three 58-foot long by 4-foot wide finger piers, three 62-foot long by 4-foot wide finger piers, and emplace forty-four mooring piles within a maximum of 212 feet channelward of the mean high water line; h) Pier H – Construct a 151-foot long by 8-foot wide floating pier with a gangway, a 82-foot long by 8-foot wide “T” shaped platform, six 45-foot long by 5-foot wide finger piers, and emplace twenty-four mooring piles within a maximum of 164 feet channelward of the mean high water line; 7) Replace-in-kind two travel lifts measuring 49-foot long by 26-foot wide and 60.5-foot long by 34-foot wide within a maximum of 60.5 feet channelward of the mean high water line; 8) Replace-in-kind a covered boathouse that is 250-foot long by 150-foot wide and ranges in height from 25 to 33 feet above mean low water and replace in-kind the existing fixed piers to floating piers. The purpose of this project is to stabilize shoreline erosion and improve navigable access. The proposed project is located within the tidal waters of the West River at 4883 Church Lane, Galesville, MD 20765. For more information, please contact Mel Throckmorton at mel.throckmorton@maryland.gov or at 410-375-2803.

25-WL-0122/202560178 - SHOREHAM BEACH CITIZENS ASSOCIATION INC & ALEC LEWIS, at PO Box 366, Mayo, MD 21106 and 3909 Bayside Dr, Edgewater, MD 21037 have applied to: 1) Nourish two areas totaling 874 square feet with 65 cubic yards of clean sand fill within a maximum of 12 feet channelward of the mean high water line; 2) Remove two existing timber groins [2 and 11A] 3) Replenish with stone three existing groins [4, 12, and 13]; 4) Reconstruct a 65-foot long by 3-foot wide stone groin [4A]; 5) Replace and replenish four existing groins [1A, 3, 5, and 11] with stone groins 75-foot long by 12-foot wide; 6) Replace two existing groins [3A and 8] with 60-foot long by 3-foot wide stone groins; 7) Replace groin [0] with an 80-foot long by 20-foot stone groin; and, 8) Replace Groin [10] with a 50-foot long by 3-foot wide stone groin. All work to occur within 80 feet channelward of the mean high water line. The purpose of this project is to control shoreline erosion.  The proposed project is located within the tidal waters of the Chesapeake Bay at Bayside Dr, Edgewater, MD 21037.  For more information, please contact Mel Throckmorton at mel.throckmorton@maryland.gov or at 410-375-2803.

Baltimore City
25-WL-0108 / 202560163 - INSULATOR DRIVE LLC at 2525 Insulator Drive, Baltimore City has applied to: 1) Regrade an existing rubble rip rap and construct 604 linear feet of stone revetment within a maximum of 17.5 feet channelward of the mean high water line; 2) Construct 447 linear feet of timber bulkhead within a maximum of 18 inches channelward of an existing stone, rubble wall; 3) Construct a 44-foot long by 16-foot wide stone groin within a maximum of 35 feet channelward of the mean high water line and a 725 square foot soft boat launch within a maximum of 27.5 feet channelward of the mean high water line. The proposed project is located within the tidal waters of the Patapsco River at 2525 Insulator Dr, Baltimore, MD. The purpose of this project is to control shoreline erosion and provide navigable access. For more information, contact Willem Brown at Willem.Brown@Maryland.gov or 667-408-0139.

Baltimore County
24-WL-1257 / 202461907 - BALTIMORE GAS & ELECTRIC, 1688 Leadenhall Street, Baltimore MD 21230 - has applied to reconductor(replace) an existing 230kV transmission line from the proposed Batavia Substation (Rosedale, 21237) to the Riverside Substation (Dundalk, 21222) in Baltimore County. The reconductoring(replacement) will have the following tidal crossing: 190 linear feet over Peach Orchard Cove, 491 linear feet, 213 linear feet, 489 linear feet and 482 linear feet over four sections of Bullneck Creek, and 658 linear feet over Back River. A yearly State lease fee will be assessed for the crossing. The purpose of this project is to increase electric capacity and reliability. A public information hearing for the proposed work is scheduled for June 3, 2025, at the Sollers Point Multi-Purpose Center Auditorium, 323 Sollers Point Rd, Dundalk MD 21222. There will be a poster session from 5:30 pm to 6:00 pm. The hearing will begin promptly at 6:00 pm. For more information and to request that the public hearing is held, please contact Matt Wallach at matthew.wallach@maryland.gov or at 410-207-0893.

Talbot County
25-WQC-0012 / 23-WL-1110 / 202361731 - GRACE CREEK FARM LLC AND RHONE & LISA RESCH, 415 Prince St Alexandria, VA 22314 & 23432 Berry Rd Bozman, MD 21612 have applied to construct a 269-linear foot low profile stone, sand containment sill; and fill and grade with 1,270 cubic yards of sand along 1,191 feet of eroding shoreline and plant with marsh vegetation extending a maximum of 31 feet channelward of mean high water line. Additionally, the applicant has applied to install 245 reef balls along 735 feet of eroding shoreline a maximum of 35 feet channelward of the mean high water line. The proposed project is within the tidal waters of Leadenham Creek located at 23472 & 23432 Berry Rd, Bozman, MD. The purpose of this project is shoreline erosion control. For more information, please contact Michaela Harrington at Michaela.harrington@maryland.gov or 410-537-41482.

Water Quality Certifications – (410) 537-3456​

Wicomico County
21-WL-0327/21-NT-2022/25-WQC-0007 THE WICOMICO COUNTY RECREATION, PARKS, and TOURISM, 500 Glen Avenue, Salisbury, Maryland 21804 has applied to construct a 99-foot long by 29-foot wide concrete boat ramp with an 85-foot long northern wingwall with a 14-foot long by 4-foot wide jetty and a 98.5-foot long southern wingwall, an 11-foot long by 9-foot wide concrete boarding pier with a 51-foot long by 8-foot wide floating pier and a batter pile all within a maximum of 72 feet channelward of the mean high water line; install 94.8 linear feet of armor stone within a maximum of 10 feet channelward of the mean high water line; construct a 55-foot long by 22.5-foot wide jetty all within a maximum of 59 feet channelward of the mean high water line; construct a 154.4 foot long by 11.6-foot wide pier with an 11.6-foot long by 62-foot wide platform all within a maximum of 146 feet channelward of the mean high water line. The project includes impacts to 4,291 square feet of vegetated tidal wetlands; 1,074 square feet of open water; 1,938 square feet of scrub-shrub nontidal wetlands; and 2,261 square feet on the 25-foot nontidal wetland buffer. Onsite mitigation is proposed with the creation of 10,730 square feet of vegetated tidal wetlands in what is currently uplands.  The applicant has proposed to satisfy mitigation for the loss of nontidal wetlands within the Chesapeake Bay Critical Area through the purchase of credit from the Maple Dam Mitigation Bank.  The purpose of this project is to provide public access to waterfront property. The property is located at 4701 Whitehaven Road, Salisbury, Maryland 21801. Public comments should be submitted by the end of the public comment period which ends May 31st, 2025.For more information, contact Mary Phipps-Dickerson at mary.phipps-dickerson@maryland.gov or (443) 509-0797.

​Waterway Construction – (410) 537-3456

No notices this month.

Stormwater, Dam Safety, and Flood Management Program - (410) 537-35​​52

Dam Safety Division – (410) 537-3552​

No notices this month.