Eastern Shore Natural Gas Salisbury Integrity Project Water Quality Certification Request (24-WQC-0038), Wicomico County, Maryland
THE WATER QUALITY CERTIFICATION FOR THIS PROJECT WAS GRANTED ON MARCH 6, 2025 AND IS AVAILABLE HERE: 24-WQC-0038 w. attachments.pdf
Eastern Shore Natural Gas Company requested a Water Quality Certification (WQC) for proposed construction of approximately 6.1 miles of 10-inch pipeline in the Salisbury area of Wicomico County, Maryland. This project, the Salisbury Integrity Project (formerly Worcester Resiliency Upgrade - Salisbury Loop), will use Horizontal Directional Drilling (HDD) to install the proposed natural gas pipeline. The project will use HDD to cross Wood Creek, Leonard Pond Run, Peggy Branch, Brewington Branch, and adjacent nontidal wetlands. These tributaries drain towards the Wicomico River watershed, a Use I waterway. A Federal Consistency Determination under Subpart D of the Coastal Zone Management Act was also requested for the project.
Public Informational Hearing
A virtual public informational hearing for the Salisbury Integrity project was held on Thursday, November 7, 2024. The hearing transcript is available at the following link:
ESNG Salisbury Integrity WQC Hearing 11-07-24_Transcript.pdf
A recording of the hearing is available at the following link: https://youtu.be/nNOI2luE0Go
