Eastern Shore Natural Gas Salisbury Integrity Project Water Quality Certification Request (24-WQC-0038), Wicomico County, Maryland
**THE PUBLIC COMMENT PERIOD HAS BEEN EXTENDED UNTIL DECEMBER 12, 2024**
Eastern Shore Natural Gas Company has 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 has also been requested for the project.
Public Informational Hearing
A virtual public informational hearing for the Salisbury Integrity projectwas 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
Public Comments
Written comments will be accepted until December 12, 2024. Comments may be submitted via email to alex.vazquez@maryland.gov, or in writing to: Maryland Department of the Environment, Attn: Alex Vazquez, 1800 Washington Boulevard, Suite 430, Baltimore, MD 21230.
Any further notices concerning actions on the WQC request will be provided on this project page. For more information on this project or to request to have further notices mailed to you directly, please contact Alex Vazquez at (410) 537-3541 or alex.vazquez@maryland.gov.
General project information is available at the following link: SIP-ESNG-One Pager_11-2024.pdf
Project Documents
Water Quality Certification Request 24-WQC-0038
Salisbury Integrity Project Plans
