The Maryland Department of the Environment (MDE) and the U.S. Army Corps of Engineers, Baltimore District (Corps) have jointly established a multi-agency project review team consisting of federal and state regulatory and resource agency staff to assist applicants and/or their agents with feedback earlier in the application process, which may improve overall permit review time frames for living shoreline and other coastal resiliency projects prior to submission of a Joint Permit Application (JPA).

The goals of this review group include:

The Shoreline Project Review Team meeting is routinely attended by the following agencies:  The Maryland Department of the Environment (MDE), the United States Corps of Engineers (CORPS), the Maryland Board of Public Works, The Maryland Critical Area Commission, the Maryland Department of Natural Resources, the United States Environmental Protection Agency, the United States Fish and Wildlife Service, the National Oceanic and Atmospheric Administration. Other agencies from local or municipal regulatory programs attend as necessary based on a project’s description. The applicant may invite other programs or agencies that they are interested in receiving feedback from based on the proposed project.

The Shoreline Project Review Team meeting is not open to the general public. Only the potential applicant, agencies, and individuals specifically invited by the potential applicant or an agency are allowed.

What the Shoreline Project Review Team does not do: