MDE Review Completed: 7/25/2024
Wetland License Issued: 11/21/2024
Water Quality Certification Issued: 7/2/2024
A public informational hearing was held to gather testimony and other information to assist the MDE in its evaluation of the application application for a Tidal Wetlands License and a Water Quality Certification. Public comments were accepted until June 7, 2024. The comment period is closed.
Public Hearing Notice:
23-WL-0813/202361274/24-WQC-0004/US WIND INC, C/O JEFFREY GRYBOWSKI, 401 East Pratt Street, Suite 1810, Baltimore, MD has applied to construct a 625 foot long by 32 foot wide concrete pier with associated wave break and timber fenders and 435 linear feet of replacement bulkhead with associated timber fenders, all within a maximum of 390 feet channelward of the mean high water line. The purpose of the project is to improve navigable access. The project is located at 12929 and 12933 Harbor Road, Ocean City, Worcester County, Maryland 21842. A public information hearing has been scheduled for the referenced project on March 25, 2024. The hearing will begin at 6:00 PM and end no later than 8:00 PM with a poster session from 5:30 PM until 6:00 PM. The public information hearing will be held at Wor Wic Community College, 32000 Campus Drive, Salisbury, Maryland 21804 in the Fulton-Owen Guerrieri Hall. Written comments will be accepted until April 9, 2024 June 7, 2024. For more information, please contact R. Miles Simmons at [email protected] or at 410-627-4826.
Public Comment Period Extension Notice:
23-WL-0813/202361274/24-WQC-0004/US WIND INC, C/O JEFFREY GRYBOWSKI, 401 East Pratt Street, Suite 1810, Baltimore, MD has proposed work to protect an existing shoreline and to improve navigable access at 12929 and 12933 Harbor Road, Ocean City, Worcester County, Maryland 21842. The work consists of bulkhead replacement and pier modification. The original public notice was provided on February 22, 2024, and the public information hearing was held on March 25, 2024.
The public comment period is being extended until June 7, 2024. For up-to-date project information or to submit comments, please contact R. Miles Simmons at
[email protected] or 410-627-4826 or visit MDE’s US WIND INC project page at
https://mde.maryland.gov/programs/water/WetlandsandWaterways/Pages/US-Wind-Inc.aspx.
Joint Permit Application (Tidal Wetlands License Application No 23-WL-0813)
Water Quality Certification Request Package
Current Status
- Wetlands License
- Application Received: 9/8/2023
- MDE Comment Letter Provided: 10/20/2023
- Applicant Responded: 11/20/2023
- Public Noticed: 2/15/2024 to 3/15/2024
- Revisions Received: 3/15/2024
- Public Hearing Held: 3/25/2024
- Revision Received: 5/2/2024
- Public Comment Period Extended: 5/7/2024 to 6/7/2024
- Public Comment Period Closed: 6/7/2024
- Wetland Report and Recommendation Sent to Maryland Board of Public Works: 7/25/2024
- Maryland Board of Public Works Approved Wetlands License: 11/20/2024
- Wetlands License Issued by Maryland Board of Public Works: 11/21/2024
- Water Quality Certification Request
- Pre-Filing Meeting Request Received: 12/21/2023
- Pre-Filing Meeting Waived: 1/5/2024
- WQC Request Received: 1/16/2024
- Notice Placed in Maryland Register: 2/9/2024
- Public Hearing Held: 3/25/2024
- Public Comment Period Closed: 6/7/2024
- WQC Issued: 7/2/2024
- Maryland Coastal Zone Management (CZM) Determination
Related Links
- Regional Wildlife Science Collaborative: Regional Marine Science Research Plan