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 robertm.simmons@maryland.gov 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 robertm.simmons@maryland.gov 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 Response: 11/20/2023
- Public Notice: 2/15/2024 to 3/15/2024
- Revisions Received: 3/15/2024
- Public Hearing: 3/25/2024
- Revision (Received 5/2/2024)
- Public Comment Period Extension: 5/7/2024 to 6/7/2024
- Public Comment Period: Closes 6/7/2024
- Wetland Report and Recommendation Sent to Maryland Board of Public Works: 7/25/2024
- 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: 3/25/2024
- Public Comment Period: Closes 6/7/2024
- WQC Issued: 7/2/2024
Public CommentsIf you are interested in
providing comments, please provide
no later than June 7, 2024 via email to robertm.simmons@maryland.gov or by mail to:
Maryland Department of the Environment
Atten: Miles Simmons
201 Baptist Street, Suite 22
Salisbury, MD 21801
Related Links
- Regional Wildlife Science Collaborative: Regional Marine Science Research Plan