Anne Arundel & Queen Anne’s County
25-WL-1047/26-WQC-0001/202561639 - Two public hearings for the proposed work listed below are being held to gather information and hear testimony to assist the Department in making a determination regarding an application for a Wetlands License and a request for Water Quality Certification. Statements for or against this project may be presented orally at the hearing or in writing to the Maryland Department of the Environment, Tidal Wetlands Division; 1800 Washington Boulevard, Baltimore, Maryland, 21230, Attn: Ed Tinney. The first public hearing will be held at the Anne Arundel Community College, Arnold Campus, 101 College Pkwy, Arnold, MD 21012 at 6:00 PM, Monday, April 20, 2026. The second public hearing will be held at the Kent Island Volunteer Fire Department, 1610 Main St, Chester, MD 21619 at 6:00 PM, Thursday, April 23, 2026. The hearing record will remain open until 5:00 PM on Thursday, April 30, 2026. For more information call 410-537-3745 or email
[email protected].
MARYLAND TRANSPORTATION AUTHORITY at 300 Authority Drive, Baltimore, MD 21222 has applied to construct a pier protection system at the Chesapeake Bay Bridge. The project proposes to construct protection structures that are designed to protect the four towers, adjacent to the federal navigation channel, supporting the main Eastbound and Westbound spans of the Chesapeake Bay Bridge against vessel impacts. The total proposed permanent impacts are 147,280 square feet of fill (3.38 acres) within State tidal waters. Mitigation due to the loss of open water in the Chesapeake Bay may be assessed. Additional information on this proposed project is available at the following link: https://mde.maryland.gov/programs/water/WetlandsandWaterways/Pages/BayBridgeProtection.aspx and https://mdta.maryland.gov/BayBridgeProtection. For more information, please contact Ed Tinney at
[email protected] or at 410-537-3745.
Anne Arundel County
24-WL-0375/202460528 JACK KONTIGIAS & BRENDA SANFORD at 2752 Solomons Island Rd., Edgewater, MD 21037 have applied to do the following: 1) Construct 92 linear feet of riprap revetment within a maximum of 7 feet channelward of the mean high water line; and, 2) Construct an 173-linear foot low profile stone, sand containment sill; and fill and grade with 95 cubic yards of sand along 100 feet of eroding shoreline and plant with approximately 1,579 square feet of low marsh vegetation and 1,024 square feet of high marsh vegetation extending a maximum of 48 feet channelward of the mean high water line. The purpose of this project is to stabilize an eroding shoreline. The proposed project is located within the tidal waters of Gingerville Creek at 2752 Solomons Island Rd., Edgewater, MD 21037. For more information, please contact Mel Throckmorton at
[email protected] or at 410-375-2803.
25-WL-0746/202561204 BURTON FAMILY COTTAGE LLC, at 10 Alterwood Ln., Owings Mills, MD 21117 has applied to 1) Construct a 25-foot long by 15-foot wide stone breakwater within a maximum of 50 feet channelward of the mean high water line; 2) Replenish a 12-foot wide by 60-foot long stone groin(s) extending a maximum of 40 feet channelward of the mean high water line; and 3) Fill and grade with 37 cubic yards of sand fill across 980 square feet of shoreline to nourish an existing beach within a maximum of 23 feet channelward of the mean high water line. The purpose of this project is beach nourishment and shoreline stabilization. The proposed project is located within the tidal waters of the Chesapeake Bay at 7027 Bay Front Dr., Annapolis, MD 21403. For more information, please contact Mel Throckmorton at
[email protected] or at 410-375-2803.
25-WL-0944 / 202561490 - HOMEWOOD LLC at 2025 Homewood Rd, Annapolis, MD 21409 has applied to 1) Remove an existing pier and associated structures and construct a 270-foot long by 6-foot wide timber pier with a 10-foot long by 20-foot wide platform, a 58-foot long by 3-foot wide finger pier, a 30-foot long by 3-foot wide finger pier, two boat lifts with associated piles, two PWC lifts with associated piles, three mooring piles, and one osprey pole all within a maximum of 280 feet channelward of the mean high water line. 2) Construct 134 linear feet of stone toe armor extending a maximum of 13.5 feet channelward of an existing timber bulkhead. The purpose of the project is shoreline erosion control and navigable access. The project is located on the Severn River at 2025 Homewood Rd., Annapolis, MD 21409. For more information, please contact Guy Stefanelli at
[email protected] or at 443-979-3840.
Calvert County
25-WL-1041 / 202561628 - EMERALD COVE HOA, 3999 Shamrock Ct, Port Republic, (Calvert), MD 20676 has applied to 1) remove an existing pier prior to commencement of construction, and 2) construct a 224-foot long by 6-foot wide timber pier with a 66-foot long by 6-foot wide “T”-head platform, twenty-six boat lifts with associated piles, ten 30-foot long by 3-foot wide finger piers, and two 26-foot long by 3-foot wide finger piers all within a maximum of 230 feet channelward of the mean high water line. The purpose of the project is to improve navigable access. The project is proposed within the tidal waters of Battle Creek. For more information, please contact Kathryn Burcham at
[email protected] or at 410-707-5254.
Cecil & Kent County
25-WL-0990/202561561 - DELMARVA POWER & LIGHT, 401 Eagle Run Road, Mailstop 79NC59, Newark, DE 19702 has applied to horizontal directional drill a 4-inner bore, 656 linear feet a minimum of 34 feet beneath the substrate of the Sassafras River and install four 1.86” HDPE conduits for fiber optic lines within a 4-inch HDPE conduit. The purpose of this project is to improve monitoring and reliability of the utility power grid. The proposed project is located between 2 George Street, Fredericktown on the North side of the Sassafras River and 14020 Augustine Herman Highway, Georgetown on the South side of the Sassafras River. For more information, please contact James Chang at
[email protected] or 410-537-4519.
Queen Anne’s County
26-WP-0100/202660174 – SAFE HARBOR MARINAS LLC -NARROWS POINT MARINA, 600 Kent Narrows Way, N, Grasonville, MD 21638 has applied to mechanically maintenance dredge an existing marina consisting of a 679,939 square foot area to a depth of 8 ft at mean low water and a 292,589 square foot area to a depth of 7 feet at mean low water and deposit approximately 18,000 cubic yards of dredged material to an approved upland disposal site located at 13155 Ocean Gateway, Wye Mills, MD 21679. The purpose of the project is to improve navigable access. The project is located at 600 Kent Narrows Way, Grasonville, MD 21638. For more information, please contact Bronwyn Bare at
[email protected] or at 410-901-4042
Somerset County
25-WP-0712/202561162 - MARYLAND DEPARTMENT OF NATURAL RESOURCES, 580 Taylor Avenue, Suite 200, Baltimore, Maryland 21401 has applied to construct improvements at the Janes Island State Marina by performing the following: 1) remove a section of outer pier and 18 mooring piles and construct a 16-foot long by 4-foot wide gangway to a 112-foot long by 6-foot wide floating pier adjacent to the fixed outer pier, with three 18-foot long by 3-foot wide floating finger piers, one 14-foot long by 3-foot wide floating finger pier, and 8 mooring piles; 2) remove a finger pier, relocate and replace the existing kayak launch into that area; 3) install a new 13-foot long by 13-foot wide boat lift adjacent to the boat ramp pier; 4) install a timber pile and replace an existing mooring line cable; 5) repair an existing 42-foot long by 27-foot wide boat ramp; 6) mechanically maintenance dredge a 21,770 square foot area to a depth of 5 feet at mean low water within an existing marina resulting in 2,289 cubic yards of material; 7) mechanically dredge a new 25,812 square foot area within the adjacent canal to a depth of 5 feet resulting in 1,321 cubic yards of material; and to provide for periodic maintenance dredging for six years. The dredged material will be deposited at an approved dredge disposal site located on Alfred J. Lawson Drive. The purpose of this project is to improve public navigational access. The project is located at 26280 Alfred J Lawson Drive, Crisfield, in Somerset County, Maryland. For more information, contact Mary Phipps-Dickerson at
[email protected] or (443)509-0797.
Worcester County
25-WL-0846/202561355 - MARYLAND COASTAL BAYS PROGRAM, 8219 Stephen Decatur Highway, Berlin, MD 21811 has applied to fill approximately 61,683 linear feet of 3-foot wide by 2-foot deep existing mosquito ditches with approximately 24,590 cubic yards of sand fill to be level with the existing marsh substrate. The purpose of the project is to restore marsh habitat. The project is located adjacent to Chincoteague Bay on Assateague Island National Seashore in Berlin, MD 21811. For more information, please contact Miles Simmons at
[email protected] or at 410-901-4044.
