The Water and Science Administration has received the applications listed below. ​
A prel​iminary review has indicated that the listed projects may be subject to the opportunity for a public hearing once the application is substantially complete.  Projects may be significantly altered during the review process.  The applications and related information are available for inspection and copying.  You may also request written notice of any hearing opportunity by having your name placed on the interested persons list for each project in which you are interested.  To inspect the file or to have your name placed on the interested persons list, contact​​ the assigned division at the telephone number indicated below no later than ​October​​​ 1​, 2025 unless otherwise noted in the Public Notice.

23-NT-0210/202361439 THE TOWN OF LA PLATA, C/O Michelle Miner at PO BOX 2268, Town Hall, 305 Queen Anne Street, La Plata, Maryland 20646 has applied to construct a bike path extending from the north end of Radio Station Rd to Willow Ln near downtown La Plata. The project purpose is to establish a north-south spine of the bikeways network and to connect to other existing and planned regional bicycle facilities. The project will permanently impact 12,370 square feet of forested nontidal wetlands, 1,497 square feet of emergent nontidal wetlands, 42,485 square feet of the 25-foot nontidal wetland buffer, 141 linear feet of perennial stream, and 14,136 square feet of the 100-year nontidal floodplain. The project will temporarily impact 4,629 square feet of forested nontidal wetland, 332 square feet of emergent nontidal wetland, and 1,559 square feet of the 25-foot nontidal wetland buffer. The affected waterway is Clarks Run (Use I). The amount of wetland mitigation required is 24,740 square feet of forested nontidal wetlands and 1,497 square feet of emergent nontidal wetlands for a mitigation requirement of 26,237 square feet total. The mitigation proposal is to pay into the Nontidal Wetlands Compensation Fund at the proposed 2025 rates. Written comments, requests for a public informational hearing and requests to be included on the interested persons list may be sent by September 30, 2025 to the Maryland Department of the Environment, Attn: Sara Albrecht, 1800 Washington Boulevard, Baltimore, MD  21230 or at [email protected] or 410-537-3691. Any further notices concerning actions on the application will be provided only by mail to those persons on the interested persons list. Please refer to Subsection 5-907 of the Annotated Code of Maryland or the Code of Maryland Regulations 26.23.02 for information regarding the application process.

24-NT-3178/202461300 ESC CASEY L.C., 1355 Beverly Road, Suite 240, McLean, Virginia 22101, has applied to construct a mixed use residential, commercial and institutional development including roads, and utility lines. The project will result in permanent impacts to 8,239 square feet of forested nontidal wetland, 9,397 square feet of emergent nontidal wetland, 47,785 square feet of 25-foot nontidal wetland buffer, 454 linear feet (2,956 square feet) of stream, and 158,034 square feet of 100-year nontidal floodplain. The project will result in temporary impacts to 126 square feet of emergent nontidal wetland, 4,766 square feet of 25-foot nontidal wetland buffer, 678 linear feet (16,153 square feet) of stream, and 177,762 square feet of 100-year nontidal floodplain. The project is proposed on and adjacent to Hazelnut Run (USE IV-P). Mitigation will be required for all permanent wetland impacts at a 2:1 mitigation to impact ratio for forested wetlands and a 1:1 mitigation to impact ratio for emergent wetlands. The proposed mitigation is to purchase credits from an approved Mitigation Bank. The project is located West of Green Valley Road (MD 75) and on either side of Crickenberger Road, in New Market, Maryland. Written comments, requests for a public informational hearing and requests to be included on the interested persons list must be sent by October 1, 2025, to the Maryland Department of the Environment, Attn: Pavla Dilnesahu, 1800 Washington Boulevard, Baltimore, MD  21230 or at [email protected] or 410-537-3806. Any further notices concerning actions on the application will be provided only by mail to those persons on the interested persons list. Please refer to Subsection 5-907 of the Annotated Code of Maryland or the Code of Maryland Regulations 26.23.02 for information regarding the application process.​​

25-WL-0608/202560980- KENT ISLAND ESTATES RECREATION at Beach Rd, Parcel 114, Stevensville, MD 21666 has applied to nourish 4,225 square feet of an historic beach with 215  cubic yards of clean sand fill, all within a maximum of 35 feet channelward of the mean high water line. The purpose of this project is beach nourishment. The proposed project is located on the Chesapeake Bay. For more information, please contact Bronwyn Bare at [email protected] or at 410-901-4042.

No notices this period.​