Public Notices
MARYLAND DEPARTMENT OF THE ENVIRONMENT
WATER AND SCIENCE ADMINISTRATION
1800 WASHINGTON BOULEVARD
BALTIMORE, MARYLAND 21230
Notice of Application for State Wetland Licenses, Private Wetland Permits, Nontidal Wetlands and Waterways Permits, Dam Safety Permits, Water Quality Certification, and/or Federal Consistency Concurrence and the Opportunity to Provide Written Comment or Request an Informational Hearing
September 1, 2026
The Water and Science Administration is reviewing the following applications for State Wetland Licenses, Private Wetland Permits, Nontidal Wetlands and Waterways Permits and/or Water Quality Certifications. The applications and related information are on file at the Administration. Arrangements may be made for inspection and copying of file materials. Interested parties may provide written comments on the application or request an informational hearing on any listed application. A request for a hearing must be in writing and provide the following information: 1) Name, Address, and Telephone Number of the person making the request; 2) The identity of any other person(s) the requestor is representing; and 3) the specific issues proposed to be considered at the hearing. Please refer to the case number (i.e., 00-NT-0000, 00-WL-000, 00-WP-000, 00-WQC-0000) which identifies each application. Address correspondence to the attention of the Administration contact contained in the project’s public notice. If none is listed, send correspondence to the Wetlands and Waterways Protection Program, Water and Science Administration, 1800 Washington Boulevard Baltimore, Maryland, 21230. For questions regarding any public notice, you can contact the Wetlands and Waterways Protection Program by Telephone; (410) 537-3571. Written comments or requests for a hearing must be received on or before October 1, 2026, unless otherwise noted in the Public Notice.
If any of the following notices is for a Public Informational Hearing, please be aware that the Public Informational Hearings are accessible to individuals with disabilities as defined under the Americans with Disabilities Act (ADA). Individuals who require reasonable accommodation or a language interpreter to participate in the scheduled meeting should contact MDE by email at
[email protected] or call 410-537-3152 (MD Relay TTY: 7-1-1) at least 5 business days in advance of the meeting.
Wetlands and Waterways Protection Program - (410) 537-3456
Nontidal Wetlands Division - (410) 537-3456
Frederick County
25-NT-3296/202561771 STANDARD COMMUNITIES, 1015 18th Street NW, Suite 601, Washington DC 20036, has applied to construct an affordable housing community including parking lots, utilities, and stormwater management facilities. The project will permanently impact 15,863 square feet of emergent nontidal wetland, 19,341 square feet of 25-foot nontidal wetland buffer, 26 linear feet (59 square feet) of stream and 124,399 square feet of the 100-year floodplain. The project will also temporarily impact 197 linear feet (1,192 square feet) of stream and 19,079 square feet of the 100-year floodplain. The project is proposed on Two Mile Run (Use IV-P). Mitigation will be required at a 1:1 mitigation to impact ratio for all permanent wetland impacts. The applicant proposes to purchase credit from the Even Flow Mitigation Bank, or another approved mitigation bank, to satisfy the mitigation requirement. The project is at Wormans Mill Industrial Park, Frederick, Maryland. Written comments, requests for a public informational hearing, and requests to be included on the interested persons list may be sent by October 1, 2026 to the Maryland Department of the Environment, Attn: John Smith, 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. Tidal Wetlands Division (410) 537-3571
Anne Arundel County
26-WL-0502 / 202661030 -THE UNITED STATES COAST GUARD has applied to construct 590 linear feet of replacement bulkhead within a maximum of 3 feet channelward of the mean high water line. Mitigation may be required. The proposed project is within the tidal waters of Arundel Cove and Curtis Creek. The purpose of this project is to control shoreline erosion. For more information, please contact Willem Brown at
[email protected] or at 667-408-0139.
25-WL-0957/202561504 - A public hearing for the proposed work listed below is being held to gather information and hear testimony to assist the Department in making a determination regarding an application for a Wetlands License. The hearing will be held at 6:00 PM, Tuesday, September 15, 2026 at the Riviera Beach Public Library, Community Meeting Room A, 1130 Duvall Hwy, Pasadena, MD 21122. 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, Attn: Melissa McCanna, 1800 Washington Boulevard-STE 430, Baltimore, Maryland 21230-1708. For more information call (410) 537-4053 or email
[email protected]. Written comments must be received by the Department on or before Wednesday, September 30, 2026.
JOHN PAUL AND ELIZABETH RUE at 956 Nelson Place, Arnold, MD 21012 have applied to: 1) Remove an existing pier and construct a 70-foot long by 6-foot wide timber pier with a 10-foot long by 20-foot wide “L” shaped platform, on 54-foot long by 3-foot wide “L” shaped finger pier, one 10-foot long by 3-foot wide finger pier, two boat lifts with associated piles, and four mooring piles, all within a maximum of 80 feet channelward of the mean high water line from an existing bulkhead; 2) Construct two 11-foot wide groins as sand containment structures extending a maximum of 32 feet channelward of the mean high water line from an existing bulkhead; and fill and grade with 132 cubic yards of sand along 130 feet of eroding shoreline a maximum 32 feet of an existing stone bulkhead. The applicant may be required to mitigate for impacts to submerged aquatic vegetation as payment into the tidal wetland compensation fund. The purpose of the project is to improve navigable access, prevent shoreline erosion and to provide beach nourishment. The proposed project is located within the tidal waters of Park Creek at 422 Park Creek Road, Pasadena, MD 21122 in Anne Arundel County. For more information, please contact Melissa McCanna at
[email protected] or at 410-537-4053.
26-WP-0612/202660038 – KEVIN & THERESA REVILLE, 1700 Beech Ln, Annapolis, MD 21409 has applied to excavate approximately 4,445 square feet of uplands and create 1,295 square feet of low marsh, 367 square feet of high marsh, and 2,309 square feet of transitional upland habitat. The purpose of the project is to improve wetland habitat and shoreline erosion control. The project is located at 1700 Beech Ln, Annapolis, MD 21409. Public comments must be submitted by 5:00 PM on Tuesday, September 15, 2026. For more information, please contact Miles Simmons at
[email protected] or at 410-901-4044.
Water Quality Certifications – (410) 537-3456
Waterway Construction Division – (410) 537-3456
Stormwater, Dam Safety, and Flood Management Program - (410) 537-3552
Dam Safety Permits Division – (410) 537-3552
No notices this period.
