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 and/or Water Quality Certification and the Opportunity to Provide Written Comment or Request an Informational Hearing
September 1st, 2024
The Water and Science Administration has received the applications listed below.
A preliminary 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, 2024 unless otherwise noted in the Public Notice.
Wetlands and Waterways Protection Program - (410) 537-3837
Nontidal Wetlands Division - (410) 537-3456
Prince George's County
23-NT-0020/202360104/24-WQC-0026 BHC, Inc., 11611 Old Georgetown Road, Second Floor, Rockville, Maryland 20852, has applied to construct a residential development with associated utilities, roads, and stormwater management facilities. The project will permanently impact 2,856 square feet of emergent nontidal wetlands, 14,197 square feet of forested nontidal wetlands, 11,371 square feet of the 25-foot nontidal wetland buffer, 650 linear feet (7,048 square feet) of intermittent streams, and 5,544 square feet of the 100-year nontidal floodplain. The project will temporarily impact 3,606 square feet of emergent nontidal wetlands, 3,220 square feet of forested nontidal wetlands, 20,402 square feet of the 25-foot nontidal wetland buffer, 36 linear feet (546 square feet) of intermittent streams, and 11,752 square feet of the 100-year nontidal floodplain. The project is proposed on Southwest Branch (Use I). The site is located South of the intersection of Harry S. Truman Drive and White House Road, Upper Marlboro, Maryland 20774. The applicant proposes to permanently impact 14,197 square feet of forested nontidal wetlands and 2,856 square feet of emergent nontidal wetlands. The amount of wetland mitigation required would be 28,394 square feet of forested nontidal wetlands and 2,856 square feet of emergent nontidal wetlands. The mitigation proposal is to purchase mitigation credits from the Patuxent Mitigation Bank. Written comments and requests to be included on the interested persons list may be sent by October 1, 2024 to the Maryland Department of the Environment, Attn: Gailynn Milligan, 1800 Washington Boulevard, Baltimore, MD 21230 or at Gailynn.milligan@maryland.gov or 410-537-4178. 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
23-WL-1174/202361837 ST. MARY’S CHURCH AND SCHOOL, C/O Kevin Devine at 3112 7th St NE, Washington DC 20017, has applied to construct 650 feet of oyster brick/riprap revetment; and to add 50 cubic yards of contained sand fill and plant 2,700 square feet of marsh vegetation within a maximum of 20 feet channelward of an existing bulkhead. The purpose of the project is shoreline erosion control and create habitat. Public comments should be received no later than October 1, 2024. The project is located at 109 Duke of Gloucester St, Annapolis, Maryland 21401. For more information, please contact Mel Throckmorton at mel.throckmorton@maryland.gov or at 410-375-2803.
24-WL-0003/202460003/ROUND BAY COMMUNITY ASSOCIATION, INC, at P.O. Box 545 Severna Park MD 21146 has applied to replace in kind their existing 8-foot wide by 159-foot long pier with two 2-foot wide by 59-foot long catwalks, and two finger piers; and construct a new 8-foot wide by 50-foot long pier extension with four finger piers, a platform, and 8 mooring piles. The purpose of this project is marina expansion. All structures extend a maximum 232 feet channelward of the mean high water line. The proposed project is located within the tidal waters of the Severn River at 111 Edgewater Road, Severna Park, MD, 21146. For more information, please contact Alaina Esposito at alaina.esposito@maryland.gov or at 410-537-4272.
Baltimore City
24-WL-0811/202461194: Waterfront Partnership of Baltimore, at 650 S. Exeter Street, Suite 200, Baltimore City has applied to construct an 887 square foot floating kayak launch with a 53-foot long gangway, a cantilevered platform, two support arms, and two kayak launches in Baltimore’s Inner Harbor. The purpose of this project is to improve navigable access. The proposed project is located within the tidal waters of the Baltimore Harbor at 400 Key Hwy, Baltimore City. For more information, please contact Willem Brown at Willem.Brown@Maryland.gov or at 667-408-0139.
Baltimore City / Baltimore County / Anne Arundel County
24-WL-0757/24-WQC-0028/202461017/MARYLAND TRANSPORTATION AUTHORITY; A public information hearing for the proposed work listed below will be held to gather information and hear testimony to assist the Department in determining a decision on an application for a Tidal 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: Matt Wallach. The hearing will be held Tuesday, September 17, 2024, at the Community College of Baltimore County, Dundalk Campus, Dundalk Theatre in the Lloyd College Center, 7200 Sollers Point Rd, Baltimore, MD 21222. A poster session will be held from 4:30 PM to 5:30 PM; the public informational hearing will begin at 5:30 PM and end no later than 7:30 PM. Written comments will be accepted until October 1, 2024.
The applicant has applied for the construction of a new bridge to replace the Francis Scott Key Bridge. The Rebuild Project will include the construction of a new bridge, which will incorporate reinforced pier foundations, pier protection islands, and dolphins in the Patapsco River to protect the piers and will tie the new bridge into the existing roadway on both sides of the river. The project location will be the same as the original bridge, following the existing centerline across the Patapsco River. The new bridge will remain within MDTA's existing right-of-way. The bridge will consist of four 12-foot wide lanes with two 10-foot wide outside shoulders and two 4-foot side inside shoulders. The entire bridge will be approximately 2.4 miles including approximately 1 mile over the Patapsco River. The proposed bridge will have an air draft of 230 feet over the 800-foot-wide authorized Fort McHenry Navigation Channel. The bridge towers will have a maximum height of 550 feet. The tidal impacts will be both temporary and permanent impacts caused by bridge pier and tower construction, collision protection including both dolphins and pier protection islands, and the coverage caused by the bridge span over the Patapsco. The total combined impacts are 554,527 square feet (12.73 acres) to tidal water. Mitigation for impacts to the Patapsco resulting in loss of open water will be assessed. A Water Quality Certification (WQC), 24-WQC-0028, has been requested. In addition to the proposed work listed above, the WQC request includes temporary impacts to nontidal wetlands and their buffers due to construction access and permanent impacts due to grading the modified roadway approaches to the replacement bridge. The total combined temporary and permanent impacts are 10,964 square feet of nontidal wetlands, 46,601 square feet of 25-foot nontidal wetlands buffer, and 272 linear feet of stream impacts totaling 845 square feet. Written comments will be accepted until October 1, 2024. Additional information on this project is available at the following link: https://mde.maryland.gov/programs/water/WetlandsandWaterways/Pages/FrancisScottKeyBridge.aspx and http://www.keybridgerebuild.com/ In addition, a copy of the plans and supporting project information will also be housed in the following locations and will be made available upon request: Sollers Point Branch of the Baltimore County Public Library, 323 Sollers Point Rd. Dundalk MD 21222; and Enoch Pratt Free Library – Cherry Hill Branch, Additional information on this project and to review the entire plans for the project can be found at the following links:
In addition, a copy of the plans and supporting project information will also be housed in the following locations and will be made available upon request:
- Sollers Point Branch of the Baltimore County Public Library, 323 Sollers Point Rd. Dundalk MD 21222
- Enoch Pratt Free Library – Cherry Hill Branch, 606 Cherry Hill Rd, Baltimore, MD 21225.
For more information contact Matt Wallach at matthew.wallach@maryland.gov or 410-207-0893.
Calvert County
22-WL-1029 (R1)/202261602/24-WQC-0039 MARYLAND DEPARTMENT OF NATURAL RESOURCES, 580 TAYLOR AVE., ANNAPOLIS, MD 21401, have applied to hydraulically maintenance dredge an approximate 160-foot long by 105-foot wide entrance channel to the maximum depth of -4.0 feet mean low water (MLW). The total area to be dredged is approximately 19,260 square feet which will result in approximately 1,065 cubic yards of material to be deposited via dredging pipeline a maximum of 94.7 feet channelward of the mean high-water line along the adjacent beach located at Hallowing Point Boating Facility, 6904 Hallowing Lane in Prince Frederick in Calvert County. The purpose of the project is to improve navigable access and nourish an existing beach. This project was previously approved for mechanical dredging and beach nourishment; the modification is to approve for hydraulic dredging. For more information, please contact Kathryn Burcham at Kathryn.burcham@maryland.gov or 410-707-5254.
Queen Anne's County
23-WL-1112/ 202361733/ MARYLAND DEPARTMENT OF NATURAL RESOURCES, Matapeake Maritime Complex, Marine Academy Drive, Stevensville, MD 21666 has applied perform one soil bore; hydraulically or mechanically maintenance dredge a 630-foot long by 75-foot wide (45,479 square foot) entrance channel to a maximum depth of 7.5 ft at mean low water, including 6 years of maintenance dredging; and to nourish the existing Matapeake beach within its historic footprint with the 4,400 cubic yards of resulting dredge material a maximum of 100 feet channelward of the mean high water line. The purpose of the project is to maintain navigable access and restore a historic beach. The project is located at the Matapeake Maritime Complex, Marine Academy Drive, Stevensville, MD 21666. For more information, please contact Matt Godbey at matt.godbey@maryland.gov or at 410-901-4033.
Wicomico County
21-WL-0327/24-WQC-0037/202160459 THE WICOMICO COUNTY RECREATION, PARKS, and TOURISM, 500 Glen Avenue, Salisbury, Maryland 21804 has applied to construct a 99-foot long by 29-foot wide concrete boat ramp with an 85-foot long northern wingwall with a 14-foot long by 4-foot wide jetty and a 98.5-foot long southern wingwall, an 11-foot long by 9-foot wide fixed concrete boarding pier with a 51-foot long by 8-foot wide floating pier and a batter pile all within a maximum of 72 feet channelward of the mean high water line; install 94.8 linear feet of armor stone within a maximum of 10 feet channelward of the mean high water line; construct a 55-foot long by 22.5-foot wide jetty all within a maximum of 59 feet channelward of the mean high water line; construct a 154.4 foot long by 11.6-foot wide fixed pier with an 11.6-foot long by 62-foot wide platform all within a maximum of 146 feet channelward of the mean high water line. The project includes impacts to 5,365 square feet of tidal wetlands and onsite mitigation is proposed with the creation of 10,510 square feet of tidal emergent vegetation and 220 square feet of tidal scrub-shrub wetlands in what is currently uplands. For more information, contact Mary Phipps-Dickerson at mary.phipps-dickerson@maryland.gov or (443) 509-0797.
Water Quality Certifications – (410) 537-3837
Waterway Construction Division – (410) 537-3821
Dam Safety Permits Division – (410) 537-3552
