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
July 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 August 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
Application Fee Schedule Update 2026
In accordance with Md. Code Ann., Envir. § 5-203.1, the Maryland Department of the Environment is providing a 90-day public notice of application fee adjustments. This public notice will also be published in the April 17, 2026 edition of the Maryland Register. The updated fee schedule for the Wetlands and Waterways Protection Program will take effect for all project applications received on or after July 17, 2026. The updated 2026 Fee Schedule is available for viewing on the Maryland Department of the Environment's webpage
HERE. The currently active fee schedule can be viewed
HERE.
The Maryland General Assembly last updated the Wetlands and Waterways fee structure effective June 1, 2025. Application review fees are adjusted annually in accordance with Md. Code Ann., Envir. § 5-203.1, using the Annual Consumer Price Index (CPI) published by the U.S. Department of Labor's Bureau of Labor Statistics for the period ending each December. These adjustments ensure the continuation of high-level service to the regulated community, reducing delays and supporting the overall efficiency of the application review process.
Nontidal Wetlands Division - (410) 537-3456
Tidal Wetlands Division (410) 537-3571
Anne Arundel County
25-WL-0558/26-WQC-0024/202560868 - THE CITY OF ANNAPOLIS DEPARTMENT OF PUBLIC WORKS, at 145 Gorman St., Annapolis, MD 21401 has applied to 1) Remove an existing pier; 2) Construct a 202-foot long by 8-foot wide fixed timber pier with a 5-foot by 7-foot fixed platform, a 24-foot long by 6-foot wide fixed timber ramp, a 5-foot by 6-foot fixed platform, a 18-foot long by 5-foot wide gangway, and a 30-foot by 20-foot floating platform, all within a maximum of 151 feet channelward of the mean high water line; 3) Construct an 155-linear foot low profile stone and coir log, sand containment sill; and fill and grade with 59 cubic yards of sand along 175 feet of eroding shoreline and plant with approximately 1,913 square feet of high marsh vegetation and 1,094 square feet of low marsh vegetation extending a maximum of 40 feet channelward of the mean high water line; 4) Construct a 21-foot long by 10-foot wide cobble outfall that drains upland stormwater into open water tidal wetlands within a maximum of 45 feet channelward of the mean high water line; and, 5) Mechanically dredge a 13,334 square foot irregularly shaped area to a depth of 4 feet at mean low water; and to deposit approximately 1,056 cubic yards of dredged material on an approved upland disposal site located at 4944 Sands Rd., Lothian, MD 20711; and to provide for periodic maintenance dredging for six years. The proposed dredging will result in 11,018 square feet of impacts to shallow water habitat, requiring mitigation. The purpose of this project is to improve navigable access and control shoreline erosion. The proposed project is located within the tidal waters of Spa Creek at Hawkins Cove near Boucher Ave, Annapolis, MD 21403. For more information, please contact Willem Brown at [email protected] or at 410-537-3622. 26-WL-0313/202660537 - MICHAEL G. KNOEPFLE at 2 St. Ives Dr., Severna Park, MD 21146 has applied to construct a 40-foot long by 6-foot wide pier extension, with a 11-foot wide by 18-foot long platform, 4 mooring poles to create 2 slips, all extending a maximum of 81 feet channelward of the mean high water line; and construct a 40-foot long by 10-foot wide “L” shaped groin, and a 25-foot long by 10-foot wide groin. The purpose of this project is shoreline erosion control and improve navigable access. The proposed project is located within the tidal waters of the Magothy River off 399 South Dr., Severna Park, MD 21146 in Anne Arundel County. For more information, please contact Melissa McCanna at
[email protected] or 410-537-4053.
Charles County
202561300 / 25-WL-0803/ 26-WQC-0022: NAVAL RESEARCH LABORATORY-BLOSSOM POINT, 10050 Blossom Point Rd., Welcome, MD 20693. Fill, grade, and plant approximately 338,15456 square feet of marsh vegetation and 58,358 square feet of coastal shrub plantings along 6,662 linear feet of eroding shoreline with twenty-one segmented breakwaters with varying widths ranging from 17 to 26 feet, emplaced within a maximum of 85 feet channelward of the mean high water line; and construct 1,205 feet of green revetment within a maximum of 15 feet channelward of the mean high water line. The project is located on Nanjemoy Creek at 10050 Blossom Point Rd., Welcome, MD, 20693, Charles County. The purpose of the project is to control shore erosion and create habitat. For more information, please contact Justin Bereznak at
[email protected] or 410-537-3782.
Prince George's County
26-WQC-0026 / 202660255 CHALK POINT POWER LLC, 25100 Chalk Point Road, Aquasco, MD 20608 has applied to 1) mechanically dredge a new irregularly shaped 24,614 square foot area to a depth of 15 feet at mean low water; 2) to transport 4,208 cubic yards of dredged material to an approved upland disposal site located at Edwin A. and John O. O’Crandell, Inc. Disposal Placement Site located at 5360 Brown’s Way Rd., Churchton, MD, 20733; and 3) to provide for periodic maintenance dredging for six years. The purpose of the project is to keep the intake clear of substrate and maintain safe waterflow. The proposed project is located at 25100 Chalk Point Road, Aquasco, MD within an intake canal in the tidal waters of the Patuxent River in Prince George’s County. For more information, please contact Kathryn Burcham at
[email protected] or at 410-537-3647.
Queen Anne’s County
26-WL-0415/202660814/ PINY POINT FARM LLC, 220 Piney Point Farm Lane, Centerville MD 21617 has applied to install an 870-foot long by 6-inch diameter dry hydrant by horizontal directional drilling (HDD) a 8-inch hole at a minimum of seven feet below Reed Creek. The project is located at 220 Piney Point Farm Ln., Centreville, MD 21617. The purpose of the project is to improve infrastructure. For more information, please contact Matt Godbey at
[email protected] or 410-901-4033.
St. Mary's County26-WL-0027/202660042: PINEY POINT LLC, 1515 Des Peres Rd., Suite 300, St. Louis, MO 63131 has applied to remove one 16-inch by 4,750-foot long fuel oil line, one 18-inch by 4,750-foot long fuel oil line and four 12-inch wide by 4,750-foot long fuel oil lines, over open water and vegetated tidal wetlands. The project is located on Cuckold Creek at 17877 Piney Point Rd., Piney Point, MD 20674, St. Mary’s County. The purpose of the project is the removal of inactive fuel oil lines. For more information, please contact Justin Bereznak at
[email protected] or 410-537-3782
Worcester County
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3-WL-0499/202360798 - OCEAN INVESTMENTS, INC., 6200 Coastal Highway, Suite 300, Ocean City, MD 21842 has applied to restore and enhance tidal wetlands within approximately 14 acres of low and high marsh by creating 5,992 linear feet first order channels with a maximum width of 2 feet by 1 foot deep and 4,948 linear feet first order channels with maximum width of 3 feet by 1 foot deep; clean out 662 linear feet of an existing tidal ditch; fill 11,046 linear feet of an existing tidal ditch with approximately 1,066 cubic yards of fill material; to restore approximately 345,637 square feet of high marsh and 236,127 square feet of mixed(low and high) marsh by applying approximately 24,618 cubic yards of fill material using thin layer placement to a maximum elevation of 1.7 feet NAVD88(high marsh) and 1.2 feet NAVD88(mixed marsh) and planting with tidal marsh vegetation; and construct a series of individual 20-foot long by 10-foot wide hummocks all totaling 4,544 square feet at an elevation of +1.5 feet mean high water within the existing marsh using material excavated from the channel creation. The purpose of the project is the restoration of an existing degraded wetland by providing drainage of ponded water and tidal exchange. The project is located at Croppers Island Road (38.239º N, -075.231º W), Newark in Worcester County, Maryland 21841. For more information, please contact Miles Simmons at [email protected] or 410-901-4044.
24-WL-0094/26-WQC-0021/202460129 - MARYLAND DEPARTMENT OF NATURAL RESOURCES, 580 Taylor Avenue, D-3, Annapolis, Maryland 21401 has applied to: 1) remove existing marina infrastructure and construct four gangways measuring 31-foot long by 4-foot wide, 26-foot long by 4-foot wide, 30-foot-long by 6-foot wide, and 30-foot long by 8-foot wide leading to a 612-foot long by 6-foot wide floating parallel pier; 2) Pier A- 40-foot long by 6-foot wide floating perpendicular pier with two 32-foot long by 6-foot wide finger piers, and four mooring piles; 3) Pier B & C- two 64-foot long by 6-foot wide floating perpendicular piers with two 32-foot long by 6-foot wide finger piers, two 32-foot long by 4-foot wide finger piers, and four mooring piles; 4) Pier D- a 64-foot long by 6-foot wide floating perpendicular pier with a 32-foot long by 6-foot wide finger pier, a 32-foot long by 4-foot wide finger pier, a 25-foot long by 6-foot wide finger pier, a 25-foot long by 4-foot wide finger pier, and four mooring piles; 5) Pier E- a 80-foot long by 6-foot wide floating perpendicular pier with a 25-foot long by 6-foot wide finger pier, two 25-foot long by 4-foot wide finger piers, and five mooring piles; 6) Pier F- a 110-foot long by 10-foot wide floating angled fuel pier; all extending a maximum of 100 feet channelward of the mean high water line; 7) a 25-foot long by 6-foot wide fixed pier with a 34.5-foot long by 6-foot wide gangway and associated 16-foot long by 8-foot wide landing and one 29-foot long by 8-foot wide gangway leading to a 187-foot long by 6-foot wide floating parallel pier with three 31.5-long by 6-foot wide finger piers, four 25-foot long by 6-foot wide finger piers, a 30-foot long by 30-foot wide floating platform with two 32-foot long by 5-foot wide kayak launches, and two boat lifts with associated piles all extending a maximum of 68 feet channelward of the mean high water line; 8) a 76-foot long by 77-foot wide boat ramp with two 50-foot long by 8-foot wide floating piers and associated concrete abutments, all extending a maximum of 50 feet channelward of the mean high water line; and 9) a 214-foot long stone toe revetment extending a maximum of 10 feet channelward of a deteriorated bulkhead. The purpose of the project is to improve riparian access and shoreline erosion control. The project is located at Shad Landing Marina in Pocomoke River State Park at 3641 Worcester Highway, Snow Hill, MD 21863. 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.
