Anne Arundel
25-WL-0413/202560635 – THOMAS & KERRY HANZSCHE at 865 Buckingham Cove Road, Severna Park MD 21146 has applied to 1) Remove two mooring piles and two sections of unauthorized platform and construct a new section of platform creating a total of 199 square feet; 2) authorize an existing boat lift with associated piles; 3) Construct and backfill 83.5-linear feet of replacement timber bulkhead within a maximum of 18 inches channelward of a deteriorated bulkhead; 4) Mechanically dredge a 1,147-square foot area to a depth of 2.5 feet at mean low water; 5) Deposit approximately 47 cubic yards of dredged material on an approved upland disposal site located at 4944 Sands Rd, Lothian, MD 20711; and 6) provide for periodic maintenance dredging for six years. The purpose of this project is to improve navigable access and control shoreline erosion. The proposed project is located within the tidal waters of Dividing Creek at 865 Buckingham Cove Road, Severna Park, MD 21146 For more information, please contact Alaina Johnson at Alaina.johnson@maryland.gov or at 410-537-4272.
25-WL-0247/202560367 - SCOTT ULERY at 5032 Lerch Dr, Shady Side, MD 20764 has applied to 1) Construct and backfill 50 linear feet of replacement bulkhead within a maximum of 18 inches channelward of an existing bulkhead; and, 2) Mechanically dredge a 480 square foot area under a boat lift to a depth of 5 feet at mean low water; and to deposit approximately 45 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 purpose of this project is to control shoreline erosion and to improve navigable access. The proposed project is located within the tidal waters of the South River at 5032 Lerch Dr., Shady Side, MD 20764. For more information, please contact Mel Throckmorton at mel.throckmorton@maryland.gov or at 410-375-2803.
24-WL-1143/202461735 - ARUNDEL RIVERS FEDERATION, at 2822 Solomons Island Rd., Suite 202, Edgewater, MD 21037 has applied to 1) Construct an 100-linear foot low profile stone, sand containment sill; and fill and grade with 66 cubic yards of sand along 160 feet of eroding shoreline and plant with 2,000 square feet of low marsh vegetation extending a maximum of 25 feet channelward of the mean high water line; 2) Construct a 86.5 linear foot low profile sill using fallen logs anchored with stone, extending a maximum of 14 feet channelward of the mean high water line; along 80 feet of eroding shoreline and plant with approximately 500 square feet of low marsh vegetation and 463 square feet of high marsh vegetation; 3) Emplace 60 reef ball clusters (clusters of four), with three pilings for posted signage for navigation, within a maximum of 125 feet channelward of the mean high water line. The purpose of this project is to control shoreline erosion and to create habitat. The proposed project is located within the tidal waters of the South River at 615 Quiet Waters Park Rd., Annapolis, MD 21403. For more information, please contact Mel Throckmorton at mel.throckmorton@maryland.gov or at 410-375-2803.
Baltimore City
24-WL-0836 / 202461235 / MARYLAND PORT ADMINISTRATION, 401 E. Pratt Street, Baltimore, MD 21202 has applied for a wharf replacement project at Dundalk Marine Terminal (DMT), 2200 Broening Hwy, Baltimore City. The project will replace an existing 38-foot wide wharf with a new 72-foot wide pile-supported wharf along 1,310-feet of shoreline at Berths 1 and 2 and includes realigned rail, a sea curb, and other associated marine terminal structures. Mitigation will be assessed for 758 square feet of new piles. The purpose of the project is to provide necessary upgrades to the DMT. For more information contact Matt Wallach at matthew.wallach@maryland.gov or 410-537-3527
Baltimore City & County
23-WL-0939 / 202361457 - MARYLAND PORT ADMINISTRATION, 401 E. Pratt Street, Baltimore, MD 21202 has applied for a wharf replacement project at the Dundalk Marine Terminal (DMT), 2200 Broening Hwy, Baltimore City. The project will replace 3,066 linear feet of wharfs at Berths 11 through 13. The wharf replacement includes the in-kind replacement of 3,066 linear feet of bulkhead, replacement of the existing wharf platform extending a maximum of 72-feet channelward of the mean high water line, pile replacement and the construction of five outfalls discharging at the bulkhead. The berth reconstruction will include realigned rail, a sea curb, and other associated marine terminal structures. The purpose of the project is to provide necessary upgrades to the DMT. For more information contact Matt Wallach at matthew.wallach@maryland.gov or 410-537-3527
Calvert County
25-GL-0208/202560303 - William & Jacqueline Brady, at 7753 Patuxent Dr., Saint Leonard, MD, 20685 has applied to: 1. Remove an existing pier, boathouse, platform, and associated structures; 2. Construct a 130-foot long by 6-foot wide timber pier with a 10-foot long by 16-foot wide “L” shaped platform, two boat lifts with associated piles, two jet-ski lifts with associated piles, a 3-foot-wide step-down, and six mooring piles, all within a maximum of 160 feet channelward of the mean high water line; 3. Relocate an existing 15-foot wide by 20-foot long by 16-foot high boathouse a maximum of 120 feet channelward of the mean high waterline; and 4. Construct and backfill 63 linear feet of replacement bulkhead within a maximum of 18-inches channelward of a deteriorated bulkhead. The project’s purpose is shoreline erosion control and to improve navigable access. The proposed project is located within the tidal waters of the Patuxent River. Public comments should be submitted by the end of the public comment period which ends July 15, 2025. For more information, please contact Kathryn Burcham at kathryn.burcham@maryland.gov or at 410-707-5254.
Queen Anne’s County
24-WL-0780/202461139/ 25-WQC-0020 PROSPECT PLANTATION WEST c/o DAVE KNORR, Keen Haul Ct, Grasonville, MD 21638 has proposed the following: 1) Construct a living shoreline with four low profile stone, sand containment structures totaling 1,404 feet in length and between 4 and 10-feet wide, extending a maximum of 33-feet channelward of the mean high water line; 2) Fill and grade with 2,841 cubic yards of sand fill and plant with approximately 24,360-square feet of marsh vegetation; 3) construct two 65-foot long by 10-foot wide hook groin sand containment structures, no more then 65 feet channelward of the mean high water line. The project will permanently impact 21,492 square feet of submerged aquatic vegetation requiring mitigation. Mitigation is proposed by emplacing 400 reef balls, within a 128,952 square foot area, 2,800 feet channelward of the project location. The purpose of the project is to prevent shoreline erosion. The proposed project is located within the tidal waters of Prospect Bay and Eastern Bay located at Keel Haul Ct Grasonville, MD 21638 in Queen Anne’s County. For more information, please contact Matt Godbey at matt.godbey@maryland.gov or at 410-901-4033.
19-WL-0225(R2)/201960314 – LONG POINT COMMUNITY ASSOCIATION at Long Point Road, Grasonville, MD 21638 has applied to modify an existing Wetlands License by proposing to add the following work: 1) Mechanically dredge an additional 5 feet of width to a 2,290-foot long channel to 3 feet at mean low water and deposit 3,500 cubic yards of dredged material at an approved upland disposal site located at Dependable SSR LLC, 13155 Ocean Gateway, Queen Anne, MD 21657; 2) emplace twelve piles for navigational markers. Mitigation is required for the additional 12,551 square feet of permanent impacts to SAV and will include monitoring to determine achievement of natural restoration goals in the area impacted over a five year period; additional mitigation may be required if goals are not met. The purpose of the project is to provide safer navigable access through the waters of Muddy Creek. For more information, please contact Matt Godbey at matt.godbey@maryland.gov or 410-901-0433.
Worcester County
25-WL-0218/202560315 - PHIL CIANELLI at 324 Flying Point Road, Edgewood, MD 21040 has applied to: 1) dredge by mechanical method a 17-foot wide by 65-foot long area in an unnamed canal off of Octopus Pond in State tidal wetlands to a maximum depth of 3.0 feet at mean low water and transport approximately 26 cubic yards of dredged material to Dependable Sand, Stone & Recycling at 13155 Ocean Gateway, Wye Mills, Maryland; 2) install 40 linear feet of replacement bulkhead 18 inches channelward of an existing bulkhead; 3) construct a 6-foot wide by 20-foot long fixed pier, a 3-foot wide by 9-foot long gangway, a 6-foot wide by 115-foot long floating pier, a 3-foot wide by 20-foot long finger pier, and two 9.5-foot long by 3.2-foot wide PWC platforms, all within a maximum of 105 feet channelward of the mean high water line. The purpose of the project is to control shoreline erosion and to improve navigable access. The project is located at 12635 Quay Lane, Ocean City, Worcester County, Maryland 21842. For more information, please contact R. Miles Simmons at robertm.simmons@maryland.gov or at 410-901-4044.
