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, Water Quality Certification, and/or Federal Consistency Concurrence and the Opportunity to Provide Written Comment or Request an Informational Hearing
November 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 December 1st, 2024 unless otherwise noted in the Public Notice.
Wetlands and Waterways Protection Program - (410) 537-3837
Nontidal Wetlands Division - (410) 537-3456
Garrett County
24-NT-3200/24-WQC-0043/202461407, MARYLAND DEPARTMENT OF TRANSPORTATION, STATE HIGHWAY ADMINISTRATION (MDOT SHA), 707 N. Calvert Street, Baltimore, Maryland, 21202, has applied to construct Corridor N of the Appalachian Development Highway System through improvements to US 219 between the terminus of the four-lane highway section south of Meyersdale, Pennsylvania and the north end of the newly constructed I-68/US 219 Interchange, in Garrett County, Maryland. This notice is only for the Maryland portion of the project from north of I-68 to the Pennsylvania State Line. The project will permanently impact 19,701 square feet (0.45 acres) of emergent nontidal wetlands, 6,348 square feet (0.15 acres) of forested nontidal wetlands, 74,901 square feet (1.72 acres) of the 25-foot nontidal wetland buffer, 3,469 linear feet (37,456 square feet) of intermittent tributaries to Meadow Run, and 1,433 linear feet (13,880 square feet) of a perennial tributary to Meadow Run. The project is proposed within the watershed of Meadow Run, a Use I waterway. A portion of the project is also located within the watershed of the Casselman River, a Use III waterway; however, no impacts to state-regulated resources will occur within that watershed. The project is located east of US 219, and north of I-68 to the Pennsylvania State Line, in Garrett County. Mitigation will be required for all permanent nontidal wetland and waterway impacts. The Applicant has proposed to satisfy mitigation through an offsite permittee responsible mitigation site. Mitigation may also occur at an approved mitigation bank if one becomes available, and as determined by the agencies.
An in-person joint public informational hearing with a virtual option will be held for this project in Maryland with the Maryland Department of the Environment (MDE), the United States Army Corps of Engineers, and the Federal Highway Administration. The hearing is for consideration of the Joint Permit Application and the Water Quality Certification request for the project. The hearing will be held on Thursday, December 12, 2024. There will be an open house with plans displayed from 4:00 PM to 5:00 PM. The hearing itself will begin at 5:00 PM and end no later than 8:00 PM. The in-person hearing will be located at the Grantsville Volunteer Fire Department's Social Hall at 178 Springs Road, Grantsville, MD 21536. To participate virtually in the public informational hearing, use the following phone number or Microsoft Teams link: +1 443-709-8671, Conference ID: 124 652 641#, (https://bit.ly/US219-MD-Hearing-Dec12).
Written comments, and requests to be included on the interested persons list may be sent by January 11, 2025 to the Maryland Department of the Environment, Attn: Emily Dolbin, 1800 Washington Boulevard, Suite 430, Baltimore, MD 21230-1708 or at EmilyDolbin@maryland.gov or 410-537-3745. Only those issues subject to regulation by the MDE Nontidal Wetlands and Waterway Construction Divisions (impacts to nontidal wetlands, wetland buffer, and waterways, including the 100-year nontidal floodplain within Maryland) will be considered in rendering a decision to grant or deny the MDE Permit. Comments on the Water Quality Certification request from the public will also be taken as part of this notice and hearing and considered in rendering a decision to grant, waive, or deny the state Water Quality Certification. 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
24-WL-0680/202460997 JASON COLE, c/o Lauren Heinsohn, at 1211 Oyster Creek Drive, Annapolis, MD 21403, has applied to install a boat lift and associated pilings within a maximum of 125 feet channelward of the mean high water line; and, to mechanically dredge a 551 square foot area to a maximum depth of 4.2 feet at mean low water and transport approximately 15.7 cubic yards of dredge material to an approved disposal site located at 3076 Patuxent River Road, Davidsonville, MD 21035. Mitigation will be required at a 2:1 ratio for 275 square feet of impacts to shallow water habitat and will be paid into the Tidal Wetlands Compensation Fund. The purpose of the project is to improve navigable access. Public comments should be received no later than December 1, 2024. The project is located on the tidal waters of Oyster Creek at 1211 Oyster Creek Dr, Annapolis, MD 21403. For more information, please contact Mel Throckmorton at mel.throckmorton@maryland.gov or at 410-375-2803.
23-WL-0496/202360790: THE CITY OF ANNAPOLIS DPW at 145 Gorman Street, 2nd Floor,
Annapolis, MD 21401, has applied to remove an existing boat ramp and construct a 55-foot
long by 22-foot wide concrete boat ramp with a 110 linear foot boulder flank wall, and construct a 70-foot long by 6-foot wide floating pier with a 18-foot wide by 6-foot long “L” head floating platform and a 15-foot by 5-foot floating kayak launch, and a 20-foot long by 3-foot wide finger pier, all within a maximum of 70 feet channelward of the mean high water line. The purpose of this project is to improve navigable access. The proposed project is located within the tidal waters of Weems Creek at Tucker Street, Annapolis, MD 21401. For more information, please contact Mel Throckmorton at mel.throckmorton@maryland.gov or at 410-375-2803.
Water Quality Certifications – (410) 537-3837
Wicomico County
24-WQC-0038/202361372 The Eastern Shore Natural Gas Company, 500 Energy Lane, Suite 200 Dover, DE 19901 has requested a State Water Quality Certification for proposed construction of approximately 6.1 miles of 10-inch pipeline in the Salisbury area of Wicomico County, Maryland. This project, the Salisbury Integrity Project (formerly Worcester Resiliency Upgrade - Salisbury Loop), will use Horizontal Directional Drilling (HDD) to install the proposed natural gas pipeline. The project will use HDD to cross Wood Creek, Leonard Pond Run, Brewington Branch, Peggy Branch, and adjacent nontidal wetlands. These tributaries drain to the Wicomico River watershed, a Use I waterway. A virtual public informational hearing has been scheduled for the referenced project on Thursday, November 7, 2024. The hearing will begin at 7:00 P.M. and end no later than 9:00 P.M. To participate in the public informational hearing, please use the following link: https://meet.google.com/sau-itpg-rhe or dial (US) +1 513-816-0705 PIN: 742 467 284#. Written comments will be accepted until November 21, 2024. All project information and updates will be available on the following page: https://mde.maryland.gov/programs/water/WetlandsandWaterways/Pages/Salisbury-Loop-WQC.aspx. Written comments or requests to be included on the interested persons list may be sent to: Maryland Department of the Environment, Attn: Alex Vazquez, 1800 Washington Boulevard, Suite 430, Baltimore, MD 21230, or via email to alex.vazquez@maryland.gov or by phone to 410-537-3541. Please refer to the Code of Maryland Regulations 26.08.02 for information regarding the Water Quality Certification application and hearing process.
Waterway Construction Division – (410) 537-3821
Dam Safety Permits Division – (410) 537-3552
