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
March 1st, 2025
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 April 1st, 2025 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
24-NT-0069/202460496 - SH Brandywine LLC, 1777 Reisterstown Road, Suite 245, Baltimore, Maryland 21208, has applied to construct a County Master Plan Road, sewer connection, and a stormwater outfall for a future townhouse community. The project will result in permanent impacts to 11,394 square feet of emergent nontidal wetlands, 2,648 square feet of forested nontidal wetlands, 12,050 square feet of the 25-foot nontidal wetland buffer, 25,779 square feet of the 100-year nontidal floodplain, and permanent conversion of 3,435 square feet of forested nontidal wetlands to emergent nontidal wetlands. Temporary impacts to 4,694 square feet of emergent nontidal wetlands, 201 linear feet (1,378 square feet) of perennial streams, and 785 square feet of the 100-year nontidal floodplain. The project is proposed on Timothy Branch (Use I). The site is located at 7211 Chadds Ford Road, Brandywine, Maryland 20613. The applicant proposes to permanently impact 2,648 square feet of forested nontidal wetlands and 11,394 square feet of emergent nontidal wetlands, and to permanently convert 3,435 square feet of forested nontidal wetlands to emergent nontidal wetlands. The amount of mitigation required would be 8,731 square feet of forested nontidal wetlands and 11,394 square feet of emergent nontidal wetlands (20,125 square feet total). The mitigation proposal is to purchase mitigation credits from the Patuxent Mitigation Bank or an alternate mitigation bank, or to conduct permittee-responsible mitigation. Written comments and requests to be included on the interested persons list may be sent by April 1, 2025 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 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
25-WL-0082/202560132 MARK FRIEDMAN At 65 Slama Rd, Edgewater, MD 21037 has applied to 1) replace 107 linear feet of bulkhead within 18 inches of existing; and, 2) Construct a 23-foot long by 11.5-foot wide stone groin and fill and grade with 35 cubic yards of sand fill within 30 feet of the mean high water line. The purpose of the project is to control shoreline erosion and beach nourishment. The project is located at 65 Slama Rd, Edgewater, MD 21037, on the South River. For more information, please contact Mel Throckmorton at mel.throckmorton@maryland.gov or at 410-375-2803.
24-WL-1178/202461784 SELBY BAY MARINA LLC, 931 Selby Blvd, Edgewater, MD 21037, has applied to expand a marina by performing the following: 1) Remove an existing pier and associated structures; 2) Construct a 138-foot long by 8-foot wide pier with four 21-foot long by 3-foot wide finger piers, one 36-foot long by 3-foot wide finger pier, replace-in-kind four boat lifts with associated pilings, and install three new boat lifts with associated pilings, within a maximum of 138 channelward of the mean high water line; 3) Construct a 41-foot long by 15-foot wide boat ramp with a 15-foot long by 3-foot wide finger pier within a maximum of 30 feet channelward of the mean high water line. The purpose of the project is to improve navigable access. The project is located at 931 Selby Blvd, Edgewater, MD 21037, on Selby Bay. For more information, please contact Mel Throckmorton at mel.throckmorton@maryland.gov or at 410-375-2803.
23-GL-0215(R3) / 202360345: 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 General Tidal Wetlands License, 23-PR-0215(R3). 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: Alaina Johnson. For more information call (410) 537-4272 or email Alaina.Johnson@maryland.gov. The hearing will be held at 6:00 PM, Thursday, March 13, 2025 at the community room space at the Anne Arundel County Southern District Police Station at 35 Stepneys Lane, Edgewater, MD 21034.
PFC HOLDINGS TRUST at 7 Loudon Lane, Annapolis, MD 21401 has applied to modify a General Tidal Wetlands License to include the following: replace a 27.5-foot long by 30-foot wide by 14.2-foot tall replacement boathouse, and replace-in-kind an adjacent 12-foot by 35-foot platform, all extending a maximum of 35 feet channelward of the mean high water line and raising both structures a maximum of 2 feet in elevation taller than the existing structures; replace in kind a 252-foot long by 6-foot wide timber pier and a maximum of 2 feet in elevation taller than the existing structure, all within a maximum of 287-feet channelward of the mean high water line; construct and backfill a 45-foot long replacement bulkhead within a maximum of 1.5-feet channelward of a deteriorated bulkhead, and construct 180-feet of stone toe armor within 10-feet channelward of the existing bulkhead. The purpose of this project is to improve navigational access and to control shoreline erosion. The proposed project is located within the tidal waters of Severn River at 7 Loudon Lane, Annapolis, Anne Arundel County, Maryland 21401.
Baltimore County
24-WL-1275 / 202461970 BALTIMORE GAS & ELECTRIC, 1688 Leadenhall Street, Baltimore MD 21230 has applied to construct an 813-linear-foot segmented stone breakwater at the BGE Riverside Property located at 4000 Broening Hwy, Dundalk within a maximum of 75 feet channelward of the mean high water line. This project is associated with an approved Remedial Action Work Plan (RAWP) to remediate contamination landward of the mean high water line. The tidal portion of the project will result in approximately 62,000 square feet of temporary impacts and 9,117 square feet of permanent impacts to tidal open water. The purpose of the tidal portion of the project is to protect the shoreline from erosion. For more information contact Matt Wallach at matthew.wallach@maryland.gov or at 410-207-0893.
24-WL-1121 / 202461698 BALTIMORE COUNTY DEPARTMENT OF ENVIRONMENTAL PROTECTION, 111 West Chesapeake Avenue, Room 205, Towson has applied to mechanically maintenance dredge an approximate 209,127 square foot main channel in Shallow Creek as well as a total of eight irregularly shaped residential spur channels totaling 17,109 square feet. The main channel will consist of four segments with depths ranging from 4.5 feet to 5.5 feet at mean low water and the spur channels will range in depths from 4 feet to 5 feet at mean low water. The purpose of this project is to maintain adequate depths for navigation. Approximately 26,865 cubic yards of dredged material will be deposited at the county approved Cox Creek DMCF site. For more information contact Willem Brown at Willem.Brown@Maryland.com or 410-537-3622.
Cecil/Harford County
25-WL-0117 / 202560172 VERIZON, 309 International Circle, Suite 310, Hunt Valley, MD 21030, has applied to remove approximately 3,600 linear feet of an existing cable within the Susquehanna River between Havre de Grace and Perryville, MD by using a pull-up wheel on a barge to roll up the cable as the barge moves across the river. The activity will result in approximately 35,060 square feet of temporary impacts to tidal open water. The purpose of this project is to remove an unused cable. The public comment period ends March 15, 2025. For more information contact Matt Wallach at matthew.wallach@maryland.gov or at 410-207-0893.
Kent County
24-WL-1272/202461939 HARFORD COUNTY DEPARTMENT OF PARKS AND RECREATION, 702 North Tollgate Road, Bel Air, MD, 21014 has applied to hydraulically or mechanically maintenance dredge a 5,065 foot long by 30 to 40 foot wide main channel (5.91 acres) to a depth of 5.5 feet at mean low water and transport approximately 13,728 cubic yards of dredged material to an approved upland site located at Mariner Pointe Park, and to provide periodic maintenance dredging over a six year period. The purpose of the project is to provide adequate water depth for safe vessel navigation. The project is located on the Foster Branch in Joppatown, Northeast of Mariner Pointe Park, Harford County, Maryland. For more information, please contact Melissa McCanna at Melissa.mccanna@maryland.gov or 410-537-4053
Worcester County
23-WP-1031/202361583 MARTHAS LANDING RESORT LLC, c/o Brian Tinkler at 11900 Tech Road, Silver Spring, MD 20904 has applied to maintenance dredge by mechanical method, an approximately 165-foot long by 65-foot wide area (10,725 square feet) to a maximum depth of 7.0 feet at mean low water; provide for subsequent maintenance dredging for a period of six years; and transport 425 cubic yards of dredged material to an approved upland disposal site at 10441 Friendship Road, Berlin, MD 21811. The purpose of the project is to improve navigable access. The project is located in the West Ocean City Harbor off of the Sinepuxent Bay at 12924 Sunset Avenue in West Ocean City, MD For more information please contact R. Miles Simmons at robertm.simmons@maryland.gov or 410-901-4044
Water Quality Certifications – (410) 537-3837
Waterway Construction Division – (410) 537-3821
Prince George's County
24-NT-0240/202461533 - Calvert Energy, 12921 Buckeye Drive, Gaithersburg, Maryland 20878, has applied to construct a solar array on a capped landfill with associated access roads. The project will permanently impact 744 square feet of forested nontidal wetlands, 7,677 square feet of the 25-foot nontidal wetland buffer, and 54,492 square feet of the 100-year nontidal floodplain. The project will temporarily impact 24,487 square feet of the 100-year nontidal floodplain. The project is proposed on Patuxent River (Use I). The site is located on Public Works Road, Bowie, Maryland 20715. Mitigation is not required for this project. Written comments and requests to be included on the interested persons list may be sent by April 1, 2025, to the Maryland Department of the Environment, Attn: Ryan Din, 1800 Washington Boulevard, Baltimore, MD 21230 or at ryan.din@maryland.gov or 410-537-4247. 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.
Dam Safety Permits Division – (410) 537-3552
