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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​​

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March 15, 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) 537-3751. Written comments or requests for a hearing must be received on or before April​ 15, 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

Nontidal Wetlands Division - (410) 537-3456​​​

No notices this period.

​Tidal Wetlands Division - (410) 537-3571

Anne Arundel County
25-WL-0586/25-WQC-0042/202560948 HENSAL’S LLC at 6066 Drum Point Rd., Deale, MD 20751 has applied to 1) Replace 405 linear feet of bulkhead within 18 inches of an existing bulkhead; and 2) Expand and reconfigure a marina by removing existing structures and constructing the following: – a) a replacement in-kind of an existing 31-foot long by l7-foot wide by 10.6-foot tall covered deck and marina office b) Main Dock: a 63-foot long by 6-foot wide floating pier with a 15-foot long by 5-foot wide gangway, a 285-foot by 6-foot “T”-shaped platform, eight 50-foot long by 5-foot wide finger piers, six 35-long by 4-foot wide finger piers, and one 40-foot long by 4-foot wide finger pier; c) a 53-foot long by 4-foot wide fixed pier with a 35.5-foot long by 4-foot wide finger pier, a 21-foot long by 4-foot wide finger pier, and four mooring piles; d) a 74-foot long by 4-foot wide fixed pier with a 77.5-foot long by 4-foot wide finger pier, a 15-foot long by 3-foot wide finger pier, and four mooring piles; and e) five fixed finger piers with the following measurements – (1) 25-foot long by 4-foot wide, (2) 14-foot long by 3-foot wide, (2) 55-foot long by 4-foot wide and with nine mooring piles, with all pier activities to take place within a maximum of 215 feet channelward of the mean high water line; and, 3) Hydraulically dredge a 87,324 square foot area to a depth of 7 feet at mean low water, and to deposit approximately 8,991 cubic yards of dredged material on an approved upland disposal site located at 370 Deale Rd., Deale, MD 20751; and to provide for periodic maintenance dredging for six years. The purpose of the project is to provide shoreline stabilization and to improve navigable access. The proposed project is located within the tidal waters of Rockhold Creek at 6066 Drum Point Rd., Deale, MD 20751. For more information, please contact Mel Throckmorton at [email protected] or at 410-375-2803.​

Calvert County
25-WL-1035 / 202561621 - A & B PROPERTIES, 14443 S Solomons Island Rd, Solomons, (Calvert), MD 20688 has applied to: 1) remove an existing commercial pier and associated structures, and 2) Construct a 90-foot long by 6-foot wide commercial timber pier with a 13.5 foot long by 4 foot wide timber walkway, a 10-foot long by 20-foot wide platform, two boat lifts with associated piles, three PWC lifts with associated piles, and two mooring piles, all within a maximum of 126 feet channelward of the mean high water line. The project’s purpose is to improve navigable access. The proposed project is located within the tidal waters of the Patuxent River. Please submit comments by April 1, 2026. For more information, please contact Kathryn Burcham at [email protected] or at 410-707-5254.

Dorchester County
26-WL-0024/20260039 MILDEN, LLC, Town Point Rd Lot 4 Cambridge, MD 21613 has applied to construct 312 feet of QuickReef low profile stone edging extending a maximum of 24 feet channelward of an eroding marsh edge. The purpose of this project is to stabilize an eroding shoreline. The project is located on the Little Choptank River off Town Point Road, Cambridge, MD 21613. Please submit comments by April 1, 2026. For more information, please contact Matt Godbey at [email protected] or (410)-901-4033.

Wicomico County
26-WL-0057/202660115 SALISBURY UNIVERSITY, 1101 Camden Ave, Salisbury, MD 21801 has applied for an after-the-fact authorization for a 12-foot long by 4-foot wide gangway to a 20-foot long by 16-foot wide floating platform attached to an existing pier within a maximum of 169 feet channelward of the mean high water line. The purpose of this project is to provide ADA compatible access for groups and equipment for educational purposes. The project is located at 11479 Riverton Road, Mardela Springs, in Wicomico County, Maryland. For more information, contact Mary Phipps-Dickerson at [email protected] or (443) 509-0797.

Worcester County
25-WL-0372/202560545 SUNSET ISLAND COMMUNITY ASSOCIATION INC at 1 Beach Side Dr, Ocean City, MD  21842 has applied to 1) construct an additional 30 linear feet of stone groin and place 88 cubic yards of clean sand fill to nourish an existing beach within its historic footprint, a maximum of 60 feet channelward of the mean high water line; 2) construct 32 linear feet of additional stone groin and place 357 cubic yards of clean sand fill to nourish an existing beach within its historic footprint, a maximum of 64 feet channelward of the mean high water line; 3) place 170 cubic yards of clean sand fill to nourish an existing beach within its historic footprint, a maximum of 20 feet channelward of the mean high water line; and 4) construct 62 linear feet of low profile stone sill and place 23 cubic yards of clean sand fill to be planted with 545 square feet of marsh vegetation, a maximum of 24 feet channelward of the mean high water line.  The purpose of the project is to restore 3 beaches within their historic footprints and for shoreline stabilization.  The project is located on Assawoman Bay at 67th Street, Ocean City, Maryland. For more information, please contact R. Miles Simmons at [email protected] or at 410-901-4044.

Worcester & Somerset County
26-WL-0010/202660011 CHARTER COMMUNICATIONS, C/O MATT MCCALL at 216 Morre Avenue, Suffolk, Virginia  23434 has applied to horizontally directionally drill a 10-inch ream hole approximately 350 linear feet a minimum of 18 feet below the bottom of the Pocomoke River, install a 4-inch diameter conduit, and emplace within the conduit one 0.75-inch diameter telecommunication line. The purpose of this project is to improve telecommunications service in the area.  The project is located along US 13 Ocean Highway in Pocomoke City in Somerset and Worcester County. For more information, please contact Miles Simmons at [email protected] or (410) 901-4044.

Water Quality Certifications – (410) 537-3456​


No notices this period.

​Waterway Construction – (410) 537-3456


No notices this period.

Stormwater, Dam Safety, and Flood Management Program - (410) 537-35​​52

Dam Safety Division – (410) 537-3552​

No notices this period.