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
May 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) 537-3571. Written comments or requests for a hearing must be received on or before June 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
Baltimore County
23-NT-0003/202360011 BALTIMORE COUNTY DEPARTMENT OF PUBLIC WORKS, C/O Koudjo Amouzou at 111 W. Chesapeake Avenue, Room 219, Towson, Maryland 21204 has applied for the in-kind replacement of deteriorated box culvert Bridge No. B-0643 and construction of a plunge pool, to reduce the risk of bridge failure and flooding. The project will permanently impact 49 square feet of scrub-shrub nontidal wetland, 388 square feet of the 25-foot nontidal wetland buffer, 35 linear feet of perennial stream, and 1,657 square feet of the 100-year nontidal floodplain. The project will temporarily impact 396 square feet of scrub-shrub nontidal wetland, 1,405 square feet of emergent nontidal wetland, 1,036 square feet of the 25-foot nontidal wetland buffer, 4 linear feet of perennial stream, and 3,617 square feet of the 100-year nontidal floodplain. The affected waterway is Little Falls (Use III). The project is located approximately 0.8 miles north of the intersection of South Ruhl Rd with Keeney Mill Rd where South Ruhl Rd crosses Little Falls in Baltimore County, Maryland. Written comments, requests for a public informational hearing and requests to be included on the interested persons list may be sent by June 15, 2026 to the Maryland Department of the Environment, Attn: Sara Albrecht, 1800 Washington Boulevard, Baltimore, MD 21230 or at
[email protected] or 410-537-3691. 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.
Garrett County
25-NT-3151/202560886: TPE MD GA136, LLC, 1601 Wewatta Street, Suite 700, Denver, Colorado 80202, has applied to construct an access road, security fencing, underground utilities, sediment and erosion control structures, and tree clearing associated with a solar energy facility. The project will permanently impact 23,732 square feet of 25-foot nontidal wetland buffer and 473 square feet of 100-year nontidal floodplain. The project will temporarily impact 192 square feet of 100-year nontidal floodplain. The project is proposed on an unnamed tributary to Red Run (Use III). The project is located at 19008 Garrett Highway in Garrett County. Written comments, requests for a public informational hearing and requests to be included on the interested persons list may be sent by June 15, 2026 to the Maryland Department of the Environment, Attn: Stephen Jones, 160 South Water Street, Frostburg, MD 21532 or at
[email protected] or 301-689-1493. 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.
Harford County
26-NT-0015/202660106, HARFORD COUNTY DEPARTMENT OF PUBLIC WORKS, C/O Naveed Shah at 212 South Bond Street, 3rd Floor, Bel Air, Maryland 21014, has applied to install a replacement bridge (Bridge H-0016) and abutments at Ayres Chapel Road, which includes repairs and maintenance of a stream channel. The work will involve riprap for streambank stabilization and scour protection, in addition to regrading of an emergent nontidal wetland and a vegetated 25-foot nontidal wetland buffer by a road. The project will result in permanent impacts to 148 square feet of a 25foot nontidal wetland buffer, 7 square feet of a Use III perennial nontidal stream (Jackson Branch tributary to Deer Creek), and 3,527 square feet of a 100-year nontidal floodplain. The project will result in temporary impacts to 358 square feet of emergent nontidal wetland, 1,413 square feet of a 25-foot nontidal wetland buffer, 1,709 square feet of a Use III perennial nontidal stream (Jackson Branch tributary to Deer Creek), and 7,935 square feet of a 100-year nontidal floodplain. Public comments should be received no later than June 15, 2026. The project is located at Ayres Chapel Road by Norrisville Road, White Hall, Maryland. For more information, please contact Louis Parnes at:
[email protected] or at: 410-537-3786. Any further notice concerning actions on the application will be provided only by mail to those people 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
Prince George's County
26-WL-0145 / 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
24-WL-0961/26-WQC-0015/202461457 UNDERWOOD & ASSOCIATES, 1781 Severn Chapel Rd, Millersville, MD 21108 has applied to 1) remove an existing 302-foot long timber bulkhead, 2) Construct three vegetated low profile headland breakwaters; 2) nourish 2,445 square feet of beach, 3) emplace eight anchor trees; 4) and create 4,952 square feet of low marsh and 10,993 square feet of high marsh, all within a maximum of 80 feet channelward of the mean high water line. The purpose of the project is to replace a bulkhead with a Living Shoreline. The project is located at 410 Windy Hill Farm Ln, Centreville, (Queen Anne's), MD 21617. For more information, please contact Matt Godbey at
[email protected] or at 410-901-4033.
Water Quality Certifications – (410) 537-3456
Cecil County
24-WQC-0035 (R1) /202461165 The U.S. Army Corps of Engineers (USACE), Baltimore District, 2 Hopkins Plaza, Baltimore, MD 21201 has requested a modification to State Water Quality Certification 24-WQC-0035 and modification to the Coastal Zone Management Act (CZMA) Federal Consistency Determination (FCD) that was issued on September 26, 2024. The scope of maintenance dredging of the North East River Federal Navigation Channel (North East River Channel) located in Cecil County, Maryland has been revised to alter the dredging locations, schedule, and volume of material. The volume of material to be dredged will increase to 100,000 cubic yards from the 40,000-60,000 cubic yards initially estimated. The dredging will now occur from October 16, 2026, through February 15, 2027. Written comments or requests for a public informational hearing concerning water quality issues related to this project may be provided to: Maryland Department of the Environment, Attn: Alex Vazquez, 1800 Washington Boulevard, Suite 430, Baltimore, MD 21230, or
[email protected] or 410-537-3541. Please refer to the Code of Maryland Regulations 26.08.02 for information regarding the Water Quality Certification application process.
Waterway Construction – (410) 537-3456
No notices this period.
Stormwater, Dam Safety, and Flood Management Program - (410) 537-3552
Dam Safety Division – (410) 537-3552
No notices this period.
