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MARYLAND DEPARTMENT OF THE ENVIRONMENT
​WATER AND SCIENCE ADMINISTRATION
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BALTIMORE, MARYLAND 21230

   

Notice of Application for State Wetland Licenses, Private Wetland Permits, Nontidal​ Wetlands and Waterways Permits and/or Water Quality Certification and the Opportunity to Provide Written Comment or Request an Informational Hearing

 

March 1, 2024

 
The Water and Science Administration has received the applications listed below. ​
A prel​iminary 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 1, 2024 unless otherwise noted in the Public Notice.
 
 

Wetlands and Water​​ways Protection Program - (410) 537-3837


Dam Safety Division- (410) 537-3552

Frederick County

20-OB-0029/201+61452 MONTGOMERY COUNTY DEPARTMENT OF ENVIRONMENTAL PROTECTION, 2425 Reedie Drive, 4th Floor, Wheaton, Maryland 20902 has submitted an application for a Dam Safety Permit to install overtopping protection and an underdrain at the Wheaton Branch Dam. The dam is located at the western dead end of Woodman Avenue on an un-named tributary to Sligo Creek in Wheaton, Maryland. The un-named tributary has designated use as a Use I waterway for water contact recreation, and protection of nontidal warmwater aquatic life. The permanent pool and the design discharge do not change as a result of the proposed work. The permit application has been submitted under Annotated Code of Maryland, Title 5-501 through 5-514, and Code of Maryland Regulations 26.17.04.05. Written comments, or requests to be placed on the interested persons list, or requests for a public informational hearing must be received on or before March 15, 2024. Further notices about action on the application will be provided only by mail to those persons on a mailing list of interested persons. On all correspondence, please provide your name, address and telephone number and refer to the Dam Safety file number. For more information, please contact Kelly Flint at kelly.flint@maryland.gov  or 410-537-3536.

 

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

Frederick County 

20-NT-3025/202060186 LIBERTYTOWN DEVELOPMENT COMPANY, LLC, 5283 Corporate Drive Suite 300, Frederick, Maryland 21703, has applied to construct a residential development with associated infrastructure including a stream crossing, road improvements, stormwater management, and utilities. The project will result in permanent impacts to 2,850 square feet of emergent nontidal wetland, 9,626 square feet of 25-foot nontidal wetland buffer, and 25,675 square feet of 100-year nontidal floodplain. The project will result in temporary impacts to 1,330 square feet of emergent nontidal wetland, 1,543 square feet of 25-foot nontidal wetland buffer, 164 linear feet of stream, and 3,247 square feet of 100-year nontidal floodplain. The proposed mitigation is to purchase credits from an approved Mitigation Bank if available or by payment into the Nontidal Wetlands Compensation Fund. The project is located northwest of the intersection of MD 75 and Jones Road, Libertytown, Maryland. Written comments, requests for a public informational hearing and requests to be included on the interested persons list must be sent by April 1, 2024, to the Maryland Department of the Environment, Attn: Pavla Dilnesahu, 1800 Washington Boulevard, Baltimore, MD  21230 or at Pavla.Dilnesahu@maryland.gov or 410-537-3806. 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

23-NT-0224/202361603 BALTIMORE GAS AND ELECTRIC COMPANY, ℅ Chandra Chithaluru at 1699 Leadenhall Street Environmental Mgmt. Unit, Baltimore, MD 21230, has applied to install a replacement culvert pipe with riprap beneath a private utility road crossing. The project will permanently impact 39 square feet of emergent nontidal wetland, 4 square feet of the 25-foot nontidal wetland buffer, and 62 square feet of a Use III perennial stream (Wet Stone Branch). The project will temporarily impact 291 square feet of emergent nontidal wetland, 432 square feet of the 25-foot nontidal wetland buffer, and 185 square feet of a Use III perennial stream (Wet Stone Branch). Public comments should be received no later than March 30, 2024. The project is located on North Bend Road, which is south of St. Clair Bridge Road by Old Federal Hill Road, Jarrettsville, Harford County, Maryland. For more information, please contact Louis Parnes at louis.parnes@maryland.gov  or at 410-537-3786. 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

A public hearing for the proposed work listed below will be held if requested to gather information and hear testimony to assist the Department in making a determination regarding an application for a Wetlands License. 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: Matt Wallach. To request the hearing, call (410) 207-0893 or email matthew.wallach@maryland.gov. If requested, the hearing will be held at 6:00 PM, Thursday, April 18, 2024 at the Conference Room at the MPA Cox Creek DMCF Operations Building, 1000 Kembo Road, Curtis Bay, MD 21226.

23-WL-0971/202361518/MARYLAND PORT ADMINISTRATION, 401 E. Pratt Street, Suite 1653, Baltimore, MD 21202 has applied to hydraulically or mechanically maintenance dredge the following locations: North Locust Point Marine Terminal, 1430 Wallace St, Baltimore City; South Locust Point Marine Terminal, 2001 East McComas St, Baltimore City; Fairfield and Masonville Marine Terminal 2900-3100 Childs Street, Baltimore City; Seagirt Marine Terminal, 2600 Broening Highway, Baltimore City; Dundalk Marine Terminal, 2700 Broening Highway, Baltimore City and Baltimore County; Hawkins Point Marine Terminal, 5501 Quarantine Rd, Baltimore City; and Cox Creek DMCF, 1000 Kembo Rd, Anne Arundel County. The maintenance dredging will consist of a total of 720.8 acres throughout the marine terminal and DMCF access channels and berthing areas to depths ranging from 18.22 to 52.22 feet below mean low water. The application includes hydraulically or mechanically dredging a new 19.6-acre area to a depth of 52.22 feet at mean low water at Seagirt Marine Terminal to widen the existing access channel. A total of 5,084,500 cubic yards of material will be transported and disposed of at Masonville DMCF, Cox Creek DMCF, and/or the Hawkins Point Staging Area. The project includes up to 1,500 soil borings/geotechnical investigations at the various marine terminals and DMCFs within the dredging areas or within 100 feet of the shoreline, and up to 200 grab samples at the DMCF monitoring locations. The purpose of this project is to maintain required depths for the operation of MPA’s shipping channels and berthing areas.  For more information contact Matt Wallach at matthew.wallach@maryland.gov​ or 410-537-3527.

 

22-WL-1311/202262075/ANNE ARUNDEL COUNTY DEPARTMENT OF PUBLIC WORKS; 2662 Riva Rd, Annapolis, Maryland, 21401 has applied to mechanically maintenance dredge an approximately 70,666 square foot main channel in Mill Creek and a total of nine irregularly-shaped spurs with the following addresses: 215 Doncaster Rd (22-WL-1338), 245 Saint Antons Way (22-WL-1339), 253 Abbots Lane (22-WL-1340), 253 Mill Church Rd (22-WL-1341), 244 St. Antons Way (22-WL-1342), 421 Haskell Drive (22-WL-1343), 246 Saint Antons Way (22-WL-1344), 200 Pauline Court (22-WL-1345), 240 Haverton Road (22-WL-1346); Arnold, MD 21012. The main channel will contain four segments with depths ranging from -3.5 feet to -5.5 feet at mean low water and the spurs will range in depths from -3.0 feet to -6.0 feet at mean low water. Approximately 3,825 cubic yards will be dredged and transported to the following Anne Arundel County DMP sites: Rock Creek, South County and/or Idlewilde.  Mitigation for 716 square feet of impacts to shallow water habitat and 1,195 square feet of impacts to Submerged Aquatic Vegetation will be assessed through payment into the State Tidal Wetlands Compensation Fund. The purpose of the project is to improve navigable access. For more information contact Matt Wallach at matthew.wallach@maryland.gov or at 410-207-0893.

 

23-WL-1046/202361614 U.S. DEPT OF THE NAVY – NAVAL SUPPORT ACTIVITY ANNAPOLIS at 181 Wainwright Rd., Naval Academy, Annapolis, MD 21402, has applied to demolish an existing utility bridge and construct a new 604-foot long by 4-foot wide utility bridge with two expansion loops, with an elevation of 15.16 feet above MLW. Work will be done from land and water, with 2,402 square feet of structure passing over tidal wetlands. There will be 109.74 square feet of direct impacts to tidal wetlands in the form of 62 pilings with area of 1.77 square foot each. The purpose of this project is to improve capacity for existing utility lines, and navigational access under the bridge will be maintained. The proposed bridge will pass over the tidal waters of College Creek, 61 feet north of, and parallel to, the existing utility bridge NE of King George St., Annapolis, MD 21402. For more information, please contact Mel Throckmorton at mel.throckmorton@maryland.gov or 410-375-2803.

 

 

Baltimore City

A public hearing for the proposed work listed below will be held if requested to gather information and hear testimony to assist the Department in making a determination regarding an application for a Wetlands License. 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: Matt Wallach. To request the hearing, call (410) 207-0893 or email matthew.wallach@maryland.gov. If requested, the hearing will be held at 6:00 PM, Thursday, April 18, 2024 at the Conference Room at the MPA Cox Creek DMCF Operations Building, 1000 Kembo Road, Curtis Bay, MD 21226.

23-WL-0971/202361518/MARYLAND PORT ADMINISTRATION, 401 E. Pratt Street, Suite 1653, Baltimore, MD 21202 has applied to hydraulically or mechanically maintenance dredge the following locations: North Locust Point Marine Terminal, 1430 Wallace St, Baltimore City; South Locust Point Marine Terminal, 2001 East McComas St, Baltimore City; Fairfield and Masonville Marine Terminal 2900-3100 Childs Street, Baltimore City; Seagirt Marine Terminal, 2600 Broening Highway, Baltimore City; Dundalk Marine Terminal, 2700 Broening Highway, Baltimore City and Baltimore County; Hawkins Point Marine Terminal, 5501 Quarantine Rd, Baltimore City; and Cox Creek DMCF, 1000 Kembo Rd, Anne Arundel County. The maintenance dredging will consist of a total of 720.8 acres throughout the marine terminal and DMCF access channels and berthing areas to depths ranging from 18.22 to 52.22 feet below mean low water. The application includes hydraulically or mechanically dredging a new 19.6-acre area to a depth of 52.22 feet at mean low water at Seagirt Marine Terminal to widen the existing access channel. A total of 5,084,500 cubic yards of material will be transported and disposed of at Masonville DMCF, Cox Creek DMCF, and/or the Hawkins Point Staging Area. The project includes up to 1,500 soil borings/geotechnical investigations at the various marine terminals and DMCFs within the dredging areas or within 100 feet of the shoreline, and up to 200 grab samples at the DMCF monitoring locations. The purpose of this project is to maintain required depths for the operation of MPA’s shipping channels and berthing areas.  For more information contact Matt Wallach at matthew.wallach@maryland.gov or 410-537-3527.


Baltimore County

​A public hearing for the proposed work listed below will be held if requested to gather information and hear testimony to assist the Department in making a determination regarding an application for a Wetlands License. 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: Matt Wallach. To request the hearing, call (410) 207-0893 or email matthew.wallach@maryland.gov. If requested, the hearing will be held at 6:00 PM, Thursday, April 18, 2024 at the Conference Room at the MPA Cox Creek DMCF Operations Building, 1000 Kembo Road, Curtis Bay, MD 21226.

23-WL-0971/202361518/MARYLAND PORT ADMINISTRATION, 401 E. Pratt Street, Suite 1653, Baltimore, MD 21202 has applied to hydraulically or mechanically maintenance dredge the following locations: North Locust Point Marine Terminal, 1430 Wallace St, Baltimore City; South Locust Point Marine Terminal, 2001 East McComas St, Baltimore City; Fairfield and Masonville Marine Terminal 2900-3100 Childs Street, Baltimore City; Seagirt Marine Terminal, 2600 Broening Highway, Baltimore City; Dundalk Marine Terminal, 2700 Broening Highway, Baltimore City and Baltimore County; Hawkins Point Marine Terminal, 5501 Quarantine Rd, Baltimore City; and Cox Creek DMCF, 1000 Kembo Rd, Anne Arundel County. The maintenance dredging will consist of a total of 720.8 acres throughout the marine terminal and DMCF access channels and berthing areas to depths ranging from 18.22 to 52.22 feet below mean low water. The application includes hydraulically or mechanically dredging a new 19.6-acre area to a depth of 52.22 feet at mean low water at Seagirt Marine Terminal to widen the existing access channel. A total of 5,084,500 cubic yards of material will be transported and disposed of at Masonville DMCF, Cox Creek DMCF, and/or the Hawkins Point Staging Area. The project includes up to 1,500 soil borings/geotechnical investigations at the various marine terminals and DMCFs within the dredging areas or within 100 feet of the shoreline, and up to 200 grab samples at the DMCF monitoring locations. The purpose of this project is to maintain required depths for the operation of MPA’s shipping channels and berthing areas.  For more information contact Matt Wallach at matthew.wallach@maryland.gov or 410-537-3527.


Calvert County

23-WL-0504/202360803 Mark Ehret, 12890 Spring Cove Dr., Lusby MD, 20657, have applied for the following activities: 1) Emplace a 53-foot long by 8-foot wide stone sill and 6 cubic yards of clean sand material as beach nourishment to a maximum of 16 feet channelward of the mean high water line. 2) Replace in-kind a 115-foot long by 6-foot wide timber pier with a 10-foot by 20-foot “L" platform, two boat lifts, all within a maximum of 125 feet channelward of the high waterline. The project is located on the Patuxent River at 12890 Spring Cove Dr., Lusby, Calvert County.  The purpose of the project is to control shore erosion.  For more information, please contact Justin Bereznak at Justin.Bereznak@maryland.gov or 410-537-3782.

 

Cecil County

23-WL-0897/SHM Bohemia Vista LLC 138 Bohemia Vista Marina, Chesapeake City, MD 21915 has applied for reauthorization of mechanical maintenance dredging within the previously authorized footprint and to replace a segment of the marina's boat ramp. Interior marina dredging will occur within an area of 112,093 square feet to a depth of -4.0 mlw. Marina dredging along the eastern pier will be dredged within an area of 53,945 square feet to a depth of -3.0 mlw. A 27.5 foot long by 16.5 foot wide section of the concrete boat ramp will be removed and replaced with a 45 foot long by 16.5 foot wide articulated block ramp. All work will be within 400 feet of the mean high water line. The purpose of the project is to maintain access from Bohemia Vista Marina to the Bohemia River. The project is located at 140 Bohemia Vista Marina Rd, Chesapeake City, MD 21915. For more information, please contact Matt Godbey at matt.godbey@maryland.gov or 410-901-4033.

 

Dorchester County

23-WL-0539 & 23-WP-0680/202360853 Delmarva Power and Light Company c/o Sean Francis, 401 Eagle Run Rd, Newark, DE 19702 has applied to rebuild the existing 138kV transmission line (Circuit 13707 and Circuit 13780). The project begins at the Vienna Substation located at 4625 Chapel of Ease Road, Vienna, Maryland 21869 and terminates at the Nelson Substation located at 9195 Old Racetrack Road, Delmar, Delaware 19940 passing through Dorchester and Wicomico Counties. The current wooden H-frame structures will be replaced with galvanized steel monopoles and the circuits will be upgraded to 230kV construction standards. Circuit 13707 will span across 36 feet of private wetlands, 1,946 feet of State tidal wetlands, and 1,250 feet of open water. Circuit 13780 will span across 22 feet of private tidal wetlands, 888 feet of State tidal wetlands, and 1,069 feet of open water. The project will have 25,366 square feet of temporary impacts within private tidal wetlands and 116,508 square feet of temporary impacts within State tidal wetlands. Mitigation may be assessed for 249 square feet of permanent impacts to emergent tidal wetlands in State tidal wetlands. Comments will be received through March 15, 2024.  The purpose of this project is to address the retirement of the Indian River 4 generator. For more information, please contact Matt Godbey at matt.godbey@maryland.gov  or 410-901-4033.

 

Worcester County

23-WP-1010/202361562/24-WQC-0007/MARTHA'S LANDING RESORT, LLC C/O Brian Tinkler, 12911 Sunset Avenue, Ocean City, Maryland 21842 has applied to dredge by mechanical method a 13,100 square foot area to a depth of 5.0 feet mean low water, a 40,000 square foot area to a depth of 6.0 feet mean low water, and a 8,700 square foot area to a depth of 8.0 feet mean low water; transport approximately 3,390 cubic yards of dredged material to an approved dredge material placement site at Parcel 185, Friendship Road, Berlin in Worcester County; and provide for periodic dredging for six years.  The purpose of the project is to improve navigable access.  The project is located on Golf Course Road between Sunset Avenue and Harbor Road, Ocean City, Maryland.  For more information, please contact R. Miles Simmons at robertm.simmons@maryland.gov or at 410-627-4826.

 

Wicomico County

23-WL-0539 & 23-WP-0680/202360853 Delmarva Power and Light Company c/o Sean Francis, 401 Eagle Run Rd, Newark, DE 19702 has applied to rebuild the existing 138kV transmission line (Circuit 13707 and Circuit 13780). The project begins at the Vienna Substation located at 4625 Chapel of Ease Road, Vienna, Maryland 21869 and terminates at the Nelson Substation located at 9195 Old Racetrack Road, Delmar, Delaware 19940 passing through Dorchester and Wicomico Counties. The current wooden H-frame structures will be replaced with galvanized steel monopoles and the circuits will be upgraded to 230kV construction standards. Circuit 13707 will span across 36 feet of private wetlands, 1,946 feet of State tidal wetlands, and 1,250 feet of open water. Circuit 13780 will span across 22 feet of private tidal wetlands, 888 feet of State tidal wetlands, and 1,069 feet of open water. The project will have 25,366 square feet of temporary impacts within private tidal wetlands and 116,508 square feet of temporary impacts within State tidal wetlands. Mitigation may be assessed for 249 square feet of permanent impacts to emergent tidal wetlands in State tidal wetlands. Comments will be received through March 15, 2024.  The purpose of this project is to address the retirement of the Indian River 4 generator. For more information, please contact Matt Godbey at matt.godbey@maryland.gov  or 410-901-4033.


Water Quality Certifications​ – (410) 537-3837​​​​​​


Waterway Construction – (410) 537-3821​​


Frederick County

23-NT-3227/ 202361471 DR HORTON, 137 Mitchells Chance Road, Suite 300, Edgewater, Maryland 21037, has applied to construct a residential subdivision development. The project will permanently impact 196 linear feet (1,971 square feet) of stream, 144,559 square feet of the 100-year nontidal floodplain, and 1,399 square feet of farmed 25-foot nontidal wetland buffer. The project will temporarily impact 60 linear feet (415 square feet) of stream, 131,889 square feet of the 100-year nontidal floodplain, and 1,519 square feet of 25-foot nontidal wetland buffer. Note: 108,643 square feet of the temporary floodplain impact is due to afforestation to provide riparian enhancement, connection to the existing forest, and to maintain stream temperatures; 20, 303 square feet of nontidal wetlands and 35,176 square feet of 25-foot nontidal wetland buffer will be planted by hand.   The project is located between US Route 40 and Butterfly Lane, along Mount Phillip Road, in Frederick County. For more information, please contact Kevin Sze at Kevin.Sze@maryland.gov  or 410- 537- 3797




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