Carrs Creek Dredging
Anne Arundel County, MD

Carrs Creek Public Notice

Notice of Application for State Wetland Licenses and Water Quality Certification and the Opportunity to Provide Written Comment or Request an Informational Hearing

The Maryland Department of the Environment’s Tidal Wetlands Division is reviewing the following application for a State Wetland License and a Water Quality Certification.  The application and related information are on file at MDE.  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 Program, Water and Science Administration, 1800 Washington Boulevard, Ste. 430, Baltimore, Maryland, 21230.  For questions regarding any public notice, you can contact the Wetlands and Waterways Program by Telephone; (410) 537-3751. Written comments or requests for a hearing must be received by 5:00 PM on September 1st, 2025.

25-WL-0135/25-WQC-0029/202560198 - ANNE ARUNDEL COUNTY DPW at 2662 Riva Road, 4th Fl., Annapolis, MD 21401, has applied to mechanically maintenance dredge the main channel and both segments of Carrs Creek as follows: 1) Segment A – a 1,300 foot long by 50 foot wide channel to a depth of 4.5 feet at mean low water; 2) Segment B – a 1,772 foot long by 42 foot wide channel to a depth of 4 feet at mean low water; 3) Segment C – a 502 foot long by 38 foot wide channel to a depth of 3.5 feet at mean low water. This project also includes new and maintenance mechanical dredging of five spur channels of various lengths, widths, and depths to match the main channel segment to which they are attached (25-WL-0157, 25-GL-0158, 25-WL-0159, 25- WL-0160, and 25-WL-0161) for a total of 176,000 square feet. To deposit approximately 6,872 cubic yards of dredged material to a County approved upland dredged material disposal site at South County or Idlewilde. Impacts to SAV and shallow water habitat that are determined to be new dredging may require mitigation. The purpose of the project is to improve navigable access. The proposed project is located within the tidal waters of Carrs Creek. For more information, please contact Mel Throckmorton at mel.throckmorton@maryland.gov or at 410-375-2803.