Issue Date: January 14, 2025
The Maryland Department of Natural Resources - Forest Service is reviewing the following applications for a Forest Conservation Program Plan Approval. The applications and related information (S23-01) are on file at the Southern Region Forestry Education Office of the Maryland Department of Natural Resources, Forest Service, 8023 Long Hill Road, Pasadena, MD 21122. Arrangements may be made for inspections and copying of file materials.
Opportunity is afforded to interested parties to provide written comments on the lists application(s), or to be placed on the interested persons list for a specific application. If requesting to be placed on the interested persons list, please clearly state this request in written form. Any 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) State specifically the issue proposed to be considered at the hearing. If a hearing is scheduled, sign language interpreters and other appropriate accommodation for individuals with disabilities will be provided upon request.
Written comments, requests to be placed on the interested persons list, or requests for a hearing must be received on or before February 17, 2025. Correspondence should be addressed to the Maryland Department of Natural Resources-Forest Service, State Forest Conservation Program, Tawes State Office Building, 580 Taylor Avenue, E-1, Annapolis, MD 21401.
Any further notice concerning actions on the following applications will be provided only by mail to those persons on the interested persons list.
Application received:
The Washington Suburban Sanitary Commission (WSSC) proposes to replace approximately 1,800 linear feet of a 48-inch water transmission main along the ramp connecting Pennsylvania Avenue (MD 4 WB) to the Beltway (I-495 NB). The project will occur on a total of 2.70 acres, affecting 0.56 acres of 0.97 acres of existing forest as part of a Forest Conservation Plan (S23-01) submitted to the State of Maryland Forest Conservation Program. The project site is in the Patuxent River Watershed, Western Branch Sub-watershed (#02131103). Information about this project may be obtained by contacting the Southern Region Urban and Community Forestry Coordinator at (410) 360-9774 or horace.henry@maryland.gov.