Baltimore District Public Notices

Notice of Initiation of the Second Five-Year Review for Remedial Action at Building 23 Grace Curtis Bay Facility, Baltimore, Maryland

Press Operations — Tue, 14 Apr 2026 11:21:17 GMT

The U.S. Army Corps of Engineers (USACE) is conducting its Second Five-Year Review for the W.R. Grace & Co. (Grace) Curtis Bay Formerly Utilized Sites Remedial Action Program (FUSRAP) Site, Baltimore, Maryland. USACE has federal responsibility for cleanup under FUSRAP pursuant to the Comprehensive Environmental Response, Compensation, and Liability Act of 1980, as amended (CERCLA), and the National Oil and Hazardous Substances Pollution Contingency Plan. A legally required assessment, the Five-Year Review is to confirm that remedial actions initiated at sites where remediation is in progress or have long-term remedies in place remain protective of human health and the environment. This review is not being initiated in response to new findings or changes in site conditions.

PN-26-12 NAB-2025-61300-M51 (US APG Naval Research Laboratory-Blossom Point/Living Shoreline)

Press Operations — Fri, 10 Apr 2026 04:00:00 GMT

Comment Period: April 10, 2026 to May 10, 2026. Description: To construct a living shoreline at US APG Naval Research Laboratory – Blossom Point. Contact: Megan Spindler at 410-207-9987 or megan.l.spindler@usace.army.mil.

PN-26-11 NAB-2026-60203-M46 (Harford County DPW/Waters Edge - Bush River/Living Shoreline)

Press Operations — Mon, 06 Apr 2026 04:00:00 GMT

Comment Period: April 6, 2026 to May 6, 2026. Description: To construct a living shoreline by constructing two stone breakwaters, three green headland breakwaters, seven stone headland breakwaters, three boulder and cobble outfalls, and two stone spines with the work extending a maximum of 200 feet channelward of the approximate mean high-water shoreline. Contact: Ms. Nicole Nasteff at 410-962-1847 or nicole.m.voelker@usace.army.mil.

PN-26-10 NAB-2025-61670-M54 (Costco Maryland Campus/Storage & Distribution Facility, Rd Xing)

Press Operations — Thu, 02 Apr 2026 04:00:00 GMT

Comment Period: April 2, 2026 to May 2, 2026. Description: To construct access roads, parking lots, and associated infrastructure for an approximately 504,000 square foot modern storage and distribution facility to support COSTCO’s existing Maryland Campus. Contact: Mr. Zachary Fry at (410)-962-6080 or zachary.t.fry@usace.army.mil.

Forest Management Activities at Jennings Randolph Lake (JRL)Draft Finding of No Significant Impact and Environmental Assessment

Press Operations — Fri, 27 Mar 2026 13:23:53 GMT

ALL INTERESTED PARTIES: The U.S. Army Corps of Engineers, Baltimore District (USACE) has prepared a draft Environmental Assessment (EA) and a Finding of No Significant Impact (FONSI) for the proposed continuation of forest management activities at the Jennings Randolph Lake (JRL) Project in Garrett County, Maryland and Mineral County, West Virginia. The proposed forest management activities would occur over a period of 10 years on approximately 500 acres of the JRL Project. The objective for the overall forest management program includes conducting, on average, approximately 50 acres of forest management each year. The JRL Project is a multipurpose water resources project constructed and operated by USACE. Project lands and waters provide flood risk management, outdoor recreation, fish and wildlife habitat, plant habitat, and timber. These lands

PN-26-09 NAB-2025-61347-M50 (Green Trust Alliance - St. Jeromes Crossroads LLC/Shoreline Restoration)

Press Operations — Wed, 25 Mar 2026 04:00:00 GMT

Comment Period: March 25, 2026 to April 24, 2026. Description: To construct 4,214 linear feet of living shoreline on the Chesapeake Bay. Contact: Mr. Chris Spaur of this office at (443)-759-0680 or christopher.c.spaur@usace.army.mil.

SPN-26-08 (FINAL REGIONAL CONDITIONS AND SUSPENSIONS FOR THE 2026 NATIONWIDE PERMITS)

Press Operations — Fri, 13 Mar 2026 04:00:00 GMT

Comment Period: March 13, 2026, to March 13, 2027. Description: To inform the public of the issuance of the final regional conditions applicable to Nationwide Permit activities in the State of Maryland, the Commonwealth of Pennsylvania, and the District of Columbia. Furthermore, this special public notice announces the suspension of various NWPs in the State of Maryland, the Commonwealth of Pennsylvania, and the District of Columbia. Contact: Ms. April Sparkman at (410) 962-0148 or by email at april.e.sparkman@usace.army.mil.

PN-26-07 NAB-2025-61721-TREC (Raymond Sedwick/Living Shoreline)

Press Operations — Fri, 27 Feb 2026 05:00:00 GMT

Comment Period: February 27, 2026 to March 29, 2026. Description: To construct a living shoreline consisting of 2,067 square feet (sf) clean sand fill, 10,800 sf high marsh plantings (Spartina patens), 12,676 sf low marsh plantings (S. alterniflora), and 9,067 sf stone sills to overlap existing stone sills, extending a maximum of 105 feet channelward of the mean high-water line. Contact: Alexandra Ryan at 602-230-6954 or alexandra.ryan@usace.army.mil.

IDENTIFICATION OF SUBAQUEOUS INFRASTRUCTURE WITHIN THE CURTIS CREEK FEDERAL NAVIGATION CHANNEL – CURTIS CREEK, BALTIMORE, MARYLAND

Press Operations — Wed, 25 Feb 2026 18:57:00 GMT

This notice is to inform public and private utility owners, and any others with submerged infrastructure in Curtis Creek, of a proposed dredging project impacting navigable waters of the United States and submerged lands adjacent to the USCG Yard and and in Curtis Creek federal navigation channel in Curtis Creek, a tributary of the Patapsco River. Proposed dredging will increase water depths in the channel (currently maintained to –22ft MLLW). This new work may impact existing infrastructure within the dredging prism. This dredging project is essential for achieving the required navigational depths for the new fleet of Cutter vessels scheduled to arrive at the USCG Yard in 2030.

408-NAB-2025-0018 New York State Route 363 Gateway Project

Press Operations — Wed, 18 Feb 2026 05:00:00 GMT

Comment Period: February 18, 2026 to March 6, 2026. Description: Reconstruction of New York State (NYS) Route 363 and North Shore Drive along the north bank of the Susquehanna River in Binghamton, NY. Several NYS Route 363 ramps will be realigned or eliminated. Contact: Kathy Anderson at 410-952-3007 or via email at kathy.anderson@usace.army.mil.

PN-26-06 NAB-2026-00074-M51 (Ort Farms, LLLP/Shoreline Stabilization)

Press Operations — Tue, 17 Feb 2026 05:00:00 GMT

Comment Period: February 17, 2026 to March 19, 2026. Description: To construct a living shoreline on Goldsborough Creek. Contact: Ms. Megan Spindler at 410-207-9987 or megan.l.spindler@usace.army.mil.

PN-26-05 NAB-2025-61578-M51(Leonard & Donna Bush/Living Shoreline)

Press Operations — Fri, 06 Feb 2026 05:00:00 GMT

Comment Period: February 6, 2026 to March 8, 2026 . Description: To stabilize an eroding shoreline by constructing vegetated headland breakwaters. Contact: Ms. Megan Spindler at 410-207-9987 or megan.l.spindler@usace.army.mil.

PN-26-04 NAB-2025-00354-P12 (Chester Water Authority Water Pipeline Intake Relocation and Extension)

Press Operations — Thu, 05 Feb 2026 05:00:00 GMT

Comment Period: February 5, 2026 March 7, 2026. Description: Proposed Susquehanna Pumping Station Intake Relocation Project Contact: Michael Dombroskie at 814-235-0571 or mike.dombroskie@usace.army.mil.

PN-26-03 NAB-2025-00580-M52 (DOEE Anacostia Sediment Project - ACBA & Seafarers/Navigational Dredging)

Press Operations — Mon, 02 Feb 2026 05:00:00 GMT

Comment Period: February 4, 2025, to March 6, 2026. Description: To conduct navigational dredging in the Anacostia River. Contact: Kristen Rigney at 410-816-4205 or kristen.l.rigney@usace.army.mil.

408-NAB-2025-0017 Village of Avoca Bridge Replacement Project

Press Operations — Tue, 27 Jan 2026 12:00:00 GMT

Comment Period: January 27, 2026 to February 16, 2026. Description: Reconstruction of approximately 250 feet of East Avenue and replacement of the existing bridge over Salmon Creek with a new single-span structure. Contact: Kathy Anderson at 410-952-3007 or kathy.anderson@usace.army.mil.

PN-26-02 NAB-2025-60842-M43 (Baltimore County DEPS/Walnut Point Shoreline Enhancement/Living Shoreline, Breakwaters, Piles)

Press Operations — Fri, 23 Jan 2026 05:00:00 GMT

Comment Period: January 23, 2026 to February 22, 2026. Description: To stabilize an eroding shoreline, restore marsh habitat, improve water quality and create habitat. Contact: Mrs. April E. Sparkman at 410-962-0148 or april.e.sparkman@usace.army.mil.

SPN-26-01 Announcing Reissuance of the Nationwide Permits (NWPs)

Press Operations — Wed, 14 Jan 2026 05:00:00 GMT

Comment Period: January 14, 2026 to N/A. Description: To notify the public of the final action in the Federal Register (91 FR 768) announcing the reissuance of 56 existing NWPs and one new NWP, as well as the reissuance of NWP general conditions and definitions with some modifications. Contact: Mrs. April E. Sparkman at 410-962-0148 or april.e.sparkman@usace.army.mil.

408-NAB-2025-0015 Cumberland River Park Canal Place Geotechnical Borings

Press Operations — Tue, 13 Jan 2026 12:15:00 GMT

Comment Period: January 13, 2026 to January 31, 2026. Description: Perform a subsurface investigation consisting of four borings that will be used to provide geotechnical engineering analysis for the proposed River Park at Canal Place project, which will provide recreational amenities at the Cumberland waterfront. Contact: Kathy Anderson at 410-952-3007 or kathy.anderson@usace.army.mil.

PN-25-44 Extension NAB-2024-60845-M52 (US Secret Service-SAF-JJRTC Defense Training Facility/Institutional Development)

Press Operations — Fri, 09 Jan 2026 20:30:00 GMT

Comment Period Extension: January 8, 2026, to February 7, 2026. Description: To construct a defense training facility with associated utilities, roads, and stormwater management. Contact: Kristen Rigney at 410-816-4205 or kristen.l.rigney@usace.army.mil.

PN-25-49 NAB-2024-61693-M07 (MDTA/FSK Police Headquarters/Shoreline Stabilization)

Press Operations — Fri, 19 Dec 2025 05:01:00 GMT

Comment Period: December 19, 2025, to January 18, 2026. Description: To provide erosion protection to the shoreline. Contact: Ms. Maria Teresi at 410-962-4501 or maria.teresi@usace.army.mil.