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| Public Hearing for State Discharge Permit 26DP3562/Smithsonian |
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| Start Date: | 10/19/2026 | Start Time: | 5:30 PM |
| End Date: | 10/19/2026 | End Time: | 7:30 PM |
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Event Description:
Water and Science Administration is holding a public hearing on the tentative determination for State Discharge Permit 26DP3562/Smithsonian Environmental Research Center. |
Contact Information:
Name: Dela Onyemaechi
Phone: (410) 537-3106
Email: [email protected] |
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State Agency(s)
Environment |
Other Details:
The Department has received a request for a public hearing on the tentative determination for the above permit and has scheduled the hearing for Monday, October 19, 2026 at 5:30 p.m., at the Edgewater Community Meeting Room in the Edgewater Branch of the Anne Arundel County Public Library, 25 Stepneys Lane, Edgewater, MD 21037. Use of the library meeting space does not constitute an endorsement of the program/meeting or its content by Anne Arundel County Public Library. The hearing will be recorded and transcribed.
Persons who wish to present information or testimony regarding the tentative determination may speak at the public hearing, submit written comments at the public hearing, or submit a written statement to the Department no later than 5 p.m. on October 26, 2026. All comments will be considered in making a final determination. Comments received via any submission mechanism will all be given equal weight. Written comments should be addressed to the Maryland Department of the Environment, Water and Science Administration, 1800 Washington Blvd., Baltimore, Maryland 21230-1708, Attn.: Mrs. Mary Dela Onyemaechi, Chief, Groundwater Discharge Permits Division or be emailed to [email protected] and received on or before 5 p.m. on October 26, 2026.
The supporting information for the tentative determination, including the draft permit and fact sheet, may be reviewed by contacting Mrs. Onyemaechi at the above address or by telephone at (410) 537-3106 or 1-800-633-6101 to schedule an appointment. Copies of documents may be procured at a cost of $0.36 per page. Any hearing-impaired person may request an interpreter to be present at the public hearing by giving ten working days notice to Mrs. Onyemaechi at the address or telephone number listed above.
This meeting location is 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 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.
Per MD Environmental Article §1–602(a)(2), an EJ score of 7.30 was calculated for this facility. This score calculation considers a combination of the following factors: Pollution Burden Exposure Percentile, Pollution Burden Environmental Effects Percentile, & Sensitive Population Percentile. For more information, launch the MDEnviroScreen tool: https://mdewwp.page.link/EJ
A copy of the draft permit, fact sheet, and permit application may be downloaded from the Department’s website: https://mdewwp.page.link/wwpportal At that webpage, search for State Number 26DP3562, click “More Info,” and then select the desired document(s) to download.
Agenda: 1-Introductions, 2-Overview of the Permit Process, 3- Presentation by MDE on Draft (TD), 4- Opportunity for Comments, 5-Closing |
Website Link:
Written comments should be addressed to the Maryland Department of the Environment, Water and Science Administration, 1800 Washington Blvd., Baltimore, Maryland 21230-1708, Attn.: Mrs. Mary Dela Onyemaechi, Chief, Groundwater Discharge Permits Division or be emailed to [email protected] and received on or before 5 p.m. on October 26, 2026. |
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