The Corps anticipates that some owners of damaged property from Hurricane Sandy within the Baltimore District area will want to conduct repair activities in the near future. If a property owner wants to conduct repairs, the Corps advises they first review the public noticehere (pdf).
The Corps anticipates that most activities needed to remediate storm damage would be authorized under an existing general permit (e.g., Maryland State Programmatic General Permit-4, Pennsylvania State Programmatic General Permit-4, Nationwide Permit-3). If uncertain that an activity qualifies for a general permit, people should contact the Corps prior to the commencement of work.
Any inquiries regarding authorization or the referenced unregulated activities are to be directed to the applicable Permit Section at the U.S. Army Corps of Engineers, District, as indicated below.
Maryland:
Baltimore District Maryland Section Northern 410-962-4252 (Allegany, Anne Arundel, Baltimore, Carroll, Cecil, Howard, Frederick, Garrett, Harford, Washington Counties and Baltimore City and all Maryland State Highway Administration projects).
Baltimore District Maryland Section Southern 410-962-4500 (Calvert, Caroline, Charles, Dorchester, Kent, Montgomery, Prince George’s, Queen Anne’s, St. Mary’s, Somerset, Talbot, Wicomico, and Worcester Counties, District of Columbia, and certain military bases in northern Virginia).
Pennsylvania:
Baltimore District Pennsylvania Section, 814-235-0570 (Susquehanna and Potomac River Watersheds) Philadelphia District Regulator of the Day, 215-656-6728 (Delaware River Watershed)
Pittsburgh District Branch Chief, 412-395-7155 (Ohio and Genesee River Watersheds, and Lake Erie Watershed)
The Corps recommends retaining records of permits, photographs, drawings, surveys, etc., for the structures or fill being repaired, replaced or rehabilitated and/or any other documentation showing that the structure or fill was serviceable immediately prior to the storm damage that occurred, or at the time the work was done.
