1588                                             LAWS OF MARYLAND                                         Ch. 428

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(2)  To fill or bulkhead along a tidal shoreline of
private, single family properties, if written notice is given to
adjacent property owners, and interested local units, and
construction is less than 300 feet in length and occupies less
than one acre of wetland. The Department shall be furnished with
evidence of this written notice.

(3)  If [State, county, or municipal] roads, bridges,
or culverts meet minimum design standards acceptable to the
Department, and construction does not adversely affect known
water resources projects.

(4)  If plans of other projects which conform to water
resources development plans accepted and adopted by the
Department were subject to public hearing and the Department's
review finds no changed conditions in them since the last public
review and comment to justify another hearing.

(5)  If temporary structures constructed to provide
access across streams during construction operations or to trap
sediment or achieve another similar purpose meet minimum design
standards the Department establishes, and are removed completely,
in a manner acceptable to the Department, within six months after
need for the structure is terminated.

(6)  IF TEMPORARY EXCAVATION, FILLING, OR GRADING FOR
THE INSTALLATION OF UTILITIES MEETS MINIMUM DESIGN STANDARDS
ACCEPTABLE TO THE DEPARTMENT AND THE PRECONSTRUCTION CONTOURS ARE
THE REQUESTED WATERWAY CONSTRUCTION PERMIT IS FOR TEMPORARY
EXCAVATION, FILLING, OR GRADING FOR THE INSTALLATION OF UTILITIES
WHICH MEET MINIMUM DESIGN STANDARDS ACCEPTABLE TO THE DEPARTMENT
AND PRECONSTRUCTION CONTOURS WHICH ARE TO BE REESTABLISHED UPON
INSTALLATION OF THE UTILITY.

(7)  IF CLEARING AND GRADING ACTIVITIES DISTURB LESS

THAN 5,000 SQUARE FEET OF LAND AREA AND DISTURB THE REQUESTED
WATERWAY CONSTRUCTION PERMIT IS FOR CLEARING AND GRADING
ACTIVITIES DISTURBING LESS THAN 5,000 SQUARE FEET OF LAND AREA
AND DISTURBING LESS THAN 100 CUBIC YARDS OF EARTH.

[(6)] (8) If the requested appropriation or use of
waters of the State is for a quantity of 10,000 gallons or less
per day.

(E) THE DEPARTMENT SHALL PROVIDE PERIODIC WRITTEN NOTICE OF
APPLICATIONS TO THE DEPARTMENT FOR WATERWAY CONSTRUCTION PERMITS
FOR WHICH THE PUBLIC HEARING REQUIREMENT MAY BE WAIVED UNDER
SUBSECTION (D) OF THIS SECTION TO ANY INTERESTED PERSON WHO MAY
REQUEST THIS NOTICE.

SECTION 2. AND BE IT FURTHER ENACTED, That this Act shall

take effect July 1, 1986.
Approved May 13, 1986.