The Maryland Department of Transportation State Highway Administration (SHA) places its draft Total Maximum Daily Load (TMDL) Implementation Plans on 30-day public notice and solicits comments prior to finalization as required under the National Pollutant Discharge Elimination System (NPDES) Municipal Separate Storm Sewer System (MS4) Permit.

Currently, there are no new TMDL Implementation Plans for review. When draft TMDL Implementation Plans are posted for the public comment period, or if you have comments on the currently approved TMDL Implementation Plans, written comments can be sent using one of the following methods:​

• Email to: [email protected]
  

• ​Mail to:

  Attn: Ryan Cole, Chief of Water Programs Division
  ​ Maryland Department of Transportation
  State Highway Administration
  Office of Environmental Design, C-303
  707 N. Calvert Street
  Baltimore, MD 21202

Please include your name and address or your preferred contact method (e.g., phone number, email address) when submitting comments so that SHA can provide a response if appropriate. Material comments received will be considered. SHA will include a summary of comments received during the fiscal year in its associated NPDES MS4 permit annual report to the Maryland Department of the Environment (MDE). A summary of all comments received to date are incorporated into the final version of the given TMDL Implementation Plan. All SHA NPDES MS4 permit annual reports and TMDL Implementation Plans can be found on this website​.