6/19/2023 0 Comments Ever forward owner![]() The grounding and dredging impacted about 14 acres of Chesapeake Bay bottom, including 11.5 acres within the boundary of a natural oyster bar. An emergency wetlands license was issued last year after the grounding to allow for dredging to refloat the vessel. to pay $676,200 for the seeding and enhancement of oyster bars to mitigate the effects on aquatic habitat caused by the container ship M/V Ever Forward’s grounding and refloating. The board approved a wetlands license that requires the shipping company Evergreen Marine Corp. The following actions were approved today: “This funding reduces risks for Maryland taxpayers through a pay-for-performance approach that spurs private investments as well as public funding for the benefit of the lower Susquehanna River and the Chesapeake Bay.” “The Conowingo Watershed Implementation Plan is an important opportunity, with Maryland in the forefront, to advance Chesapeake Bay restoration through an unprecedented, multi-state initiative to specifically counter the longstanding problem of upstream discharges and the lost trapping capacity of the Conowingo Dam,” said Deputy Secretary/Acting Secretary Dorsey. “From the time that the Ever Forward was grounded to the refloating of the vessel to the issuance of this wetlands license and its special conditions, the Maryland Department of the Environment has been on the job to ensure that the Chesapeake Bay and its habitat for oysters and other aquatic life are protected.” “The seeding of oyster bars will contribute to an improved aquatic habitat and provide long term water quality benefits,” said Deputy Secretary/Acting Secretary of the Environment Suzanne E. The board is composed of Governor Larry Hogan, Treasurer Dereck E. The board also approved $25 million in funding that had been included in the budget approved last year for the interstate initiative to reduce water pollution at the Conowingo Dam and advance the restoration of the Chesapeake Bay. 4, 2023) – The Maryland Board of Public Works in Annapolis today approved a wetlands license that requires the owner of the container ship Ever Forward to fund the seeding of oyster bars as mitigation for the effects of that vessel’s grounding on aquatic habitat. Wetlands license requires seeding of oyster bars after grounding and refloating of container ship Conowingo Watershed Implementation Plan funding approved for bay restorationīALTIMORE (Jan. Board of Public Works approves funding for clean water and the Chesapeake Bay, mitigation plan for Ever Forward grounding
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