Federal & State Contacts

Living Shoreline stabilization at Barren Island in Maryland. Photo credit: Alison Ward-Maksym, NOAA Restoration Center Living Shoreline stabilization in the mid-Atlantic region. Photo credit: Burke Environmental Associates, LLC.

Living Shoreline stabilization can be highly complex, and technical and permitting assistance may be needed during the design and implementation of these projects. The following list of contacts in federal and state environmental agencies and nongovernmental organizations may provide guidance and technical assistance. This list is not comprehensive; it is provided as a starting point for answering questions.

Federal Contacts

NOAA Restoration Center Contacts

State Contacts

Northeast Region
Southeast Region
Southwest Region
Northwest Region
Alaska Region
Pacific Island Region

Northeast Region

CONNECTICUT

Department of Environmental Protection
Office of Long Island Sound Programs - Coastal Permits
79 Elm Street
Hartford, CT 06106-5127
Phone: (860) 424-3034

Department of Environmental Protection
Permit Assistance Office
79 Elm Street
Hartford, CT 06106-5127
Phone: (860) 424-3003
User's Guide to Environmental Permits

DELAWARE

Delaware Department of Natural Resources and Environmental Control
89 Kings Hwy
Dover, DE 19901
Phone: (302) 739-4403

MAINE

Maine Department of Environmental Protection
Bureau of Land and Water Quality
17 State House Station
Phone: (207) 287-3901
Fax: (207) 287-7191
Attn: Judy Gates (for questions on the Natural Resources Protection Act)
Email: judy.gates@maine.gov

MARYLAND

Maryland Department of Natural Resources
Shore Erosion Control Program
Tawes State Office Building E-1
580 Taylor Avenue
Annapolis, Maryland 21401
Attn: Leonard Larese-Casanova, Director
Phone: (410) 260-8522
Fax: (410) 260-8596
Email: lcasanova@dnr.state.md.us

Maryland Department of Natural Resources
Coastal Zone Management Division
Tawes State Office Building E-1
580 Taylor Avenue
Annapolis, Maryland 21401
Attn: Audra Luscher
Phone: (410) 260-8743
Email: aluscher@dnr.state.md.us

Maryland Department of the Environment
Wetlands and Waterways Program
Tidal Wetlands Division
1800 Washington Blvd
Baltimore, MD 21230
Phone: (410) 537-8075
Applications For Water Permits, Approvals and Certifications

Maryland Critical Area Commission
1804 West Street, Suite 100
Annapolis, MD 21401
Phone: (410) 260-3460
Maryland Native Plant Society
P.O. Box 4877
Silver Spring, MD 20914

MASSACHUSETTS

Massachusetts Department of Environmental Protection
Wetlands Program (Massachusetts Wetlands Protection Act)
One Winter Street
Boston, MA 02108-4746
Phone: (617) 292-5695

NEW HAMPSHIRE

New Hampshire Department of Environmental Services
Wetlands Bureau
P.O. Box 95
Concord, NH 03302
Phone: (603) 271-2147
Email: wetmail@des.state.nh.us

Connecticut River Joint Commissions
P.O. Box 1182
154 Main Street
Charlestown, NH 03603
Phone: (603) 826-4800
Fax: (603) 826-3065
Document: Permit/contact guidance for wetland alterations in New Hampshire and Vermont

NEW JERSEY

New Jersey Department of Environmental Protection
Coastal Management Program
P.O. Box 418
401 E. State Street
Trenton, NJ 08625
Phone: (609) 633-2201

New Jersey Department of Environmental Protection
Natural and Historic Resources
Office of Natural Resource Restoration
P.O. Box 404, Station Plaza 5
Trenton, NJ 08625-0404
Phone: (609) 984-5475
Fax: (609) 984-0836
Email: Onrr@dep.state.nj.us

NEW YORK

Department of Environmental Conservation
625 Broadway
Albany, NY 12233
Phone: (518) 402-9167
Fax: (518) 402-9168
Permit Information

RHODE ISLAND

Coastal Resources Management Council
Stedman Government Center
Suite 3
4808 Tower Hill Road
Wakefield, RI 02879-1900
Phone: (401) 783-3370
Fax : (401) 783-3767
Email: cstaff1@crmc.state.ri.us

VIRGINIA

Virginia Department of Conservation and Recreation
Soil and Water Conservation
Erosion and Sediment Control Program
203 Governor Street, Suite 213
Richmond, VA 23219
Phone: (804) 786-1712
Shoreline Erosion Advisory Service

Virginia Department of Environmental Quality
629 East Main Street
P.O. Box 10009
Richmond, VA 23240-0009
Phone: (804) 698-4000 or toll-free in VA, (800) 592-5482

Virginia Marine Resources Commission
Habitat Management Division
2600 Washington Ave.
P.O. Box 756
Newport News VA 23607
Phone: (757) 247-2200

Virginia Institute of Marine Science
Wetlands Program
P.O. Box 1346
Gloucester Point, VA 23062
Phone: (804) 684-7380

Southeast Region

ALABAMA

Alabama Department of Environmental Management
Coastal Program
4171 Commanders Drive
Mobile, Alabama 36615-1421
Phone: (251) 432-6533
Fax: (251) 432-6598
Email: Coastal@adem.state.al.us

FLORIDA

Florida Department of Environmental Protection
Environmental Permitting Section
3900 Commonwealth Boulevard M.S. 300
Tallahassee, Florida 32399
Phone: (850) 487-4475
Fax: (850) 488-5257

GEORGIA

Georgia Department of Natural Resources
Coastal Resources Division
One Conservation Way, Suite 300
Brunswick, GA 31520
Phone: (912) 264-7218
Fax: (912) 262-3143

LOUISIANA

Mailing Address:
Louisiana Department of Natural Resources
Office of Coastal Restoration and Management
Coastal Management Division
P. O. Box 44487
Baton Rouge, LA 70804-4487

Physical address:
Louisiana Department of Natural Resources
Coastal Management Division
617 North 3rd Street, Suite 1048
Baton Rouge, LA 70802

Rocky Hinds: (225) 342-7998) - Program Manager for Permits and Mitigation
Bill Pittman (225) 342-6466) - Coordinator of the Permit Section
Jim Holcombe (225) 342-7940) - Coordinator for the Mitigation Section

MISSISSIPPI

Mississippi Department of Marine Resources
Bureau of Wetlands Permitting
1141 Bayview Avenue
Suite 101
Biloxi, MS 39530
228-374-5022 Ext 5149 (Bureau of Wetlands Permitting)

NORTH CAROLINA

Division of Coastal Management
Morehead City Headquarters
400 Commerce Ave.
Morehead City, NC 28557
Phone: (252) 808-2808
Fax: (252) 247-3330

North Carolina Coastal Federation
3609 Hwy. 24 (Ocean)
Newport, NC 28570
Attn: Tracey Skrabal
Phone: (252) 393-8185
Fax: (252) 393-7508
E-mail: nccf@nccoast.org

SOUTH CAROLINA

Ocean and Coastal Resource Management
Charleston Office
1362 McMillan Avenue, Suite 400
Charleston, SC 29405
Phone: (843) 744-5838
Fax: (843) 744-5847

TEXAS

Texas General Land Office
Coastal Management Program
P.O. Box 12873
Austin, TX 78711-2873
Phone: (800) 998-4GLO or (512) 475-0773
Fax: 512-463-5233

Small Business and Individual Permitting Assistance Office
Permitting Assistance Coordinator for the Permitting Assistance Office and the Permit Service Center
Texas A&M University - Corpus Christi
Natural Resources Building, Suite 2800, Unit 5841
6300 Ocean Drive
Corpus Christi, Texas 78412-5841
Phone: (866) 894-3578 (toll-free) or (361) 825-3050
Fax: (361) 825-3465

Southwest Region

CALIFORNIA

California Coastal Commission
45 Fremont Street, Suite 2000
San Francisco, CA 94105-2219
Phone: (415) 904-5200

San Francisco Bay Conservation and Development Commission
Fifty California Street
Suite 2600
San Francisco, CA 94111
Phone: (415) 352-3600
Fax: (415) 352-3606

Northwest Region

OREGON

Oregon Department of Parks and Recreation (Assistance from Washington Border to Yachats)
Ocean Shores
89814 S. Coast Highway
Newport, OR 97365
Phone: (541) 867-3340
Fax: (541) 867-3254
Attn: Tony Stein
Email: tony.stein@state.or.us

Oregon Department of Parks and Recreation (Assistance from Yachats to California Border
Ocean Shores
89814 Cape Arago Highway
Coos Bay, OR 97420-9647
Phone: (541) 888-9324
Fax: (541) 888-5650
Attn: Calum Stevenson
Email: calum.stevenson@state.or.us

WASHINGTON

Washington State Department of Ecology
Office of Regulatory Assistance
Environmental Permitting Services
300 Desmond Dr. SE
Lacey, WA.
Phone: (360) 407-7037 or (800) 917-0043
Email: assistance@ora.wa.gov
Joint Aquatic Resource Permits Application (JARPA)

Alaska Region

Alaska Department of Natural Resources (Juneau Region)
Office of Project Management and Permitting
302 Gold Street
Suite 202
Juneau, Alaska 99801-0030
Phone: (907) 465-3562
Fax: (907) 465-3075

Alaska Department of Natural Resources (Anchorage Region)
Office of Project Management and Permitting
550 W. 7th Ave.
Ste 1660
Anchorage, AK 99501
Phone: (907) 269-7470
Fax: (907) 269-3981

Pacific Islands Region

Hawaii Department of Business, Economic Development, and Tourism
State Office of Planning
Coastal Zone Management Program
P.O. Box 2359
Honolulu, HI 96804
Phone: (808) 587-2846
A Guidebook for the Hawaii State Environmental Review Process

Non-Governmental Organizations

Burke Environmental Associates, LLC.
Environmental and Natural Resource Consulting
David Burke
President, AICP
410 Severn Avenue
Suite 210
Annapolis, MD 21403
Phone: (410) 990-9466
Fax: (410) 990-0988
Email: dgburke@verizon.net

Chesapeake Bay Foundation
Headquarters
Philip Merrill Environmental Center
6 Herndon Avenue
Annapolis, MD 21403
Phone: (410) 268-8816
Restore America's Estuaries

Chesapeake Bay Trust
60 West Street, Suite 405
Annapolis, MD 21401
Phone: (410) 974-2941
Fax: (410) 269-0387
Email: postmaster@cbtrust.org

National Aquarium in Baltimore
Conservation Department
501 E. Pratt Street
Baltimore, Maryland, 21202.
Phone: (410) 576-3851
Email: conserve@aqua.org

National Fish and Wildlife Foundation (NOAA Restoration Center, CRP Partner)
National Office and Eastern Regional Office
1120 Connecticut Avenue, NW, Suite 900
Washington, DC 20036
Phone: (202) 857-0166
Fax: (202) 857-0162
http://www.nmfs.noaa.gov/habitat/restoration/projects_programs/crp/partners/nfwf.html#lsi
http://www.nmfs.noaa.gov/habitat/restoration/projects_programs/crp/partners/nfwf.html

North Carolina Coastal Federation
3609 Highway 24 (Ocean)
Newport, NC 28570
Phone: (252) 393-8185
Fax: (252) 393-7508
Toll-Free: (800) 232-6210

Restore America's Estuaries
East Coast Office
3801 North Fairfax Drive
Suite 53
Arlington, VA 22203
Phone: (703) 524-0248
Fax: (703) 524-0287
E-mail: info@estuaries.org

Save San Francisco Bay Association
350 Frank H. Ogawa Plaza, Suite 900
Oakland, CA 94162
Phone: (510) 452-9261
Fax: (510) 452-9266
Email: savebay@saveSFbay.org
http://www.nmfs.noaa.gov/habitat/restoration/projects_programs/crp/partners/rae.html