Maryland Offshore Wind Final Environmental Impact Statement (EIS)

Maryland Offshore Wind Final Environmental Impact Statement (Final EIS) for Commercial Wind Lease OCS-A 0490 

On July 29, 2024, BOEM announced that the Notice of Availability of the Maryland Offshore Wind Final Environmental Impact Statement (Final EIS) will publish in the Federal Register on August 2, 2024. The final EIS can be accessed using the links below. For more information, please visit the Maryland Offshore Wind Project page.

• Volume I
• Individual Appendices
  • Appendix A: Required Environmental Permits and Consultations
  • Appendix B: Supplemental Information
  • Appendix C: Project Design Envelope and Maximum Case Scenario  
  • Appendix D: Planned Activities Scenario  
  • Appendix E: Analysis of Incomplete and Unavailable Information  
  • Appendix F: Impact-Producing Factor Tables and Assessment of Water Quality; Bats; Birds; Sea Turtles; Wetlands and Other Waters of the United States; Demographics, Employment, and Economics; and Land Use and Coastal Infrastructure  
  • Appendix G: Mitigation and Monitoring  
  • Appendix H: Cumulative Seascape, Landscape, and Visual Impact Assessment (SLVIA)
    • Appendix H Attachment- Viewsheds
    • Appendix H Attachments- Simulations: Presented in 2 parts due to file sizes
      • Simulations 1
      • Simulations 2
    • Appendix H Attachment- Cumulative Visual Simulations
    • Appendix H Attachment- Field of View Analyses (Alternatives)
  • Appendix I: Cumulative Historic Resource Visual Assessment (HRVEA)  
    • Appendix I Attachment 
  • Appendix J: Finding of Adverse Effect under Section 106 of the National Historic Preservation Act  
    • Appendix J-1 Memorandum of Agreement
    • Appendix J-1 Attachment 
  • Appendix K: References
  • Appendix L: Glossary  
  • Appendix M: List of Preparers and Reviewers  
  • Appendix N: Distribution List 
  • Appendix O: Response to Comments on the Draft Environmental Impact Statement