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Wetlands board approves 87-foot riprap revetment for Western Branch property
Summary
The board approved an 87-foot riprap revetment to stabilize a small, eroding shoreline along the Western Branch of the Corrotoman River; the agent said a living shoreline would be costlier and less effective at the site.
The Lancaster County Wetlands Board approved a request to install 87 feet of riprap revetment along the Western Branch of the Corrotoman River.
Joseph Scott of Salterra Solutions, acting as agent for the applicant Edward Leonard, described the project as a small revetment to address exposed, eroding pines along a short frontage. Scott said a living shoreline would require extensive bank grading and would be considerably more expensive, and noted the revetment would not connect to a neighboring revetment that stops roughly 15 feet short of the property line.
County staff said the applicant satisfied local requirements, including the county "living shoreline statement." Board staff reported a "no permit necessary" letter was issued because the work is landward of mean low water and does not involve state-owned submerged lands. With no public comment, a board member moved to approve the project and the board carried the motion.
