20260210 16121100 1.0 TRUE 150000000 5000 ISO19139 Maryland Wetlands - Wetlands, Polygon (Special State Concern) <DIV STYLE="text-align:Left;"><DIV><DIV><P><SPAN>In Maryland certain wetlands with rare, threatened, endangered species or unique habitat receive special attention. The Code of Maryland Regulations (COMAR) Title 26, Subtitle 23, Chapter 06, Sections 01 &amp; 02 identifies these Wetlands of Special State Concern (WSSC) and affords them certain protections including a 100 foot buffer from development. The Maryland Department of the Environment is responsible for identifying and regulating these wetlands. In general, the US Fish and Wildlife Service's National Wetlands Inventory wetlands provide the basis for identifying these special wetlands. Additional information, determined from field inspections, is used to identify and classify these areas.</SPAN></P><P><SPAN>This is a MD iMAP hosted service layer. Find more information at https://imap.maryland.gov.</SPAN></P><P><SPAN>Data Updated 05/12/2025. Acquired by BMC 02/05/2026 from Maryland iMap: Maryland Wetlands - Wetlands, Polygon (Special State Concern): https://data.imap.maryland.gov/datasets/maryland-wetlands-wetlands-polygon-special-state-concern</SPAN></P></DIV></DIV></DIV> WSSC: Nontidal Wetlands of Special State Concern (Polygons) 2025-05-12T00:00:00 external c34e23d6b1e4851ff93a00897b9ac238 Amanda Roberts Baltimore Metropolitan Council (BMC) GIS Analyst aroberts@baltometro.org Amanda Roberts True Amanda Roberts hydrology wetlands Chesapeake Bay Coastal Zone vector dynamic WFS WMS HYDR DNR Maryland MD MD iMAP USFW wetlands of special state concern NWI wetlands National Wetlands Inventory KML 20260213 /9j/4AAQSkZJRgABAQEAAAAAAAD/2wBDAAgGBgcGBQgHBwcJCQgKDBQNDAsLDBkSEw8UHRofHh0a HBwgJC4nICIsIxwcKDcpLDAxNDQ0Hyc5PTgyPC4zNDL/2wBDAQkJCQwLDBgNDRgyIRwhMjIyMjIy MjIyMjIyMjIyMjIyMjIyMjIyMjIyMjIyMjIyMjIyMjIyMjIyMjIyMjIyMjL/wAARCADIASwDAREA AhEBAxEB/8QAHwAAAQUBAQEBAQEAAAAAAAAAAAECAwQFBgcICQoL/8QAtRAAAgEDAwIEAwUFBAQA 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