Stormwater Management and Soil Testing

Ed Wengrowski has more than 40 years of experience conducting soil-based environmental assessments.  He has been employed by the NJ Pinelands Commission since 2002.  He has extensive experience in conducting site investigations to determine in situ permeability and SHWT elevations for the installation of groundwater recharge facilities and in troubleshooting facilities that fail to recharge.

In addition to holding Registered Environmental Specialist licenses in several states, he holds Public Sanitary and Industrial Wastewater Treatment Plant Operator licenses, and UST Subsurface Evaluator / Closure licenses issued by the NJDEP. He earned a BS degree in Environmental Science from Rutgers University’s Cook College (now the Rutgers School of Environmental and Biological Sciences).

Brian Szura joined the Commission staff in 1999 as part of the Regulatory Programs Office. His primary responsibilities include the review of private development applications in the Cities of Port Republic and Estell Manor and the Townships of Galloway, Egg Harbor, Jackson and Weymouth; review of all stormwater management plans submitted for development applications in the Pinelands Area; and the review of applications for off-road vehicle events. Mr. Szura earned a BS degree in Natural Resources Management from Rutgers University’s Cook College (currently the Rutgers School of Environmental and Biological Sciences).

Lisa Schaefer is an environmental engineer with the Bureau of Flood Hazard and Stormwater Engineering, which is part of the Division of Watershed Protection and Restoration.  This is her 20^th year with the Department, and her experience has included reviewing applications for various permits, licenses, grants and statements of no interest under the Division’s predecessor, the Division of Land Use Regulation.  She is a graduate of Stevens Institute of Technology, where she obtained a Bachelor of Engineering degree in Civil Structures.