Jeffery L. Hoffman has been confirmed by the NJ Governor
as the State Geologist to manage the New Jersey Geological & Water
Survey. Jeff has a B.S. from Penn State and his M.A. from
Princeton.
He has 34 years of experience in the NJ Department of
Environmental Protection in hydrogeologic investigations including ground-water
modeling, water-supply planning, drought indicators and response, ecologic flow
goals and analysis of nitrate carrying capacity of land in support of watershed
management.
He is active in numerous public and professional organizations
in presenting geoscience to inform decisions. He was in part responsible
for organizing New Jersey's water supply and use information which has served
in preserving the New Jersey Highlands and as an example to USGS for a national
water census.
He is a registered professional geologist and was
recognized in 2000 with a New Jersey Exceptional Service Award. Over the
past two years he has been coordinating much of the Department’s work with the
USGS including the Cooperative Water Program.
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