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Princeton Hydro is proud to celebrate two awards presented by the New Jersey Association for Floodplain Management (NJAFM) at its 2026 Annual Conference in Atlantic City.
At this year’s award ceremony, NJAFM recognized both the leadership of Princeton Hydro President Geoffrey M. Goll, PE, and the success of the Lake Hudsonia Dam Removal & Hibernia Brook Restoration Project. Geoff received the Excellence in Floodplain Management Leadership Award, while Rockaway Township, in partnership with Princeton Hydro, received the Outstanding Floodplain Management Award for the Lake Hudsonia Dam Removal project.
Together, the honors highlight two important sides of floodplain management: the people helping move the profession forward and the projects putting those ideas into practice to create healthier, more resilient communities and watersheds.
NJAFM is a statewide nonprofit organization dedicated to advancing sound floodplain management throughout New Jersey. Its Annual Conference brings together floodplain managers, engineers, planners, emergency managers, government officials, consultants, and other professionals working to reduce flood risk and build more resilient communities.
Held October 20–22 at the Hard Rock Hotel & Casino in Atlantic City, this year’s conference centered on the theme “Living with Water: Innovation, Adaptation, and Leadership in Floodplain Management.” Princeton Hydro was also glad to participate as an exhibitor, connecting with fellow professionals throughout the conference and joining conversations around the challenges and opportunities shaping floodplain management across New Jersey.
For more than three decades, Geoff has worked to advance floodplain management and water resource solutions that protect communities while restoring natural systems.
As President of Princeton Hydro, Geoff has helped communities, agencies, and organizations address challenges involving flood risk, aging infrastructure, dam safety, watershed resilience, and ecological restoration. He has served as Engineer-of-Record for more than 50 dam and weir removals in New Jersey, helping demonstrate how dam removal can restore river connectivity, improve floodplain function, and reduce long-term infrastructure liabilities.
Beyond his project work, Geoff has also been a dedicated educator and mentor, leading continuing education courses, technical trainings, and conference workshops in New Jersey and around the world. His collaborative approach and commitment to sharing knowledge have made a lasting impact on both the profession and the next generation of water resource professionals.
Photos courtesy of the New Jersey Association for Flodplain Management (NJAFM)
By removing aging infrastructure and reconnecting Hibernia Brook to its floodplain, the Lake Hudsonia Dam Removal & Hibernia Brook Restoration Project turned a long-standing dam safety challenge into an opportunity for restoration and improved watershed resilience.
Led by Rockaway Township in partnership with Princeton Hydro and funded by the New Jersey Department of Environmental Protection Wetlands Mitigation Council, the project transformed a six-acre artificial impoundment created by the century-old Lake Hudsonia Dam into a free-flowing stream, restored floodplain, and wetland complex.
Construction was completed in November 2021 and included removal of the obsolete dam, restoration of more than 1,000 linear feet of stream channel, and regrading of the former impoundment to reconnect the stream with its floodplain. More than five acres of floodplain, wetland, and riparian habitat were restored, increasing the corridor’s ability to store and safely convey floodwater during storm events.
The project was followed by five years of monitoring and adaptive management, allowing the team to respond to changing site conditions and support long-term restoration success. Final monitoring completed in 2026 documented continued progress toward a self-sustaining stream, wetland, and floodplain ecosystem, including more than 85 percent native vegetation cover.
These two awards reflect Princeton Hydro’s longstanding commitment to advancing floodplain management through science, engineering, ecological restoration, and collaboration. We are proud to celebrate Geoff for his leadership and service to the profession, and to see the Lake Hudsonia project recognized as an example of innovative floodplain management in action. Congratulations to Geoff, Rockaway Township, our project partners, and all of the 2026 NJAFM award recipients!
To learn more about the 2026 NJAFM award recipients here.
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