New Jersey Soil Conservation Districts consist of paid staff plus a volunteer Board of Supervisors. The Hudson Essex Passaic Soil Conservation District is fee-driven and is supported by the collection of plan review and project inspection fees paid by developers for construction projects.

Public business meetings are conducted at the District Office located at 15 Bloomfield Ave, North Caldwell, NJ. Meetings are generally scheduled for the first Thursday of every month September through June at 7 p.m. Please contact the HEPSCD office at 973-364-0786 prior to attendance to verfiy the public meeting remains on schedule.

Upcoming meeting dates:

March 7, 2013

April 4, 2013

April 15, 2013 (emergency session)

April 22, 2013 (Nominating committee, 11:30 a.m.)

May 2, 2013

June 13, 2013* (2nd Tuesday)

July 2013 - No meeting scheduled

August 2013 - No meeting scheduled

September 5, 2013

October 3, 2013

November 7, 2013

December 5, 2012

Public meeting agendas, financial reports, and minutes . Resolutions passed at public meetings.

District Personnel

HEPSCD Board of Supervisors

,Chairman                                                            Passaic County, term expires 6/30/15

Matthew Ward, Vice Chairman                                               Passaic County, term expires 6/30/13

Robert J. Prout, Secretary-Treasurer                                         Essex County, term expires 6/30/14

                  John Sarnas                                                                              Hudson County, term expires 6/30/15

                   Mario Tridente                                                                         Hudson County, term expires 6/30/14

Salaried District Staff

973-364-0786

, District Manager                                      Ext. 12

, Office Manager  (español)                  Ext. 10

, Erosion Control Inspector              Ext. 13

, Erosion Control Inspector                             Ext. 14

Hourly District Staff

, Records Custodian/IT Support                 Ext. 11

Conservation Partners

USDA-NRCS

908-852-2576

Dan Mull, District Conservationist

101 Bilby Road, 1H

Hackettstown, NJ  07840-1753

Cooperative Extension

Essex County                                                                     Passaic County

Jan Zientek                                                                           Elaine Fogerty

                                       County Ext. Dept. Head                                                        County Agent

621A Eagle Rock Ave                                                1310 Route 23 North

Roseland, NJ 07068                                                      Wayne, NJ 07470

973-228-3179                                                                      973-305-5740

Environmental and Resource Management Agent 

Essex and Passaic Counties

Dr. Amy Rowe

Rutgers New Jersey Agricultural Experiment Station

Cooperative Extension of Essex County

621a Eagle Rock Avenue

Roseland, NJ 07068

(973) 287-6360

Professional Services

The Hudson Essex Passaic Soil Conservation District uses the following professional services:

Accounting Services - O'Connor Deisler, P.A.

Legal Services - Charles P. Cohen, Esq.

Auditor - Ferraioli, Wielkotz, Cerullo & Cuva, P.A.

IT Services - Next Century Systems, Inc.