Najarian Associates, Inc.
A coastal and hydraulics specialist that has successfully appealed FEMA preliminary flood maps - a Toms River neighbourhood was removed from the mapped wave-action zone after the firm's field-surveyed bulkhead elevations and wave modelling. Multiple independent county and municipal contract records, including the state environmental agency's Wreck Pond action plan.
Who runs it
- Vajira Gunawardana ✓ PE, PP, CFM, Fellow-ASCE - Director, Environmental & Water Resources; NJ PE licence verified active
Credentials & verification
- CFM (Certified Floodplain Manager)
- Named PE + CFM; New Jersey PE licence verified in the state register
- Years in business
- Founded 1979
Services
Service area
Monmouth County NJ · Ocean County NJ · Middlesex County NJ · Hudson County NJ · Statewide New Jersey
Our verification notes
The named principal's New Jersey PE licence was verified active in the state register, and his PE and CFM appear together in an independent conference presentation. The headline map-appeal wins are stated on the firm's own site and the underlying FEMA determination letters were not located, so treat those outcomes as firm-stated; the county and municipal contracts are independently documented.
Sources checked
- https://dep.nj.gov/wreckpond/action/
- https://www.twp.woodbridge.nj.us/AgendaCenter/ViewFile/Minutes/05032016-116
- https://newjersey.mylicense.com/verification/Search.aspx
- https://swagit-attachments.granicus.com/uploads/video/agenda_file/343988/5-27_SomersetCC_FINAL.pdf
Last verified 2026-08-13. This is an independent listing, not an endorsement, and we are not affiliated with Najarian Associates, Inc.. Confirm the current license, insurance and references directly before signing any contract.