Hubbell, Roth & Clark, Inc. Celebrates 90th Anniversary

April 1, 2005

Hubbell, Roth & Clark, Inc. (HRC), a full-service consulting engineering firm headquartered in southeastern Michigan, is proud to announce that the year 2005 marks the firm's 90th anniversary. HRC was founded in 1915, by Clarence W. Hubbell, a civil engineer, renowned for his efforts to advance water and wastewater facilities in the City of Detroit and surrounding communities.

Since 1915, HRC has designed a number of major engineering projects in southeast Michigan, including the Detroit Wastewater Treatment Plant, recognized by the American Society of Civil Engineers (ASCE) as one of Michigan's Top Ten Civil Engineering Outstanding Achievements of the twentieth century. Other major accomplishments include:

• Wayne County Wyandotte Wastewater Treatment Facilities (225 MGD)
• 15 Combined Sewer Overflow (CSO) Facilities in the cities of Bay City, Saginaw, Birmingham, East Lansing and Wyandotte and the Village of Beverly Hills with a total volume of over 110 million gallons
• The original "12 Towns" CSO facility, serving 9,000 acres and 75,000 people with 62 million gallons of capacity
• Over 25 large scale pumping stations and hundreds of smaller stations
• Hundreds of miles of sanitary sewer, water main, and roadways
• Over 150 various waste treatment plants

Throughout the years, HRC's philosophy has been constant: "Service to Our Clients." HRC currently represents over 60 local municipalities, many of which have been served continuously for more than 50 years.

HRC has grown into one of the largest civil engineering firms in Michigan, offering engineering and architectural services to municipal, industrial and private clients. Much of the firm's work is in environmental engineering and structural improvements, including sewers and wastewater facilities, water systems, roads, and civil engineering. The firm has worked for over 65 years for Wayne and Oakland Counties, dating back to the time when some of the original sewer systems were installed under Depression-era public works programs.

Today, HRC has over 230 employees with offices in Bloomfield Hills, Pontiac, Howell, Mt. Clemens, and Detroit. The firm's principals include Gerald F. Knapp, P.E., president, and vice presidents, Walter H. Alix, P.E., P.S., Thomas E. Biehl, P.E., Curt A. Christeson, P.E., George E. Hubbell II, P.E., Keith D. McCormack, P.E., Peter T. Roth, P.E., and Michael D. Waring, P.E. Principals and associates of the firm are supported by a multi-disciplinary staff providing a broad range of service capabilities. In-house support groups provide expertise in civil, industrial facilities design, water and wastewater, architectural, structural, mechanical, electrical, instrumentation, traffic, survey, materials testing, watershed management, geographic information systems, and MDOT services.

Throughout its 90-year history, HRC has always been a leader in combining technological advances with practical solutions. HRC's founders were pioneers in the design of storm and wastewater sewer systems; they developed many of the original formulas and standards that are still used today. HRC designed many of the state's primary wastewater treatment facilities in the 1930s. These were followed by more advanced biological treatment systems in the 1950s, and ultimately by advanced-level tertiary treatment systems of the 1970s and '80s for which HRC obtained patents. HRC developed a nationally-respected reputation in the field of industrial wastewater treatment, and has designed a number of facilities for the treatment of paint, heavy metal, and oily waste wastewater. When the original CSO regulations were developed in the 1970s, HRC led the state in assisting its clients in meeting these challenges, resulting in the design and construction of some of the state's first major CSO facilities in the cities of Flint, Bay City and Saginaw.

HRC continues to pursue innovative methods, as illustrated by the numerous awards which the firm has received. HRC was recently a part of the team that designed the award-winning Bridge Street Bridge, in the City of Southfield, Michigan. This ground-breaking patented project is the world's first use of large-scale carbon reinforcement in a bridge structure.

In celebration of its rich history, HRC has prepared a commemorative timeline depicting both past and present milestone events. Inspired by its past leadership and vibrant contributions to our communities, the HRC legacy carries on, looking forward to a bright and challenging future.

©2003-2007 Hubbell, Roth & Clark, Inc.