​Last week, Harry Price, P.E., NTH Senior Principal Engineer, had the honor of hosting the 92nd Annual Michigan Water Environment (MWEA) Awards Luncheon which took place during the 2017 MWEA Annual Conference at Boyne Mountain Resort.

​Mr. Price is the MWEA Association Director and during the luncheon he presented awards to, among others, key NTH client representatives Dave Monmette from the City of Warren; Jim Nash, the Oakland County Water Resources Commissioner; and Sue McCormick, CEO of Great lakes Water Authority.

Mr. Monmette received the Donald M. Pierce Award which recognizes a worthy individual who has demonstrated outstanding performance in a municipal facility.  Ms. McCormick received the James R. Rumsey Award for the best presentation at the 2016 conference.

Mr. Nash was awarded Public Utility Management Professional of the Year which is given to a worthy individual demonstrating outstanding dedication to his or her employer and to the MWEA, has excelled professionally, and has publicly promoted the wastewater environment profession. 

NTH wishes to congratulate all of the winners!

​NTH Founder Accepts Engineering Society of Detroit’s Highest Honor

One of our firms founders, Jerome (Jerry) Neyer, PE, FESD (the "N" in NTH), will be awarded the Horace H. Rackham Humanitarian Award at the ESD Annual Dinner on June 21, 2017.  This award, ESD's highest honor, is given for outstanding humanitarian achievements as exemplified by meritorious technical accomplishments for the benefit of mankind or by recognition on either a local, national or international level for extraordinary achievements in civic, business, public-spirited or humanitarian endeavors. Mr. Neyer was nominated for the award by a committee of his peers, in recognition for exemplary service and contributions to the ESD and outstanding achievements within our community and industry.

Mr. Neyer, a professional engineer with more than 50 years of experience, has always been active in professional organizations. He has served as president of the Southeastern Michigan Branch of ASCE, president of the Consulting Engineers Council of Michigan, and president of ASFE – Professional Firms Practicing in the Geosciences. He also served a one-year term as president of the Engineering Society of Detroit. Mr. Neyer has been a member of the Engineering Society of Detroit for 50 years and he has been mentoring students participating in the ESD Future City competition for the past nine years.
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Mr. Neyer has also been active in a number of civic and charitable organizations. He has served on the board of the Farmington Hills YMCA, as a Trustee of Lighthouse of Oakland County, the Engineering Advisory Board for the University of Detroit Mercy and as Chairman of the Farmington Hills Building Authority.

Mr. Neyer received a Master of Science in Civil Engineering from the University of Washington and a Bachelor of Civil Engineering from the University of Detroit that now offers a yearly scholarship in his name. 

You can read the entire press release here. 

Natural gas has been “fueling” a significant part of NTH’s business, especially over the past few years.  NTH provides services to the natural gas distribution companies across Ohio, Northern Indiana, and Michigan. 

Recent projects have required NTH to provide site-civil engineering, subsurface utility engineering (SUE) locating services, pipeline routing design, base mapping, geotechnical engineering, materials testing, stormwater pollution prevention planning, construction administration, municipal permitting, and environmental agency permitting. 

NTH is also called upon to manage work by its sub-consultants for topographic and site features surveys, easement documents, construction staking surveys, and due diligence and permitting for ecological and cultural resources. Reasons for NTH’s increase in this line of business include are an increase in the use of natural gas (over coal), organized programs for replacement of aging gas distribution pipe networks, NTH’s growing expertise in this industry, and a robust economy. 

​Feel free to contact Patrick (Pat) Nortz, CPG, PE if you have questions on our natural gas engineering / environmental services:  pnortz@nthconsultants.com. 

On December 24, 2016, a sinkhole opened up on 15 Mile and Eberlein Drive in Fraser, Michigan due to a collapse of the 11-foot diameter 15-Mile Interceptor.  Since that time, NTH has been providing support for the project. We recently had a chance to capture some images of the work being done on this massive project.